Lakshmi Rai Replaces Anushka Shetty in Kanchana
Its' said Lawrence Raghavendra had initially thought of signing Anushka Shetty for the lead role, keeping her Arundhati image in mind, but according to sources, after Anushka Shetty did not show much interest in the project even after he approached her several times, he offered the role to Lakshmi Rai who gladly accepted it.Leading actress and model Lakshmi Rai has been chosen as the heroine in choreographer-actor-director-music composer Lawrence Raghavendra's forthcoming Tamil film 'Kanchana', a sequel to his semi-horror flick 'Muni'.Talking about the film, Lawrence Raghavendra said "After much deliberation, Kanchana has gone on the floors. I've put in a lot of groundwork and am happy to have started work on the project finally. Kanchana will be entirely different from Muni and even more entertaining." The director further said that actress Kovai Sarala, who was cast as lead in 'Muni', will be seen in the sequel too but Raj Kiran will not be part of Kanchana.
