Vaikom Vijayalakshmi

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Vijayalakshmi
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Background information
Birth nameVijayalakshmi Muraleedharan
Born (1981-10-07) 7 October 1981 (age 43) [1]
Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Genres Playback singing, Carnatic music
Instrument(s)Vocals, Gayatriveena
Years active1995 – present
Spouse
N. Anoop
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(m. 2018;div. 2021)​

Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian playback singer from Kerala, India. [2] She is an expert in a rare musical instrument called Gayatriveena. She won special jury mention for her much appreciated work in the 2013 film Celluloid . [3] She was born at Vaikom on 7 October 1981 and later on moved to Chennai. [4] In 2022, she was honoured with Kerala Sree Award, third highest civilian award given by the Government of Kerala. [5]

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Personal life

She was born on 7 October 1981, on Vijayadashami. She got engaged to Bahrain-based technician Santhosh in December 2016, but she suddenly called off her wedding, citing that her fiancé insulted her for her blindness and requested her to stop stage shows. She was praised for her decision on social media. Vaikom Vijayalakshmi married N. Anoop, a mimicry artist on 22 October 2018 at Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple. They got divorced in June 2021. [6]

Awards

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Celluloid dreams". The Hindu. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "vaikomvijayalekshmi.com". www.vaikomvijayalakshmi.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "She sings to conquer". The Hindu . 27 May 2002. Archived from the original on 30 December 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kerala declares 1st-ever Padma-inspired awards; MT gets highest honour". The New Indian Express. November 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Vaikom Vijayalakshmi calls off wedding - ChennaiVision". ChennaiVision. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Prithviraj, Rima steal the show at State Film Awards". Times Of India. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Light Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Winners | Mirchi Music Awards". www.mirchimusicawards.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Mammootty, Meena win awards". The Hindu. 11 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "C.K.M.A Malayalam film- serial awards 2014 announced".
  12. ↑ News, Manorama (5 July 2017). "Vaikom Vijayalakshmi honoured with D. Litt degree". YouTube . Retrieved 11 April 2019.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ↑ "M T Vasudevan Nair chosen for Kerala's first highest state-level award". Press Trust of India. PTI. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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