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Raai Laxmi

Raai Laxmi

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Aswn's list of 'Tamil Heroines'

Raai Laxmi

Raai Laxmi

Raai Laxmi

Raai Laxmi

Raai Laxmi

Raai Laxmi (previously Lakshmi Rai) is a film actress from Bangalore, Karnataka, appearing in South Indian cinema. Since her debut in the Tamil film, Karka Kasadara, Rai has appeared in many successful Tamil productions, most popular being Kanchana and Mankatha.

Biography

Birthday 5 May 1989

Family

Rai's family belongs to Belgaum but shifted to Bangalore after she was born.

Father Ram Rai, a businessman

Mother Manjula, a homemaker.

Sisters, both older: Reshma and Ashwini.

Best friend in the industry: Prachi Mishra.

Beauty crowns

Crowned Miss Belgaum 2003

Crowned Miss Belgaum 2004.

Crowned Miss Karnataka in 20??

Fashion model

Raai Laxmi began her career as a fashion model

She modelled, inter alia, for

Airtel

Bru coffee,

Emmanuel silks,

Josco jewelers,

Saravana stores,

Sylcon footwear,

TV

Hosted Anu alavum bayam illai, a reality show based on ‘Fear factor’ on the Star Vijay channel.

Career in the films

2005: Laxmi made her acting debut with Karka Kasadara (Tamil). Apparently she would carry her portfolio with her everywhere. Udaykumar was searching for a new face for his film Karka Kasadara The minute he saw her portfolio he signed her up

Many Tamil films followed, none of them a major hit.

2008: The serious film Velli Thirai, in which she played herself, and the action thriller Dhaam Dhoom, in which she played a lawyer were successes. She won a Filmfare Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Dhaam Dhoom.

After 2008, Lakshmi Rai (as she then spelt her name) became a major star in South India, especially in Malayalam cinema, in which she began her reign.

The successes of Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam, Kanchana, Mangatha, and Aranmanai (all Tamil) followed.

Filmography

2005 Kanchanamala Cable TV

2007 Rock N' Roll

2007 Snehana Preethina

2008 Annan Thambi

2008 Dhaam Dhoom

2008 Parunthu

2009 2 Harihar Nagar

2009 Chattambinadu

2009 Ividam Swargamanu

2009 Mutthirai

2009 Vaamanan

2010 In Ghost House Inn

2010 Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam

2011 Christian Brothers

2011 Kanchana: Muni2

2011 Mankatha

2011 The Arab, The Camel, and P. Madhavan Nair

2012 Casanovva

2012 Kalpana

2012 Mayamohini

2012 Thaandavam

2013 Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha (Malayalam )

2013 Attahaasa (Kannada)

2013 Balupu (Telugu) Cameo

2013 Onbadhule Guru (Tamil)

2013 Vana Yuddham (Tamil)

2014 Irumbu Kuthirai (Tamil)

2014 Rajadhi Raja (Malayalam)

2014 Aranmanai (Tamil)

Awards & Nominations

2008: Dhaam Dhoom: Filmfare best supporting actress nomination

2008: Rock & Roll Asianet's Best new face of the year award

2009 Ividam Swargamanu {Evidam Swargamanu}(Malayalam) Filmfare best supporting actress nomination;

2009/10: Ividam Swargamanu Asianet Most popular actress award

2009/10: Ividam Swargamanu Jaihind TV Most popular actress award

2009/2010: Chattambinadu: Matrubhumi-Amrita TV: Most popular actress awards

2011 Mankatha (Tamil): Chennai Times’s Best actor in a negative role (female) award

2011 Mankatha Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil

Filmography (with language of film)

Kundakka Mandakka (Tamil )

Kanchanamala Cable TV (Telugu )

Karka Kasadara (TAMIL )

2006

Dharmapuri (Tamil )

2008

Dhaam Dhoom (Tamil )

2011

Kanchana (Tamil )

See also

Mahendra Singh Dhoni