Lakshmy Ramakrishnan

Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Ramakrishnan in 2017
Born	(1965-12-29) 29 December 1965 (age 59) Palakkad, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Attorney, actress, screenwriter, director
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Ramakrishnan
Children	3

Lakshmy Ramakrishnan (born 29 December 1965) is an Indian actress and director who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam films. ^[1] She made her debut in the Malayalam film Chakkara Muthu (2006), and has since appeared primarily in supporting roles in Tamil films.

Personal life

Lakshmy was born and raised in a Tamil Brahmin family in Palakkad, Kerala. She got engaged at the age of 16 and got married when she was 18 years old. ^[2]

Career

Ramakrishnan ran an event management business in Muscat, Oman from 1992 to 2001, before returning to India and acting and directing films. ^[3] Director A. K. Lohithadas offered her a supporting role in his next film. Karu Pazhaniappan's Pirivom Santhippom (2008) in which she played the character of Sneha's mother was her first Tamil film, ^[4] following which she played supporting roles in numerous films. She portrayed an angry mother who wants to avenge her daughter's death in Mysskin's Yuddham Sei (2011). ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} She also tonsured her head for the "once-in-a-lifetime role". ^{[9] [10]}

In 2012, she completed her first feature film, Aarohanam , ^[4] acclaimed for the sensitive portrayal of mental illness, ^[11] which received a Special Jury award at the 7th Vijay Awards. ^[12] Her 4th directorial venture, House Owner , has been selected as one of the only two Tamil movies to be screened at the flagship component of the IFFI, Indian Panorama (Goa, 2019).

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Tamil films

As director

Year	Film	Notes
2012	Aarohanam
2014	Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe
2016	Ammani
2019	House Owner	Indian Panorama Film
2023	Are You Ok Baby?	[13] [14]

As actress

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	Pirivom Santhippom	Vallikannu
	Poi Solla Porom	Mrs. Sathyanathan
	Ellam Avan Seyal	Olga Mariadas
2009	Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru	Kavitha Sreenivasan
	Eeram	Kalyani
	Naadodigal	Karunakaran's Mother
	Sirithal Rasipen	Lakshmy
	Vettaikaran	Ravi's mother
	Aadhavan	Subramanian's sister in law
2010	Aanmai Thavarael	Mary
	Raavanan	Velan's mother	Cameo appearance
	Naan Mahaan Alla	Jeeva's mother
	Boss Engira Bhaskaran	Sivakami
	Kanimozhi	Rajesh's mother
	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Teresa
	Easan	Poorni and Easan's mother (Deceased character in photograph)
2011	Nootrenbadhu	Ajay's mother
	Yuddham Sei	Annapoorni
	Ponnar Shankar	Silambayi
	Rowthiram	Lakshmi
	Uchithanai Muharnthaal	Dr. Rekha
2012	Vilayada Vaa	Devi
	Leelai	Karthik's mother
	Nellai Santhippu	Doctor
	Aarohanam	Collector	Cameo appearance
2013	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Karthik's mother
	Sutta Kadhai	Silanthi
	Vidiyum Munn	Devanayagi
2014	Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe	Nalini Vaidhi
2016	Kathakali	Thamba's Wife
	Ammani	Saalama
2018	Iravukku Aayiram Kangal	Writer Vyjayanthi
	Thimiru Pudichavan	Doctor
2020	Indha Nilai Maarum	Deva's mother
2023	Are You Ok Baby?	Rashmy Ramakrishnan
2025	Kadhalikka Neramillai	Kanmani

Other language films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2006	Chakkara Muthu	Devayani	Malayalam
2007	Pranayakalam	Rajani
	July 4	Vijayalekshmi
2008	Novel	Dr.Bhanumathi
	Ye Maaya Chesave	Teresa	Telugu
2011	Oh My Friend	Chandu's mother
	180	Ajay's mother
	Violin	Annie	Malayalam
2012	Ekk Deewana Tha	Mrs. Anand Kulkarni	Hindi
2013	Kalimannu	Doctor	Malayalam
2014	Pianist	Grandma
2016	Jacobinte Swargarajyam	Shirley Jacob
2023	Ntikkakkakkoru Premondarnn	Lawyer

Television

Year	Serial / Show	Language	Channel	Role
2008	The Officer	Malayalam	Amrita TV
2011-2013	Aval	Tamil	STAR Vijay	Jayanthi
2011–present	Solvathellam Unmai		Zee Tamil	Host
	Kalaignar TV / Behindwoods - YouTube channel
2025 –present	Unmai Vellum		Kalaignar TV
2025 –present	Cooku with Comali season 6		Star Vijay	Contestant

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2007	Asianet Film Awards	Best Character Actress	Chakkara Muthu	Nominated
2011	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress (Tamil)	Uchithanai Muharnthaal	Won
2012	Edison Awards (India)	Most Riveting Performance	Yuddham Sei	Won
	Vijay Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
2017	Asianet Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress (Malayalam)	Jacobinte Swargarajyam	Nominated
	Filmfare Awards South	Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam		Nominated
	6th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actress (Malayalam)		Won

References

1. "Lakshmi back in Solvathellam Unmai". www.screen4screen.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
2. "I know there were grey areas but my only aim was the truth: Solvathel…". archive.is. 12 August 2020. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
3. "Lakshmi Ramakrishnan – a new treasure for Kollywood". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
4. "Lakshmi- Another lady director in K'wood". Sify . Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
5. "LAKSHMI RAMAKRISHNAN INTERVIEW". Behindwoods. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
6. "Movie Review:Yuddham Sei". Sify . Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
7. "Yudham Sei". The Times of India . Retrieved 5 February 2012.
8. "Review: Yuddham Sei is gripping". Rediff. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
9. "Lakshmi goes bald for Yudham Sei". Sify . 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
10. "Lakshmi goes bald". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
11. "Aarohanam Movie Review". The Times of India . 6 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
12. "Vijay Awards". 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
13. @LakshmyRamki (11 August 2022). "New movie, Final stages of shooting" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
14. "Actors Samuthirakani, Abirami team up for Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's next directorial". 13 August 2022.

External links

• Riding the Crest
• Lakshmy Ramakrishnan at IMDb