Lakshmi Rai wants 'homely girl' image
Popular South Indian 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 for 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 Rajinikanth. I have proved that I can act besides looking glamorous. I hope that in the near future, the glamour girl tag would give way for a ‘homely girl’ image," she was quoted as saying.
Lakshmi Rai doesn’t have too many films to boast about except Dhaam Dhoom, in which she played a lawyer. Her last is Tamil film Vaamanan released last week. "I have been getting many phone calls from friends and well-wishers appreciating my look in Vaamanan. I am grateful to cinematographer Arvind Krishna for having shown me so nicely in the film," said the actress, who dons a bikini in Vaamanan.
Lakshmi now pins her hope on her upcoming film Naan Avan Illai 2. "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 too," she said.
