Lakshmi

Yaragudipadi Venkada Mahalakshmi (born on 13 December 1952), known professionally as Lakshmi, is an Indian actress known for her work primarily in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films. She made her film debut through a Tamil film Sri Valli in 1961. Her debut as an actress happened with the Tamil film Jeevanaamsam in 1968. In the same year, she also debuted in Kannada and Telugu films with Goa Dalli CID 999 and Bandhavyalu, respectively. In 1974, Her second Malayalam film, Chattakari went on to become a blockbuster throughout India. She then went on to appear in a number of commercially successful films in various languages. She has won one National Film Award for Best Actress, nine Filmfare Awards, three Nandi Awards, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress, Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for the movie Hoovu Hannu, the Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards and various other state awards. Lakshmi made her Bollywood debut in 1975, with the woman-centric Julie, the remake of Malayalam film Chattakkari. After appearing as a lead actress for more than a decade, she switched over to character roles. She is the only actress who has won the Filmfare Awards South seven times with most wins in all four different languages.

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