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{{short description|Indian film and television actress (born 1962)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vadivukkarasi
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|6 July 1958}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai, Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1978-present
| children = Padmapriya
}}
'''Vadivukkarasi''' is an Indian film and television actress. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'' (1978) and has acted in more than 350 films and 25 television serials in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/money-and-careers/article66492.ece | title=Grill Mill-Vadivukkarasi | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=17 December 2009 | access-date=19 October 2016 | author=S. R. Ashok Kumar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/552127-vadivukkarasi-2-rewindwithramji.html | title='' 'சிகப்பு ரோஜாக்கள்'ல நடிச்சேன்; செம அடி வாங்கினேன்'' - நடிகை வடிவுக்கரசி பிரத்யேகப் பேட்டி | publisher=The Hindu Tamil | date=30 April 2020 | access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref> Film director [[A. P. Nagarajan]] is her maternal uncle.

== Early life ==
Vadivukarasi was born on 6 July 1958, the day her maternal uncle [[A. P. Nagarajan]]'s film ''[[Vadivukku Valai Kappu]]'' was released; she was named after the film.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-05-25|title=I prefer to be in films, says Vadivukkarrasii|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/i-prefer-to-be-in-films-says-vadivukkarrasii/article3137897.ece|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20161019144524/http://www.nadigarthilagam.com/thisdaythatageJuly.htm</ref>

==Personal life==
She has one daughter Padmapriya.

== Career ==
Vadivukarasi's first job was as a primary school teacher. Due to her struggling family situation she chose to do different jobs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/movies/features/i-played-wife-mother-grandmother-in-my-20s-i-got-used-to-it-in-conversation-with-vadivukkarasi/|title=' I Played Wife, Mother & Grandmother In My 20s. I Got Used To It': In Conversation With Vadivukkarasi|date=26 November 2018|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> She made her debut in Tamil film ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]''. Her first movie was ''[[Kanni Paruvathile]].'' She has played various characters, playing the lead, supporting as well as antagonistic roles. In the early 2000s, she started acting in television serials''.''

She has done 350 movies and featured in 25 television serials.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tv-actress-vadivukkarasi-gets-robbed-files-a-police-complaint/articleshow/68522844.cms?from=mdr | title=TV actress Vadivukkarasi gets robbed; files a police complain | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=27 May 2019 | access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Tamil ===
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* ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'' (1978) - Debut Film
* ''[[Kanni Paruvathile]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Enippadigal]]'' (1979)
* ''Porter Ponnusami'' (1979)
* ''[[Deiveega Raagangal]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Kannil Theriyum Kathaikal]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Aayiram Vaasal Idhayam]]'' (1980)
* ''Malargindra Paruvathile'' (1980)
* ''Naan Naaney Than'' (1980)
* ''Yaagasaalai'' (1980)
* ''Azhaithal Varuven'' (1980)
* ''Panam Penn Pasam'' (1980)
* ''Madhavi Vandhal'' (1980)
* ''Kaalam Orunaal Maarum'' (1981)
* ''[[Vaa Kanna Vaa]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane]]'' (1982)
* ''Nadamadum Silaigal'' (1982)
* ''[[Kanne Radha]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Metti (film)|Metti]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Sandhippu]]'' (1983)
* ''Theerppu En Kaiyil'' (1984)
* ''[[Raja Veettu Kannukkutty]]'' (1984)
* ''Shanthi Muhurtham'' (1984)
* ''[[Vaidehi Kathirunthal]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Oh Maane Maane]]'' (1984)
* ''Unnai Vidamatten'' (1985)
* ''[[Santhosha Kanavukal]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Ilamai]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Engal Kural]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Muthal Mariyathai]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Neethiyin Marupakkam]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkadavan]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986)
* ''Selvakku'' (1986)
* ''[[Maragatha Veenai (film)|Maragatha Veenai]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Nambinar Keduvathillai]]'' (1986)
* ''Annai En Dheivam'' (1986)
* ''[[Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Aruvadai Naal]]'' (1986) - Vadivu
* ''[[Velundu Vinaiyillai]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Dhoorathu Pachai]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Anjatha Singam]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Paruva Ragam]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Penmani Aval Kanmani]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Thambi Thanga Kambi]] '' (1988)
* ''[[En Thamizh En Makkal]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Sathya (1988 film)|Sathya]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Vaai Kozhuppu]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Varusham Padhinaaru]]'' (1989)
* ''Oru Thottil Sabadham'' (1989)
* ''[[Unnai Solli Kutramillai]]'' (1990)
* ''[[En Uyir Thozhan]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Vedikkai En Vadikkai]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Enkitta Mothathe]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Thalattu Ketkuthamma]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu (1991 film)|Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Naane Varuven]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Chinna Pasanga Naanga]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Chinna Marumagal]]'' (1992)
* ''Kizhakku Veedhi'' (1992)
* ''[[Pattathu Raani]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Abhirami (film)|Abhirami]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Chinna Kannamma]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Maharasan]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Pettredutha Pillai]]'' (1993)
* ''Pass Mark'' (1993)
* ''[[Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Ravanan (1994 film)|Ravanan]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Sathyavan]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Karuththamma]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Thai Maaman]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Karuththamma]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Vanaja Girija]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Muthu Kaalai]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Thottil Kuzhandhai]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Thondan (1995 film)|Thondan]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Ammoru|Amman]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Rajavin Parvaiyile]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Mannai Thottu Kumbidanum]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Thirumbi Paar (1996 film)|Thirumbi Paar]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Kizhakku Mugam]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Vaanmathi]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996 film)|Kaalam Maari Pochu]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Rajali]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Sundara Purushan (1996 film)|Sundara Purushan]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Enakkoru Magan Pirappan]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Alexander (1996 film)|Alexander]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Vetri Vinayagar (film)|Vetri Vinayagar]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Nalla Manasukkaran]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Periya Thambi]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Mannava (film)|Mannava]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Nandhini (film)|Nandhini]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Pongalo Pongal]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Udhavikku Varalaamaa]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Dhinamdhorum]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Velai]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Dharma (1998 film)|Dharma]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Poonthottam]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Nee Varuvai Ena]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Kannathal]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Maya (1999 film)|Maya]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Annan (film)|Annan]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Annan Thangachi]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Jayam (1999 film)|Jayam]]''
* ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Poovellam Kettuppar]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Kanmani Unakkaga]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Kudumba Sangili]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Karisakattu Poove]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Snegithiye]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Magalirkkaga]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Maayan (film)|Maayan]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Thavasi]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Parthale Paravasam]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Kasi (film)|Kasi]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Punnagai Desam]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Samurai (2002 film)|Samurai]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Samasthanam]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Solla Marandha Kadhai]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Guruvamma]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Aalukkoru Aasai]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Paarai (film)|Paarai]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Galatta Ganapathy]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Engal Anna]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Kannamma (film)|Kannamma]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Sevvel]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Pesuvoma]]'' (2005)
* ''Iyappa Saamy'' (2006)
* ''[[Thirudi]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Valluvan Vasuki]]'' (2008)
* ''Aachariyar'' (2008)
* ''[[Munnar (film)|Munnar]]'' (2009)
* ''En Kanmani Priya'' (2010)
* ''Oththa Veedu'' (2011)
* ''Anbulla Manvizhiye'' (2012)
* ''[[Neerparavai]]'' (2012)
* ''Unakku 20 Enakku 40'' (2013)
* ''Anjal Thurai'' (2013)
* ''Sokku Sundaram'' (2014)
* ''[[Idam Porul Yaeval]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' (2015)
* ''Apoorva Mahaan'' (2015)
* ''[[Sowkarpettai]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Iraivi]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Ka Ka Ka Po]]'' (2016)
* ''Kollidam'' (2016)
* ''Veera Vamsam'' (2017)
* ''Aakkam'' (2017)
* ''Namma Kadha'' (2017)
* ''[[Silukkuvarupatti Singam]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Peranbu]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Kanne Kalaimaane]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Jagame Thandhiram]]'' (2021)
* ''[[N4 (film)|N4]]'' (2021)
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=== Telugu ===
* ''Patnam Vachina Patheevrathalu'' - Radhika's Friend
*''Neti Siddhartha'' (1990)
* ''[[Ammoru]]'' (1995) - Leelamma
* ''[[Gundamma Gaari Manavadu]]'' (2007) - Gundamma
* ''[[Andala Ramudu (2006 film)|Andala Ramudu]]''
* ''[[Poramboku]]'' (2007) - Chaitra's Stepmother
* ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' (2006) - KK's Mother

=== Malayalam ===
* ''Irumbazikal'' (1979)
* ''[[Avano Atho Avalo]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Onnu Chirikku]] '' - (1983)
* ''[[Bandhukkal Sathrukkal]]''-1993 as Dakshayani
* ''[[Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam]]'' - (1998) as Actress Santhanavalli
* ''Basketball'' (2002)
* ''Youth Festival'' (2004) as Athira's paatti
* ''[[Raama Raavanan]]'' - (2010) as Thiruchelvam's mother
* ''[[Ivan Maryadaraman]]'' - (2014) as Narasimhan's mother

=== Kannada ===
* ''Naagini'' - (1991)

=== Dubbing Artist ===
*[[Vanishree]] - ''[[Seetharatnam Gari Abbayi|Pokkiri Ponnu]]'' (1992)
*[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] - ''[[Maa Aavida Collector|En Pondatti Collector]]'' (1997)
* [[KPAC Lalitha]] - ''[[Alaipayuthey]]'' (2000), ''[[Kireedam (2007 film)|Kireedam]]'' (2007)
* [[Sethulakshmi (actress)|Sethulakshmi]] - ''[[36 Vayathinile]]'' (2015)

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
|-
| 1991 || Kadalpurathil || || DD5
|-
| 1996 || Sakthi || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 1998-1999 || Kudumbam || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 1999-2001 || [[Ganga Yamuna Saraswati]] || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| || Meen || || D.D Podhigai
|-
| 2000 || Micro Thodargal-Savvukadi || || [[Raj TV]]
|-
| 2001–2003|| [[Alaigal]] ||Kalyani || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2001–2007 || Ninaivugal || || D.D Podhigai
|-
| 2002–2007 || Avargal || ||rowspan=6|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2003–2005 || [[Adugiran Kannan]] ||
|-
|2002–2004 || Sakthi ||
|-
| 2003–2007 || Tharkappu Kalai Theeratha ||
|-
|2002–2003 || [[Agal Vilakkugal]] ||
|-
| 2003–2005 || [[Adugiran Kannan]] ||
|-
|2004–2005 || Gowravam || || [[Raj TV]]
|-
|2004-2006 || Raja Rajeshwari || ||rowspan=7|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2005-2006 || Alli Raajiyam || Lakshmi
|-
| 2006–2007 || [[Chellamadi Nee Enakku]] ||
|-
| 2006–2007 || Vikiramathithan || Navaneetham/vikram grandmother
|-
| 2007–2010 || [[Megala (TV series)|Meghala]] || Shanmuga Vadivukarasi
|-
| 2007–2013 || [[Thirumathi Selvam]] || Sivagami Sivaraman
|-
| 2008–2010 || Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda ||
|-
| 2009 || [[Bhavani (TV series)|Bhavani]] || || [[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
|2010–2012 || [[Kasthuri (TV series)|Kasthuri]] || ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2010–2011 || Yaamiruka Bayamen || ||rowspan=2| [[STAR Vijay]]
|-
| [[En Peyar Meenakshi]] || Dhanam
|-
| 2011–2013 || [[Uthiripookkal (TV series)|Uthiripookal]] || Sharadambal||rowspan=3|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2012–2013 || [[Vellai Thamarai]] ||
|-
| rowspan=3|2013–2014 || [[Vamsam (TV series)|Vamsam]] || Nagavalli
|-
| [[Uravugal Sangamam]] || || [[Raj TV]]
|-
| [[Ranga Vilas]] || Vairamani || [[Jaya TV]]
|-
| 2015–2018 || [[Kula Deivam (TV series)|Kula Deivam]] || Gnanambal || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2017 || [[Rekka Katti Parakkudhu Manasu]] || Thyaramma || [[Zee Tamil]]
|-
|[[Saravanan Meenatchi]] || Judge (Guest appearance) || [[STAR Vijay]]
|-
| 2018–present || [[Roja (Tamil TV series)|Roja]] || Annapoorani || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2018 || [[Chinna Thambi (TV series)|Chinna Thambi]] || Kadambavanathu Amma || [[STAR Vijay]]
|-
| 2019–2020 || [[Nachiyarpuram]]|| Nagarathnam|| [[Zee Tamil]]
|-
|2020||[[Poove Unakkaga (TV series)|Poove Unakkaga]]||rowspan=2|Annapoorani (Guest appearance) ||rowspan=2|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2021 || [[Anbe Vaa (2020 TV series)|Anbe Vaa]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1119913}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil television]]
[[Category:1962 births]]

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