Lissy | |
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 Lissy in 2014 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Kalyani Priyadarshan |
Lissy is an Indian actress, who has appeared primarily in Malayalam films, in addition to few Telugu, Hindi, Tamil movies and a Kannada movie too. She made her cinematic debut in 1982 with Ithiri Neram Othiri Karyam . Her notable roles include Odaruthammava Aalariyam (1984), Mutharamkunnu P.O. (1985), Boeing Boeing (1985), Thalavattom (1986), Vikram (1986) and Chithram (1988).
Lissy was born in a Syro-Malabar Catholic family as the only child to Nellikaattil Pappachan (Varkey) [1] and Aleyamma at Pukkattupadi, Kochi. Her parents divorced when she was very young, and she was brought up by her mother. [2] She was educated at St. Teresa’s Convent Girls' School in Kochi and at St. Teresa's College, Kochi. [3]
Lissy was a bright student and scored excellent marks during her schooling. She started her career at the age of 15 when she was studying for pre-university degree. She had to discontinue her studies to concentrate on her career. [4] Later, she resumed academics and earned a postgraduate degree in Psychology from Annamalai University through distance education.
Her debut into films happened in the early '80s. Along with Malayalam films, Lissy also had appeared in several Tamil, and Telugu films. Lissy is most remembered for her roles in Chithram, Thalavattom, Odaruthammava Alariyam, Mutharamkunnu P.O. and Boeing Boeing. As she stated in an interview with manam magazine [5] she was introduced to Tamil films by Kamal Haasan as his heroine in his home production, Vikram.
After having a relationship with the reputed movie director Priyadarshan, she was married to him on 13 December 1990. [6] After marriage, she gave up acting and adopted the name Lakshmi for religious reasons. [7] After the birth of their son Siddharth, she converted to Hinduism from Catholicism. [8]
Lissy filed for divorce on 1 December 2014 in a Chennai family court and was divorced on 1 September 2016, after 26 years of marriage. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Sakshi | Swapna | |
| 1990 | Magaadu | Swetha | |
| Doshi Nirdoshi | Anuradha | ||
| 20va Sathabdam | Rani | ||
| Mamashri | Dheeraja | ||
| 1991 | Aatma Bandham | Shailaja | |
| Siva Sakthi | Kalyani | ||
| Stuvartupuram Dongalu | Vandana | ||
| 2018 | Chal Mohan Ranga | Mrs. Subhramanyam, (Megha's mother) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Vikram | Preethi | |
| 1987 | Ananda Aradhanai | Kavita | |
| 1988 | Manasukkul Mathappu | Anita | |
| 1990 | Pagalil Pournami | Jaya |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ashwamedha [10] | Ganga | credited as Geethanjali |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Saagar | Rosy |
