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Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli is an Indian actress, theatre artist, Frisbee player, and former national-level cricketer. She mainly works in South Indian films.
Wiki/Biography
Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli also spelt as Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli was born on Monday, 9 April 1984 (age 39 years; as of 2023) in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. Her zodiac sign is Aries. She did her Masters in Social Work (specialisation in HR) at Madras School of Social Work, Chennai.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Figure Measurements (approx.): 34-30-34
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about her parents and siblings.
Husband
On 30 October 2019, she got married to the Indian writer Venkataraghavan Srinivasan. The couple dated for a few years before getting married.
Career
Corporate Jobs
After completing her post-graduation, she started working as an HR at a private firm. After working there for a few years, she left her job.
Theatre Artist
She then joined the management department of the theatre group named Evam. While working there, she developed an interest in acting. After completing a few theatre acting courses in India and US, she started performing in various theatre plays like Damayanthi.
Sportswoman
While she was studying in school, she started playing cricket. She was also a part of India’s B national cricket team. She played cricket at the national level. She has also played a series against the West Indies. She used to be a right-hand batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler before she quit playing cricket. Lakshmi then started her training in Ultimate Frisbee. She has been participating in various Ultimate Frisbee competitions for a few years.
Actor
Film
Tamil
Once, while she was selling tickets for a theatre play of Evam Theatre group, the Indian director Magizh Thirumeni offered her the role of Prashanthi (supporting role) in the 2010 Tamil film ‘Mundhinam Paartheney.’
She took a leave from her job at the theatre group where she was working. She auditioned for a few other acting projects and due to her hectic schedule, she quit her job at theatre. Some of her other Tamil films are ‘Sutta Kadhai’ (2013), ‘Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka’ (2015), ‘Kalam’ (2016), ‘Odu Raja Odu’ (2018), and ‘Soppana Sundari’ (2023).
Telugu
In 2013, she made her Telugu film debut with the film ‘Gouravam’ in which she played the role of Saravanan. The film was also released in Tamil language.
In 2016, she acted in the Telugu film ‘Malupu.’
Malayalam
She made her Malayalam film debut with the 2014 film ‘Angels’ as Zaina.
Some of her other Malayalam films are ‘Salt Mango Tree’ (2015) and ‘Cold Case’ (2021).
Television
In 2011, she made her TV debut with the Tamil TV serial ‘Shanthi Nilayam’ as Ezhil. The serial was aired on Jaya TV.
In 2012, she acted in the Tamil TV serial ‘Dharmayutham,’ aired on Star Vijay.
Short Film
She has also acted in a few Tamil short films like ‘Kalaivu Swathi’ (2016) and ‘Lakshmi’ (2017).
Other Work
Lakshmi has walked the ramp in various fashion shows.
She has also worked in print advertisements for various brands like Max festive collection and Zari Thari.
In 2021, she participated in Zee Tamil’s reality TV show ‘Survivor.’
She has also started her acting workshop to train budding actors.
Awards
- 2018: Aval Vikatan Women Acheivers Award
- 2018: Brew Women’s Award
- 2022: Best Actress – Special Recognition by JFW Digital Awards for the Tamil film Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
- 2022: Best Supporting Actress by SIIMA for the Tamil film Karnan
- 2022: Best Supporting Actress by Silver Lotus Awards for the Tamil film Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
- 2022: Felicitated by Tamil Nadu Film Director’s Association
- 2022: Best Supporting Actress by National Film Awards for her Tamil film Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
Favourites
Facts/Trivia
- Lakshmi also goes by the name LP.
- In her leisure time, she loves travelling and doing adventure sports.
- Lakshmi is an animal lover and often posts pictures with animals like dogs and horses on her social media accounts.
- At a very young age, she started her training in gymnastics.