Pavithra Lakshmi is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Malayalam language films. After making her debut in the Tamil film ''
O Kadhal Kanmani
''O Kadhal Kanmani'' (), also known as ''OK Kanmani'', is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written, directed and produced by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen, portraying a young couple in a live-in r ...
'' (2015), she rose to fame through her appearance in the show ''
Cooku with Comali
''Cooku with Comali'', also known by the acronym CWC, is an Indian Tamil-language comedy-based cooking competition show aired on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar where the contestants are paired each week with comedians (comalis) who a ...
'' (2021) and has been seen in films including ''
Naai Sekar
''Naai Sekar'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language science fantasy comedy film written and directed by debutant Kishore Rajkumar and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the banner AGS Entertainment. The film stars Sathish and Pavithra Lakshmi ...
'' (2022) and ''
Ullasam
''Ullaasam'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic film directed and co-written by the duo J. D. and Jerry and produced by actor Amitabh Bachchan. The film featured Ajith Kumar, Vikram and Maheswari with Raghuvaran, S. P. Balas ...
'' (2022).
Career
Pavithra first appeared in a small role in
Mani Ratnam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six Nat ...
's ''
O Kadhal Kanmani
''O Kadhal Kanmani'' (), also known as ''OK Kanmani'', is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written, directed and produced by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen, portraying a young couple in a live-in r ...
'' (2015), featuring as a colleague of
Dulquer Salmaan
Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management ...
's lead character. She continued working as a model, notably winning the Miss Madras 2015 and Queen of India 2016 pageants. In 2021, she appeared on the celebrity cooking show ''
Cooku with Comali
''Cooku with Comali'', also known by the acronym CWC, is an Indian Tamil-language comedy-based cooking competition show aired on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar where the contestants are paired each week with comedians (comalis) who a ...
'', with the appearance leading to further acting offers.
Pavithra appeared in four films in 2022, with
AGS Entertainment
AGS Entertainment is an Indian film production, distribution company and multiplex chain in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 2006 by three brothers Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S.Ganesh and Kalpathi S. Suresh.
History
AGS Entertain ...
's comedy drama ''
Naai Sekar
''Naai Sekar'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language science fantasy comedy film written and directed by debutant Kishore Rajkumar and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the banner AGS Entertainment. The film stars Sathish and Pavithra Lakshmi ...
'' being her biggest release. Paired opposite
Sathish
Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian ...
, she won positive reviews for her portrayal, with a critic from ''
The New Indian Express
''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naid ...
'' noting "though she doesn't get enough scenes to help us understand the character deeper, Pavithra does what was required of her with ease". She later featured in the coming-of-age Malayalam film ''
Ullasam
''Ullaasam'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic film directed and co-written by the duo J. D. and Jerry and produced by actor Amitabh Bachchan. The film featured Ajith Kumar, Vikram and Maheswari with Raghuvaran, S. P. Balas ...
'' opposite
Shane Nigam
Shane Nigam is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. Having made his debut with the 2013 road film ''Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi'' (2013), he went to receive wider attention for his performances in various successful drama ...
, and the bilingual drama ''
Yugi'', alongside an ensemble cast.
Filmography
;Films
;Television series
;Television show
References
External links
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Indian film actresses
Tamil actresses
Living people
Actresses in Tamil cinema
21st-century Indian actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)