Lakshmi Priya plays a cop in her next

Actress Lakshmi Priya, who is known for her offbeat roles in films, has been roped in to play the female lead in Rendavathu Aattam. The film, which is being directed by

Prithvi

, has Sarath Kumar in the lead role. Interestingly, Lakshmi Priya, who is also a part of Nivin Pauly’s

Richie

, will be seen as a cop in this thriller.

Talking about her role she says, “I will have to go for a makeover for the cop role, and it’s very challenging. Though I am the lead actress in this film, I am not playing the romantic interest of Sarath Kumar. As per the script, we work together on an investigation. I will start shooting for my portions from next month.”

Lakshmi Priya will be heading to

New York

this week for a month-long acting course. She says, “As I have this course to complete, I will start working on my projects only after I get back from the US.”