Vijayalakshmi to play Forest Brigand Veerapan's wife

Actress Vijayalakshmi, who made an impressive debut with Venkat Prabhu's Chennai 600028 and later went on to act in films like Anjathey and Katradhu Kalavu, is all set to play Muthulakshmi, wife of Veerappan, in AMR Ramesh's Vanayudham.

Confirming the news, Vijayalakshmi says, "I know a lot about Veerappan's life and history. So, when Ramesh told me the storyline and my part, I was naturally excited. And Ramesh sir is a well-known director, and famous for his films on sensitive subjects. So, I said yes without even thinking twice."

Vijayalakshmi will start shooting for her part from the end of this month. "The rest of the cast is already shooting for the film," she informs.

Will she also be meeting Muthulakshmi in person? "I will have to do a lot of homework for my character. I need to know about her and her lifestyle. The director said I will meet her sometime soon, but I don't know when!" she smiles.

Vanayudham will simultaneously be made in Kannada as Attahasa. While Kishore plays Veerappan in the film, Arjun, Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Divya Spandana play Vijayakumar, Rajkumar and a journalist respectively.

It gets dirtier . .

Vijayalakshmi’s police complaint that Seeman had cheated her by making a false promise that he would marry her is turning dirtier every minute.

While Seeman’s advocate Chandrasekar said that his client will file a case against Vijayalakshmi for defaming him by making such false complaints, the actress has said that she has enough evidence that will bring out Seeman’s true colors.

Seeman, the advocate said, will seek compensation to the tune of 5 crores from Vijayalakshmi for defaming him.

Vijayalakshmi’s allegations have not only shocked the film fraternity but also the political circles as Seeman is the founder of the Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam, a political outfit that fights for the cause of the Sri Lankan Tamils.

Director cheated Suriya's lead actress?

Vijayalakshmi, who had acted as Suriya’s pair in Friends, and played Nayanthara’s sister in Boss Engira Bhaskaran, lodged a complaint against Seeman for making false promises that he would marry her.

The actress met the Commissioner of Police yesterday and gave her complaint. When reporters contacted Seeman, his advocate Chandrasekar said that these are false allegations made to tarnish Seeman’s image.

The advocate also said that Seeman is planning to marry a Sri Lankan Tamil who was affected during the internal strife in that country and preparations are going on.