Vadivukkarasi

Vadivukkarasi Padhmanabhan
Born (1958-07-07) 7 July 1958[1]
Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActress / Producer
Years active1978–present
SpouseDekshinamurthy Sabapathy (sep)
ChildrenShanmugappriya
RelativesA. P. Nagarajan (maternal uncle)

Vadivukkarasi is an Indian actress who appears primarily in supporting roles in Tamil films.[2] She also appears in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films.[3][4] She has starred in over 350 films and participated in around 40 television serials in Tamil.[5]

Personal life

Vadiukarasi's maternal uncle is director A. P. Nagarajan, and she was named after his film Vadivukku Valai Kappu.[6][7] She has one daughter Shanmugappriya.

Career

Vadivukarasi's first job was as a primary school teacher. Due to her struggling family situation she chose to do different jobs.[8] She made her debut in Tamil film Sigappu Rojakkal. Her first lead role was in Kanni Paruvathile. She has played various characters, playing the lead, supporting as well as antagonistic roles.

She has produced films under the banner Mantralaya arts such as Annai en Deivam.[9]

In the early 2000s, she started acting in television serials.

She has done 350 movies and featured in more than 40 television serials.[10]

Filmography

Tamil

Telugu

Year Title Role Notes
1982Patnam Vachina PativrathaluSakunthala Uncredited role
1983Ramarajyamlo BheemarajuSeetha
1990Neti SiddharthaBharathi
1995AmmoruLeelamma
2006Andala RamuduRamudu's grandmother
AshokYagamma
2007Gundamma Gaari ManavaduGundamma
PorambokuChaitra's foster mother
2024Ooru Peru BhairavakonaPedhamma
Swag Vijjiamma

Malayalam

Year Title Role
1979IrumbazhikalThulasi
Avano Atho AvaloGowri
1983Onnu ChirikkuRohini's elder sister
1993Bandhukkal SathrukkalDakshayani
1998Sreekrishnapurathe NakshathrathilakkamSanthanavalli
2004Youth Festival
2010Raama Raavanan
2015Ivan MaryadaramanNarasimhan's mother

Kannada

Year Title Role
1984Sidilu
1987Sedina Sanchu
1991Naagini
1999Jayasoorya

Dubbing artist

ActressTitleLanguage
VanisriPokkiri PonnuTamil (dubbed)
Vaaliban
Bombay Kaadhali
LakshmiEn Pondatti Collector
Rowdy Boss
AshwiniIndiraTamil
Kalpana IyerIruvar
KPAC LalithaAlaipayuthey
Kireedam
Sethulakshmi36 Vayathinile

Television

Serials
YearFilmRoleTelecastedNotes
MeenDD
1991KadalpurathilDD5
1995ViduthalaiDDProducer
1996SakthiSun TV
1998–1999Kudumbam
1999–2001Ganga Yamuna Saraswati
2000Micro Thodargal-SavvukadiRaj TV
2001–2003AlaigalKalyaniSun TV
2001–2007NinaivugalDD
2003–2007AvargalSun TV
2003–2005Adugiran Kannan
2002–2004Sakthi
2003–2007Tharkappu Kalai Theeratha
2002–2003Agal VilakkugalRukkumani
2003–2005Adugiran Kannan
2004–2005GowravamRaj TV
2004–2006Raja RajeshwariSun TV
2005–2006Alli RaajiyamLakshmi
2006–2007Chellamadi Nee Enakku
Vikiramathithan
2007–2010MegalaShanmuga Vadivu
2007–2013Thirumathi SelvamSivagami Sivaraman
2008–2010Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda
2009–2010Amman
2009BhavaniKalaignar TV
2009– Dhayam[12]
2010–2012KasthuriSun TV
2010–2011Yaamiruka BayamenStar Vijay
En Peyar MeenakshiDhanam
2011–2013UthiripookalSharadambalSun TV
2012–2013Vellai Thamarai
2013–2014VamsamNagavalli
Uravugal SangamamRaj TV
Ranga VilasVairamaniJaya TV
2015–2018Kula DeivamGnanambalSun TV
2017Rekka Katti Parakkudhu ManasuThyarammaZee Tamil
Saravanan MeenatchiJudgeStar Vijay Cameo appearance
2018–2022RojaAnnapooraniSun TV
2018Chinna ThambiKadambavanathu AmmaStar Vijay
2019–2020NachiyarpuramNagarathnamZee Tamil
2020Poove UnakkagaAnnapooraniSun TV Cameo appearance
2022Rettai RojaTayammaZee Tamil
2022
2023
KayalRajalakshmiSun TV Extended cameo appearance
2022Mandhira PunnagaiLakshmiColors Tamil
AruviAnnapooraniSun TV Cameo appearances
2023Amudhavum AnnalakshmiyumNachiyarZee Tamil
IniyaPeriya AachiSun TV
Thavamai ThavamirundhuChamundeshwariZee Tamil
2023–2024Kannedhirey ThondrinalAbhiramiKalaignar TV Extended cameo appearance
2023–presentKarthigai DeepamParameshwariZee Tamil
2024SundariPorkodiSun TV
VeeraKokilaZee Tamil Cameo appearance
2025Moondru MudhichuRajalakshmiSun TV
2025–2026Police PoliceSivagamiJioHotstar Web series
Shows
Year Title Role Channel
2021Poova ThalaiyaGuestSun TV
Vanakkam Tamizha
2022Roja RojadanHerself
Roja Vetri Vizha
2023Super SamayalContestant
Vaa Tamizha VaaGuestKalaignar TV

References

  1. ↑ Vanakkam Tamizha with Roja Serial Actress Vadivukkarasi | Full Show | 13 August 2021 | Sun TV. Sun TV. 14 August 2021. Event occurs at . Retrieved 24 July 2022 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Vadivukkarasi". Book My show.
  3. ↑ S. R. Ashok Kumar (17 December 2009). "Grill Mill-Vadivukkarasi". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. ↑ " 'சிகப்பு ரோஜாக்கள்'ல நடிச்சேன்; செம அடி வாங்கினேன் - நடிகை வடிவுக்கரசி பிரத்யேகப் பேட்டி". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Vadivukkarasi". Filmy Focus.
  6. ↑ "I prefer to be in films, says Vadivukkarrasii". The Hindu. 25 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Ramji, V. (3 December 2019). "வீட்டுக்கு தெரியாம 'சிகப்பு ரோஜாக்கள்'ல நடிச்சேன்" |Exclusive|Vadivukkarasi|Part1|Rewind With Ramji (in Tamil). Hindu Tamil Thisai. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Vandhana (26 November 2018). "' I Played Wife, Mother & Grandmother In My 20s. I Got Used To It': In Conversation With Vadivukkarasi". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Annai En Daivam - Tamil action movie - Vijayakanth - Jayashanker - Madhuri others". Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "TV actress Vadivukkarasi gets robbed; files a police complain". The Times of India. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  11. ↑ SUDHAKARAN, SREEJU. "Con City Review: Heist Comedy That Keeps Misfiring". Rediff.
  12. ↑ "TV Serial Production". Mediaone.