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{{short description|Indian actress in Kannada films and Tamil films }}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vijaylakshmi
| image = Vijayalakshmi (South Indian actress).jpg
| caption = Vijayalakshmi (February 2021)
| birth_date = 1980
| birth_place = [[Chennai]]<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news|author=V Lakshmi |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-08/news-interviews/28252374_1_vijayalakshmi-karnataka-kollywood |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614052715/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-08/news-interviews/28252374_1_vijayalakshmi-karnataka-kollywood |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-14 |title=I'm a pure Tamilian: Vijayalakshmi |date=2010-11-08 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-03-25}}</ref>
| other_names = Vijaylakshmi, Vijayalaxmi, Viji
| yearsactive = 1997–2018
| occupation = [[Film actress]]
}}

'''Vijayalakshmi''' is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in [[Kannada]] films, also [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]] films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamil.filmibeat.com/specials/vijaylakshmi.html|title=ஸ்பெஷல்ஸ்|date=5 February 2004|website=filmibeat.com|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamil.filmibeat.com/heroines/vijayalakshmi1.html|title=ஹீரோயின்|date=5 February 2004|website=filmibeat.com|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> In 1997, she won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] for her performance in her debut Kannada film ''[[Nagamandala]]'' as Rani.<ref name="archive.org">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/45thFilmfareSouthBestActresses|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205073121/https://archive.org/details/45thFilmfareSouthBestActresses|url-status=dead|title=45th Filmfare South Best Actresses : Santosh : Free Download & Stream…|date=5 February 2017|archive-date=5 February 2017}}</ref>

==Birth==
Vijayalakshmi was born in [[Chennai]] and did her studies in [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]].<ref name="timesofindia" /> Her mother is a [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Sri Lankan Tamil]] who moved to India due to [[1984 Mannar massacre|1984 riots]] in [[Sri Lanka]] while her father is from [[Nagercoil]] southern Tamilnadu who settled in [[Bangalore]]. She has a sister named Usha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/friends-actress-vijayalakshmi-hospitalized-seeks-help-from-film-industry/|title='Friends' Actress Vijayalakshmi Hospitalized; Seeks Help From Film Industry|date=26 February 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
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 recognized for her beauty and performance. She debuted in ace director [[T. S. Nagabharana]]'s film [[Nagamandala]]. The first film of Vijayalakshmi was ''Nagamandala'', based on a folk tale, opposite [[Prakash Raj]]. She acted in the Tamil films ''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]'' along with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and [[Surya]]. She returned to the Tamil film industry again with the comedy film ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]'', which became one of 2010's biggest successes.<ref>{{cite news|author=V Lakshmi |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Vijayalakshmis-back-in-action/iplarticleshow/6835245.cms |title=Vijayalakshmi's back in action |work=The Times of India |date=30 October 2010 |access-date=2014-03-25}}</ref> In Telugu, she was recognized in the film ''Hanuman Junction''. She has also acted in one Malayalam film with Mohanlal '[[Devadoothan]]'

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

==Personal life==
Vijayalakshmi has been residing in Chennai since few year. 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/24754.html |title=Vijayalakshm's suicide attempt shocking - Kannada Movie News |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=2006-08-24 |access-date=2014-03-25}}</ref> 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.<ref name="cinesouth">[http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16112006-1.shtml ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131023443/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16112006-1.shtml |date=31 January 2010 }}</ref> However, in November 2006, she announced her engagement to actor Srujan Lokesh, with the wedding pencilled in for March 2007, after three years of dating.<ref name="cinesouth" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/vijayalakshmi-lokesh-knot-061106.html |title=Vijayalakshmi, Srujan Lokesh tie the knot |publisher=Oneindia Entertainment |date=2006-11-06 |access-date=2014-03-25}}</ref> In a turn of events, the engagement was broken off.<ref name="timesofindia" />

After being harassed by [[Seeman (politician)|Seeman]] and his supporters, she attempted suicide again in July 2020 by overdosing on blood pressure tablets and was admitted to hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Actor Vijayalakshmi attempts suicide, recovering at a Chennai hospital|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-vijayalakshmi-attempts-suicide-recovering-chennai-hospital-seeman-hari-nadar-ntk-129488|access-date=2020-08-02|website=www.thenewsminute.com|date=27 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/actress-vijayalakshmi-admitted-to-a-hospital-after-attempting-suicide/articleshow/77183273.cms|title=Actress Vijayalakshmi admitted to a hospital after attempting suicide - Times of India ►|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/actor-vijayalakshmi-hospitalised-after-suicide-attempt-6525128/|title=Actor Vijayalakshmi hospitalised after suicide attempt|date=27 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/india-news/south-indian-actor-vijayalakshmi-explains-why-she-tried-to-commit-suicidevideo/video-r2T7JMrM7temlF32TaylxL.html|title = South Indian actor Vijayalakshmi explains why she tried to commit suicide|date = 28 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijayalakshmi-from-hospital-im-so-sick-of-seeman/articleshow/77203881.cms|title=Vijayalakshmi from hospital: I'm so sick of Seeman - Times of India}}</ref>

== Partial filmography ==
[[File:Nagamandala film screenshot.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Vijayalakshmi (right) and [[Prakash Raj]] (left) in 1997 Kannada film [[Nagamandala]] ]]
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Other Notes
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1997 || ''[[Nagamandala]]'' ||Rani || [[Kannada]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada]]<ref name="archive.org"/>
|- style="background:#edf3fe;"
|-
| ''[[Jodi Hakki]]'' ||Roopa || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Ranganna'' ||Roopa || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1998 ||''[[Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga]]'' || swapna || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Maatina Malla'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Poonthottam]]'' || Sumathi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Punjabi House]]'' || || Malayalam || Uncredited role
|-
| ''No.1'' || Chandralekha || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1999 || ''Arunodaya'' ||Shanthi || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Dalavayee'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Swasthik]]'' || Pinkey|| Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Habba]]'' || Seetha || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Prathibatane'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2000 || ''Naxalite'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Surya Vamsha]]'' || Parimala || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Devadoothan]]'' || Sneha || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Mahatma'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Durgada Huli'' || || Kannada ||Cameo appearance
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2001 ||''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]'' || Amudha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kalakalappu (2001 film)|Kalakalappu]]'' || Divya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Hanuman Junction (film)|Hanuman Junction]]'' || Devi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|| 2002 ||''Prudhvi Narayana'' || || Telugu||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2003 || ''[[Ramachandra (film)|Ramachandra]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Military (2003 film)|Military]]'' || Seetha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Yes Madam (2003 film)|Yes Madam]]'' || Gayathri || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Soori (2003 film)|Soori]]'' || Devi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Jogula'' || Shakunthala || Kannada ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Kanakambari]]'' || Nirmala Devi || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2008 || ''[[Navashakthi Vaibhava]]'' || Goddess [[Banashankari Amma Temple|Banashankari]]
| Kannada ||
|-
| ''Patre Loves Padma'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Vaazhthugal]]'' || Vennila || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]'' ||Nandhini || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Thillalangadi]]'' || Swapna || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''[[Thambikottai]]'' || Lakshmi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Nannalla'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Kadha Solla Porom'' || Amudha || Tamil ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Meesaya Murukku]]'' || Adhi's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Fighter'' ||
||Kannada||
|}

===Television===
;Serials
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Language
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
|-
|2006–2007||Suryavamsam||Manasa||[[Telugu (language)|Telugu]]||[[Gemini TV]]
|-
|2007–2008||Vasantham||Akila||rowspan=4|[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]||rowspan=4|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2010–2013||[[Chellamay]]||Gayathri
|-
|2011–2012||[[Mundhanai Mudichu (TV series)|Mundhanai Mudichu]]||Nandhini
|-
|2013||[[Muthaaram (TV series)|Muthaaram]]||ACP Ranjini
|-
|2017||[[Nandini (TV series)|Nandini]]||Devi||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] <br> [[Kannada]]||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] <br> [[Udaya TV]]
|-
|}

;Shows
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Language
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
|-
|2008||Bangarada Bete||Host||[[Kannada]]||[[Udaya TV]]
|-
|2010||Jackpot||Contestant||rowspan=2|[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]||[[Jaya TV]]
|-
|2010–2011||Vaazhvai Maatralam Vaanga||Host||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|}
{{commons category|Vijayalakshmi}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0897212}}

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