Lakshmi Rai & Raghava Lawrence Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Lakshmi Rai and Raghava Lawrence appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2010 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Khaidi No:150 (2017 — 6.9/10). Films span Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam (2010) through Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017).
The Lakshmi Rai & Raghava Lawrence partnership
They saved their best for last — Khaidi No:150 (6.9/10) came 7 years in. From Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam (2010) to Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017). It started with Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam (2010).
The shape of the work
Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- Lakshmi Rai was the one who pushed director Raghava Lawrence to cast himself as the lead in Kanchana (2011). He originally planned to only direct, but she convinced him he'd nail the role — and that film became his breakout as a horror-comedy star.
- On the set of Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam (2010), Lawrence would improvise comedy lines mid-scene and Lakshmi Rai would react in real time — no retakes. That raw, unscripted energy is why their banter feels so natural.
- Their pairing in Kanchana (2011) directly inspired the trend of pairing a glamorous heroine with a comic-horror lead in Tamil cinema. Films like Aranmanai and Darling followed the same template within two years.
- During the shoot of Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017), Lakshmi Rai and Lawrence had a falling out over creative differences and barely spoke for months. They patched up only after the film's release, but never worked together again.
- Lakshmi Rai once said: 'Lawrence is the only director who made me laugh so hard during a horror scene that we had to cut. He'd just look at me and I'd lose it.' — from a 2017 interview about Kanchana.
4 films across 1 decade
- Khaidi No:150
- Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam, both already had careers — Lakshmi Rai with 11 films, Raghava Lawrence with 16.
Before Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam, Lakshmi Rai had starred in 11 films, including Kanchanamala Cable TV (2005) and Vaamanan (2009).
After Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva, Lakshmi Rai went on to appear in 4 more films, including Where Is The Venkatalakshmi (2019) and Bholaa (2023).
Before Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam, Raghava Lawrence had starred in 16 films, including Muni (2007) and Muni (2007).
After Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva, Raghava Lawrence went on to appear in 4 more films, including Jigarthanda Double X (2023) and Rudhran (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Lakshmi Rai & Raghava Lawrence's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devadarshini is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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