Raai Laxmi

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Raai Laxmi
Raailaxmi.jpg
Raai in 2017
Born
Lakshmi Rai

(1989-05-05) 5 May 1989 (age 32)
Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Occupation
Years active2005 – 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)[]

Raai at an event

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 at the CCL season 2 in 2012

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)[]

Raai at the premiere of Welcome Back in 2016

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[]

Raai at the Society Achievers Awards in 2018
Raai at an event in 2015
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of feature films in which Raai Laxmi has appeared.
Year Title Role(s) Language Notes Ref.
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.SFilms that have not yet been released Jhansi Kannada Filming
Anandha BhairaviFilms that have not yet been released TBA Telugu Filming
Gangster 21Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil Filming

Television[]

List of television show in which Raai Laxmi has appeared
Year Title Role Language Channel Notes
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[]

Raai Laxmi awards and nominations
Raai Laxmi at Filmfare South Awards 2014.jpg
Raai at Filmfare Awards South in 2014
Totals[a]
Wins4
Nominations4
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Year Film Award Category Result
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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