Sridevi Vijaykumar
Indian actress (born 1986)
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Sridevi Vijaykumar (born 29 October 1986) is an Indian actress and television personality who acts in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.[1][2]
29 October 1986
2021 – Present
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
Sridevi 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
She 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 Tamil 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
| 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
| 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 | |
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