Swetha
Menon
got
seriously
injured
while
shooting
for
her
new
film
Penpattanam
in
Kozhikode.
The
accident
occurred
while
a
scene
of
communal
clash
was
being
shot.
While
shooting
Swetha
got
hacked
accidentally.
She
was
rushed
to
the
near
by
private
hospital
and
an
emergency
surgery
was
done
on
her
right
arm.
According
to
reports
the
injury
is
serious
as
the
cut
has
resulted
in
a
nerve
being
severed.
Penpattanam
tells
the
story
of
kudumbashree
women
and
has
four
women
playing
the
lead
roles.
Basically
a
women
oriented
film,
it
cast
KPAC
Lalitha,
Revathy,
Swetha
Menon
and
Vishnupriya.
The
movie
is
directed
by
VM
Vinu
and
is
scripted
by
Ranjith.
Swetha
actually
replaced
Bhavana,
who
was
supposed
to
do
the
role
but
had
to
leave
for
a
stage
show
with
Dileep
in
US.