Vijayalakshmi Singh

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Vijayalakshmi Singh is an Indian actress, director, costume designer and producer in Kannada.[1][2] She has acted in more than 50 Kannada films and is actively involved in television projects.[3]

Early life[edit]

Vijayalakshmi was born in Mysore to film personalities D. Shankar Singh and Prathima Devi.[4] Film director Rajendra Singh Babu is her elder brother.

Career[edit]

Vijayalakshmi debuted in the early 1980s, and worked as heroine opposite top actors of Kannada films of the time like 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.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Vijayalakshmi married Kannada actor Jai Jagadish.[6] The couple have three daughters: Vaisiri, Vaibhavi and Vainidhi, who together made their acting debut through the 2019 movie Yaana, directed by Vijayalakshmi.[6]

Selected filmography[edit]

As actress[edit]

As director[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Muralidhar Khanaje (12 April 2016). "All in the family". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. Roshan H. Nair (3 March 2020). "'Erasing a woman's work is their biggest weapon'". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. "Vijayalakshmi Singh enjoys a vacation in Madikeri". Times of India. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "Veteran Kannada film actress Prathima Devi passes away". Deccan Herald. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. Vinay Lokesh (26 October 2019). "Vijayalakshmi Singh makes her debut on Kannada small screen". Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Sagarika Devika Bopanna (29 April 2016). "The energetic trio". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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