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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vaishnavi Saikumar
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kollam]], Kerala
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2020–present
| spouse = Sujith Kumar (m. 2018)
| children =
| parents = [[Saikumar (Malayalam actor)|Saikumar]] (father)
| relatives = [[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]] (grandfather) [[Shobha Mohan]] (aunt) [[Vinu Mohan]] (cousin) [[Anu Mohan (Malayalam actor)|Anu Mohan]] (cousin)
}}

'''Vaishnavi Saikumar''' is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam television.

== Personal life ==
Vaishnavi is the granddaughter of [[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]]. Her father is the veteran Malayalam actor [[Saikumar (Malayalam actor)|Saikumar]], and her mother, Prasanna Kumari, is a singer and former actress.<ref name="TOI_Lineage">{{cite news |last1=Times of India |title=Vaishnavi Saikumar excited for her acting debut with 'Kaiethum Doorath', credits her lineage for the confidence |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/vaishnavi-saikumar-excited-for-her-acting-debut-with-kaiethum-doorath-credits-her-lineage-for-the-confidence/articleshow/79778927.cms |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=December 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday_photo">{{cite web |title=സായി അച്ഛനും പ്രസന്നാമ്മയും.. സായ്‌കുമാറിന്റെയും ആദ്യ ഭാര്യയുടെയും ചിത്രം പങ്കുവച്ച് മകൾ |url=https://malayalam.indiatoday.in/cinema/photo/vaishnavi-sai-shares-sai-kumar-and-first-wifes-photo-419306-2022-06-30 |website=India Today Malayalam |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=June 30, 2022 |language=ml}}</ref>

She married Sujith Kumar on June 17, 2018, in a ceremony held in Kollam.<ref name="Asianet_Wedding">{{cite web |title=Here are the pictures of Saikumar's daughter Vaishnavi's wedding |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/here-are-the-pictures-of-saikumar-s-daughter-vaishnavi-s-wedding-pamlos |website=Asianet Newsable |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=June 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="manorama_wedding">{{cite web |title=സായ് കുമാറിന്റെ മകൾ വിവാഹിതയായി|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2018/06/20/actor-saikumar-daughter-vaishnavi-wedding.html |website=Manorama Online |date=June 20, 2018 |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="filmibeat_marriage">{{cite web |title=നടന്‍ സായികുമാറിന്റെ മകള്‍ വിവാഹിതയായി! ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ കാണൂ!! |url=https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/news/saikumar-s-daughter-vaishnavi-got-married-043744.html |website=Filmibeat Malayalam |date=June 20, 2018 |language=ml}}</ref>

== Career ==
Vaishnavi made her acting debut in 2020 with the [[Zee Keralam]] series ''[[Kaiyethum Doorath]]'', where she portrayed the antagonist Kanaka Durga.
<ref name="indian_express_debut">{{cite web |title=അച്ഛന്റെ പാത പിന്തുടര്‍ന്ന് വൈഷ്ണവി; സായ് കുമാറിന്റെ മകള്‍ അഭിനയത്തിലേക്ക് |url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/television/saikumar-daughter-vaishnavi-acting-debut-serial-zee-kerala-kaiyethum-doorath-443951/ |website=Malayalam Indian Express |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=November 12, 2020 |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="samayam_launch">{{cite web |title='കയ്യെത്തും ദൂരത്ത്'; പുതിയ പ്രണയ കഥയിൽ സായ്‌കുമാറിന്റെ മകളും! |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/serials/sai-kumar-daughter-vaishanvis-mini-screen-entry-on-new-serial-kaiyethum-doorath/articleshow/79386451.cms |website=Samayam Malayalam |date=November 24, 2020 |language=ml}}</ref> She later appeared as Ranjitha in the long-running series ''[[Kudumbavilakku]]'' on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]].<ref name="TOI_Leap">{{cite news |title=Kudumbavilakku takes a leap: A new chapter unfolds after 6 years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/kudumbavilakku-takes-a-leap-a-new-chapter-unfolds-after-6-years/articleshow/105698961.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=December 3, 2023}}</ref>

In July 2024, she was announced as part of the cast of the [[Flowers TV]] series ''[[Panchagni (TV series)|Panchagni]]''.<ref name="flowers_panchagni">{{cite web |last1=Jacob |first1=Aileen Sara |title='ഇത് പുത്തൻ അദ്ധ്യായം'; വൈഷ്‌ണവി സായ്‌കുമാർ ഇനി പഞ്ചാഗ്നിയിൽ! |url=https://flowersoriginals.com/2024/07/vaishnavi-saikumar-to-star-in-upcoming-serial-panchagni/ |website=Flowers Originals |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=July 25, 2024 |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="samayam_support_2024">{{cite web |title=ആ വിലാസം എനിക്കൊരുപാട് തരത്തില്‍ ഗുണകരമായിട്ടുണ്ട്! സായ് കുമാറിനെക്കുറിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞ് വൈഷ്ണവി |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/celebrity-news/vaishnavi-sai-kumar-reveals-about-sai-kumar-s-support/articleshow/112645290.cms |website=Samayam Malayalam |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=August 20, 2024 |language=ml}}</ref> The following year, she joined [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] series ''[[Mazha Thorum Munpe]]'', an adaptation of Joycee’s novel, playing the role of Vyjayanthi.<ref name="samayam_mazha_thorum">{{cite web |title=മഴ തോരും മുൻപേ: വൈജയന്തിയുടെ അപകടം ആരാധകരെ ഞെട്ടിക്കുന്നു; പ്രൊമോ തരംഗമാകുന്നു |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/celebrity-news/mazha-thorum-munpe-promo-and-latest-vyjayanthi-accident-episode-goes-trending/articleshow/126158533.cms |website=Samayam Malayalam |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=December 2025 |language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment/miniscreen/asianet-to-telecast-new-serial-mazha-thorum-mumpe-update/articleshow-35r9mzf|title=ജോയ്‍സിയുടെ രചനയിൽ 'മഴ തോരും മുൻപേ', ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റിൽ പുതിയ പരമ്പര|access-date=2025-12-11|last1=June 29, 2025|first1=Web Desk Published|last2=Ist|first2=03:22 Pm|language=ml}}</ref>

Vaishnavi expanded into cinema in 2025 with her feature film debut in the thriller ''[[Kalamkaval]]'', co-starring [[Mammootty]] and [[Vinayakan]].<ref name="mathrubhumi_kalamkaval">{{cite web |title=Kalamkaval' surprise reveal: Mammootty's grandson Adyan sings for the film VIDEO|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/kalamkaval-mammootty-vinayakan-release-grandson-sing-qcwex3hp |website=Mathrubhumi |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=2025 |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Ref
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Kalamkaval]]'' || Anagha || Debut || <ref>{{Cite web |title=22 അല്ല 25 പേരാണ്! അഭിയും ത്രിവേദയും മുതൽ സായികുമാറിന്റെ മകൾ വരെ; ഗായത്രിയ്ക്കും ഇത് കരിയർ ചേഞ്ച് കഥാപാത്രമാവും |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/photo-gallery/cinema/kalamkaval-pre-release-event-22-actresses-name-of-mammootty-kalamkaval-movie/photoshow/125732043.cms |access-date=9 December 2025 |website=[[Times Internet#Subsidiaries and products|Samayam Malayalam]] |language=ml}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel !! Notes !! Ref.
|-
| 2020–2023 || ''[[Kaiyethum Doorath (TV series)|Kaiyethum Doorath]]'' || Kanaka Durga || [[Zee Keralam]] || Television debut ||<ref name="director_praise">{{cite web |title=സായി കുമാറിന്റെ ആദ്യ ഭാര്യയിലെ മകള്‍ വൈഷ്ണവിയുടെ അഭിനയത്തെ കുറിച്ച് സംവിധായകന്‍, പാരമ്പര്യം ഉണ്ട് എന്ന് കരുതി അച്ഛനെയും അച്ചാച്ഛനെയും പോലെ ആവില്ല, പക്ഷെ കഴിവുണ്ട് |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/celebrity-news/director-mohan-about-the-acting-of-vaishnavi-saikumar-daughter-of-actor-saikumar/articleshow/90308484.cms |website=Samayam Malayalam |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=March 18, 2022 |language=ml}}</ref>
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Ammayariyathe]]'' || Dr. Reena || Asianet || ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Manimuthu]]'' || Neetha || [[Mazhavil Manorama]] || ||
|-
| 2023–2024 || ''[[Kudumbavilakku]]'' || Ranjitha || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] || ||<ref name="samayam_old_photo">{{cite web |title='അച്ഛനൊപ്പം ഇങ്ങനെയൊരു ചിത്രം'; സായ് കുമാറിനൊപ്പമുള്ള പഴയകാല ചിത്രം പങ്കുവെച്ച് വൈഷ്ണവി! |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/vaishnavi-sai-kumar-shared-an-old-photo-of-herself-with-her-father-sai-kumar/articleshow/110453975.cms |website=Samayam Malayalam |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=May 27, 2024 |language=ml}}</ref>
|-
| 2024–2025 || ''[[Panchagni (TV series)|Panchagni]]'' || Kalavathi || [[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]] || ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/celebrity-news/lima-babu-quit-from-panchagni-serial-she-replies-on-fans-comments/articleshow/116491516.cms|title=അഭിമന്യുവിന്റെ നായികയാകാൻ ഇനി ലിമ വരില്ല! ഞാൻ ഇനി അതിലേക്ക് ഇല്ല; അഷിതക്ക് പിന്നാലെ ലിമയുടെയും പിന്മാറ്റം!|website=Samayam|date=20 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2025–present || ''[[Mazha Thorum Munpe]]'' || Vyjayanthi || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/sai-kumar-and-daughter-vaishnavi-saikumar-viral-pic-10577171|title=സായിച്ചൻ, ഒരു പൂർത്തിയാകാത്ത ചിത്രം; അച്ഛനൊപ്പമുള്ള ചിത്രവുമായി വൈഷ്ണവി|work=Indian Express}}</ref>
|}

====Special appearances====
* 2022- ''Flowers Oru Kodi'' ([[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]])<ref name="samayam_family_crisis">{{cite web |title=അമ്മയേക്കാളും ജോളിയാണ് അച്ഛൻ! ഞാൻ കാരണമാണ് അച്ഛൻ പോയതെന്ന് വരുത്തിത്തീർക്കാനുള്ള ശ്രമങ്ങളുണ്ടായിരുന്നു! സായ്കുമാറിനെക്കുറിച്ച് വൈഷ്ണവി പറഞ്ഞത്? |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/vaishnavi-sai-kumar-talks-about-her-father-sai-kumar/articleshow/93070262.cms |website=Samayam Malayalam |access-date=January 4, 2026 |date=July 23, 2022 |language=ml}}</ref>
* 2024- ''[[Sukhamo Devi (TV series)|Sukhamo Devi]]'' as Kalavathi (Flowers)
* 2020- ''[[Neeyum Njanum (TV series)|Neeyum Njanum]]'' ([[Zee Keralam]])
* 2024 - ''Flowers Oru Kodi with Comedy''<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtcPfAKJx08 |title=Flowers Orukodi With Comedy {{!}} R.Sreekandan Nair {{!}} Vaishnavi Saikumar {{!}} Susmitha Prabhakaran {{!}} EP# 23 |date=2024-08-14 |last=Flowers Comedy |access-date=2025-10-03 |via=YouTube}}</ref> (Flowers)
* 2026 - ''Maanathe Kottaram'' (Zee Keralam)

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result !! Ref.
|-
| rowspan=2| 2026 || rowspan=2| [[Asianet Television Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress || rowspan=2|''Mazha Thorum Munpe'' || {{nom}} || rowspan=2 | <ref name="ata26">{{cite web |title=Asianet Television Awards 2026 Winners List |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2026/asianet-television-awards-2026-winners-list-who-won-best-actor-actress-serial-couple-award-at-at-506927.html |website=Filmibeat |date=30 March 2026}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nettv4u.com/about/malayalam/awards/asianet-television-awards-2026|title=Malayalam Awards Asianet Television Awards 2026|language=en|work=NETTV4U}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.keralatv.in/asianet-television-awards-2026-nominations-list/|title=Asianet Television Awards 2026 Categories and Nominations List – Online Voting Started Now|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| Popular Character Actress || {{won}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|13430821}}

[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam television]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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Tanu14 at 08:37, 4 May 2026