India, Sept. 5 -- Actor Krithi Shetty is thrilled that the festival of Onam is here and she can dive right into the festive mode with her family and friends. The actor, who has celebrated the festival since childhood, says that eating delicious food at Onam Sadhya and helping her mother make rangoli makes for a core childhood memory.

In an exclusive chat, she tells HTCity, "The beautiful rangolis everyone make with flowers is the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Onam. It is something which we do at home as well. By we, I mean my mother, because I am just there for her emotional support when she is making it!"

She adds, "It's amazing and that's a tradition that we definitely follow still."

While Krithi is a Tulu, brough...