Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 (IANS) Talented actress Lakshmi is returning to Malayalam cinema after a long gap in I.V. Sasi's forthcoming film.

In the yet-to-be titled film, Lakshmi plays an advocate.

There was a time when Lakshmi was a regular face in Malayalam films. Other than offbeat films like Bharathan's "Prayanam", she had acted in quite a few commercial ventures opposite Madhu, Prem Nazir and others.

But her rise to stardom was with K. S. Sethumadhavan's "Chattakkari" in which she acted as the daughter of an Anglo-Indian train-driver. "Chattakari" was re-made in Hindi as "Julie" with Lakshmi playing the main role.
 
Though her estranged daughter Aishwarya featured in some commercially successful films with Mohanlal, in "Narasimham", and with Suresh Gopi in "Satyameva Jayathe", Lakshmi had stayed away from the Malayalam film industry.