Manchu Lakshmi will next be seen in a flick titled Pilavani Perantam. This movie was launched recently and Venkanna Babu is the director. Latest update is that dashing actor Rana Daggubatti will be doing a special role in the film. Shooting of this cameo is already completed. This film is jointly produced by Priyadarshini Movies and Jain Movies.

Meanwhile, Lakshmi is also getting ready with her new film Budugu. She plays the central character in this film which is based on a real life incident. Budugu has been directed by Manmohan and Sreedhar Rao plays the male lead.