Vijayalakshmi Singh is an Indian actress, director, costume designer and producer in Kannada.[2][3] She has acted in more than 50 Kannada films and is actively involved in television projects.[4]
Vijayalakshmi Singh | |
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| Born | (1959-07-19) July 19, 1959 (age 63) |
| Other names | Munni[1] |
| Alma mater | Mysore University |
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| Spouse | Jai Jagadish |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | D. Shankar Singh Prathima Devi |
| Relatives | Rajendra Singh Babu (brother) Aditya (nephew) Rishika Singh (niece) |
Vijayalakshmi was born in Mysore to film personalities D. Shankar Singh and Prathima Devi.[5] Film director Rajendra Singh Babu is her elder brother.
Vijayalakshmi debuted in the early 1980s, and worked as heroine opposite top actors of Kannada films of the time like Vishnuvardhan, Anant Nag, Ravichandran, Jai Jagadish and Ramakrishna. She has worked with top directors including Puttanna Kanagal, K. Balachander, Geethapriya, K. S. L. Swamy and Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. She was also a costume designer for her brother Rajendra Singh Babu's films like Bhaari Bharjari Bete, Bandhana and Hoovu Hannu. In the 1990s she worked as a Production Controller starting with Rani Maharani. 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.[6]
Vijayalakshmi married Kannada actor Jai Jagadish.[7] The couple have three daughters: Vaisiri, Vaibhavi and Vainidhi, who together made their acting debut through the 2019 movie Yaana, directed by Vijayalakshmi.[7]