Sridevi Vijaykumar (born 29 October 1986) is an Indian actress and television personality who acts in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.[1][2]
Sridevi Vijaykumar | |
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 Sridevi Vijayakumar in 2013 | |
| Born | Sridevi Vijaykumar 29 October 1986 |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1992 – 2016 2021 – Present |
| Spouse |
Rahul (m. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives |
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Early life
editSridevi was born on 29 October 1986 as the youngest daughter of Tamil actor Vijayakumar and his second wife, Tamil actress Manjula. She has two elder sisters, Vanitha and Preetha. From his first marriage to Muthukannu Vellalar, Vijayakumar had three children: actor Arun Vijay, Anitha and Kavitha.[3]
Film career
editShe started off as a child artist in a Tamil movie Rickshaw Mama (1992).[4] She made her debut in Telugu movie Eeswar (2002) with Prabhas.[5]
Sridevi made her Tamil debut as heroine in the romantic film Kadhal Virus (2002) directed by Kathir.
She was critically acclaimed for her performance in AVM's Priyamana Thozhi (2003) co-starring Madhavan and Jyothika directed by Vikraman.[6] Later, she gained attention in romantic movies like Thithikudhe (2003) and Devathaiyai Kanden (2005).
She shifted to the Telugu and Kannada industry and became popular. Her movies are Ninne Istapaddanu (2003), Kanchana Ganga (2004), Aadi Lakshmi (2006), Preethigaagi (2007), Pellikani Prasad (2008), Manjeera (2009), Cell Phone (2011), Veera (2011) and Lakshmana (2016).
Transitioning to television, she became a popular judge on reality shows like Comedy Stars and Jodi Are U Ready.[7]
Sridevi Vijaykumar returned as heroine in Sundarakanda (2025), calling it a strong, meaningful role.[8][9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Rickshaw Mama | Bhuvana | Tamil | Child artist |
| Amma Vanthachu | Vimala | |||
| David Uncle | Devi | |||
| Deiva Kuzhanthai | Sridevi Thiagarajan | |||
| Sugamana Sumaigal | Babu | |||
| Aavarampoo | ||||
| 1997 | Rukmini | Sita | Telugu | |
| 2002 | Eeswar | Indira | Telugu | |
| Kadhal Virus | Geetha | Tamil | ||
| 2003 | Ninne Istapaddanu | Geetanjali | Telugu | Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu |
| Priyamana Thozhi | Julie | Tamil | Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil | |
| Thithikudhe | Anuradha (Anu) / Renu | Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | ||
| 2004 | Kanchana Ganga | Urmila | Kannada | |
| 2005 | Devathaiyai Kanden | Uma | Tamil | |
| Nireekshana | Anu | Telugu | ||
| 2006 | Aadi Lakshmi | Surekha | ||
| 2007 | Preethigaagi | Mili | Kannada | |
| 2008 | Pellikani Prasad | Sujatha Gopalrao | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Manjeera | Beena | ||
| 2011 | Cell Phone | |||
| Veera | Sathya | |||
| 2016 | Lakshmana | Suman | Kannada | |
| 2025 | Sundarakanda | Vaishnavi | Telugu | [10] |
| 2026 | Bad Boy Karthik | Kasthuri |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Language | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–present | Jodi Are U Ready | Judge | Star Vijay | Tamil | |
| 2025–present | BB Jodi | Star Maa | Telugu | Season 2 | |
References
edit- ↑ Frederick, Prince (6 October 2003). "Screen vs. studies". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 October 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ Jeshi, K (25 October 2004). "Star daughter shines". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ Dorairaj, S (8 February 2006). "Actor Vijayakumar returns to AIADMK". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ↑ "Sridevi Vijaykumar". chiloka.
- ↑ "Movie review - Eeswar". idlebrain. Retrieved 11 November 2002.
- ↑ "Cricket, friendship and deja vu". Rediff. Retrieved 15 July 2003.
- ↑ "Jodi Are You Ready: Sridevi Vijaykumar stuns with 'Azhage Bhrammanidam' after two decades". Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Nara Rohit-starrer Sundarakanda's teaser to be unveiled on this date". Cinema Express. 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Sridevi Vijaykumar On Her Comeback With Sundarakanda: 'I Played A Strong Character That Audiences Will Love'". Etv Bharat. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ↑ "Sridevi Vijaykumar: I was shocked during Sundarakanda narration". Cinema Express. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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