Lakshmi (Actress) Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Actor, Director
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/01/1952
Age	72 years
Birthplace	Chennai

Bio/Wiki

Full name	Yaragudipadi Venkata Mahalakshmi

Physical Stats & More

Height	165 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Mohan Sharma (actor, filmmaker) K. S. Sivachandran (actor, director)

Family

Father

Yaragudipati Varada Rao (deceased on 13 February 1979; filmmaker)

Mother

Kumari Rukmani (actress)

Spouse

First Husband	Bhaskaran (m. 1969; div. 1974)
Second Husband	Mohan Sharma (m. 1975; div. 1980) (actor, filmmaker)
Third Husband	K. S. Sivachandran (m. 1987 - present) (actor, director)

Children

Daughter(s)	Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran (actress) Sivachandran Samyuktha

Career

Debut

As an actor

Films

Tamil	Sri Valli (1961) as Child Valli
Telugu	Bandhavyalu (1968) as Lakshmi
Kannada	Goa Dalli CID 999 (1968)
Malayalam	Chattakari (1974) as Julie
Hindi	Julie (1975) as Julie

As a director

Film

Tamil	Mazhalai Pattalam (1980)

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards	1974: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for Chattakari
Filmfare Awards South	1974: Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for Dikkatra Parvathi 1974: Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress for Chattakari 1975: Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress for Chalanum 1976: Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress for Mohiniyaattam 1978: Filmfare Special Jury Award for Panthulamma 1983: Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for Unmaigal 1986: Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress for Sravana Meghalu 1993: Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress for Hoovu Hannu 1998: Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (South)
Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards	1975: Most outstanding work of the year for Julie
Filmfare Awards	1976: Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Julie
National Film Awards	1977: National Film Award for Best Actress for Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal
Nandi Awards	1977: Best Actress for the film Panthulamma 1986: Best Actress for the film Sravana Meghalu 2001: Best Character Actress for the film Murari 2012: Special Jury Award for the film Mithunam
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	1978: Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for Oru Nadigai Naatakam Paarkiraal
Karnataka State Film Awards	1993: Best Actress for Hoovu Hannu 2008: Best Supporting Actress for Vamshi 2017: Dr. Rajkumar Award (the highest honour in the Kannada film industry)
South India International Movie Awards	2021: SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Oh! Baby

Some Lesser Known Facts

Lakshmi is a renowned Indian actress and director.
She is predominantly known for her work in South Indian entertainment industries.
Her notable appearances include films like Julie (1975), Jeans (1998), Padayappa (1999), Hulchul (2004), and Oh! Baby (2019).
Lakshmi has won the prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Actress eight times across various Indian film industries.
She completed her schooling in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, actively participating in acting competitions.
In 1968, she began her acting career with the Tamil film Jeevanamsam.
Lakshmi directed her first Tamil film, Mazhalai Pattalam, in 1980.
She is skilled in languages such as Hindi, English, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Telugu.