Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian playback singer from

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. She is an expert in a rare musical instrument called Gayatriveena. She won special jury mention for her much appreciated work in the 2013 film ''

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''. She was born at

Vaikom Vaikom, , is a municipal town and a capital town of Vaikom Taluk, situated in the northwest of Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The town is also noted for its role in the Indian independence movement for being the venue of Vaikom ...

on 7 October 1981 and later on moved to

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Personal life

She was born on 7 October 1981, on

Vijayadashami Vijayadashami ( sa, विजयदशमी, Vijayadaśamī, translit-std=IAST), also known as Dussehra, Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu ...

. She got engaged to Bahrain-based technician Santhosh in December 2016, but she suddenly called off her wedding, citing that her fiancé insulted her for her blindness and requested her to stop stage shows. She was praised for her decision on social media. Vaikom Vijayalakshmi married N. Anoop, a mimicry artist on 22 October 2018 at Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple. They got divorced in June 2021.

Awards

* 2012:

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for "Kaatte Kaatte" from ''

'' * 2013:

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for "Ottakku Padunna" from ''

Nadan ''Nadan'' ( ml, നടൻ, English: The actor) is a 2013 Malayalam drama film directed by Kamal and written by S. Suresh Babu. Jayaram and Remya Nambeeshan play the lead roles, while the rest of the cast are former theatre artists that include ...

'' * 2014: Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Malayalam for "Ottakku Padunna" from ''

'' * 2014: Mirchi Music Awards (South) for Upcoming Female Vocalist of the year for "Ottakku Padunna" from ''

'' * 2014: Nominated - Asianet Film Awards for Best Playback Singer(Female) - "Ottakku Padunna" from ''

'' * 2014: Jaycey Film Awards for Best Singer for "Ottakku Padunna" from ''

'' * 2014: Nominated - 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Female Playback Singer - "Ottakku Padunna" from ''

'' * 2014: Eenam Swaralaya Awards for song of the year - "Ottakku Padunna" from ''

'' * 2014: Nominated - Asiavision Awards for Best Singer(Female)-"Ottakku Padunna" from ''

'' * 2014: Nominated - Vijay Award for Best Singer(Female)-"Puthiya Uligai" from ''

Yennamo Yedho ''Yennamo Yedho'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film directed by Ravi Thyagarajan starring Gautham Karthik, Rakul Preet Singh, and Nikesha Patel. A remake of the Telugu film ''Ala Modalaindi'', the film was produced by Ravi ...

'' * 2014: C.K.M.A Malayalam film Awards for Best female singer * 2015: Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Malayalam for "Kaikkottum" from ''

Oru Vadakkan Selfie ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'' () is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language road-comedy film directed by G. Prajith and scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The film features Nivin Pauly, Manjima Mohan, Aju Varghese, Neeraj Madhav and Vineeth Sreenivasan. The mu ...

'' * 2016: Won - Vanitha Film Award for Best Singer(Female)- "Kaikottum" from "

" * 2017: Honorary doctorate (

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) from International Tamil University

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* 2022: Kerala Sree award instituted by Government of Kerala

Notable songs

Acted films

* 2022 - Swami Saranam * 2014 - Ezhudesangalkkumakale

References

External links

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