Mallika Sherawat prayers for 'Hisss' at the snake temple

Mallika Sherawat prayers for 'Hisss' at the snake temple: Mallika Sherawat who plays a snake woman in her upcoming film Hisss, offered prayers at the famous Sree Nagaraja temple at Mannarasala in Alappuzha district, in Kerala, seeking divine blessings for the success of the upcoming movie.

"I have come here to give my respects to the snake god. It's after 24 years that a film on naag-naagin is coming up, so I prayed that the film does well," said Ms Sherawat.

The Bollywood actress reached here this morning from Mumbai and drove straight to the temple, the producer of the movie Govind Menon accompanied her to the temple. The Sree Nagaraja temple at Mannarasala was also one of the principal locations of the multi-lingual film.

Menon said that 'Hisss' produced under the banner of Split Image Pictures at a cost of Rs 30 crores, would be released worldwide in 2,200 screens on October 22. In India, the English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions of the film would be released on that day, while the Malayalam version would be released in Kerala on October 29.

Hisss is directed by Jennifer Lynch, and Mallika plays a half-woman, half-snake in the film. The film also stars Divya Dutta and Irrfan Khan.