Mollywood filmmakers have always sought actors of foreign origin for stories that demanded a 'western' presence such as Gavin Packard in Akkare Akkare Akkare.
Actress
Paris Laxmi
, who has played such roles in Bangalore Days and Salt Mango Tree, seems to be the current favourite of the industry for the part.
The actress will play a foreigner again in the upcoming socio-political thriller
Tiyaan
directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar but this time, her role is a lot more pivotal to the plot.
Laxmi says, 'I can't reveal much about her, but can say it is a prominent character and quite unlike the roles I have done so far. All my lines are in English with a bit of Hindi, and some Sanskrit thrown in.'
How challenging is handling Sanskrit for someone of French origin? 'Well, as I am a Bharatanatyam dancer, the language is not totally alien to me and I do have a decent level of knowledge about it, so it's all going well,' she says.
Her look too will be a bit different for the movie, Laxmi says. 'I have very long dark hair and for certain movies, I have appeared in blonde hair. In Tiyaan, I will look more of myself with my original hair colour, though we are not maintaining the length,' she says.
The film has
Prithviraj, Indrajith, Murali Gopy and Padmapriya and quite a few Bollywood actors too as part of its cast. The movie's shooting is progressing in Hyderabad.
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