Sridevi Vijaykumar

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Sridevi Vijaykumar
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Sridevi Vijayakumar in 2013
Born
Sridevi Vijaykumar

(1986-10-29) 29 October 1986 (age 38)
Occupations
Years active1992 2016
2021 Present
Spouse
Rahul
(m. 2009)
Children1
Parents
Relatives
Family Vijayakumar family

Sridevi Vijaykumar is an Indian actress and television personality who works in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. [1] [2]

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Early life

Sridevi was born as the youngest daughter of Tamil actor Vijayakumar and Manjula, a popular South Indian actress. Sridevi has two elder sisters, Vanitha and Preetha, two half-sisters, Kavitha and Anitha, and an elder half-brother, Arun Vijay. [3]

Film career

She started off as a child artist in a Tamil movie Rickshaw Mama (1992). [4] She made her debut in Telugu movie Eeswar (2002) with Prabhas. [5]

Sridevi made her Tamil debut as heroine in the romantic film Kadhal Virus (2002) directed by Kathir, opposite Richard Rishi. [6]

She was critically acclaimed for her performance in AVM's Priyamana Thozhi (2003) co-starring Madhavan and Jyothika directed by Vikraman. Later, She gained attention in romantic movies like Thithikudhe (2003) and Devathaiyai Kanden (2005).

She shifted to Telugu and Kannada industry and became popular. Her movies are Ninne Istapaddanu (2003), Kanchana Ganga (2004), Aadi Lakshmi (2006), Preethigaagi (2007), Pellikani Prasad (2008), Manjeera (2009), Cell Phone (2011), Veera (2011) and Lakshmana (2016).

Transitioning to television, she became a popular judge on reality shows like Comedy Stars and Jodi Are U Ready . [7]

Sridevi Vijaykumar returns as heroine in Sundarakanda (2025), calling it a strong, meaningful role. [8] [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1992 Rickshaw Mama Bhuvana Tamil Child artist
Amma Vanthachu VimalaTamil
David Uncle DeviTamil
Deiva KuzhanthaiSridevi ThiagarajanTamil
Sugamana Sumaigal BabuTamil
Aavarampoo Tamil
1997 Rukmini Sita Telugu
2002 Eeswar IndiraTelugu
Kadhal Virus GeethaTamil
2003 Ninne Istapaddanu GeetanjaliTeluguNominated Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
Priyamana Thozhi JulieTamilNominated Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil
Thithikudhe Anuradha (Renu)TamilNominated Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2004 Kanchana Ganga Urmila Kannada
2005 Devathaiyai Kanden UmaTamil
Nireekshana AnuTelugu
2006 Aadi Lakshmi SurekhaTelugu
2007 Preethigaagi MiliKannada
2008Pellikani PrasadSujatha GopalraoTelugu
2009ManjeeraBeenaTelugu
2011Cell PhoneTelugu
Veera SathyaTelugu
2016 Lakshmana SumanKannada
2025SundarakandaSathyaTelugu [10]

Television

YearProgrammeRoleLanguageNotes
2021–2022Comedy StarsJudge Telugu Star Maa
2023Aadivaram Maa Parivaaram
Gunde jari gallyathindeE TV
Drama Juniors 4Zee TV
Start Music (TV series) Contestant Tamil Star Vijay
2024–2025 Jodi Are U Ready Judge

References

  1. Frederick, Prince (6 October 2003). "Screen vs. studies". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 21 October 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. Jeshi, K (25 October 2004). "Star daughter shines". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  3. Dorairaj, S (8 February 2006). "Actor Vijayakumar returns to AIADMK". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. "Sridevi Vijaykumar".
  5. "Movie review - Eeswar".
  6. "Kadhal Virus".
  7. "Jodi Are You Ready: Sridevi Vijaykumar stuns with 'Azhage Bhrammanidam' after two decades".
  8. "Nara Rohit-starrer Sundarakanda's teaser to be unveiled on this date". Cinema Express . 25 August 2024.
  9. "Sridevi Vijaykumar On Her Comeback With Sundarakanda: 'I Played A Strong Character That Audiences Will Love'".
  10. "Sridevi Vijaykumar: I was shocked during Sundarakanda narration". Cinema Express. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.