Raai Laxmi
Raai Laxmi | |
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Born | Lakshmi Rai 5 May 1989 Belgaum, Karnataka, India |
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Years active | 2005 – present |
Lakshmi Rai (born 5 May 1989[1]), professionally credited as Raai Laxmi,[2][3] is an Indian actress who, since 2005, has appeared in more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi languages.[4]
Early life[]
Raai Laxmi was born on 5 May 1989 in Belgaum, Karnataka to Ram Raibagi and Manjula Raibagi.[5][6]
Acting career[]
Early career (2005–2010)[]
In 2005, [7] Laxmi made her film debut in the Tamil-language Karka Kasadara after director R. V. Udayakumar saw her performance in the Kannada short film Valmiki.[8] 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).
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 & Roll, opposite Mohanlal. She followed it up with several successful films such as Annan Thambi (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)[]
Raai Lakshmi's first 2011 release was Christian Brothers, which was a huge commercial success. 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][13] Both films emerged as high financial successes.[12] Following Kanchana's success, she was signed on to reprise the role in its Kannada remake, Kalpana (2012).[14] Her 2014 films were Irumbu Kuthirai, Aranmanai in Tamil and Rajadhi Raja in Malayalam.
Recent work (2016–present)[]
In 2016, she signed two Tamil films, Bangalore Naatkal and Sowkarpettai.[15][16] After a brief gap, she performed her second item number opposite Pawan Kalyan in his Telugu film Sardaar Gabbar Singh (2016).[17] She debuted a Hindi film Akira.[citation needed]
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]
Filmography[]
Film[]
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 | [25] |
Kanchanamala Cable TV | Sireesha / Kanchanamala | Telugu | Telugu debut | [26] | |
Kundakka Mandakka | Roopa | Tamil | [27] | ||
Valmiki | Lakshmi Deshpande | Kannada | Kannada debut | [28] | |
2006 | Neeku Naaku | Saranya | Telugu | [29] | |
Dharmapuri | Valarmathy | Tamil | [30] | ||
2007 | Nenjai Thodu | Aishwarya | Tamil | [31] | |
Rock N' Roll | Daya Sreenivas | Malayalam | Malayalam debut | [32] | |
Snehana Preethina | Lakshmi | Kannada | [33] | ||
2008 | Velli Thirai | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | [34] |
Annan Thambi | Thenmozhi | Malayalam | [35] | ||
Minchina Ota | Lakshmi | Kannada | [36] | ||
Parunthu | Rakhi | Malayalam | [37] | ||
Ragasiya Snehithane | Jennifer | Tamil | [38] | ||
Dhaam Dhoom | Aarthi Chinappa | Tamil | [39] | ||
2009 | 2 Harihar Nagar | Maya / Christina Honai / Serina | Malayalam | [40] | |
Muthirai | Kavya | Tamil | [41] | ||
Vaamanan | Pooja | Tamil | [42] | ||
Naan Avanillai 2 | Deepa | Tamil | [43] | ||
Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali | Charanya | Tamil | [44] | ||
Chattambinadu | Gouri | Malayalam | [45] | ||
Evidam Swargamanu | Advocate Sunitha | Malayalam | [46] | ||
2010 | In Ghost House Inn | Maya / Christina Honai / Serina | Malayalam | Guest appearance | [47] |
Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam | Pakki | Tamil | [48] | ||
Pen Singam | Herself | Tamil | Special appearance in the song "Adi Aadi Asaiyum Edupu" | [49] | |
2011 | Christian Brothers | Sofia | Malayalam | [50] | |
Kanchana | Priya | Tamil | [51] | ||
Mankatha | Sona | Tamil | [12] | ||
Oru Marubhoomikkadha | Meenakshy Thampuran, Manasi Thampuran |
Malayalam | [52] | ||
2012 | Casanovva | Hana | Malayalam | [53] | |
Mayamohini | Maya / Katrina | Malayalam | [54] | ||
Adhinayakudu | Deepthi | Telugu | [55] | ||
Kalpana | Priya | Kannada | [56] | ||
Thaandavam | Geetha | Tamil | [57] | ||
2013 | Vana Yuddham | Vijetha Vasisht | Tamil | [58] | |
Attahasa | Vijetha Vasisht | Kannada | [59] | ||
Onbadhule Guru | Sanjana | Tamil | [60] | ||
Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha | Fouzia Hassan IPS | Malayalam | [61] | ||
Balupu | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Lucky Lucky Rai" | [62] | |
2014 | Irumbu Kuthirai | Christina | Tamil | [63] | |
Rajadhi Raja | Radha | Malayalam | [64] | ||
Aranmanai | Maya | Tamil | [65] | ||
2016 | Bangalore Naatkal | Lakshmi | Tamil | [66] | |
Sowkarpettai | Maya | Tamil | [67] | ||
Sardaar Gabbar Singh | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Tauba Tauba" | [68] | |
Akira | Maya | Hindi | Hindi debut | [69] | |
2017 | Khaidi No. 150 | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Ratthaalu" | [70] |
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva | Herself | Tamil | Special appearance in the song "Hara Hara Mahadevaki" | [71] | |
Julie 2 | Julie | Hindi | [72] | ||
2018 | Oru Kuttanadan Blog | Sreejaya | Malayalam | [73] | |
2019 | Where Is the Venkatalakshmi | Venkatalakshmi | Telugu | [74] | |
Neeya 2 | Malar / Nagaraani | Tamil | [75] | ||
Officer Arjun Singh IPS Batch 2000 | Durga Dayal Singh | Hindi | [76] | ||
2021 | Mirugaa | Lakshmi | Tamil | [77] | |
Cinderella | Thulasi / Akira | Tamil | Dual role | ||
Jhansi I.P.S | Jhansi | Kannada | Filming | ||
Anandha Bhairavi | TBA | Telugu | Filming | ||
Gangster 21 | TBA | Tamil | Filming |
Television[]
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 | Reality show |
2020 | Poison 2 | Sara | Hindi | Zee5 | Web series |
2020 | Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4) | Guest | Telugu | Star Maa | Reality show |
2021 | Comedy Stars Season 3 | Celebrity Judge | Malayalam | Asianet | Reality show |
Awards and nominations[]
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Totals[a] | ||||||||
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Wins | 4 | |||||||
Nominations | 4 | |||||||
Note
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Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
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2007 | Rock n' Roll | Asianet Film Awards | Best New Face of the Year (Female) | Won |
2008 | Dhaam Dhoom | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2009 | 2 Harihar Nagar | Surya TV awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
2009 | Evidam Swargamanu | Asianet Film Awards | Most Popular Actress | Won |
2009 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam | Nominated | |
2011 | Mankatha | Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Nominated | |
2011 | Chennai Times Film Awards [78] | Best Actor Award in a Negative Role - Female | Won | |
2012 | – | South Indian International Movie Awards[79] | Stylish star of South Indian cinema | Won |
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