[4] She subsequently signed on to appear in the lead role in VIP after Pooja Kumar had walked out of the project.

Laila subsequently dropped out of the project, wanting to make her Tamil debut in a film where she played the sole heroine.

Laila then worked with Prashanth in Parthen Rasithen (2000) and Ajith in Dheena 2001).

[6][7] Then came Dhill (2001) with Vikram as well as four films with Suriya in Nandha (2001), Unnai Ninaithu (2002), Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002) and Pithamagan (2003).

She appeared as the judge for the dance show DJD Juniors on Zee Tamil alongside actresses Sudha Chandran and Sneha.