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{{short description|Indian Kannada actress, director, costume designer}}
{{infobox actress
|name=Vijayalakshmi Singh
|image=Vijayalakshmi Singh.jpg
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1960|07|19}}
|birth_place= [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
|occupation= {{hlist|Actress|producer|director|costume designer}}
|years_active=
|other_names=Munni<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bandhana-with-kannadigas/article8182192.ece|title='Bandhana' with Kannadigas|work=The Hindu|author=Bhumika K.|date=2 February 2016|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref>
|alma_mater=[[Mysore University]]
|spouse= [[Jai Jagadish]]
|children= 3
|awards=
|parents= [[D. Shankar Singh]]<br />[[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Prathima Devi]]
|relatives= [[Rajendra Singh Babu]] (brother)<br>[[Aditya (actor)|Aditya]] (nephew)<br>[[Rishika Singh]] (niece)
}}

'''Vijayalakshmi Singh''' is an Indian actress, director, costume designer and producer in [[Kannada language|Kannada]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/kannada-film-with-three-members-from-same-family/article8466881.ece|title=All in the family|work=The Hindu|author=Muralidhar Khanaje|date=12 April 2016|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/metrolife/metrolife-cityscape/erasing-a-woman-s-work-is-their-biggest-weapon-810130.html|title=‘Erasing a woman’s work is their biggest weapon’|work=Deccan Herald|author=Roshan H. Nair|date=3 March 2020|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> She has acted in more than 50 Kannada films and is actively involved in television projects.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/kannada/vijayalakshmi-singh-enjoys-a-vacation-in-madikeri/amp_articleshow/78102000.cms|title=Vijayalakshmi Singh enjoys a vacation in Madikeri|work=Times of India|date=14 September 2020|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Vijayalakshmi was born in Mysore to film personalities [[D. Shankar Singh]] and [[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Prathima Devi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/veteran-kannada-film-actress-prathima-devi-passes-away-971209.html|title=Veteran Kannada film actress Prathima Devi passes away|work=Deccan Herald|date=6 April 2021|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> Film director [[Rajendra Singh Babu]] is her elder brother.

== Career ==
Vijayalakshmi debuted in the early 1980s, and worked as heroine opposite top actors of Kannada films of the time like [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Anant Nag]], [[Ravichandran]], [[Jai Jagadish]] and Ramakrishna. She has worked with top directors including [[Puttanna Kanagal]], [[K. Balachander]], [[Geethapriya]], [[K. S. L. Swamy]] and [[Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar]]. She was also a costume designer for her brother [[Rajendra Singh Babu]]'s films like [[Bhaari Bharjari Bete]], [[Bandhana]] and [[Hoovu Hannu]]. In the 1990s she worked as a Production Controller starting with [[Rani Maharani]]. After 2000 Vijayalakshmi has worn many hats - producer, director and supporting actress, and is associated ith several popular and successful Kannada movies. She entered television in 2020 with the Kannada serial [[Jothe Jotheyali (TV series)|Jothe Jotheyali]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/kannada/vijayalakshmi-singh-makes-her-debut-on-kannada-small-screen/amp_articleshow/71759774.cms#aoh=16181622022788&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s|title=Vijayalakshmi Singh makes her debut on Kannada small screen|work=Times of India|author=Vinay Lokesh|date=26 October 2019|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Vijayalakshmi married Kannada actor [[Jai Jagadish]].<ref name="SINGH"/> The couple have three daughters: Vaisiri, Vaibhavi and Vainidhi, who together made their acting debut through the 2019 movie [[Yaana (film)|Yaana]], directed by Vijayalakshmi.<ref name="SINGH">{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/543457/energetic-trio.html|title=The energetic trio|work=Deccan Herald|author=Sagarika Devika Bopanna|date=29 April 2016|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref>

== Selected filmography ==
===As actress===
* [[Veera Parampare]] (2010)
* [[Nanna Preethiya Hudugi]] (2002)
* [[Hongkongnalli Agent Amar]] (1989)
* Seelu nakshatra (1986)
* [[Masanada Hoovu]] (1985)
* [[Pithamaha]] (1985)
* Dharma [1985)
* [[Huli Hejje]] (1984)
* Shapatha (1984)
* [[Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage]] (1983)
* [[Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu]] (1983)
* Jaggu (1983)
* Praya Praya Praya (1982)
* Shreeman (1981)

===As director===
* [[Yaana (film)|Yaana]] (2019)
* [[Ee Bandhana]]
* [[Sweety Nanna Jodi]]
* Vaare vah
* [[Male Barali Manju Irali]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|5875307}}

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[[Category:Kannada actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Kannada film directors]]
[[Category:People from Mysore]]
[[Category:Indian women film directors]]
[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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