Potturi Vijayalakshmi (

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writer well known for her humorous short stories.

Biography

Potturi Vijayalakshmi was born in Yajali village in

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to Ms. Valluri Satyavaani and Mr. Valluri Venkata Krishna Murthy. She married Mr. P V Siva Rao in 1970 and has two children Sireesha and Praveen Kumar. She currently lives in

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with her family. Vijayalakshmi penned around 250 short stories and 14 novels in Telugu language. Her first novel, "Premalekha", was made into a movie directed by

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. She also worked at

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. She is well known for her humorous short stories which appeared in many Telugu weeklies like Eenadu Aadivaaram, Chatura and

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, to name a few. These short stories, along with her other stories, were compiled into books of

short stories.

Publications

Books of

short stories written by Vijayalakshmi: * Hasya Kathalu (Stories from this book were published in Eenadu Aadivaram) * Chandrahaaram * Maa inti Ramayanam * Aanandame Andam * Premalekha * Pottoori vijayalakshmi haasya kadhalu * Aatmakadha * Koncham ishtam koncham kashtam * Sanmaanam. * Script sidhhamgaa vundi - cinimaa tiyyandi * Pottoori vijayalakshmi haasya kadhalu revised edition * Poorvi * Jnaapakaala Jaavali

Awards and recognitions

Potti Sreeramulu Potti Sreeramulu (IAST: ''Poṭṭi Śreerāmulu''; 16 March 1901 – 15 December 1952), was an Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary. Sreeramulu is revered as ''Amarajeevi'' ("Immortal Being") in the Andhra region for his self-sacrifice for ...

Telugu University Trust Award, 2007 * Sri Krishna Mohan Rao Memorial Award, 2007 * SeshaaRatnam Memorial Award, 2009 * Gruha lakshmi swarna mananam, 2012 * Apuroopa haasya prasaaram, 2015 * Munimaanikyam Haasya puraskaaram, 2015 * Delhi Telugu academy udyog BHAARAT PURASKAAR, 2016 * Bhanumati puraskaaram * Saahitee siromani title by Kavali * Telugu Sahiti. * Vijay Bhavna ugadi puraskaram by Vijayanagaram in 2019. * Hasya kalaapoorna title by Vijaya Bhavana association vijayanagaram in 2019. * Suseela Narayan Reddy award In 2021.

References

External links

* http://www.cpbrownacademy.org/telugu_book_reviews.asp {{DEFAULTSORT:Vijayalakshmi, Potturi 1953 births Living people 20th-century Indian short story writers Telugu writers People from Guntur district Writers from Andhra Pradesh Telugu women writers Women writers from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century women writers 20th-century Indian women