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Raai at Filmfare Awards South 2014
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Born |
Lakshmi Rai 5 May 1989 Belgaum, Karnataka, India |
Residence | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress, model, Stage performer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Parent(s) | Ram Rai Manjula Rai |
Website | Raai Laxmi |
Raai Laxmi (born as Lakshmi Rai on 26 April 1989) is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly appears in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She is making her debut in Bollywood with the film Julie 2 (2017).
Raai has completed over a decade in the film industry, acting over 50 films in multiple languages.
Raai Lakshmi was born on 5 May 1989 in Belgaum, Karnataka to Ram Rai and Manjula Rai. She hails from the region of Saurashtra in Gujarat.
Raai Lakshmi made her debut at the age of 15 in the Tamil film Karka Kasadara in 2005. 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 Lakshmi) sizzles even as she is supposed to play the court professional who is caught in the web of smuggling drugs". She won her first Filmfare Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category.