▁of ▁her ▁missing ▁husband , ▁carrying ▁a ▁" th or ough ly ▁de - gl amour ised ▁look " ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁totally ▁contrary ▁to ▁her ▁real - life ▁look , ▁with ▁director ▁Ren j ith , ▁on ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁cast ▁her ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁cit ing ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁" very ▁D rav id ian ▁face ". ▁Sri ya ▁considered ▁this ▁film ▁as ▁her ▁highest ▁point ▁of ▁career ▁for ▁having ▁acted ▁alongside ▁Mal ay al am ▁actor ▁M amm oot ty . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁she ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁an ▁English ▁film ▁named ▁ 1 9 ▁Revolution s , ▁directed ▁by ▁Chicago - based ▁S hr id har ▁Red dy , ▁which ▁featured ▁Sri ya ▁as ▁a ▁rich ▁girl ▁who ▁wants ▁to ▁rob ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁did ▁" very ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁US ", ▁according ▁to ▁Sri ya . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁single ▁release , ▁the ▁Mal ay al am ▁action ▁film ▁B har ath ch and ran ▁I . P . S ., ▁which ▁was ▁very ▁successful ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office . ▁Her ▁performance ▁as ▁an ▁IP S ▁police ▁officer ▁gained ▁positive ▁remarks , ▁with ▁critics ▁comparing ▁her ▁to ▁V ij ay ash anti . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁had ▁four ▁film ▁releases , ▁with ▁her ▁two ▁T amil ▁films ▁gain ing ▁most ▁fame . ▁The ▁action ▁f lick ▁Th imir u , ▁directed ▁by ▁Tar un ▁G op i ▁and ▁st arring