Silk South Actress Biography
Silk Smitha is one of the famous Indian film actress who acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. She was discovered by an Indian director Vinuchakravarthy at a flour mill. After that he renamed her Smitha & his wife taught her English. She learned dancing from another teacher. After garnering much notice and acclaim with her first major role in the Tamil movie Vandi Chakkaram, in 1979, Smitha assumed the name "Silk," after her character's name in the movie. In 1996, Smitha was found dead in her Chennai apartment. The previous year she had tried to become a film producer. Financial problems, disillusionment in love and an alcohol dependency apparently led to depression. It is suspected that Smitha committed suicide.
Name : Silk Smitha
Date of Birth : 2 Dec 1960 – 23 Sep 1996 (Died)Silk Smitha was a South Indian cinema actress. Even though Smitha appeared in some character roles, she became popular through her glamourous appearances in softcore films.Born Vijayalakshimi into a poor family in Eluru (in Andhra Pradesh), she left school after the fourth standard, determined to become a film star. Moving in with her aunt in Madras (then the centre of the South Indian film industry), she soon found a sponsor who renamed her Smitha.After garnering much notice and acclaim with her first major role, in the Tamil movie Vandi Chakkaram (The Wheel), in 1979, Smitha assumed the name "Silk," after her character's name in the movie. Silk Smitha went on to star in over 200 Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and a few Hindi films. Her dance numbers and her bold ...Silk Smitha is a much popular South Indian actress who had acted in more than 200 movies which include Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi Movies. The original name of Smitha was Vijayalakshmi. Born on 2nd December 1960 in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh Smitha had tough time during her school days. She left the school at the age of 8 due to the financial constraints of the family.
Her film career began accidently while she settled at the house of her aunt who lived in Madras(Chennai). Popular director Vinu Chakravarthi discovered her talent and renamed her as Smitha. She got the first break in the Tamil Movie Vandi Chakram in 1979. The character played by her in the movie was named as 'Silk' which was further carried as her official name.
Smitha entered the Malayalam movie Industry with the movie Inaya Thedi in 1979. Smitha became the hot talk as many movies were produced only to keep the presence of her. She went on to act in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and a few Hindi films. Layanam one of her Malayalam movie was remade into Hindi titled as Reshma Ka Jawani.
Smitha was found dead on 23rd September 1996 in her apartment in Chennai. It is said that smitha commited suicide because of financial problem, broken love affair and high dependency on alcohol which had led to depression.
Here is the list of movies of Silk Smitha.Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 1978–1996
Vijayalakshmi (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), known popularly as Silk Smitha, was an Indian film artist who worked predominantly in the South Indian languages. She entered the film industry as an extra[1] actress, and first got noticed for her role as "Silk" in the 1979 Tamil film Vandichakkaram. She became a sought-after 'erotic actress' in the 1980s and in a career spanning 17 years, she appeared in over 450 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages. On September 23, 1996, she was found dead in her apartment in Chennai, apparently having committed suicide.
Early life
Born as Vijayalakshmi, in a poor family in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, Smitha left school after her fourth standard (in India, at about 8 years of age) due to the family's financial constraints. Her striking looks burdened her with uninvited attention, and her family married her off at a very young age. When she was ill-treated by her husband and in-laws, she ran away to Madras (now known as Chennai) and started living with an aunt.
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