 In 2005, at the age of 20, Laxmi made her film debut in the Tamil-language "Karka Kasadara" after director R. V. Udayakumar saw her performance in the Kannada short film "Valmiki".Subsequently, she appeared in a number of Tamil films, including the comedy film "Kundakka Mandakka" (2005) opposite R. Parthiban, Perarasu's action-masala flick "Dharmapuri" (2006) and the romance film "Nenjai Thodu" (2007).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.