Chandra Lakshman

Chandra Lakshman
Born Chandra Lakshman
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Other names Chandra Laxman, Chandra Lekshman
Occupation Actress
Years active 2002–present

Chandra Lakshman(Malayalam:ചന്ദ്രാ ലക്ഷ്മണ്‍)is an Indian film and television actress. She debuted in the 2002 Tamil film Manasellam and has since then appeared in various Malayalam and Tamil films 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.

Career

Chandra Lakshman was born to Lakshman Kumar and Malathi into a brahmin family in Trivandrum. Later family shifted to Chennai, where she also did her schooling and graduation.[1] She had her education from J. N School, Chennai, M.G.R Institute of Hotel Management and Madras University.[2] A trained bharatanatyam dancer, she was doing her hotel management training, when director Santhosh saw her and decided to cast her in his film Manasellam.[1]

She made her acting debut with the 2002 Tamil film Manasellam, enacting the sister character of the film's lead actor Srikanth. Her performance in the film made possible her entry into the Malayalam film industry, landing the lead female role in the action thriller Stop Violence (2002) alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran.[1] Subsequently, she starred in a number of supporting roles in Malayalam-language films like Chakram, Balram vs. Taradas and Khaki.[1]

She, however, shot into limelight through her appearances in TV series.[1] She first appeared in the series Swantham, in which she played the role of Sandra Nellikadan, a villainous character, which was highly appreciated by critics and made her a household name.[1][3][4] She then starred in series like Devi,enacting a multi-dimensional character, Stree, playing a homely character and Jwalayayi alongside Nedumudi Venu, playing also a villainous character.[1] For her portrayal of Rini Chandrasekhar in Megham, she also received rave reviews and several awards.[3] 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.[5] She has appeared in some advertisements also.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2002ManasellamBala's sisterTamilDubbed into Telugu as " Manasantha"
Stop ViolenceAngelinaMalayalam
April MaadhathilTamil
2003ChakramMadhuriMalayalam
2005Kalyana KurimanamKasthuriMalayalam
Boy FriendKhader's daughterMalayalamSpecial Appearance in the song
AadhikkamPriyaTamil
2006Balram vs. TaradasShanimolMalayalamDubbed into Telugu and Hindi as "Monica" and "Basha: The Boss" respectively
2006PachakuthiraFilm heroineMalayalamGuest role
2007Payum PuliMoosa Bhai's daughterMalayalamDubbed into Tamil and Telugu as "Puliyattam" and "Evidaine Sare" respectively
KaakkiMeenakshiMalayalam
2010ThillalangadiShreya DasTamil

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2003SwanthamSandra NellikadanMalayalam
KumkumamMalayalam
2004MeghamRini ChandrasekharMalayalam
2004Kadamattathu KathanarKadambariMalayalam
2005DeviDeviMalayalam
2006UnniyarchaThumbolarchaMalayalam
StreeMalayalam
JalamMalayalam
2006-2007Swantham SuryaputhriGangaMalayalam
2006–2007KolangalGangaTamil
2007Veendum JwalayayiGangaMalayalam
2007-2008Kadhalikka NeramillaiDivyaTamil
2009-2012VasanthamAkhilaTamil
2009-2011MagalShakthiTamil
2010MazhayariyatheMeeraMalayalam
2011-2014Mamathala KovelaShakthiTelugu
2011-2013ThulasiThulasiTamil
2012-2013Sondha BandhamShakthiTamil
2014–2016PasamalarThamaraiTamil
2015SitakokachilakaNithyaTelugu

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Change of image". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2007-01-19. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  2. ↑ http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=2&no_of_displayed_rows=5&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=
  3. 1 2 "Cultural and award nite on Friday". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2006-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  4. ↑ "The Bad and The Ugly". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Stepping into the same shoes". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
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