Lakshmi Rai was fortunate enough to meet Hollywood director James Cameron while she was shooting for the Priyadarshan-directed Arabiyum, Ottakavum, P. Madhavan Nairum in Abu Dhabi. The actress had said earlier that Cameron arrived on the sets of this Malayalam film to see how filmmakers work.
During this visit, the actress had the opportunity to interact with Cameron and the ace director reportedly expressed his desire to cast her in one of his films. Speaking about this, Lakshmi says that it is true that Cameron gave her his business card and both of them are in touch through e-mail since then. The actress confirmed that she will meet Cameron when she visits California.