Lakshmy Ramakrishnan

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{{Infobox person
| name = Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
| image = Lakshmy ramakrishnan.jpg
| caption = Ramakrishnan in 2017
| education =
| occupation = Actress, screenwriter, director
fashion designer
| spouse = Ramakrishnan
| birth_place = Kerala, India 29 December 1965
| height =
| website =
| othername =
| yearsactive = 2006–present
| nationality = Indian
}}'''Lakshmy Ramakrishnan''' is an Indian actress, director and philanthropist. She made her debut in the Malayalam film ''[[Chakkara Muthu]]'' (2006), and has since appeared primarily in supporting roles in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.

== Personal life ==
Lakshmy was born and raised in a Tamil [[Brahmin]] family at [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]] She got engaged at the age of 16 and got married when she was 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-12|title=I know there were grey areas but my only aim was the truth: Solvathel…|url=http://archive.is/O9EwE|access-date=2020-08-12|website=archive.is}}</ref>

==Career==
Fashion designer by qualification and event manager by profession, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan is an entrepreneur. She ran her event management business in [[Muscat]], [[Oman]] from 1992 to 2001, before returning to [[India]] and acting and directing films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/41621.html |title=Lakshmi Ramakrishnan – a new treasure for Kollywood |publisher=IndiaGlitz |accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> Director [[A. K. Lohithadas]] wanted to use Ramakrishnan's house for shooting one of his Malayalam films and offered her a supporting role in his next. [[Karu Pazhaniappan]]'s ''[[Pirivom Santhippom]]'' (2008) in which she played the character of Sneha's mother was her first Tamil film,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/lakshmi-another-lady-director-in-k-wood-news-tamil-mcem0ujfjca.html |title=Lakshmi- Another lady director in K'wood |publisher=[[Sify]] |accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> following which she played supporting roles in numerous films. She portrayed an angry mother who wants to avenge her daughter's death in [[Mysskin]]'s ''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' (2011),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videos.behindwoods.com/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-interview/lakshmi-ramakrishnan.html |title=LAKSHMI RAMAKRISHNAN INTERVIEW |publisher=Behindwoods |accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> and received rave reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/yuddham-sei-review-tamil-14962171.html |title=Movie Review:Yuddham Sei |publisher=[[Sify]] |accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/tamil/Yudham-Sei/movie-review/7432224.cms|title=Yudham Sei|publisher=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-yuddham-sei/20110204.htm |title=Review: Yuddham Sei is gripping |publisher=[[Rediff]] |date=4 February 2011 |accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> She also tonsured her head for the "once-in-a-lifetime role".<ref name = sify>{{cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/lakshmi-goes-bald-for-yudham-sei-news-tamil-kkfqe5hffjg.html?ref=false |title=Lakshmi goes bald for Yudham Sei |publisher=[[Sify]] |date=28 July 2010 |accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref><ref name = ind>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/59203.html |title=Lakshmi goes bald |publisher=IndiaGlitz |accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref>

She has worked in television shows. She acted in the serial [[Aval (TV series)|Aval]] in [[STAR Vijay]] and hosted 1500 episodes of the reality show ''[[Solvathellam Unmai (TV series)|Solvathellam Unmai]]'' in [[Zee Tamil]].She has featured in more than 25 [[TV Commercials]].

In 2012, she completed her first feature film, ''[[Aarohanam (2012 film)|Aarohanam]]'',<ref name="autogenerated1"/> acclaimed for the sensitive portrayal of mental illness,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/aarohanam/movie-review/16962479.cms |title=Aarohanam Movie Review |date=6 July 2013 |accessdate=2015-05-01 }}</ref> which received a Special Jury award at the [[7th Vijay Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vijayawards.in/#!winners/ce4o |title=Vijay Awards |date=6 July 2013 |accessdate=2015-05-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419112731/http://www.vijayawards.in/#!winners/ce4o |archive-date=19 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Her 4th directorial venture, ''[[House Owner]]'', has been selected as one of the only two Tamil movies to be screened at the flagship component of the IFFI, Indian Panorama (Goa, 2019).

== Filmography ==

;As actress
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Chakkara Muthu]]'' || Devayani || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Pranayakalam]]'' ||Renjith's mother || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[July 4 (film)|July 4]]'' ||Vijayalekshmi || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2008|| ''[[Novel (film)|Novel]]''|| Dr.Bhanumathi||Malayalam||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Pirivom Santhippom]]'' || Vallikannu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Poi Solla Porom]]'' || Mrs. Sathyanathan || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008|| ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' ||Olga Mariadas||Tamil||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru]]'' || Kavitha Sreenivasan || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Eeram]]'' || Kalyani || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Naadodigal]]'' || Karunakaran's Mother || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Sirithal Rasipen]]'' || Lakshmy || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Vettaikaran (2009 film)|Vettaikaran]]'' || Ravi's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009|| ''[[Aadhavan]]'' ||Subramanian's sister in law||Tamil||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' || Teresa Thekekuttu || Tamil || Jessie’s mother
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Ye Maaya Chesave]]'' || Teresa Thekekuttu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Jessie’s mother
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Aanmai Thavarael]]'' || Mary || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Raavanan]]'' ||Velan's mother || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Naan Mahaan Alla (2010 film)|Naan Mahaan Alla]]'' || Jeeva's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]'' || Sivakami || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Kanimozhi (film)|Kanimozhi]]'' || Rajesh's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' || Annapoorni || Tamil ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Ponnar Shankar (film)|Ponnar Shankar]]'' || Silambayi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[180 (2011 Indian film)|180]]'' || rowspan="2"|Ajay's mother || Telugu ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[180 (2011 Indian film)|Nootrenbadhu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Violin (2011 film)|Violin]]'' || Annie || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Rowthiram]]'' || Lakshmi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Oh My Friend]]'' || Chandu's mother || Telugu ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Uchithanai Muharnthaal]]'' || Dr. Rekha || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Vilayada Vaa]]'' || Devi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Ekk Deewana Tha]]'' || Mrs. Anand Kulkarni || [[Hindi]] || Sachin’s mother
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Leelai]]'' || Karthik's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Nellai Santhippu]]'' || Doctor || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Aarohanam (2012 film)|Aarohanam]]'' || || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Chennaiyil Oru Naal]]'' || Karthik's mother || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Sutta Kadhai]]'' ||Silanthi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Vidiyum Munn]]'' || Devanayagi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Kalimannu]]'' || Doctor || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Pianist'' ||Grandmaa|| Malayalam ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe]]'' || Nalini Vaidhi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kathakali (film)|Kathakali]]'' || Thamba's Wife || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Jacobinte Swargarajyam]]'' || Shirley Jacob || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ammani]]''|| Saalama || Tamil ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Iravukku Aayiram Kangal]]''|| Writer Vyjayanthi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Thimiru Pudichavan]]''|| Doctor || Tamil ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Indha Nilai Maarum]]''|| || Tamil ||
|}

;As director
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Aarohanam (2012 film)|Aarohanam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ammani]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[House Owner]]'' || Tamil||Indian Panorama Film
|}

;Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Serial / Show !! Language !! Channel !! Role
|-
| 2008 || The Officer || [[Malayalam]] || [[Amrita TV]] ||
|-
| 2011-2013 || [[Aval (Tamil series)|Aval]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[STAR Vijay]] || Jayanthi
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011- present||[[Solvathellam Unmai (TV series)|Solvathellam Unmai]] || rowspan="2" | [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Zee Tamil]] || rowspan="2" | Host
|-
|Nerkonda Paarvai
|[[Kalaignar TV|Kalaigar Tv]] / Behindwoods - [[YouTube (channel)|YouTube]] channel
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Film
! Result
|-
|2007 ||[[Asianet Film Awards]] ||Best Character actress||''[[Chakkara Muthu]]'' ||{{Nom}}
|-
|2011 ||[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] ||Best supporting actress|| ''[[Uchithanai Muharnthaal]]'' ||{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan =2|2012|| [[Edison Awards (India)]] ||[[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Award for Riveting Performance]]||rowspan =2|''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' ||{{Won}}
|-
|[[Vijay Awards]] ||[[Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress]]||{{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan=3|2017 ||[[Asianet Film Awards]] ||Best supporting actress ||rowspan=3|''[[Jacobinte Swargarajyam]]'' ||{{Nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Awards South]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam]] || {{nom}}
|-
|[[6th South Indian International Movie Awards]] ||Best actress in a supporting role Malayalam ||{{Won}}
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/riding-the-crest/article3580970.ece Riding the Crest]
* {{IMDb name|3826010}}

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