Originally Posted by
AudazJay
Then Priyamani with her not-so-sweet voice wouldn't have got a chance to act, would she? Pooja's voice is not so lovely either-why was she allowed to dub in Naan Kadavul? The same goes to Anjali who has a rougher tone of voice compared to the sweet voices of dubbing artists.
On the other hand, Trisha's voice is not so bad. So why doesn't she dub unless she's compelled to? To say that directors only want sweet voice is definitely wrong. They generally want someone who can speak decent Tamil and most actresses can speak decent Tamil. It's just that they don't want to go through the hassle of dubbing and getting no extra payment for it.
On the other hand, heroes generally insist in dubbing for themselves. The reason? Simple- they are the hero of the film, they have a greater role to play and they have a bigger burden to carry throughout the film. Dubbing in their voice, no matter how bad they sound like, is just going to be another trademark for them. That's the reason why you have actors like Arya, Jayam Ravi, Ravi Krishna etc who have bad voices and still being allowed to dub.