Raai Laxmi portrayed the lead role in her second Hindi film Julie 2 (2017). 150 (2017), and later in Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017) in Tamil with Raghava Lawrence. She signed to perform her fourth item number with Chiranjeevi in his 150th film Khaidi No. After a brief gap, she performed her second item number opposite Pawan Kalyan in his Telugu film Sardaar Gabbar Singh (2016). In 2016, she signed two Tamil films, Bangalore Naatkal and Sowkarpettai. Raai at the premiere of Welcome Back in 2015 Public recognition and success (2011–2014) She made special appearances during song sequences in two of them, In Ghost House Inn and Pen Singam and portrayed a cowgirl in the Tamil film Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam. In Vaamanan (2009), she played a glamorous supermodel. She appeared in three Tamil films in 2009, Muthirai, Vaamanan and Naan Avanillai 2.

She followed it up with several successful films such as Annan Thampi (2008), 2 Harihar Nagar (2009), Evidam Swargamanu (2009) opposite Mohanlal, and Chattambinadu (2009) opposite Mammootty. She made her debut in Malayalam in 2007, starring in Rock n' Roll, opposite Mohanlal. She won her first Filmfare Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category. A review from Behindwoods wrote: 'The latter (Raai Laxmi) sizzles even as she is supposed to play the court professional who is caught in the web of smuggling drugs'. She received positive feedback for her portrayal of a lawyer in the latter. 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. Parthiban, Perarasu's action-masala flick Dharmapuri (2006) and the romance film Nenjai Thodu (2007). Subsequently, she appeared in a number of Tamil films, including the comedy film Kundakka Mandakka (2005) opposite R. Udayakumar saw her performance in the Kannada short film Valmiki. In 2005, Laxmi made her film debut in the Tamil-language Karka Kasadara after director R. She belongs to the Saurashtrian Kutchi community. Raai Laxmi was born in Belgaum, Karnataka to Ram Rai and Manjula Rai.

Lakshmi Rai, professionally credited as Raai Laxmi, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.

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