Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli

Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesLP[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli is a National Award winning Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil films.[2] A post graduate in human resource management from Madras School of Social Work, she joined the English theatre company Evam as a full-time employee, before venturing into the films. She is also a former National Level cricket player, and national Ultimate Frisbee Champion.[3]

Early life

Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli was born into Tamil family.[4] After completing her master's in social work, specialising in human resources, from the Madras School of Social Work, she worked for a corporate company as an HR professional.[4] As she wanted to pursue "something more creative",[4] she started to work with the theatre group Evam, on their managerial side. Although she never got to act in their plays because of a tight work schedule,[5] she called it "a great platform where I could easily learn how things transformed from paper to performance".[4]

She joined gymnastics before she was 10 years old and started playing cricket, becoming a part of India's B national cricket team, under which she also played a series against the West Indies. She also pursues Ultimate Frisbee. A member of Chennai Ultimate Frisbee, she has regularly participated at Ultimate Frisbee competitions and has played on The India Masters team representing our nation in the Asia Oceanic tournament held in Philippines.[4]

Career

While selling tickets for one of Evam's plays, director Magizh Thirumeni approached and asked her to play a supporting role in his film Mundhinam Paartheney. She took leave from work and shot for ten days for the film.[5] After working with director K. Balachander on one of his teleserials, and starting to audition for a role in the TV show, Dharmayudham, she decided to pursue acting full-time. She quit her job and attended several auditions for different roles in the show, eventually landing the role of Sharada.[4] Her first film in a lead role was the black comedy Sutta Kadhai. She played a bold tribal girl called Silanthi in the film,[6] which required her to perform stunts as well,[5] and reviews on her performance were positive.[3] Her sole 2014 release was Angels, which marked her Malayalam debut. Her next Tamil release was Kallappadam by debutant director Vadivel.[7][8] About her role, she said that it was a "well defined and powerful character" and "emotionally very strong".[9] Her portrayal of a retired actress, which Baradwaj Rangan described as the "most fascinating, refreshing character" in the film,[10] was lauded by critics, with Sify stating that "Lakshmi Priya shines in the role".[11] She has also played notable roles in films like Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka,[12] Kalam and Maya.[13]

Filmography

List of acting performances in film
Year Film Role Language Notes
2010 Mundhinam Paartheney Prashanthi Tamil
2013 Gouravam Saravanan/Jagapathi's wife Tamil/Telugu
Sutta Kadhai Silanthi Tamil
2014 Angels Zaina Malayalam
2015 Kallappadam Leena Tamil
Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka Nila Tamil
Maya Swathi Tamil
Salt Mango Tree Priya Malayalam
2016 Kalaivu Swathi Tamil Short film
Malupu Nila Telugu
Kalam Dheeksha Tamil
Ayynoorum Ayynthum Anu Tamil
Revelations Subha Tamil
2017 Ticket Shalini Tamil
Lakshmi Lakshmi Tamil short film
Richie Philomena Tamil
2018 Odu Raja Odu Meera Tamil
Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum Sivaranjini Tamil National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

Special Jury Award at Chennai International Film Festival

2021 Karnan Padmini Tamil South Indian International Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress
Cold Case Advocate Haritha Malayalam
2022 Payanigal Gavanikkavum Tamizh Tamil
2023 Soppana Sundari Thenmozhi Tamil [14]

Television

Year Title Role Network
2011-2012 Shanthi Nilayam Ezhil Jaya TV
2012 Dharmayutham Sharada STAR Vijay
2021 Survivor Tamil Participant Zee Tamil

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Like to be known as actor, than heroine: Lakshmi Priyaa". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ "68th National Film Awards: Editor Sreekar Prasad wins it for the ninth time". Cinema Express. 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli talks about life after Sutta Kadhai". Behindwoods. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "All the world's a stage for Lakshmi Priyaa". Deccan Chronicle. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Deepa Venkatraman (30 March 2013). "Bold and Beautiful". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. ^ "A small film with big heart". Deccan Chronicle. 15 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ^ Nikhil Raghavan (3 February 2014). "Shotcuts: Basha's debut". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Mysskin pens song, sings it himself for Kallapadam". The Times of India. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Kallappadam heroine Lakshmi Priyaa showcases full commitment to her character". Behindwoods. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (20 March 2015). "Kallappadam: A meta movie with good ideas that needed better filmmaking". The Hindu.
  11. ^ "Kallappadam". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015.
  12. ^ Menon, Vishal (28 March 2015). "Off the beaten track". The Hindu.
  13. ^ "Happy being an actor than a heroine: Lakshmi Priyaa". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Aishwarya Rajesh's 'Soppana Sundari' to release on April 14". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 April 2023.