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Vijayalakshmi Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 16, 2026 • 2 min read

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BirthplaceChennai

ProfessionActor

NationalityIndian

FamilySister: Usha Devi

Vijayalakshmi Biography

Vijayalakshmi is an Indian film and television actress from Chennai who has worked across Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu cinema and television. She’s

Early life and background

Vijayalakshmi was born in Chennai and raised with links to southern Tamil Nadu through her father, while her mother is a Sri Lankan Tamil who moved to India following the 1984 riots in Sri Lanka. She completed her schooling in Bengaluru. She practices Hinduism and belongs to the Tamil Saiva Vellala Pillai community.

Career

Vijayalakshmi has worked extensively in South Indian cinema and television, appearing in films and serials in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu. Her first Tamil film credit listed is Poonthottam (1998). She made her Malayalam film debut with Devadoothan (2000). Her Kannada film debut came with Nagamandala (2007), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Kannada.

Across her career she has appeared in a mix of mainstream and regional projects. Kannada film credits mentioned include Arunodaya (1999), Naxalite (2000), Mahatma (2000), Jogula (2003), Nannalla (2011) and Fighter (2018). Her Tamil film appearances include Friends (2001), Yes Madam (2003), Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) and Meesaya Murukku (2017). In Telugu cinema she is credited in Hanuman Junction (2001) and Prudhvi Narayana (2002).

On television she has been part of Tamil serials such as Vasantham (2007), Chellamay (2009), Mundhanai Mudichu (2011) and Nandini (2017). Her television work also extends to Kannada and Telugu serials, with Bangarada Bete (2008) in Kannada and Suryavamsham (2015) in Telugu.

Public profile

Vijayalakshmi has been public about difficult episodes in her life. In 2006 she experienced harassment from an assistant director and attempted suicide on 22 August 2006. In July 2020 she published a video stating she had been under severe stress and alleging bullying by a politician and his supporters; that same day she again attempted suicide and was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Her personal life has attracted media attention at times. She was engaged to Kannada actor Srujan Lokesh, with a wedding planned for March 2007 that did not take place. Information about her current marital status and exact age are not provided in the available material. She has a sister named Usha Devi.

Latest updates

Her more recent film appearances include roles in Nannalla (2011) and Fighter (2018) in Kannada, and Meesaya Murukku (2017) in Tamil. On television she continued to appear in serials through the 2010s, with Nandini listed in 2017 and a Telugu serial credit in 2015.

Vijayalakshmi remains known for a career spanning multiple South Indian film industries and for moving between film and television projects over more than two decades.

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Recent Work

Fighter

Kannada film appearance

2018
Meesaya Murukku

Tamil film appearance

2017
Nannalla

Kannada film appearance

2011
Nandini

Tamil television serial

2017
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Career Highlights

  1. Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Kannada for Nagamandala
  2. Worked across Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu films
  3. Regular appearances in Tamil television serials
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