Why Was Andrea Jeremiah Taken Out From Lal Jose's Neena?
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By Akhila Menon
Andrea
Jeremiah,
the
popular
actress-singer
was
initially
approached
by
director
Lal
Jose,
to
play
the
title
character
Neena,
in
his
upcoming
movie
Nee-Na.
But
the
actress
was
later
taken
out
of
the
project
due
to
an
interesting
reason.
Reportedly,
Lal
Jose
wanted
Andrea
to
chop
off
her
long
hair
for
the
character.
But
the
actress
was
not
ready
to
accept
Lal
Jose's
instructions.
The
director,
who
wanted
his
heroine
to
look
tomboyish,
taken
out
Andrea
from
the
project.
Later,
former
Miss
Kerala
Deepti
Sati
was
roped
in
to
play
the
character.
According
to
Lal
Jose,
Neena
is
a
tomboyish
alcoholic
girl
who
works
for
an
advertising
agency.
Andrea
Jeremiah,
who
has
already
established
herself
as
one
of
the
leading
actresses
of
South
Indian
cinema,
has
always
been
in
the
headlines
with
for
her
bold
moves
in
her
career
and
personal
life.
Ann
Augustine
will
essay
Nalini,
another
central
character
in
the
movie.
Nalini
is
a
homemaker
who
lives
with
her
husband
Vinay
Panicker
and
kid.
Nalini
enters
Neena's
life
through
her
husband,
who
happens
to
be
Neena's
colleague.
Vijay
Babu
essays
Vinay
Panicker.
The
filming
of
the
movie
is
progressing
at
various
locations
of
Russia
and
Kochi.
The
movie
is
penned
by
popular
ad
filmmaker
Venugopal
R.
Jomon
T
John
handles
the
cinematography
and
debutante
Nikhil
J
Menon
composed
the
music.