Born on May 5, 1989, Lakshmi Rai celebrates her 24th birthday today and has plenty to be chirpy about. The model-turned-actor is currently busy with three Malayalam films – Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha, Preview and Arabian Safari.

She may not be frequently counted on the A-list, but Lakshmi Rai has to her credit the fact that she’s worked in all four South Indian film industries. The actor who made her debut in the 2005 Kollywood film, Karka Kasadara, has been having a good run in the last couple of years. She had a prominent role in the 2011 hit Mankatha and her releases last year included Casanova and Mayamohini in Malayalam, Adhinayakudu in Telugu and the Tamil film, Thaandavam. She also featured in this year’s Tamil-Kannada biopic on Veerappan.