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Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Bhagyam |
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Years active | 1972–present [1] |
Spouse | K. Ramesh Kumar (m. 1985;div. 2014) |
Bhagyalakshmi (born 1 November 1961) is an Indian actress, activist, and dubbing artist. She works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry, working with over 800 actresses and in 4,700 films. She has collaborated with actresses such as Shobana, Revathi, and Urvashi. [2] [3] [4] Bhagyalakshmi's autobiography, Swarabhedangal, [5] was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography. [6]
Bhagyalakshmi began dubbing for young performers at the age of ten, [7] and debuted as an actress in Manassu (1973). [8] She made her film dubbing debut in Aparathi (1977), [8] and from 1978 to 1980 continued to dub films for child actors and supporting actress. She later rose to prominence in Kolilakkam (1981), in which she dubbed for Sumalatha. Her breakthrough came in the Malayalam film industry with Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu (1984). In 2021 she competed in the reality TV show Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 3 , but was evicted on day 49.
She has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist three times. [9] She was also a traveller who works for Safari channel for a special program "Ente Yatre".
Bhagyalakshmi was born on 1 November 1961 in Kozhikode, Kerala, India to Kumaran Nair and Bhargavi Amma. [10] She has an older sister Indira Nair, and a brother Unni Nair. [11] Both of her parents died while she was young.
She started her career as a dubbing artist at the age of 10 and went on to complete her pre-university course while working in the film industry. [8]
Bhagyalakshmi married K. Ramesh Kumar on 27 October 1985. [12] The couple has two sons. They separated in 2011 and divorced in September 2014. [13]
Bhagyalakshmi published her autobiography, Swarabhedangal, [14] [15] which was selected by Nielsen Data for its best-seller list, the first time a Malayalam book had been selected. [16] [17]
On 26 September 2020, Bhagyalakshmi and two other activists, Diya Sana and Sreelakshmi Arakkal, poured black motor oil on a YouTube vlogger named Vijay P. Nair at his Thiruvananthapuram residence. Nair had uploaded a number of derogatory videos about women, and the trio claims there had been no action on the multiple complaints they had filed with police. [18] They also alleged that one of his videos was a personal insult to her, even though her name was not explicitly mentioned. She and the other two were charged with non-bailable offences, including trespass and intimidation. [19]
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Year | Award | Award Category | Awarded Work | Dubbed for |
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1991 | Kerala State Film Awards | Best Dubbing Artist | Ulladakkam Ente Sooryaputhrikku Bali | Amala Kanya bharathi |
1995 | Kerala State Film Awards | Best Dubbing Artist | Ormayundayirikkanam Kusruthikattu Shashinas | Priyambada Ray Kanaka Geetha vijayan |
2002 | Kerala State Film Awards | Best Dubbing Artist | Yathrakarude Sradhakku | Soundarya |
2002 | Kerala Film Critic Award | Kerala Film Critic Award for Best Dubbing Artist | Yathrakarude Sradhakku | Soundarya |
2015 | Kerala State Television Awards | Best Anchor | Selfi (talk show) | |
2013 | Kerala Film Critic Award | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography | Swarabhedangal [20] | |
2012 | Asianet Television Awards | Best Dubbing Artist | Kumkumapoovu | Asha Sharath |
2018 | Kerala State Film Critic Award | Chalachithra Prathiba Award | For Various Film Works | |
2014 | Kerala State Film Critic Award | Special Honour | The Contribution to the Malayalam Film Industry (As A Dubbing Artist And As An Actress) | |
2017 | National Film Awards | National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film as Producer | Name, Place, Animal, Thing |
Film | Year | Dubbed for | Notes |
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Solo | |||
Aadupuliyattam | 2016 | Ramya Krishnan | |
Aadyathe Kanmani | Sudha Rani | ||
Aankiliyude Tharattu | Revathy | ||
Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha | Zarina Wahab | ||
Achaneyanenikkishtam | Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | ||
Agni Sakshi | Shobana | ||
Aakasha Gopuram | Nithya Menen | ||
Alice in Wonderland | Laya | ||
Alippazhangal | ..... | ||
Ammakilikkoodu | Saritha | ||
Anagha | Parvathy | ||
Anandabhadram | Riya Sen | ||
Angane oru avadhikkalathu | Samyuktha Varma | ||
Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu | Sreeja | ||
Annoru Ravil | Chitra | ||
Anuboothi | Khushbu | ||
Aparadhi | 1977 | Master Raghu/ Karan | |
Appavum Veenjum | 2015 | Ramya Krishnan | |
Aparichithan | Manya | ||
Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum | Shobana | ||
Ariyapedatha Rahasyam | Sadhana | ||
Aryan | Ramya Krishnan | ||
Athirathan | Geetha | ||
Azhakiya Ravanan | Bhanupriya | ||
Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu | Nandini | ||
Ayalathe Addeham | Gauthami | ||
Aye Auto | Rekha | ||
Ayur Rekha | Lakshmi Sharma | ||
Baba Kalyani | Mamta Mohandas | ||
Balettan | Devayani | ||
Bali | ........... | ||
Bangalore Days | Rekha | ||
Ben Johnson | Indraja | ||
Bharya | Urvashi | ||
Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam | Rajasree nair | ||
Black Butterfly | Sithara | ||
Bodyguard | Nayantara | ||
Chanakya Soothrangal | Lissy | ||
Chandralekha | Pooja Batra | ||
Chandranudikkunna Dikhil | Samyuktha Varma | ||
Chandrolsavam | Meena | ||
Chathurangam | Nagma | ||
Chilambu | Shobana | ||
Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala | Sangeetha | Sangeetha won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress | |
Chitram | Ranjini | ||
Chronic Bachelor | Indraja | ||
CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. | Rohini | ||
Classmates | Radhika | Radhika won Best Supporting Actress in Amrita Film Awards 2006 | |
Commissioner | Shobana | ||
Cover Story | Tabu | ||
Currency | Seetha | ||
Deepam | Priya | ||
Devadoothan | Jayapradha | ||
Devasuram | Revathi | ||
Daivathinte Makan | Pooja Batra | ||
Dheem Tharikida Thom | Lissy | ||
Diamond Necklace | Rohini | ||
Dreams | Meena | ||
Dubai | Anjala Zaveri | ||
Innathe Chintha Vishayam | Sukanya | ||
Eakantham | Meera Vasudev | ||
Edavappathy | 2016 | Manisha Koirala | |
Ente Sooryaputhrikku | Amala | Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist | |
Friends | Meena | ||
Ganamela | Geetha Vijayan | ||
Gandharvam | Kanchan | ||
Gandhinagar Second Street | Karthika | ||
Godfather | Kanaka | ||
Golanthara Vartha | Kanaka | ||
Hello My Dear Wrong Number | Lissy | ||
Hitler | Vani Viswanath Shobana | ||
Hitlist | Kanya | ||
Ilaneer | Shobana | ||
Indiriam | Lena Geetha Nair Vani Vishwanath | ||
India Gate | Vani Viswanath | ||
In Harihar Nagar | Geetha Vijayan | ||
Ishtam | Jayasudha | ||
Ithramatham | Swetha Menon | ||
Isra | Vindhya | ||
Ithu Nalla Thamasha | Anuradha | ||
Ivar vivahitarayal | Rekha | ||
Ividan swargamnanu | Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | ||
Janmadharam | Ramya Krishnan | ||
January Oru Orma | karthika | ||
Jeevante Jeevan | Aarti Gupta | ||
Journalist | Sithara | ||
Kaiyethum Doorath | RevathiMm | ||
Kakkakuyil | Aarzoo Gowitrikar | ||
Kala Pani | Tabu | ||
Kallipattam | Urvashi | ||
Kalliyuungal | Shobana | ||
Kalyana Kacheri | Shobana | ||
Kanakkinavu | Sukanya | ||
Kandu Kandarinju | Nadia Moidu | ||
Kannaki | Nandita Das | ||
Kareelakattupole | karthika | ||
Karumadikuttan | Nandini | ||
Karunyam | Divya Unni | ||
Kattodu Kathoram | Saritha | ||
Kazhcha | Padmapriya | ||
Kerala Cafe | Jyothirmayi, Swetha Menon | ||
Kilichundan Mampazham | Soundarya | ||
Kilukkam | Revathi, Shyama | ||
Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | ||
Kochu Themmadi | Sunanda | ||
Kollilakam | Sumalatha | ||
Koodum Thedi | Nadia Moidu | ||
Kottaram Veetil Apuutan | Shruti | ||
Krishna Pakshakkilikal | Revathi | ||
Kshamichu ennoru vakku | Shobana | ||
Kuberan | Samyuktha Varma | ||
Kukumacheppu | Shobana | ||
Kusruthikaatu | Kanaka | Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist | |
Koritharicha Naal | Various | ||
Kudumbam Oru Swargam Bharya Oru Devatha | Jalaja | ||
Life is beautiful | Samyuktha Varma | ||
Living together | Menaka | ||
Love 24x7 | 2015 | Suhasini Maniratnam | |
Madambi | Kavya Madhavan | ||
Madamma | Archana | ||
Madhuranombarakattu | Samyuktha Varma | Samyuktha won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress | |
Magic Lamp | Meena | ||
Makaramanju | Lakshmi Sharma | ||
Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam | Roja | ||
Mambazhakkalam | Shobana | ||
Manar mathayi speaking | Vani Viswanath | ||
Manathe Vellitheru | Shobana | ||
Manichithrathazhu | Shobana | Only for Ganga's character (Nagavalli's voice was dubbed by Tamil dubbing artist Durga [21] Shobana won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and National Film Award for Best Actress. | |
Maniyanpilla Athava Maniyanpilla | Nithya | ||
Manjupoloru penkutty | Bhanupriya | ||
Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan | Kanaka | ||
Manthri Kochamma | Kanaka | ||
Manushyamrugam | Kiran Rathod | ||
Mazhavil Kavadi | Urvashi | Urvashi won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress | |
Mazhayethum Munpe | Shobana | ||
Meenakshi Kalyanam | Mohini | ||
Megasandesam | Rajasree Nair | ||
Megham | Priya Gill | ||
Meghamalhar | Samyuktha Varma | ||
Meleparambil Aanveedu | Shobana | ||
Midhunam | Urvashi | ||
Minnaminunginum Minnukettu | Shobana | ||
Minnaram | Shobana | ||
Moonu Masangalk munpe | Urvashi | ||
Mr bhramachari | Meena | ||
Mr Marumakan | Khushbu | ||
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu | Ranjini | ||
My DearMuthachann | Madhurima | ||
Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum | Samyuktha Varma | ||
Nagaram | Lakshmi Sharma | ||
Naale Njagalude Vivaham | Menaka | ||
Nammal | Suhasini | ||
Nandanam | Revathi | ||
Naran | Devayani) | ||
Narasimham | Kanaka | ||
Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka | Samyuktha Varma | ||
Neelagiri | Madhubala | ||
Neeyethra Dhanya | karthika | ||
Njan Salperu Ramankutty | Gayatri Jayaraman | ||
No. 1 Snehatheeram Bangalore North | Priya Raman | ||
Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu | Nadia Moidu | ||
Notebook | Seetha | ||
Olympiyan Anthony Adam | Meena | ||
One man show | Samyuktha Varma, | ||
Onningu Vannengil | Nadia Moidu | ||
Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare | Asha jayaram | ||
Onnum Mindatha Bharya | Menaka | ||
Oraal | Shriya Reddy | ||
Oral Mathram | Shruti | ||
Ormakalundayirikanam | Sreeja | Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist | |
Oru Indian Pranayakatha | Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | ||
Oru marubhomi kadha | Lakshmi Rai | ||
Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam | Parvathy | ||
Oru vadakan veeragadha | Madhavi | ||
Ottayal Pattalam | Madhu Bala | ||
Pachamarathanalil | Padmapriya | ||
Pakal | Jyothirmayi | ||
Pakal Nakshatrangal | Reena Bhasheer | ||
Pakalppooram | Geethu Mohandas | ||
Pakshe | Shobana | ||
Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (film) | Gowri Munjal | ||
Panchagni | Nadia Moidu | ||
Panthayakozhi | Geetha | ||
Pappayude Swantham Appoos | Sainu dadi (Seena Dadi) | ||
Parinayam | Mohini | ||
Pattalam | Tessa | ||
Pattente palazhy | Revathi | ||
Pavam Krooran | Kalaranjini | ||
Payyans | Rohini | ||
Penpattanam | Revathi | ||
Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu | Urvashi | ||
Pingami | Kanaka | ||
Pramani | Sneha | ||
Putturam puthri unniyarcha | Vani Viswanath | ||
Puzhayozhugum Vazhi | Ambika | ||
Rajamanikyam | Sindhu Menon/ Padmapriya | ||
Rakkilippattu | Jyothika | Priyadarshan's 50th movie Remade into other languages. | |
ramaleela | 2017 | Radhika | |
Ramji Rao Speaking | Rekha | ||
Raskshasa rajavu | Meena | ||
Rashtram | Laya | ||
Ravanaprabhu | Rajasree nair, Revathi | ||
Red chillies | Sana khan | ||
Rugmini | Lissy | ||
Sagar alias Jacky Reloaded | Shobana | ||
Sainyam | Priya Raman | ||
Saivar Thirumeni | Samyuktha Varma | ||
Salt Mango Tree | 2015 | Suhasini Maniratnam | |
Salt n pepper | Shwetha Menon | Shweta won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress | |
Samaantharangal | Renuka okk | ||
Sammohanam | Archana | ||
Samooham | Suhasini | ||
Santhanagopalam | Chippy | ||
Sarvakalashala | Lissy | ||
Savidham | Shari (actress) | ||
Sevenes | Nadia Moidu | ||
Sindoora Rekha | Shobana | ||
Solo | 2017 | Suhasini | |
Spadikam | Urvashi | ||
Sradha | Shobana | ||
Sufi paranja kadha | Sharbani Mukherjee | ||
Superman | Shobana | ||
Shyama | Nadia Moidu | ||
Thalavattom | karthika | ||
Thalayana Manthram | Urvashi | ||
Thanmathra | Seetha | ||
Thenkashi pattanam | Geethu Mohandas, Samyuktha Varma | ||
Thenmavin Kombath | Shobana | ||
Thillana Thillana | Kaveri | ||
Thommanum Makkalum | Laya, Sindhu | ||
Thooval Kottaram | Sukanya | ||
Time | Padmapriya | ||
Udayon | Laya, Sukanya | ||
Ulladakkam | Amala | Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist | |
Uncle Bun | Charmila / Sreeja / Rani (Raksha) | ||
Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam | Karthika | ||
Ustaad | Indraja | ||
Uthara | Heroine | ||
Vadhyyar | Menaka | ||
Vadhu Doctoranu | Nadia Moidu | ||
Vakkalathu Narayanankutty | Manya | ||
Vallyettan | Shobana | ||
Vallkannadi | Geethu Mohandas | ||
Vandanam | Girija Shettar | ||
Varaphalam | Anju | ||
Varavelpu | Revathi | ||
Vardhakyapuranam | Kanaka | ||
Varnapakittu | Meena | ||
Varnakkazchchakal | Poornima Indrajith | ||
Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | Samyuktha Varma | ||
Venkalam | Urvashi, Priyanka | ||
Vesham | Sindhu Menon, Mohini | ||
Vettam | Bhavna Pani | ||
Vietnam Colony | Kanaka | ||
Vilapangalkkappuram | Suhasini | ||
Vinodayathra | Seetha | ||
V I P | Heroine | ||
Winter | Bhavana | ||
Yathrakarude Sradhakku | Soundarya | ||
Thenkasipattanam | 2000 | Samyuktha Varma/ Geetu Mohandas | |
Rajamanikyam | 2005 | Padmapriya Janakiraman/ Sindhu Menon | |
Thommanum Makkalum | 2006 | Laya/ Sindhu Menon | |
Vesham | 2005 | Mohini/ Sindhu Menon | |
One Man Show | 2001 | Samyuktha Varma/ Mayana | |
Udayon | 2005 | Laya/ Sukanya | |
Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku | 1986 | Shobhana/Uruvashi | |
Hitler | 1996 | Vani Viswanath/ Sobhana | |
Kerala Cafe | 2009 | Jyothirmayi/ Shweta Menon/ Dhanya Mary Varghese | |
Twenty:20 | 2008 | Sindhu Menon/ Karthika Mathew | |
Uncle Bun | 1991 | Charmila/ Khushbu | |
Venkalam | 1994 | Urvashi/ Sonia | |
Pakalppooram | 2002 | Geethu Mohandas/ Kavitha Jose | |
Soorya Kireedam | 2007 | Nitya Das/ Ramya Nambeesan | |
Aamayum Muyalum | 2015 | Sukanya/ Ambika | |
Lakshmi | 2007 | Nayanthara/ | |
Year | Title | Film | Language | Composer | Co-artist | Dubbed for |
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1995 | "Parumala theruviley padipura veetil pathinettam | Sphadikam | Malayalam | S P Venkitesh | K S Chitra | Uruvashi |
1990 | "AEIOU padam chollipadichum" | Aye Auto | Malayalam | Bichu Thirumala | Mohanlal, Suajatha Mohan | Rekha |
1995 | "Kavilanayil kungumamo paribhava" | Vandanam | Malayalam | Ouseppachan | M G Sreekumar | Gireeja Shettar |
1998 | "Thanithangakinaponkal" | Friends | Malayalam | Ilayaraja | K J Yesudas and K S Chitra | Meena |
1998 | "Kuppivalakilukilungattey" | Ayal Kadhayezhuthunath | Malayalam | Raveendaran | Sujatha | Nandhini |
2000 | "Kannil Kashi Thumbikal" | Dreams | Malayalam | Gireesh Puthencherry | P. Jayachandran and Gayatri Asokan | Meena |
2004 | "Minna Minnuge Ninney" | Chathikkatha Chanthu | Malayalam | Gireesh Puthencherry | Dr Fahad Jyotsna and Rimi Tomy | Navya Nair |
2006 | "Ente khalbiley vennilavu" | Classmates | Malayalam | Alex Paul | Vineeth Sreenivasan and Sujatha | Radhika |
2004 | "Oru kathilola njan kandilla" | Vettam | Malayalam | Berney Ignatious | M G Sreekumar | Bhavana Pani |
2010 | "Enneyano" | Bodyguard | Malayalam | Anil Panachooran | M G Sreekumar, Biju Narayanan and Rimi Tomy | Nayanthara |
Year | Title | Dubbed for | Channel | Notes |
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2004 | Kadamattath Kathanar | Thara Kalyan, Sukanya, Poornima Anand | Asianet | |
2005 | Adi Parasakthi | Sreeja Chandran | Surya TV | |
2007 | Nombarapoovu | Reshmi Soman | Asianet | |
2008 | Mandaram | Rekha | Kairali TV | |
2010 | Mattoruval | Vani Viswanath | Surya TV | |
2010-2013 | Akashadoothu | Chippy | Surya TV | |
2012-2015 | Kumkumapoovu | Asha Sharath | Asianet | |
2019–2021 | Koodathayi | Muktha | Flowers TV | |
2022 | Kaliveedu | Shanthi Krishna | Surya TV | |
2023 | Manimuthu | Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | Mazhavil Manorama | |
2023 | Mayamayooram [22] | Sobana | Zee Keralam | Launch Promo |
2023 | Subhadram [23] | Sobana | Zee Keralam | Launch Promo |
2023 | Seethayanam [24] | Sobana | Zee Keralam | Launch Promo (Dropped Project) |
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Latha Raju is an Indian film singer and actress in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. Some of her popular Malayalam songs are "Pinchu Hridayam Devalayam" and "Manjakkilee Swarnakkilee Mayilppeelikkaattile Varnakkilee" from the film Sethubandhanam, "Ividuthe Chechikkinnale" and "Aaluvaappuzhakkakkareyoru Ponnambalam". She has also rendered songs in Tamil, Kannada and Tulu. She has dubbed for famous actresses like Suhasini, Shobhana, late Shobha and many other leading actresses in some of the landmark films in Malayalam. She has won Kerala Film Critics Award in 2003 for lifetime achievement. The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi awarded her the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2009 for contributions to Malayalam light music. In 2019 Kerala Government honoured her for her outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema and music.
Sudhakaran Ramanthali is a Malayalam language writer and translator from Kerala, India. He has translated 27 works from Kannada to Malayalam. He received many awards including Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award for Translation and Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize.
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