Vijayalakshmi Singh is an Indian actress, director, costume designer and producer in

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

. She has acted in more than 50 Kannada films and is actively involved in television projects.

Early life

Vijayalakshmi was born in Mysore to film personalities D. Shankar Singh and

Prathima Devi Prathima Devi (9 April 1933 – 6 April 2021) was an Indian actress known for her work in Kannada films. Devi made her debut through the 1947 film ''Krishnaleela''. She starred in the lead role in '' Jaganmohini'' (1951), the first Kannada film ...

. Film director

Rajendra Singh Babu S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu (born 22 October 1952) is an Indian filmmaker and occasional actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He was born and brought up in Mysore. His father Shankar Singh produced many films under the banner Mahatma Pict ...

is her elder brother.

Career

Vijayalakshmi debuted in the early 1980s, and worked as heroine opposite top actors of Kannada films of the time like Vishnuvardhan,

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Jai Jagadish Jai Jagadish (born 29 June 1954) is an Indian actor, director and producer in the Kannada film industry. Starting his career as an actor in '' Phalitamsha'' (1976), he went on to feature in over 300 films as an actor. In 1998, he turned producer ...

and Ramakrishna. She has worked with top directors including

Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Kannada cinema's most influent ...

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

Geethapriya Lakshman Rao Mohite (15 June 1932 – 17 January 2016), better known by his pen-name Geethapriya ( kn, ಗೀತಪ್ರಿಯ), was an Indian film director and lyricist of the Kannada film industry. He has directed 40 films and penned over 250 ...

, K. S. L. Swamy and

Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter and a lyricist who predominantly works in Kannada film industry, Kannada Cinema. He made his film debut as a screenplay writer in ''Kadina Benki'' (1986) which won the Nation ...

. She was also a costume designer for her brother

's films like

Bhaari Bharjari Bete ''Bharjari Bete'' is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language Western action film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu, starring Ambarish, Jayamala and Shankar Nag. The supporting cast features Dinesh, Tiger Prabhakar and Vajramuni. Cast * Ambarish * Shankar ...

Bandhana ''Bandhana'' is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu from a screenplay by H. V. Subba Rao and Rajendra Singh Babu, based on a novel of the same name by Usha Navaratnanram. The film revolves around t ...

and

Hoovu Hannu ''Hoovu Hannu'' () is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language drama film based on the novel by Triveni of the same name. The film stars Lakshmi, Rajesh Gundurao, Vyjayanthi and Baby Shamili. It was directed by Rajendra Singh Babu and produced by Vaibha ...

. In the 1990s she worked as a Production Controller starting with

Rani Maharani ''Rani Maharani'' is a 1990 Indian Kannada language film directed by B. Ramamurthy, starring Malashri, Ambarish and Shashikumar in lead roles. The supporting cast features Jaggesh, Umashree, Doddanna, Mysore Lokesh, Umesh, Tennis Krishna. The ...

. After 2000 Vijayalakshmi has worn many hats - producer, director and supporting actress, and is associated ith several popular and successful Kannada movies. She entered television in 2020 with the Kannada serial Jothe Jotheyali.

Personal life

Vijayalakshmi married Kannada actor

. The couple have three daughters: Vaisiri, Vaibhavi and Vainidhi, who together made their acting debut through the 2019 movie Yaana, directed by Vijayalakshmi.

Selected filmography

As actress

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(2022) *

Veera Parampare ''Veera Parampare'' () is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written, produced and directed by S.Narayan under his home banner. The film stars Ambareesh, Sudeepa and Aindritha Ray in the lead roles. The soundtrack and backgrou ...

(2010) *

Nanna Preethiya Hudugi ''Nanna Preethiya Hudugi'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. It stars newcomers Dhyan and Deepali in lead roles and actors such as Lokesh, Bhavya and Suresh Heblikar in other p ...

(2002) *

Hongkongnalli Agent Amar ''Hongkongnalli Agent Amar'' () is a 1989 Indian Kannada film, directed by Joe Simon and produced by Santhosh Shindhe, G. Madangopal, S. Chakrapani and Peter J. Kamilose. The film stars Ambareesh and Ambika. The film has musical score by Pete ...

(1989) * Seelu nakshatra (1986) *

Masanada Hoovu ''Masanada Hoovu'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on T. R. Subba Rao's novel of the same name. It stars Jayanthi, Ambareesh, Hema Choudhary and Aparna. It was Puttanna Kanagal's last as a direc ...

(1985) *

Pithamaha ''Pithamaha'' is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravi) and produced by Singh Brothers. The film stars Rajesh, Udaykumar, V. Ravichandran and Vijayalakshmi Singh. While M. Ranga Rao composed the music, the lyrics ...

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As director

* Yaana (2019) *

Ee Bandhana ''Ee Bandhana'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language drama film written, directed and co-produced by Vijayalakshmi Singh. This marks her debut directorial project. It stars Vishnuvardhan and Jayapradha. While Darshan, Ananth Nag, Tara, Sharmiel ...

* Sweety Nanna Jodi * Vaare vah *

Male Barali Manju Irali ''Male Barali Manju Irali'' ( is a 2009 Kannada-language drama film directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh. It stars Parvathy Thiruvothu, Srinagar Kitty, and Naga Kiran in the lead roles. The movie draws inspiration from ''Sabrina'' (1995 film) starri ...

References

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