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Born | Lakshmi Raibagi Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Lakshmi Rai, professionally credited as Raai Laxmi, [1] [2] is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.[ citation needed ]
Raai Laxmi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka to Ram Rai and Manjula Rai and her family relocated to Belgaum. [3] [4] [5] She belongs to the Saurashtrian Kutchi community. [5]
In 2005, [6] Laxmi made her film debut in the Tamil-language film Karka Kasadara . [7] Subsequently, she appeared in a number of Tamil films, including the comedy film Kundakka Mandakka (2005) opposite R. Parthiban, Perarasu's action-masala flick Dharmapuri (2006) and the romance film Nenjai Thodu (2007). Valmiki (2005), opposite Shiva Rajkumar, marked her maiden film in Kannada. [8]
In 2008, she began working in more serious films such as the drama film Velli Thirai , in which she played herself, and the action thriller Dhaam Dhoom , directed by Jeeva. She received positive feedback for her portrayal of a lawyer in the latter. A review from Behindwoods wrote: "The latter (Raai Laxmi) sizzles even as she is supposed to play the court professional who is caught in the web of smuggling drugs". [9] She won her first Filmfare Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category.
She made her debut in Malayalam in 2007, starring in Rock n' Roll , opposite Mohanlal. She followed it up with several successful films such as Annan Thampi (2008), 2 Harihar Nagar (2009), [10] Evidam Swargamanu (2009) opposite Mohanlal, and Chattambinadu (2009) opposite Mammootty. She appeared in three Tamil films in 2009, Muthirai , Vaamanan and Naan Avanillai 2 .
In Vaamanan (2009), she played a glamorous supermodel. [11] In 2010, she was seen in three films. She made special appearances during song sequences in two of them, In Ghost House Inn and Pen Singam and portrayed a cowgirl in the Tamil film Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam . [11]
Raai Lakshmi's first 2011 release was Christian Brothers . Her next two films were Tamil projects, the comedy horror Kanchana and the Venkat Prabhu-directed action thriller Mankatha , starring Ajith Kumar. She played a negative character in the latter, which was received positively by critics. [12] Following Kanchana's success, she was signed on to reprise the role in its Kannada remake, Kalpana (2012). [13] Her 2014 films were Irumbu Kuthirai , Aranmanai in Tamil and RajadhiRaja in Malayalam.
In 2016, she signed two Tamil films, Bangalore Naatkal and Sowkarpettai . [14] [15] After a brief gap, she performed her second item number opposite Pawan Kalyan in his Telugu film Sardaar Gabbar Singh (2016). [16] She debuted in the Hindi film Akira . [17]
She signed to perform her fourth item number with Chiranjeevi in his 150th film Khaidi No. 150 (2017), [18] [19] and later in Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017) in Tamil with Raghava Lawrence. [20] Raai Laxmi portrayed the lead role in her second Hindi film Julie 2 (2017).
In 2018, she made her comeback to Malayalam cinema with the Mammootty starrer Oru Kuttanadan Blog . [21]
In 2019, she starred in horror movies Where Is the Venkatalakshmi in Telugu then Neeya 2 in Tamil that were failures. [22] [23] She also starred in the Bollywood film, Officer Arjun Singh IPS Batch 2000 . [24]
In 2021, she starred in the Tamil horror movie Cinderella . [25]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Karka Kasadara | Anjali | Tamil | Tamil debut | [27] |
Kanchanamala Cable TV | Sireesha / Kanchanamala | Telugu | Telugu debut | [28] | |
Kundakka Mandakka | Roopa | Tamil | [29] | ||
Valmiki | Lakshmi Deshpande | Kannada | Kannada debut | [7] | |
2006 | Neeku Naaku | Saranya | Telugu | [30] | |
Dharmapuri | Valarmathy | Tamil | [ citation needed ] | ||
2007 | Nenjai Thodu | Aishwarya | Tamil | [27] | |
Rock n' Roll | Daya Sreenivas | Malayalam | Malayalam debut | [31] | |
Snehana Preethina | Lakshmi | Kannada | [32] | ||
2008 | Velli Thirai | Herself | Tamil | Cameo | [ citation needed ] |
Annan Thampi | Thenmozhi | Malayalam | [33] | ||
Minchina Ota | Lakshmi | Kannada | [34] | ||
Parunthu | Rakhi | Malayalam | [35] | ||
Ragasiya Snehithane | Jennifer | Tamil | [36] | ||
Dhaam Dhoom | Aarthi Chinappa | Tamil | [ citation needed ] | ||
2009 | 2 Harihar Nagar | Maya / Christina Honai / Serina | Malayalam | [37] | |
Muthirai | Kavyanjali "Kavya" | Tamil | [38] | ||
Vaamanan | Pooja | Tamil | [ citation needed ] | ||
Naan Avanillai 2 | Deepa | Tamil | [39] | ||
Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali | Charanya | Tamil | [ citation needed ] | ||
Chattambinadu | Gouri | Malayalam | [40] | ||
Ividam Swargamanu | Adv. Sunitha | Malayalam | [41] | ||
2010 | In Ghost House Inn | Serina | Malayalam | Special appearance in the song "Ole Ole" | [42] |
Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam | Pakki | Tamil | [ citation needed ] | ||
Pen Singam | Herself | Tamil | Special appearance in the song "Adi Aadi Asaiyum Edupu" | ||
2011 | Christian Brothers | Sofia | Malayalam | [43] | |
Kanchana | Priya | Tamil | [ citation needed ] | ||
Mankatha | Sona | Tamil | [44] | ||
Oru Marubhoomikkadha | Meenakshy Thampuran, Manasi Thampuran | Malayalam | Double Role | [45] | |
2012 | Casanovva | Hana | Malayalam | [46] | |
Mayamohini | Maya / Katrina | Malayalam | [47] | ||
Adhinayakudu | Deepthi | Telugu | [48] | ||
Kalpana | Priya | Kannada | [49] | ||
Thaandavam | Geetha | Tamil | [50] | ||
2013 | Attahasa | Vijetha Vasisht | Kannada | Guest appearance | [51] |
Onbadhule Guru | Sanjana | Tamil | [52] | ||
Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha | Fouzia Hassan IPS | Malayalam | [53] | ||
Balupu | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Lucky Lucky Rai" | [54] | |
2014 | Irumbu Kuthirai | Christina | Tamil | [55] | |
RajadhiRaja | Radha | Malayalam | [56] | ||
Aranmanai | Maya | Tamil | [57] | ||
2016 | Bangalore Naatkal | Lakshmi | Tamil | [ citation needed ] | |
Sowkarpettai | Maya | Tamil | [58] | ||
Sardaar Gabbar Singh | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Tauba Tauba" | [59] | |
Akira | Maya Amin | Hindi | Hindi debut | [ citation needed ] | |
2017 | Khaidi No. 150 | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Ratthaalu" | [60] |
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva | Herself | Tamil | Special appearance in the song "Hara Hara Mahadevaki" | [61] | |
Julie 2 | Julie / Sumitra Devi | Hindi | [62] | ||
2018 | Oru Kuttanadan Blog | Sreejaya | Malayalam | [63] | |
2019 | Where Is the Venkatalakshmi | Venkatalakshmi | Telugu | [64] | |
Neeya 2 | Malar / Nagarani | Tamil | [65] | ||
Officer Arjun Singh IPS Batch 2000 | Durga Dayal Singh | Hindi | [66] | ||
2021 | Mirugaa | Lakshmi | Tamil | [67] [68] | |
Jhansi I.P.S | Jhansi I.P.S | Kannada | [69] | ||
Cinderella | Thulasi / Akira | Tamil | Dual role | [70] [71] | |
2022 | The Legend | Herself | Tamil | Special appearance in the song "Vaadi Vaasal" | [72] |
2023 | Bholaa | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in the song "Paan Dukaniya" | |
2024 | DNA | Rachel Punnoose IPS | Malayalam | [73] | |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Notes |
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2009 | Anu Alavum Baiyamillai 2 | Host | Tamil | Vijay TV | Reality show |
2015 | Star Challenge | Contestant | Malayalam | Flowers TV | |
2020 | Poison 2 | Sara | Hindi | ZEE5 | Web series |
Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4) | Guest | Telugu | Star Maa | Reality show | |
2021 | Comedy Stars Season 3 | Celebrity Judge | Malayalam | Asianet |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | Asianet Film Awards | Most Popular Actress | Evidam Swargamanu | Won | [74] |
2009 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam | Nominated | [75] | |
2011 | Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Mankatha | Nominated | [75] | |
2012 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Stylish Star of South Indian Cinema | Various films | Won | [76] |
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