Bhagyalakshmi

Bhagyalakshmi (born 1 November 1961) is an Indian actress, activist, and dubbing artist. She works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. She has collaborated with several actresses from Malayalam industries as well as other south Indian languages including Shobana, Revathi, Urvashi, Soundarya, Tabu and Jyothika. Bhagyalakshmi's autobiography, Swarabhedangal, was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography.

Career

Bhagyalakshmi began dubbing for young performers at the age of ten, and debuted as an actress in Manassu (1973). She made her film dubbing debut in Aparathi (1977), She was also a traveller who works for Safari channel for a special program "Ente Yatre".

Personal life

Bhagyalakshmi was born on 1 November 1961 in Kozhikode, Kerala, India to Kumaran Nair and Bhargavi Amma. She has an older sister Indira Nair, and a brother Unni Nair. Both of her parents died while she was young.

She started her career as a dubbing artist at the age of 10 and went on to complete her pre-university course while working in the film industry. The couple has two sons. They separated in 2011 and divorced in September 2014.

Publication

Bhagyalakshmi published her autobiography, Swarabhedangal, which was selected by Nielsen Data for its best-seller list, the first time a Malayalam book had been selected.

Controversy Assault case On 26 September 2020, Bhagyalakshmi and two other activists, Diya Sana and Sreelakshmi Arakkal, poured black motor oil on a YouTube vlogger named Vijay P. Nair at his Thiruvananthapuram residence. Nair had uploaded a number of derogatory videos about women, and the trio claims there had been no action on the multiple complaints they had filed with police. They also alleged that one of his videos was a personal insult to her, even though her name was not explicitly mentioned. She and the other two were charged with non-bailable offences, including trespass and intimidation.

Awards and honours

Year Award Award Category Awarded Work Dubbed for 1991 Kerala State Film Awards Best Dubbing ArtistUlladakkamEnte Sooryaputhrikku

BaliAmala

Kanya bharathi 1995 Kerala State Film Awards Best Dubbing ArtistOrmayundayirikkanamKusruthikattu

ShashinasPriyambada RayKanaka