India, Nov. 15 -- After playing Sita in Ramayana, which hits theatres on November 6, Sai Pallavi is set to explore a very different role in OM: Chapter 1 - Udhiram: The Blood Wood. The actor plays a CBI officer tasked with investigating the illegal red sandalwood trade. For the role, Sai had to cut her hair short for the part, which came as a shock to her parents. (Also read: After playing Sita in Ramayana, Sai Pallavi turns CBI officer to crack red sandalwood smuggling case in Dhanush and Mammootty's OM: Chapter 1)

During an interaction with BehindWoodsTV, Sai shared why she chose to cut her hair short for the part. She said, "I cut my hair. After hearing the story and understanding how my character would be portrayed, I transformed mys...