Lakshmi Rai - Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2004	Karka Kasadara	Anjali	Tamil
	Kanchanamala Cable TV	Kanchana	Telugu
	Kundakka Mandakka	Roopa	Tamil
	Azhagiya Aabathu		Tamil
	Valmiki		Kannada
2006	Neeku Naaku		Telugu
	Dharmapuri	Valarmathy	Tamil
2007	Nenjai Thodu	Aishwarya	Tamil
	Rock N Roll	Daya Sreenivas	Malayalam
	Snehana Preethina	Lakshmi	Kannada
2008	Velli Thirai	Lakshmi Rai	Tamil
	Annan Thampi	Thenmozhi	Malayalam
	Minchina Ota	Lakshmi	Kannada
	Parunthu	Rakhi	Malayalam
	Ragasiya Snehithane	Jenny	Tamil
	Dhaam Dhoom	Aarthi Chinappa	Tamil	Nominated, Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actress Award
2009	2 Harihar Nagar	Maya	Malayalam
	Muthirai	Kavya	Tamil
	Vaamanan	Pooja	Tamil
	Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam		Tamil	Filming
	Naan Avanillai 2		Tamil	Filming
	HHey Gujju		Hindi	Filming
2010	Chattambinadu		Malayalam	Filming

Lakshmi and Dhoni?

Tamil actress Lakshmi Rai, who is rumoured to be dating Indian cricket captain M.S. Dhoni, wants to get rid of the glamour girl tag and is keen to do meaty roles to prove her acting prowess.

"I haven't got the right breaks at the right time. I'd like to do films with the likes of S. Shankar and A.R. Murugadoss and would also like to star opposite superstar Rajnikanth. I have proved that I can act beside looking glamorous. I hope that in the near future, the glamour girl tag would give way for a 'homely girl' image," Lakshmi told IANS.

Lakshmi doesn't have too many films to boast about except "Dhaam Dhoom", in which she played a doctor. Therefore the good performance of "Vamanan", which released last week, makes her happy.

"I have been getting many phone calls from friends and well-wishers appreciating my look in the film. I am grateful to cinematographer Arvind Krishna for having shown me so nicely in the film," said the actress who dons bikini in "Vamanan".

Lakshmi now pins her hope on "Naan Avanillai 2". She says her role in the movie, which has five actresses including her, is quite significant.

"When the film releases, my stand would be vindicated. Though all my Malayalam films have done reasonably well, I'm concentrating only in Tamil films as I want a foothold here," she said.

Lakshmi Rai - new

Lakshmi Rai is an Indian actress from Belgaum, Karnataka. Her family originally hails from mangalore. She belongs to the BUNT community of mangalore.


Film career

She has appeared in South Indian films, mostly Tamil language & Malayalam films. Most notably, there have been some media reports that she has been linked romantically to Indian cricketer Sreesanth and then also with indian captain Dhoni.


She was also involved in some sex scandals according to media reports. She was a model before entering the film fraternity.


She has modeled in several ads such as Bru coffee, Saravana’s stores and Fair and Lovely. Her portrayal of her role as Aarthi in the film Dhaam Dhoom was widely appreciated by the audience.