Mallika will be seen down South in a film called Preethi Eke Bhoomi Melidhe. And according to the buzz, Mallika has charged an astronomical sum before agreeing to the part. Mallika has earlier worked in a Kamal Hassan film. Apart from this, Mallika is also making an exception for Mani Ratnam by doing an item number in Guru. Incidentally, Mallika had rejected Ramgopal Varma's proposal to do an item number in his version of Sholay. Mallika sure knows which side of her bread is buttered.