Lakshmi

Acting

Lakshmi

Born

1952-12-13 (73)

Place of birth

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

63 titles

Lakshmi Narayan ( born 13 December 1952) is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 9 titles

Hulchul poster
6.6

A man and woman from feuding families each pretend to fall in love, as part of a revenge plot. Chaos ensues when their fake romance becomes a reality.

Hulchul

2004

IG: Inspector General poster
3.8

Inspector General Durga Prasad is made the head of an anti-terrorism squad and strives to end the terrorist activities. However, a revelation forces him to choose between his family and his duty.

IG: Inspector General

2009

Vel poster
6.2

Two sons that are separated as children grow up in drastically different environments.

Vel

2007

Rhythm poster
7.5

Karthikeyan, a photo editor in Mumbai, is a widower whose parents wish to see him settled and happy. Chitra, a widow with a son, gives them hope, unaware that their pasts are intertwined.

Rhythm

2000

Kanda Naal Mudhal poster
5.6

Two youngsters meet in a marriage hall and fight with each other and thereafter every-time they meet they end up fighting with each other. But there comes a time when this animosity turns to love.

Kanda Naal Mudhal

2005

Unnaipol Oruvan poster
7.0

A common man tries to fight terrorism by making anonymous calls to cops. Will he succeed ?

Unnaipol Oruvan

2009

Eenadu poster
NR

The police commissioner of Hyderabad confronts an anonymous caller who has planted bombs in the city and will let them explode if four terrorists are not freed from the police custody.

Eenadu

2009

Naan Avan Illai poster
6.8

Naan Avanillai (English: I'm not him) (2007) is a Tamil film directed by Selva. It is a remake of K. Balachander's classic of the same title, starring matinee idol Gemini Ganesan, which was a remake of 1962 Marathi language film To Mee Navhech (English: I Am Not Him), written by Pralhad K. Atre and acted by Prabhakar Panashikar. The thriller movie has Jeevan in the lead role and Sneha, Namitha, Malavika, Jyorthirmayi and Keerti Chawla as his five heroines. This movie created great expectations in the industry, because it was a hit when it was originally made in 1974. Shooting began in December 2006 and it was released in April 2007. The film became a success upon release.

Naan Avan Illai

2007

Snegithiye poster
8.0

Vasu and Radhika try to avoid Radhika's arranged marriage by saying that she loves Ramesh, a fictional man. However, they get into trouble when a man named Ramesh really walks into their life.

Snegithiye

2000

1990s · 14 titles

Padayappa poster
7.4

Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plot deals with Padayappa overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.

Padayappa

1999

Jeans poster
6.3

The father of twin brothers wants to get them married to only twin sisters. But one of the brothers falls in love with a woman does not have a twin sister.

Jeans

1998

Bandit Queen poster
6.6

Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phoolan Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary biographical film offers both a vivid portrait of a driven woman and a savage critique of the society that made her.

Bandit Queen

1994

Premante Ideraa poster
6.8

A boy meets a girl in a friend's marriage and falls for her but she is engaged to be married to a cop. He convinces everyone in her family but her father is head bent on getting her married to a cop.

Premante Ideraa

1998

No artwork available
NR

Lalitha, a mischievous student, falls in love with Arun, her college professor. However, she is unaware that Arun is her mother's former lover.

Sir... I Love You

1991

No artwork available
NR

Ravindra, the son of a respected man, grows up to become a gangster. However, he regrets the choices he makes and tries to make amends for his mistakes.

Repati Rowdy

1993

Adirindi Alludu poster
NR

The film follows a poor graduate who pretends to be a Brahmin to earn money for his mother's surgery, only to complicate his life by falling in love.

Adirindi Alludu

1996

No artwork available
NR

IAS officer Chitra prepares a dossier detailing the crimes of Adiseshan, a powerful man with political allies. After she's killed, it's her daughter who decides to finish her job and avenge her death.

Athiradi Padai

1994

No artwork available
NR

Once good friends, Gayatri, a leading lawyer, and inspector Rajalakshmi become sworn enemies. Although Gayatri's brother, Raja, loves Rajalakshmi's daughter, she fixes his marriage elsewhere.

Kanmani

1994

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu poster
6.2

When a series of murders of prominent people remain a mystery, Hariharan is assigned to capture the culprit. His investigations lead to a spiritual guru who is highly revered in society.

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu

1990

Alludaa Majakaa poster
5.2

Sitaram, the son of a rich man, is robbed of his wealth by his enemies. Later, he is wrongly arrested for murder but manages to get out of jail and avenges the injustice done to him and his family.

Alludaa Majakaa

1995

Ninne Pelladatha poster
7.2

When Mahalakshmi comes to the city, she falls in love with Seenu, whose family approves of her. But when her parents arrive, they forcibly take her away. Will the history of their families separate Mahalakshmi and Seenu?

Ninne Pelladatha

1996

No artwork available
NR

Aruna, an industrialist, is unable to confront Thiruttani, a local criminal, and hires Murugan, who is in need of a job, on the condition that he solves her dispute with the criminal.

Mr. Madras

1995

Maa Aavida Collector poster
NR

An illiterate Raja marries an educated Indira who, with the help of Raja, becomes a collector. However, Indira's mother is against the marriage and starts creating problems in their relationship.

Maa Aavida Collector

1996

1980s · 17 titles

Bidugadeya Bedi poster
NR

Gowri, an egocentric girl, falls in love with Santharam, a school master. When Gowri's father is against their relationship, she tries to fight against all odds to unite with her lover.

Bidugadeya Bedi

1985

No artwork available
NR

A woman vows to seek revenge against those who murdered her husband. Later, she murders Veerababu, an evil landlord, and seeks refuge in a woman's house with her son.

Neethana Antha Kuyil

1986

Chithirame Chithirame poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chithirame Chithirame

1985

No artwork available
9.0

A womanizer leads a carefree life until he marries his servant's daughter, who is an innocent woman. She tries to make him realise the importance of true love.

Rajaneegandhi

1980

Brahmastra poster
NR

A 1986 Kannada Action movie by Perala

Brahmastra

1986

Prema Kadambari poster
NR

Prema Kadambari is a 1987 Kannada drama film directed by B. Mallesh.

Prema Kadambari

1987

Shwetha Gulabi poster
NR

A man goes to any lengths to keep his sister happy. He sacrifices his love for her and marries a girl who has a mental illness.

Shwetha Gulabi

1985

Tony poster
NR

A young woman loves a man, but the man dies in an accident and the woman becomes mentally unstable. However, her life changes forever when she is married off to another man.

Tony

1982

Ore Oru Gramathiley poster
7.0

Shankara fakes a lower-caste certificate for his daughter Gayathri, as he worries that she might not get entrance to university otherwise. Trouble begins when people discover her real identity.

Ore Oru Gramathiley

1987

Sri Raghavendrar poster
6.7

The story of the great Indian saint Raghavendra Swami. Born as Venkatanatha, he proved to be a very brilliant scholar from a very young age. After enduring a series of profound life challenges, he embraced sannyasa following his master and the divine.

Sri Raghavendrar

1985

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

En Uyir Kannamma

1988

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nee Thodum Pothu

1984

Dhairya Lakshmi poster
NR

"Dhairya Lakshmi" translates to "Courage Lakshmi" and refers to a form of Goddess Lakshmi that bestows strength and courage, suggesting the film may have themes related to overcoming adversity.

Dhairya Lakshmi

1980

Ibbani Karagithu poster
NR

Varun woos and marries Manasa, his rival Raghu's sensitive younger sister, to avenge the death of his younger sister. Later, Varun changes his mind and joins hands with Raghu to find the real killers.

Ibbani Karagithu

1983

Paasa Paravaigal poster
9.0

Lakshmi, a lawyer, defends her husband, Sukumar, in court when his sister, Uma, suspects him of murdering her husband, Shankar.

Paasa Paravaigal

1988

Kodai Mazhai poster
6.0

Vidya, a school student, is an aspiring dancer who is neglected by her family. She faces challenges in her life when she loses her eyesight in an unfortunate accident.

Kodai Mazhai

1986

Dhuan poster
7.0

A stranger enters a widow's life claiming to be the brother of her dead husband, but she claims that he is a fraud and that her brother-in-law died three years earlier in a car accident.

Dhuan

1981

1970s · 15 titles

Rajaraja Cholan poster
8.5

Rajaraja Cholan is a 1973 Tamil film about the life of the Chola king Rajaraja Chola.

Rajaraja Cholan

1973

No artwork available
9.0

In an adventurous journey of spreading goodness on earth and by contributing to Tamil literature, Sage Agathiyar faces challenges at various phases of his journey.

Agathiyar

1972

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Aseervatham

1972

No artwork available
10.0

Paramathathan is an atheist who marries Punithavathi, an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. Their conflicting beliefs in God create problems in their married life.

Karaikkal Ammaiyar

1973

No artwork available
7.0

Parvathi is a happy girl just married to a very loving husband, Karuppan. With kind parents-in-law and a doting husband, her life is blissful. Soon, she is blessed with a child. Karuppan wants to increase his earnings and decides to buy a cart, though Parvathi is unwilling, asserting it is happier to be contented with what they have. However Karuppan takes a loan from a money lender and buys a cart. Initially, everything looks rosy. But Karuppan happens to cross the toddy shops on his way home.

Dikkatra Parvathi

1974

No artwork available
NR

A diamond heist goes wrong after one of the henchmen backstabs the gang leader, who soon dies. Trouble ensues when an innocent driver takes the blame. His daughter strives to prove his innocence.

Andaru Dongale

1974

No artwork available
NR

Ashok comes to Chennai in search of his elder brother, Arun. But he ends up in prison when he gets falsely accused of a crime he did not commit and strives to prove his innocence

Karunthel Kannayiram

1972

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Thangaikkaaga

1971

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yaen?

1970

No artwork available
NR

Previously deserted by his loved ones for his failure, an idealist poet's life turns around when his work earns him glory. However, his family returns seeking a piece of the pie.

Mallepoovu

1978

No artwork available
NR

Shanthi, who loved Kannan, marries alcoholic Anand. Kannan must step in to save the day

Kannan Varuvaan

1970

Unakkaga Naan poster
NR

Best friends Raja and Ramu decide to oppose the union leader of Raja's mill when he creates problems. However, they face several obstacles in their attempt to stop him.

Unakkaga Naan

1976

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Koduku Kodalu

1972

No artwork available
9.0

Prabhakaran is an honest contractor who values human relationships. Nambiar, his rival, tries to make money by hook or by crook. Prabhakaran finds himself in trouble for acting against Nambiar.

Iniyum Puzhayozhukum

1978

Charandas poster
10.0

The entire plot is woven around Indian family values, enterprise and meteoric rise in business.

Charandas

1977

Series credits

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