1. Vijayalakshmi is an Indian film and TV actor.

2. Her mother is a Sri Lankan Tamil and she relocated to India due to the 1984 riots in Sri Lanka.

3. She won Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Kannada for her debut Kannada film, ‘Nagamandala.

4. She has appeared in many Tamil films, like ‘Friends’ (2001), ‘Yes Madam’ (2003), ‘Boss Engira Bhaskaran’ (2010), and ‘Meesaya Murukku’ (2017).

5. She has acted in Telugu films like ‘Hanuman Junction’ (2001) and ‘Prudhvi Narayana’ (2002).

6. Some of her Tamil TV serials are ‘Vasantham’ (2007), ‘Chellamay’ (2009), ‘Mundhanai Mudichu’ (2011), and ‘Nandini’ (2017).

7. She was stalked by the assistant director, Ramesh and due to harassment, she attempted suicide on 22 August 2006.