Vaishnavi is an Indian actress, theatre actor and voice artist. She was a prominent lead actress from 1988 to 1997 in

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

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Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

and

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

films. She is the granddaughter of actress

Sowcar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki (born 12 December 1931), widely known as Sowcar Janaki, is an Indian actress known for her works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. In a career spanning over seven decades, Janaki has appeared in nearly 390 fil ...

Family

Vaishnavi's mother Yagnna Prabha is the elder daughter of Sowcar Janaki. In 1996, she married cinematographer Aravind Kamalanathan who worked in her debut film, after which she stopped acting. They have two daughters, Aditi and Meghna.

Filmography

Vaishnavi started her film career with ''Thalaivanukkor Thalaivi'' in 1987. She has also done 100 shows of a drama, called "Lakshmi Kalyana Vaibhovame"' in 1993, touring US, Thailand, Sri Lanka, London and Paris.

Tamil

Television

Malayalam

Kannada

* 1992 – '' Aathma Bandhana''

Telugu

* 1988 – '' Prema'' as Lizzy * 1991 – '' Attintlo Adde Mogudu'' as Sharada * 1992 - ''Chamanti'' * 1993 – ''Ayyappa Karuna'' * 1993 – ''Paruvu Prathista'' as Sita * 1995 – ''

Subha Sankalpam ''Subha Sankalpam'' () is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Viswanath and produced by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. The film features Kamal Haasan, Aamani and Priya Raman in lead roles, with Viswanath playing a significant suppor ...

'' as Rakkamma

Hindi

* 1992 – '' Roja'' * 1995 – '' Ravan Raaj: A True Story'' as Dharma

Voice Artist

Awards

* She won

Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress The Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress was institute since 1981: See also * Nandi Awards * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictur ...

(1995)(in

)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaishnavi Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses from Kerala 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil television Actresses in Hindi television Actresses in Hindi cinema Nandi Award winners