<p class="title">Her cute wink and coquettish smile may have made Priya Prakash Varrier the national crush but the debutante, who is enjoying her newfound fame, hopes to have a lasting acting career rather than being a fleeting Internet sensation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 18-year-old college student, whose appearance in the teaser song 'Mani Manikya Malaraya Poovi' from film "Oru Adaar Love" ( A Superb Love Story) catapulted her to national fame, also has Bollywood dreams and counts Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shah Rukh Khan among her favourites.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I would like to be known as a good actor rather than being known as the wink queen. This is a new feeling. But I am happy. The song has received good response," Varrier, whose Instagram following has now reached 3.3m and the numbers are growing, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Our director told us that the 30-second shot should be a memorable one and we followed his vision. I never expected that it would become such a big hit. It is a school-centric film. We are discussing love, crushes and friendship. Love in the time of schooling is the theme of the film," she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the viral number, the actor and her co-star Roshan Abdul Rahoof are seen doing a see-saw with their eyebrows before Varrier surprises him with a wink and a flirtatious smile.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Varrier credits Roshan for creating the moment by tweaking his eyebrows first.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The actor, whose father is a Central Excise officer and mother a home-maker, says acting was her dream and would like to balance it with her studies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Coming to films was a big dream of mine. But I never thought that from a single scene and a single movie, I will get recognised so much. It was all unexpected.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I like Deepika Padukone very much. I would like to work with her. I want to work in Bollywood films and earn fame," she told television channels.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Her instant fame has led to many new offers and the actor says she is open to working in any industry, if she gets meaty roles.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The second teaser of the film has also gone viral, in which Varrier can be seen shooting a kiss with a handgun gesture.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film, meanwhile, has run into trouble as the Hyderabad Police yesterday registered a case on a complaint that the lyrics of the song had allegedly hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't know much about this. I don't have any idea," she said when asked about the controversy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film's director Omar Lulu says there is nothing objectionable in the song and it will not be pulled out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Oru Adaar Love", which is currently under production in Kochi, is a romantic comedy and has Siyadh Shahjahan and Noorin Shereef sharing space with Priya and Roshan. It is expected to be released by June. </p>
<p class="title">Her cute wink and coquettish smile may have made Priya Prakash Varrier the national crush but the debutante, who is enjoying her newfound fame, hopes to have a lasting acting career rather than being a fleeting Internet sensation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 18-year-old college student, whose appearance in the teaser song 'Mani Manikya Malaraya Poovi' from film "Oru Adaar Love" ( A Superb Love Story) catapulted her to national fame, also has Bollywood dreams and counts Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shah Rukh Khan among her favourites.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I would like to be known as a good actor rather than being known as the wink queen. This is a new feeling. But I am happy. The song has received good response," Varrier, whose Instagram following has now reached 3.3m and the numbers are growing, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Our director told us that the 30-second shot should be a memorable one and we followed his vision. I never expected that it would become such a big hit. It is a school-centric film. We are discussing love, crushes and friendship. Love in the time of schooling is the theme of the film," she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the viral number, the actor and her co-star Roshan Abdul Rahoof are seen doing a see-saw with their eyebrows before Varrier surprises him with a wink and a flirtatious smile.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Varrier credits Roshan for creating the moment by tweaking his eyebrows first.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The actor, whose father is a Central Excise officer and mother a home-maker, says acting was her dream and would like to balance it with her studies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Coming to films was a big dream of mine. But I never thought that from a single scene and a single movie, I will get recognised so much. It was all unexpected.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I like Deepika Padukone very much. I would like to work with her. I want to work in Bollywood films and earn fame," she told television channels.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Her instant fame has led to many new offers and the actor says she is open to working in any industry, if she gets meaty roles.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The second teaser of the film has also gone viral, in which Varrier can be seen shooting a kiss with a handgun gesture.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film, meanwhile, has run into trouble as the Hyderabad Police yesterday registered a case on a complaint that the lyrics of the song had allegedly hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't know much about this. I don't have any idea," she said when asked about the controversy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film's director Omar Lulu says there is nothing objectionable in the song and it will not be pulled out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Oru Adaar Love", which is currently under production in Kochi, is a romantic comedy and has Siyadh Shahjahan and Noorin Shereef sharing space with Priya and Roshan. It is expected to be released by June. </p>