Plot: The revenge drama of a transgender ghost forms the crux of the story.
Positives
Always the filmmaker remaking a film which was a great hit at the box office is a big positive for the film. So writer-director Lawrence is the biggest asset for the film. Akshay Kumar deserves a special appreciation for taking up such a unique role which will be remembered forever. His interpretation of the character and his performance are quite different from that of Lawrence's role but effective! Kaira Advani and all other supporting characters have done their roles neatly. The film is very engaging and entertaining for most of the part. Technically also the movie scores well.
Negatives
The original background score by Thaman for Kanchana could be heard in Lakshmi in a few places. But overall the background score could have been better if the original score was used as such. Few highlights of the original like the hero character's fear of ghosts are modified to suit Akshay's image. But the changes do not add any value to the story. Last but not least the overall masala flavor of the film was very much welcomed by the Tamil audience 9 years ago. But whether the same masala would also please the Hindi audience is a question mark that hangs in my mind.
Laxmi
A different and entertaining mass masala ghost flick!