Sridevi Vijaykumar

Sridevi Vijaykumar
Sridevi Vijayakumar in 2013
Born
Sridevi Vijaykumar

(1986-10-29) 29 October 1986
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
Years active1992 – present
Spouse
Rahul
​
(m. 2009)​
Children1
Parents
Relatives

Sridevi Vijaykumar (born 29 October 1986) is an Indian actress and television personality who acts in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.[1][2]

Early life

Sridevi was born on 29 October 1986 as the youngest daughter of Tamil actor Vijayakumar and his second wife, actress Manjula. She has two elder sisters, Vanitha and Preetha. From his first marriage to Muthukannu Vellalar, Vijayakumar had three children: actor Arun Vijay, Anitha and Kavitha.[3]

Film career

She started off as a child artist in a Tamil movie Rickshaw Mama (1992).[4] She made her debut in Telugu movie Eeswar (2002) with Prabhas.[5]

Sridevi made her Tamil debut as heroine in the romantic film Kadhal Virus (2002) directed by Kathir.

She was critically acclaimed for her performance in AVM's Priyamana Thozhi (2003) co-starring Madhavan and Jyothika directed by Vikraman.[6] Later, she gained attention in romantic movies like Thithikudhe (2003) and Devathaiyai Kanden (2005).

She shifted to the Telugu and Kannada industry and became popular. Her movies are Ninne Istapaddanu (2003), Kanchana Ganga (2004), Aadi Lakshmi (2006), Preethigaagi (2007), Pellikani Prasad (2008), Manjeera (2009), Cell Phone (2011), Veera (2011) and Lakshmana (2016).

Transitioning to television, she became a popular judge on reality shows like Comedy Stars and Jodi Are U Ready.[7]

Sridevi Vijaykumar returned as heroine in Sundarakanda (2025), calling it a strong, meaningful role.[8][9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1992Rickshaw MamaBhuvanaTamilChild artist
Amma VanthachuVimala
David UncleDevi
Deiva KuzhanthaiSridevi Thiagarajan
Sugamana SumaigalBabu
Aavarampoo
1997RukminiSitaTelugu
2002EeswarIndiraTelugu
Kadhal VirusGeethaTamil
2003Ninne IstapaddanuGeetanjaliTeluguNominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
Priyamana ThozhiJulieTamilNominated — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil
ThithikudheAnuradha (Anu) / RenuNominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2004Kanchana GangaUrmilaKannada
2005Devathaiyai KandenUmaTamil
NireekshanaAnuTelugu
2006Aadi LakshmiSurekha
2007PreethigaagiMiliKannada
2008Pellikani PrasadSujatha GopalraoTelugu
2009ManjeeraBeena
2011Cell Phone
VeeraSathya
2016LakshmanaSumanKannada
2025SundarakandaVaishnaviTelugu[10]
2026 Bad Boy Karthik Kasthuri

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkLanguage Network
2021Comedy StarsJudgeStar VijayTamil
2024–presentJodi Are U Ready
2025–presentBB JodiStar MaaTelugu Season 2

References

  1. ↑ Frederick, Prince (6 October 2003). "Screen vs. studies". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 October 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Jeshi, K (25 October 2004). "Star daughter shines". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Dorairaj, S (8 February 2006). "Actor Vijayakumar returns to AIADMK". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Sridevi Vijaykumar". chiloka.
  5. ↑ "Movie review - Eeswar". idlebrain. Retrieved 11 November 2002.
  6. ↑ "Cricket, friendship and deja vu". Rediff. Retrieved 15 July 2003.
  7. ↑ "Jodi Are You Ready: Sridevi Vijaykumar stuns with 'Azhage Bhrammanidam' after two decades". Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Nara Rohit-starrer Sundarakanda's teaser to be unveiled on this date". Cinema Express. 25 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sridevi Vijaykumar On Her Comeback With Sundarakanda: 'I Played A Strong Character That Audiences Will Love'". Etv Bharat. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Sridevi Vijaykumar: I was shocked during Sundarakanda narration". Cinema Express. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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