Lakshmi Rai is all excited as she is the leading lady of the Upendra starrer Kalpana. She said that the movie will be a trendsetting film in Sandalwood.

Kalpana is the Kannada remake of the Tamil blockbuster Kanchana. The original version also starred Lakshmi Rai playing the female lead. Veteran Tamil director Ramanarayanan directs the remake version. Harikrishna is the music director. The music album will have 5 songs.

On talking about the movie, Lakshmi said, “Kanchana was a trendsetter in Telugu and Tamil, I hope it will repeat the success. The movie gave me some helpful acting tips. I am very excited to be a part of the Kannada version as well.”

Sources state that Lakshmi Rai has been approached by B-town producers to play the leading lady in the movie titled Bhindi Bazaar. But, the actress is yet to confirm the news.