No More Mother Roles: Lena

Lena, the super talented actress of Malayalam movie industry, has decided not to do any more mother roles. Lena announced her decision in a recent interview given to a popular Malayalam media.

According to Lena, filmmakers have been approaching her with the roles of hero or heroine's mother, after she played the hero's mother in Vikramadithyan and Happy Journey. She is also playing the role of Prithviraj's mother in Ennu Ninte Moideen.

But Lena states that her roles in Vikramadithyan, Happy Journey and Ennu Ninte Moideen are more than a typical mother roles. She chose to play the characters, as they offer much scope to perform and are very different.

Lena remarks that her characters Lakshmi in Vikramadithyan and Annie in Happy Journey were the key roles of the movies. In Ennu Ninte Moideen, she in playing one of the most powerful and toughest role of her career.

She also added that she is too young to play normal mother characters and is not ready for them. Lena also wants to stay out of typecasting. At the same time, she is ready to play the role of a young mother, if the character is really interesting.

The actress, who is mostly remembered for her role in Left Right Left, will soon make her Bollywood debut with Akshay Kumar starrer Airlift. Lena has recently made her Tamil debut with Dhanush starrer Anegan.