Rajyalakshmi Chandu, better known by her stage name Sankarabharanam Rajyalakshmi (born 18 December 1964) is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in

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films. She was well noted for her performance in the Telugu movie ''

Sankarabharanam Sankarabharanam may refer to: * ''Sankarabharanam'' (1980 film), an Indian Telugu-language musical drama film * ''Sankarabharanam'' (2015 film), an Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film * Sankarabharanam (raga), a rāga in Carnatic music ...

'' in which she starred as the female lead alongside Chandra Mohan at the age of fifteen. Since her success from ''Sankarabharanam'', Rajyalakshmi has acted as a heroine with many prominent actors from all corners of the Indian film industry including N. T. Rama Rao, Nageswara Rao, Rajinikanth, Balakrishna, Shankar, Mohanlal, Dilip, Jeetendra, Mammooty and Vishnuvardhan. Currently she is acting in

and Tamil television shows with guest appearances in movies.

Family and personal life

Rajyalakshmi was born in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh. As a child she acted in small plays with her mother as part of an acting troupe where she was eventually discovered. In 1980 she was cast to play "Sarada" in ''Sankarabharanam'' to which she received critical acclaim. She was married in the year 1990 to K. R. Krishnan and they have two children, Rohit Krishnan and Rahul Krishnan. She now resides in Chennai with her family.

Filmography

Telugu

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'' (1980) *'' Pelli Gola'' (1980) as Saroja * '' Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu '' (1980) * ''Ammayi Mogudu Mamaku Yamudu'' (1980) * '' Jagamondi'' (1981) as Lakshmi * '' Prema Natakam'' (1981) as Vimala * '' Gopala Krishnudu'' (1982) * ''

Naa Desam ''Naa Desam'' () is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language film, produced by K. Devi Vara Prasad and S. Venkataratnam and directed by K. Bapayya. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is a remake of the Hin ...

'' (1982) * ''

Trishulam ''Trisulam'' () is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao in screenplay written by Satyanand. The film stars Krishnam Raju and Sridevi. Jayasudha, Radhika, Prabhakar Reddy, Gollapudi Maruti Rao and Rao Gop ...

'' (1982) * '' Justice Chowdary'' (1982) as Lata * '' Nelavanka'' (1983) * '' Idhi Kaadu Mugimpu'' (1983) as Raji * '' Abhilasha'' (1983) * ''

Neti Bharatam ''Neti Bharatam'' is a 1983 film written and directed by T. Krishna and produced by Eetharam Films. Suman (actor), Suman and Vijayashanti played lead roles, with Nagabhushanam and Rajyalakshmi in assisting roles. It is a musical hit film promotin ...

'' (1983) * ''Adavallu Aligithe'' (1983) * '' Rustum'' (1984) * ''

Janani Janmabhoomi ''Janani Janmabhoomi'' () is a 1984 Telugu-language philosophical film produced by K. Kesava Rao under the Sri Bramharambika Films banner and directed by K. Viswanath. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sumalatha, Satyanarayana, Sharada and m ...

'' (1984) * ''

Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra ''Sri Madvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra'' is a 1984 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, based on life of Pothuluri Veerabrahmam, produced and directed by N. T. Rama Rao under his Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner. N. T. Rama Rao portr ...

'' (1984) * ''Rojulu Marayi'' (1984) *'' Ee Charitra Inkennallu'' (1984) as Uma * '' Pachani Kapuram'' (1985) as Jyothi * '' Donga'' (1985) * '' Musugu Donga'' (1985) as Rajyam * '' Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' (1985) as Rajyam * ''O Thandri Theerpu'' (1985) * ''Aadapille Nayam'' (1985) * ''

Driver Babu ''Driver Babu'' is a 1986 Indian Telugu language action drama film directed by Boyina Subba Rao starring Sobhan Babu and Radha. A remake of the Hindi film, ''Khud-daar ''Khud-Daar'' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by ...

'' (1986) as Chandini * '' Vikram'' (1986) as Seetha * ''Ashtalakshmi Vaibhavamu'' (1986) * '' Vijrumbhana'' (1986) as Dr. Geetha Anand * '' Jayam Manade'' (1986) as Jyothi * '' Aakrandana'' (1986) * ''Patnam Pilla Palletoori Chinnodu'' (1986) * '' Poojaku Panikiraani Puvvu'' (1986) * '' Dharmapeetam Daddarillindi'' (1986) * '' Chanakya Shapatham'' (1986) as Savithri * '' Kashmora'' (1986) as Poornima * ''

Pasivadi Pranam ''Pasivadi Pranam'' is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language thriller film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, starring Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Raghuvaran. The film was produced by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts banner. It was a remake of the Mala ...

'' (1987) * ''Rotation Chakravarthy'' (1987) * '' Chinnari Devatha'' (1987) * ''Jaganmatha'' (1987) * ''

Madana Gopaludu ''Madana Gopaludu'' is a 1987 Telugu-language drama film, produced by V. Ramakrishna and P. Surendra Nath Reddy under the Sri Sailaja Combines banner and directed by P. S. Krishna Mohan Reddy. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Ramya Krishna and music co ...

'' (1987) * '' Dharmapatni'' (1987) * ''

President Gari Abbai ''President Gari Abbai'' () is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Pictures banner and directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Suhasini. The music was composed by Cha ...

'' (1987) as Satyavathi * ''Jhansi Rani'' (1988) * ''Bharya Bharthalu'' (1988) * '' Vivaha Bhojanambu'' (1988) * '' Chinababu'' (1988) * '' Nyayaniki Siksha'' (1988) * ''Aadadhe Aadharam'' (1988) * '' Abhinandana'' (1988) * '' Thodallullu'' (1988) * '' Neerajanam'' (1988) * '' August 15 Raatri'' (1988) * '' Samsaram'' (1988) * '' Agni Keratalu'' (1988) as Kavitha * '' Kaliyuga Karnudu'' (1988) as Seetha * ''Paila Pacheesu'' (1989) * '' Aakhari Kshanam'' (1989) * '' Yamapasam'' (1989) * ''Police Report'' (1989) * '' Idem Pellam Baboi'' (1990) * '' Inspector Rudra'' (1990) * '' Chevilo Puvvu'' (1990) * '' Police Bharya'' (1990) * '' Raktha Jwala'' (1990) * '' Bhargav'' (1990) * '' Kalachakram'' (1993) * ''Palletoori Mogudu'' (1994) * '' Anji'' (2004) * ''

Swarabhishekam ''Swarabhishekam'' ( Telugu :స్వరాభిషేకం) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. Viswanath also played the lead role, along with Srikanth, Sivaji, Urvashi, and Laya. ...

'' (2004) * '' Malliswari'' (2004) * '' Dhairyam'' (2005) * ''

Athanokkade ''Athanokkade'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Nandamuri Janaki Ram under N. T. R. Arts. It stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, alongside Sindhu Tolani, Ashish Vidyarthi, Prakash Raj, Ch ...

'' (2005) * '' Mr. Errababu'' (2005) * '' Premikulu'' (2005) * '' Good Boy'' (2005) * ''Maa Iddari Madhya'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan (credited as Sri Raghava). The film stars Venkatesh and Trisha while Sriram, Kota Srinivasa Rao, K. Viswanath, ...

'' (2007) * ''

Adhurs ''Adhurs'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by V. V. Vinayak who co-wrote the film with Kona Venkat. Produced by Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan, the film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. in a dual role alongside Nayanthara and ...

'' (2010) * '' Parama Veera Chakra'' (2011) * '' Nuvvekkadunte Nenakkadunta'' (2012) * ''

Naruda Donoruda ''Naruda Donoruda'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film, directed by Mallik Ram and produced by Supriya Yarlagadda and John Sudheer Pudhota. The film is a remake of the 2012 Hindi film ''Vicky Donor''. It stars Sumanth and Pal ...

'' (2016) * '' Prati Roju Pandage'' (2020) * ''

Naandhi ''Naandhi'' ( Beginning) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language legal drama film directed by debutant Vijay Kanakamedala and produced by Satish Varma. The film stars Allari Naresh and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, while Priyadarshi, Harish Uthaman, Vina ...

'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2024)

Tamil

* '' Sujatha'' (1980) * ''Kodeeswaran Magal'' (1981) * ''

Moondru Mugam ''Moondru Mugam'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by A. Jagannathan. The film stars Rajinikanth in three distinct roles as Alex Pandian, Arun and John. The film was a blockbuster and ran for 250 days in theatres. Rajini ...

'' (1982) * ''

Adhisayappiravigal ''Adhisayappiravigal'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by R. Thyagarajan, starring Prabhu, Karthik and Radha. The film was released on 14 November 1982. Plot Kathamuthu, Nallamuthu, Nachimuthu and Thangamuthu are vil ...

'' (1982) * '' Archanai Pookal'' (1982) * '' Garuda Saukiyama'' (1982) * ''Nalanthana'' (1982) * ''

Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate ''Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate'' is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by R. Selvaraj. The film stars Karthik and Rajyalakshmi. It was released on 14 April 1983. Plot Cast * Karthik *Rajyalakshmi *Thiagarajan *Vadivu ...

'' (1983) * ''

Imaigal ''Imaigal'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by Thiruppur Mani of Vivekananda Pictures. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Sarath Babu and Sudarshan. It was released on 12 April 1983. ...

'' (1983) * '' Kai Kodukkum Kai'' (1984) * ''

Naanayam Illatha Naanayam ''Naanayam Illatha Naanayam'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Visu. The film stars him and Rajyalakshmi. It was released on 29 June 1984. Plot Veerapandithevar "Veerapandi", a lawyer providing free legal service ...

'' (1984) * '' Sanga Natham'' (1984) * ''Then Koodu'' (1984) * ''Kadivalam'' (1985) * ''Perumai'' (1985) * '' Puthiya Theerpu'' (1985) * ''Meendum Pallavi'' (1986) * '' Manithanin Marupakkam'' (1986) * '' Anandha Kanneer'' (1986) * ''

Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu ''Thaaiku Oru Thaalaattu'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Balachandra Menon and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Visu and Pandiarajan. It was released on 16 July 1986. The fi ...

'' (1986) * ''

Pookkal Vidum Thudhu ''Pookkal Vidum Thudhu'' ( ) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language teen romance film produced and directed by Sreedhar Rajan, and written by T. Rajendar who also composed the music. A remake of the Malayalam film '' Nakhakshathangal'' (1986), it sta ...

'' (1987) * '' Poovizhi Vasalile'' (1987) * '' Shankar Guru'' (1987) * ''

Soora Samhaaram ''Soora Samhaaram'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Chitra Lakshmanan and co-written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Kamal Haasan in the role of police officer, ACP Athi Veerapandiyan. ...

'' (1988) * '' Kaadhal Geetham'' (1988) * ''

Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu ''Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vinodh, starring Radhika and Nirosha. It was released on 14 July 1989. The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Kaliyuga Durga'' in 1990. Plot Cast Soundtrack ...

'' (1989) * '' Dravidan'' (1989) * ''En Arumai Manaivi'' (1989) * ''Nyayangal Jeyikkattum'' (1990) * '' Pudhu Padagan'' (1990) * '' Thalattu Padava'' (1990) * '' Parasuram'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

Thirupaachi ''Thirupaachi'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Perarasu (in his directorial debut) and produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. The film stars Vijay, alongside Trisha, Mallika, J. Livingston, ...

'' (2005) * '' Priyasakhi'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' Em Magan'' (2006) * ''

Varalaru ''Varalaru: History Of Godfather'', or simply known as ''Varalaru'' (), is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action-drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy under the banner NIC Arts. The film star ...

'' (2006) * '' Mudhal Kanave'' (2007) * '' Sadhu Miranda'' (2008) * '' Dhanam'' (2008) * ''

Yaaradi Nee Mohini ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Mithran Jawahar in his directorial debut. It is a remake of the 2007 Telugu hit Selvaraghavan's '' Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' and stars Dhanush ...

'' (2008) * ''

Pirivom Santhippom ''Pirivom Santhippom'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Karu Palaniappan starring Cheran and Sneha alongside an ensemble cast. The film is about the life of a young couple in a joint family with the Nagara ...

'' (2008) * '' Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali '' (2009) * '' Kutty'' (2010) * '' Vaada'' (2010) * '' Uthamaputhiran'' (2010) * '' Aathi Narayana'' (2012) * ''Ariyaan'' (2012) * ''

Saivam ''Saivam'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, directed and produced by A. L. Vijay. The film features Nassar in the lead role and child actress Sara Arjun plays another pivotal role. The film's cinematography was handled by ...

'' (2014) * '' Kaala Koothu'' (2018) * '' Iruvar Ullam'' (2021)

Malayalam

* ''

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'' (2020) as Chinnamma * '' Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath'' (2013) as Kammath's mother * ''

Puthumukhangal ''Puthumukhangal'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by debutants Don Alex and Biju Majeed. The film features newcomers in the lead roles. Cast * Ameer Niyas as Babloo * Amal as Amal * Sandeep Menon as Eric John * Anand as Kish ...

'' (2010) as Subhadra * ''

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'' (2006) as Vijayakrishnan's mother * ''

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'' (1992) * ''Superstar'' (1990) as Kanchana * ''

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha ''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'' (), credited internationally as ''A Northern Story of Valor'', is a subplot of Vadakkan Pattukal, a medieval ballad from North Malabar and is often regarded as a classic in Malayalam cinema. The film won four Nation ...

'' (1989) as Kuttimani * '' Kaalalppada'' (1989) as Mercy Raveendranath * ''

Ithente Neethi ''Ithente Neethi'' is a 1987 Malayalam-language Indian feature film, directed by J. Sasikumar for Sreelakshmi Creations, starring Shankar in the lead role, supported by Balan K. Nair, Rajya Lakshmi and Shari playing other important roles. It ...

'' (1987) * ''

Amrutham Gamaya ''Amrutham Gamaya'', (translation: ''Path to immortality'') is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and produced by P. K. R. Pillai. It features Mohanlal in the lead role, along wi ...

'' (1987) as Sarada * ''

Aayiram Kannukal ''Aayiram Kannukal'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Rajan Prakash. The film stars Mammootty, Ratheesh, Shobhana, Jose Prakash and Rajalakshmi in lead roles. The film had musical score by Raghu Ku ...

'' (1986) as Suzy * ''

Ilanjippookkal ''Ilanjippookkal'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Sandhya Mohan. The film stars Ratheesh.Mukesh, Sandhya. The film has musical score by Kannur Rajan. Cast *Ratheesh as Balachandran * Shankar as Satheesh *Mukesh as Rajend ...

'' (1986) * '' Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki'' (1985) as Sridevi * '' Ivide Thudangunnu'' (1984) as Indu * ''

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'' (1983) as Treasa * '' Kodunkaattu'' (1983) as Jameela * '' Ahankaaram'' (1983) as Radhika * ''

Pooviriyum Pulari ''Pooviriyum Pulari'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language feature film, produced by G Premkumar, TS Roy and Prasad Chandran and directed by G Premkumar, starring Shankar, Rajalakshmi and Rajkumar Sethupathi. The film has a musical score by Jerr ...

'' (1982) as Nandhini * ''

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'' (1982) * '' Aakrosham'' (1982) as Nirmala * '' Aarambham'' (1982) as Rasiya * ''

Thrishna ''Thrishna'' is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film written by M. T Vasudevan Nair, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Rosamma George. The film has musical score by Shyam. The film stars Mammootty, Rajyalakshmi, Swapna and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in ...

'' (1981) as Sreedevi

Kannada

* ''Koodi Baalidare Swarga Sukha'' (1979) * '' Muniyana Madari'' (1981) * ''

Sahasa Simha ''Sahasa Simha'' () is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language action crime film directed by Joe Simon and produced by M. Pandurangan and M. Ramalingam. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Kajal Kiran, Rajya Lakshmi, Dheerendra Gopal, Thoogudeepa Srinivas, ...

'' (1982) * '' Indina Bharatha'' (1984) * ''Thayi Thande'' (1985) * ''Usha'' (1986) * ''Manavararu'' (1987)

Television series

References

External links

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Rajalakshmi at MSI
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