 While pursuing her master 's degree , Vidya was cast as the female lead in the Malayalam film Chakram , opposite Mohanlal and was subsequently signed on for twelve other Malayalam language films . However , due to production difficulties , Chakram was shelved . The postponement of a film starring Mohanlal was an unheard of occurrence in Malayalam cinema and film producers blamed Vidya for bringing " bad luck " to the project ; labelled her as a " jinx " and replaced her in all the films that she had been contracted for . She then shifted focus to Tamil cinema . In 2001 , she was cast as the female lead in N. Linguswamy 's Run ( 2002 ) . However , after completing the first shooting schedule of the film , she was unceremoniously dropped and replaced by Meera Jasmine . She was signed up under false pretences for a sex comedy , a genre she was then uncomfortable with , and thus decided to leave the project . Thereafter , she signed on for a third Tamil film , Manasellam ( 2003 ) , but was replaced by Trisha as the director was dissatisfied with her work . Kalari Vikraman , another Malayalam film that she completed work for in 2003 , failed to get a theatrical release . 
