Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli is a National award winning Indian actress who predominantly works in

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and

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films. A post graduate in human resource management from

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, she joined the English theatre company Evam as a full-time employee, before venturing into the Tamil film industry. She is also a former National Level cricket player, and national Ultimate Frisbee champion.She has won

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for her performance in

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Early life

Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli was born into

family. After completing her

master's A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in social work, specialising in

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, from the

, she worked for a corporate company as an HR professional. As she wanted to pursue "something more creative", she started to work with the theatre group Evam, on their managerial side. Although she never got to act in their plays because of a tight work schedule, she called it "a great platform where I could easily learn how things transformed from paper to performance". She joined gymnastics before she was 10 years old and started playing

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, becoming a part of India's B national cricket team, under which she also played a series against the West Indies. She also pursues

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. A member of Chennai Ultimate Frisbee, she has regularly participated at Ultimate Frisbee competitions.

Career

While selling tickets for one of Evam's plays, director Magizh Thirumeni approached and asked her to play a supporting role in his film ''

Mundhinam Paartheney ''Mundhinam Paartheney'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant director Magizh Thirumeni, starring newcomers Sanjay, Ekta Ghosla, Lizna, Pooja and Sai Prashanth in lead roles. The film, produced by ...

''. She took leave from work and shot for ten days for the film. After working with director K. Balachander on one of his teleserials, and starting to audition for a role in the TV show, '' Dharmayudham'', she decided to pursue acting full-time. She quit her job and attended several auditions for different roles in the show, eventually landing the role of Sharada. Her first film in a lead role was the black comedy ''

Sutta Kadhai ''Sutta Kadhai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Subu in his directorial debut. The film features an ensemble cast including Balaji Venugopal, Venkatesh Harinathan, Dongli Jumbo, Lakshmi Priyaa C ...

''. She played a bold tribal girl called Silanthi in the film, which required her to perform stunts as well, and reviews on her performance were positive. Her sole 2014 release was ''

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'', which marked her Malayalam debut. Her next Tamil release was ''

Kallappadam ''Kallappadam'' () is a 2015 Tamil-language independent thriller film written and directed by J. Vadivel for first time producer Dr. Anand Ponniraivan under his production company Iraivan Films. The lead roles were portrayed by the film's direct ...

'' by debutant director Vadivel. About her role, she said that it was a "well defined and powerful character" and "emotionally very strong". Her portrayal of a retired actress, which

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described as the "most fascinating, refreshing character" in the film, was lauded by critics, with Sify stating that "Lakshmi Priya shines in the role". She has also played notable roles in films like ''

Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka ''Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka'' () / ''Malupu'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-Telugu bilingual comedy thriller film written and directed by Sathya Prabhas Pinisetty. The film stars his brother Aadhi Pinisetty and Nikki Galrani . Mithun Chakraborty, Ri ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. she is national award winner also.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandramouli, Lakshmi Priyaa Tamil television actresses Tamil actresses 1984 births Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Chennai 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil television Best Supporting Actress National Film Award winners