No make-up, no stylish clothes, Sameera Reddy has abolished her glamour girl image for the upcoming flick "Red Alert-The War Within".

She also said that before signing the film she wasn't aware of the Maoist crisis in the country.

The 27-year-old said, "The script was really appealing since it dealt with an issue. I was not aware of the Naxalite movement a-year-and-a-half ago. I want to dedicate myself towards it now.".

Even though she didn't want to miss the chance of doing a different role, Sameera had to face many difficulties during the shooting.

"A transition from a simple girl to a Naxalite and picking up guns and fighting was difficult. It was also not easy to shoot in the jungles," she added.

Directed by Anant Mahadevan, the story of "Red Alert-The War Within" revolves around a cook, who falls into the Naxalite net.

The film will hit theatres on July 9. The film also has Suniel Shetty, Vinod Khanna, Seema Biswas and Gulshan Grover, among others.

Sameera started her career with ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas' music video "Aur Aahista". In 2002, she made her big screen debut with "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya" opposite Sohail Khan. Then she went on to do films like "Musafir", "Darna Mana Hai", "Taxi Number 9211", "Race" and "De Dana Dan", among others.

In the majority of films, she has played a modern woman. So was it a conscious decision to shed her glamorous image?

After Red Alert, Reddy will be seen in Nagesh Kukunoor's "Yeh Hausla". (With Inputs from Agencies)