Raai Laxmi

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Raai Laxmi
Raailaxmi (cropped).jpg
Laxmi in 2017
Born
Lakshmi Raibagi

Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2005–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 ]

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Early life

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]

Acting career

Early career (2005–2010)

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]

Public recognition and success (2011–2014)

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Raai at the CCL season 2 in 2012

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.

Recent work (2016–present)

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Raai at the premiere of Welcome Back in 2015

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]

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Raai Laxmi film credits
YearTitleRole(s)LanguageNotesRef.
2005 Karka Kasadara Anjali Tamil Tamil debut [27]
Kanchanamala Cable TV Sireesha / Kanchanamala Telugu Telugu debut [28]
Kundakka Mandakka RoopaTamil [29]
Valmiki Lakshmi Deshpande Kannada Kannada debut [7]
2006 Neeku Naaku SaranyaTelugu [30]
Dharmapuri ValarmathyTamil[ citation needed ]
2007 Nenjai Thodu AishwaryaTamil [27]
Rock n' Roll Daya Sreenivas Malayalam Malayalam debut [31]
Snehana Preethina LakshmiKannada [32]
2008 Velli Thirai HerselfTamilCameo[ citation needed ]
Annan Thampi ThenmozhiMalayalam [33]
Minchina Ota LakshmiKannada [34]
Parunthu RakhiMalayalam [35]
Ragasiya Snehithane JenniferTamil [36]
Dhaam Dhoom Aarthi ChinappaTamil[ citation needed ]
2009 2 Harihar Nagar Maya / Christina Honai / SerinaMalayalam [37]
Muthirai Kavyanjali "Kavya"Tamil [38]
Vaamanan PoojaTamil[ citation needed ]
Naan Avanillai 2 DeepaTamil [39]
Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali CharanyaTamil[ citation needed ]
Chattambinadu GouriMalayalam [40]
Ividam Swargamanu Adv. SunithaMalayalam [41]
2010 In Ghost House Inn SerinaMalayalamSpecial appearance in the song "Ole Ole" [42]
Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam PakkiTamil[ citation needed ]
Pen Singam HerselfTamilSpecial appearance in the song "Adi Aadi Asaiyum Edupu"
2011 Christian Brothers SofiaMalayalam [43]
Kanchana PriyaTamil[ citation needed ]
Mankatha SonaTamil [44]
Oru Marubhoomikkadha Meenakshy Thampuran,
Manasi Thampuran
MalayalamDouble Role [45]
2012 Casanovva HanaMalayalam [46]
Mayamohini Maya / KatrinaMalayalam [47]
Adhinayakudu DeepthiTelugu [48]
Kalpana PriyaKannada [49]
Thaandavam GeethaTamil [50]
2013 Attahasa Vijetha VasishtKannadaGuest appearance [51]
Onbadhule Guru SanjanaTamil [52]
Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha Fouzia Hassan IPSMalayalam [53]
Balupu HerselfTeluguSpecial appearance in the song "Lucky Lucky Rai" [54]
2014 Irumbu Kuthirai ChristinaTamil [55]
RajadhiRaja RadhaMalayalam [56]
Aranmanai MayaTamil [57]
2016 Bangalore Naatkal LakshmiTamil[ citation needed ]
Sowkarpettai MayaTamil [58]
Sardaar Gabbar Singh HerselfTeluguSpecial appearance in the song "Tauba Tauba" [59]
Akira Maya Amin Hindi Hindi debut[ citation needed ]
2017 Khaidi No. 150 HerselfTeluguSpecial appearance in the song "Ratthaalu" [60]
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva HerselfTamilSpecial appearance in the song "Hara Hara Mahadevaki" [61]
Julie 2 Julie / Sumitra DeviHindi [62]
2018 Oru Kuttanadan Blog SreejayaMalayalam [63]
2019 Where Is the Venkatalakshmi VenkatalakshmiTelugu [64]
Neeya 2 Malar / NagaraniTamil [65]
Officer Arjun Singh IPS Batch 2000 Durga Dayal SinghHindi [66]
2021 Mirugaa LakshmiTamil [67] [68]
Jhansi I.P.SJhansi I.P.SKannada [69]
Cinderella Thulasi / AkiraTamilDual role [70] [71]
2022 The Legend HerselfTamilSpecial appearance in the song "Vaadi Vaasal" [72]
2023 Bholaa HerselfHindiSpecial appearance in the song "Paan Dukaniya"
2024 DNA Rachel Punnoose IPSMalayalam [73]

Television

List of Raai Laxmi television credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelNotes
2009Anu Alavum Baiyamillai 2Host Tamil Vijay TV Reality show
2015Star ChallengeContestant Malayalam Flowers TV
2020 Poison 2 Sara Hindi ZEE5 Web series
Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4) Guest Telugu Star Maa Reality show
2021Comedy Stars Season 3Celebrity Judge Malayalam Asianet

Awards and nominations

List of Raai Laxmi awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
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 CinemaVarious filmsWon [76]

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