Raai Lakshmi in fiery role

After oozing glam in varied roles, pretty actress Raai Lakshmi is all set to showcase her fiery side in her upcoming Telugu movie 'Anandha Bhairavi, being directed by Karri Balaji.

She will be joining hands with another glam diva Anjali in this chick flick along with young actor Adith Arun. The film is being jointly produced by B Tirupati Reddy and Mahesh Reddy under Hariven Entertainments and Nidhi Movies banners."

This film is based on real-life rape crimes that have taken place in India. We are planning to complete the shooting and release it for summer," aver makers.

Nandi award winning director Karri Balaji, described it as a 'action adventure' and claimed that Raai Lakshmi and Anjali have shed weight to fit into their roles.

"Both are very talented actresses and are doing their best to breathe life into the realistic roles," he added.

Earlier, Raai Lakshmi had said, "What truly captured my attention was the film's plot.

The story is contemporary, so I could connect to it," Lakshmi said, adding that her role Bhairavi in the film has come to her as a breath of fresh air.