Lakshmi
Rai is an Indian film actress and model, predominantly appearing in Malayalam
and Tamil films. While most of her Tamil releases performed poorly at the box
office, she rose to fame with the popular Malayalam-language films Annan Thambi
(2008), 2 Harihar Nagar (2009), Chattambinadu and Evidam Swargamanu (2009),
establishing herself as one of the leading actresses in the Malayalam film
industry.
Lakshmi Rai initially worked as a model before entering the film industry. She appeared in several television ads such as Sylcon Footwears, Josco Jewellers and Emmanuel Silks.
She
made her acting debut in 2005 in the Tamil film Karka Kasadara. Subsequently
she appeared in a number of unsuccessful Tamil films, including Kundakka
Mandakka (2005), Dharmapuri (2006), and 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. Her portrayal of a lawyer
in the latter garnered her a Filmfare Award nomination in the category for Best
Supporting Actress.
She
made her debut in Malayalam in 2007, starring in Rock N Roll opposite Mohanlal,
which performed poorly at the box office. But she followed it up with several
successful films such as Annan Thambi, 2 Harihar Nagar (2009), Evidam
Swargamanu (2009), and Chattambinadu (2009) opposite Mammootty, which helped
her gaining fame and popularity in Kerala. Further concentrating on Malayalam
works, she is currently working on two Malayalam films, including the
much-anticipated Christian Brothers and Casanovva both with Mohanlal.
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