Lakshmi
Rai, born on 5
th May 1989 in
Hubli,
Karnataka is nowhere related to any actress unlike the baseless rumours in the Industry. She was a model before entering the film fraternity with several ads that she modelled such as
Bru coffee,
Saravana’s stores and Fair and Lovely still being aired.
Lakshmi
Rai was Miss.
Belgaum from 2002 to 2004 until filmmaker R. V.
Udayakumar launched her opposite
Vikraanth (Actor
Vijay's Cousin) in a Tamil film
Karka Kasadara bringing all the attention that was required. However, She shot to fame with her
glamorous debut in
Kanchanamala Cable TV , A Telugu flick that won her accolades from the critics and fans for her brilliant performance. She did manage to bag similar roles in
Kundakka Mandakka, yet another
Tamil flick and then
Valmiki launching her into the Kannada
filmdom.
Lakshmi Rai being famous in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries slowly strengthened her foothold in South Indian Cinema by making her entry into the Malayalam
film industry with films like Rock 'N' Roll ;
Annan Thambi, a film opposite each superstar
taking the industry for a ride until
Parunthu, yet another film opposite
Mamooty.
The
Glam doll although being famous for her
filmography was sometimes in the news for all the wrong reasons been romantically linked to Indian cricketers, M. S.
Dhoni and
Sreesanth and most notably the rumour of her involvement in flesh trade getting snaps of her nude photo session hitting the headlines.
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| Lakshmi Rai in Saree |
Lakshmi Rai Filmography
Azhagiya Aabathu(Tamil)- Srikanth, Lakshmi Rai
(2005)
Kundakka Mandakka(Tamil)-Parthiban, Lakshmi Rai(2005)
Karka Kasadara(Tamil)-Vikranth, Lakshmi Rai(2005)
Kanchanamala Cable TV(Telugu)- Srikanth, Lakshmi Rai,
Sunil(2005)
Dharmapuri(Tamil)- Vijayakanth, Lakshmi Rai,
Vijayakumar(2006)
Rock ‘n’ Roll(Malayalam)- Mohanlal, Mukesh,
Lakshmi Rai(2007)
Nenjai Thodu(Tamil)- Gemini, Lakshmi Rai(2007)
Snehana Preetina(Kannada)- Darshan, Lakshmi Rai,
Adithya(2007)
Ragasiya Snegithane(Tamil)- Vishwa, Lakshmi Rai(2008)
Annan Thampi(Malayalam)- Mammootty, Gopika,
Lakshmi Rai(2008)
Dhaam Dhoom(Tamil)- Jayam Ravi, Lakshmi Rai,
Kangana Ranaut(2008)
Parunthu(Malayalam)- Mammootty, Lakshmi Rai,
Suraj Venjaramood(2008)
Minchina Ota(Kannada)- Vijay Raghvendra, Lakshmi
Rai(2008)
Vamanam(Tamil)- Jai, Priya Anand, Lakshmi
Rai(2009)
Oru Kadhalan Oru
Kadhali(Tamil)-
Chandran, Rambha, Lakshmi Rai(2009)
Muthirai(Tamil)- Nithin Sathya, Lakshmi Rai,
Daniel Balaji(2009)
Chattambinadu(Malayalam)- Mammootty, Lakshmi Rai,
Vinu Mohan(2009)
Naan Avan Illai 2(Tamil)- Jeevan, Sangeetha, Lakshmi
Rai(2009)
Irumbu Kottai Murattu
Singam(Tamil)-
Lawrence Raghavendra, Padmapriya, Lakshmi Rai(2010)
Super Cowboy(Telugu)- Lawrence Raghavendra,
Sandhya, Lakshmi Rai, Padmapriya(2010)
Kanchana(Tamil)- Lawrence Raghavendra,
Sarath Kumar, Lakshmi Rai(2011)
ARABIYUM OTAKAVUM P MADHAVAN NAIR'UM IN ORU MARUBHOOMI KADHA(Malayalam)-
Mohanlal, Mukesh, Lakshmi
Rai(2011)
Mangalapuram(Malayalam)- Vijay Raghavendra, Sri
Murali, Lakshmi Rai(2011)
Rakshakudu(Telugu)- Jayam Ravi, Kangana
Ranaut, Lakshmi Rai(2011)
Christian Brothers(Malayalam)- Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi,
Dileep, Lakshmi Rai(2011)
Make Up Man(Malayalam)- Jayaram, Prithviraj,
Lakshmi Rai(2011)
Hhey Gujju(Hindi)- Himesh Reshammiya, Shruti
Agarwal, Lakshmi Rai(2011)
Pick Pocket(Malayalam)- Mammootty, Kalabhavan
Mani, Lakshmi Rai(2011)
Kanchana(Telugu)- Lawrence Raghavendra,
Lakshmi Rai, Sarath Kumar(2011)
Mankatha(Tamil)- Ajith Kumar, Trisha,
Lakshmi Rai, Arjun Sarja(2011)
Casanova(Malayalam)- Mohanlal, Shriya Saran,
Lakshmi Rai(2011)
Yodha2(Malayalam)- Mohanlal, Lakshmi Rai,
Jagathy Sreekumar(2012)
Cobra(Malayalam)- Mammootty, Kanuka,
Lakshmi Rai, Lal(2012)
Jagadalaprathapan(Tamil)- Yogi Sethu, Lakshmi
Rai(2012)
Adinayakudu(Telugu)- Balakrishna, Lakshmi Rai,
Saloni Aswani(2012)
Kalpana(Kannada)- Upendra, Lakshmi Rai,
Saikumar(2012)
Lakshmi Rai News
Lakshmi Rai
and Bhavana are the brand ambassadors of Kerala Strikers. Kerala strikers is the cricket
team repersenting the Malayalam film industry for the upcoming Celebrity
Cricket League(CCL2). The Kerala Strikers is owned by
Mohan Lal, Lizzy Priyadarsan and Chennai-based businessman P.M. Shaji. The team
is led by Mohan Lal and Indrajith as the vice captain. The other members include Unni Mukundan, Rajiv Pillai, Vinu
Mohan, Bala, Prithviraj, Kunchakko boban, Asif Ali, Nikhil, Nivin Poly, Munna,
Saiju Kurup, Bineesh Kodiyeri, Manikkuttan, Riyas Ahmed, Vivek Gopan, Prajod
Kalabhavan and Rejath menon. T
he official launch of the jersey
was held last month by Mammootty at Kochi Taj Hotel. The first match will take
place at Sharjah in January. The other matches are palyed at Kolkatta, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kochi,
Bangalore and Sharjah.
Lakshmi Rai will be pairing with Raghava Lawrence
in a family oriented film directed by Rasu Madhuravan
Avasara Udavi 108. Lakshmi and Lawrence are again joining together after the film
Kanchana.
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| Laksmi Rai cute image |
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| Lakshmi Rai hot unseen image |
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Adhinayakudu, acting Balakrishna and Lakshmi Rai in leading role is set to release on April 12th. Balakrishna is playing 3 role and actresses playing against are Jayasudha, Lakshmi Rai and Sukanya. This film is expected to be a big release in this summer vacations.
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| Lakshmi Rai and Balakrishna in Adhinayakudu |
Now it looks like everything is fine for the release of Adhinayakudu, as the film is finally releasing on June Ist. The film was actually locked in labs due to the financial problem faced by the producer. The film is directed by
Parachuri Murali and the music is by Kalyani Malik.
The shooting of the film about the Veerappan the robber bandit or otherwise called sandalwood Veerappan has been completed, in which Lakshmi Rai is playing the role of a journalist. The film is named Vana Yuddham.
As time goes Lakshmi Rai wants change may be, as she is going to perform an item song dance for the film Damarukam. The main actors in this film are Nagarjuna and Anushka. This is going to be her first item number in Telugu.
Lakshmi Rai is now one of the most busiest actress in South India. She has got a Cute face and she even got an invitation to act in Hollywood films by film maker James Cameron. After a meeting with director Priyadarshan James Cameron visited the sets of film Arabiyum Ottakavum P Madhavan Nairum, the director happened to see Laksmi Rai and offered a small role in the film. Before that the director watched her online Pictures and Videos. She has got lot of upcoming films like Casanova (Malayalam), Mangalapuram (Malayalam), Jagatalapratapan (Tamil), Adinayakudu (Telugu), Hhey Gujju (Hindi), Yodha 2 (Malayalam), Oru Marubhoomi Kadha (Malayalam). 
