Vijayalakshmi

Vijayalakshmi is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Kannada and Tamil films while also appearing in Telugu and Malayalam films. In 1997, she won Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Kannada for her performance in her debut film Nagamandala.

Early life Vijayalakshmi was born in Madras (now Chennai) and completed her studies in Bangalore, Karnataka. Her mother is a Sri Lankan Tamil, who moved to India due to the riots that were happening in Sri Lanka. She has a sister named Usha who was married to Jaya Prada's brother.

Career Film Vijayalakshmi acted in nearly 40 films in her career. She has acted in nearly 25 Kannada films. During her stint as an actress, she was recognised for her beauty and performance. She debuted in director T. S. Nagabharana's film Nagamandala, based on a folk tale, opposite Prakash Raj.

She made her debut in Tamil with the film Poonthottam. She is best known in Tamil for her role in the film Friends along with Vijay and Suriya. The film was a hit and after that, she acted in many films including Kalakalappu, Ramachandra, Military and Soori. She returned to the Tamil film industry again with the comedy film Boss Engira Bhaskaran, which became one of 2010s successes.

In Telugu, she was recognised in the film Hanuman Junction. She has also acted in one Malayalam film, Devadoothan, with Mohanlal.

Television She has also acted in some Tamil television serials. She also was an anchor of the game show Bangarada Bete, produced by Radaan Media Works.

Personal life Vijayalakshmi resided in Chennai for a few years. In 2006, it was reported that Vijayalakshmi attempted suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills after being harassed by an assistant director who wanted to marry her. The decision came at the end of a difficult year for her in which her father also had died, but she survived and recovered thereafter. In November 2006, she announced her engagement to actor Srujan Lokesh, with the wedding pencilled in for March 2007 After being allegedly harassed by Seeman and his supporters, she attempted suicide again in July 2020 by overdosing on blood pressure tablets and was admitted to hospital.

Filmography Year Film Role Language NotesRef 1997 Nagamandala Rani Kannada Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada RangannaRoopaKannada Jodi Hakki Roopa Kannada Vimochane Kannada 1998 Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga Swapna Kannada Maathina Malla Kannada Number One Chandralekha Kannada Swasthik Pinky Kannada Poonthottam Sumathi Tamil Punjabi House Malayalam Uncredited 1999 Pratibhatane Sudha Kannada Habba Seetha Kannada Suryavamsha Parimala Kannada Arunodaya Shanthi Kannada Dalavayee Kannada Neti Gandhi Telugu2000 Naxalite Kannada Mahatma Kannada Durgada Huli Kannada Cameo Devadoothan Sneha Malayalam 2001 Friends Amudha Tamil Kalakalappu Divya Tamil Hanuman Junction Devi Telugu 2002 Daddy No.1 Kannada Prudhvi Narayana Prudhvi's wife Telugu 2003 Ramachandra Divya Tamil Military Seetha Tamil Yes Madam Gayathri Tamil Soori Devi Tamil Jogula Shakunthala Kannada 2004 Kanakambari Nirmala Devi Kannada 2008 Navashakthi Vaibhava Goddess Banashankari Kannada Vaazhthugal Vennila Tamil 2010 Boss Engira Bhaskaran Nandhini Tamil Thillalangadi Swapna Tamil 2011 Thambikottai Lakshmi Tamil 2016 Katha Solla Porom Anitha's mother Tamil 2017 Meesaya Murukku Adhi's mother Tamil 2018 Fighter Kannada

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