Chandra Lakshman is an Indian actress. She debuted in the 2002 Tamil film ''

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'' and has since then appeared in various

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and

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and TV series. She is probably best known for her performances as Sandra Nellikadan, Rini Chandrasekhar, Ganga and Divya in the TV series ''Swantham'', ''Megham'', ''Kolangal'' and ''Kadhalikka Neramillai'', respectively.

Personal life

She is married to actor Tosh Christy. She gave birth to a Boy in October 2022.

Career

Chandra Lakshman was born to Lakshman Kumar and Malathi into a

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family in

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. Later family shifted to

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, where she also did her schooling and graduation. She had her education from J. N School,

, M.G.R Institute of Hotel Management and Madras University. A trained

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dancer, she was doing her

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training, when director Santhosh saw her and decided to cast her in his film ''Manasellam''. She made her acting debut with the 2002

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''Manasellam'', enacting the sister character of the film's lead actor Srikanth. Her performance in the film made possible her entry into the

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, landing the lead female role in the action thriller '' Stop Violence'' (2002) alongside

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. Subsequently, she starred in a number of supporting roles in Malayalam-language films like ''Chakram'', ''Balram vs. Taradas'' and ''Khaki''. She shot into limelight through her appearances in TV series. She first appeared in the series ''Swantham'', in which she played Sandra Nellikadan, a villainous character, which was highly appreciated by critics and made her a

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. She then starred in series like ''Devi'', enacting a multi-dimensional character, ''Stree'', playing a homely character and ''Jwalayayi'' alongside

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, playing also a villainous character. For her portrayal of Rini Chandrasekhar in ''Megham'', she also received rave reviews and several awards. In Tamil, she rose to fame after her performance as Ganga, again a character with negative shades, in the famous ''Kolangal''-series, in which she starred alongside Devayani. She is also well known for her performance as Divya and Akhila in the popular series ''Kadhalikka Neramillai'' and ''Vasantham'', respectively. She has appeared in some

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also. She has won several allocades including Asianet Television Awards for best negative role (2005,2006).

Filmography

Television

; TV series ;TV shows

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lakshman, Chandra Indian television actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Living people 21st-century Indian actresses 1983 births Actresses from Chennai Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram Actresses in Telugu television Actresses in Tamil television Actresses in Malayalam television