Raai Laxmi
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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
Born on 5 May 1989
Reordering her name
Original name given by parents: Lakshmi Raibagi
She began her career as Lakshmi Rai
In mid-2014, Lakshmi Rai decided that her screen name would thenceforth be Raai Laxmi.
About her name change Raai told Deccan Chronicle, “I have always been known as Raai at home. I was thinking about changing my name for the past one year and told my parents about it. I developed this emotional and sentimental attachment to the name Raai and at last decided to go for it. For the past one month [May 2014], most of my circle has known about this and in any case I have always been called Raai or Lakshmi Rai never as Lakshmi! This also seems like the right time since I have finished all my earlier projects and now have only the upcoming ones where I can use the name Raai.”
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 2008-09, 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.
2009: Lakshmi Rai became the number one heroine in Malayalam film after the blockbuster 2 Harihar Nagar. She did a quick hat-trick with superstar Mammootty by acting with him in the super hit Annan Thambi, the flop Parunthu in director Shafi and producer Anto Joseph’s action comedy Chattambinattil (Chattambinadu)
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 )
