Chandra Lakshman
Introduction '''Chandra Lakshman''' is an Indian actress. She debuted in the 2002 Tamil film ''Manasellam'' and has since then appeared in various Malayalam and Tamil films and TV series. She is probably best known for her performances as Sandra Nellikadan, Rini Chandrasekhar, Ganga and Divya in the TV series ''Swantham'', ''Megham'', ''Kolangal'' and ''Kadhalikka Neramillai'', respectively.
Personal life She is married to actor Tosh Christy. She gave birth to a Boy in October 2022.
Career Chandra Lakshman was born to Lakshman Kumar and Malathi into a brahmin family in Trivandrum. Later family shifted to Chennai, where she also did her schooling and graduation. She had her education from J. N School, Chennai, M.G.R Institute of Hotel Management and Madras University. A trained bharatanatyam dancer, she was doing her hotel management training, when director Santhosh saw her and decided to cast her in his film ''Manasellam''.She made her acting debut with the 2002 Tamil film ''Manasellam'', enacting the sister character of the film's lead actor Srikanth. Her performance in the film made possible her entry into the Malayalam film industry, landing the lead female role in the action thriller ''Stop Violence'' (2002) alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran. Subsequently, she starred in a number of supporting roles in Malayalam-language films like ''Chakram'', ''Balram vs. Taradas'' and ''Khaki''.She shot into limelight through her appearances in TV series. She first appeared in the series ''Swantham'', in which she played Sandra Nellikadan, a villainous character, which was highly appreciated by critics and made her a household name. She then starred in series like ''Devi'', enacting a multi-dimensional character, ''Stree'', playing a homely character and ''Jwalayayi'' alongside Nedumudi Venu, playing also a villainous character. For her portrayal of Rini Chandrasekhar in ''Megham'', she also received rave reviews and several awards. In Tamil, she rose to fame after her performance as Ganga, again a character with negative shades, in the famous ''Kolangal''-series, in which she starred alongside Devayani. She is also well known for her performance as Divya and Akhila in the popular series ''Kadhalikka Neramillai'' and ''Vasantham'', respectively. She has appeared in some advertisements also. She has won several accolades including Asianet Television Awards for best negative role (2005,2006).
Filmography  Year  Film  Role  Language  Notes2002  ''Manasellam'' Bala's sister   Tamil  ''Stop Violence''  Angelina  Malayalam  ''April Maadhathil''    Tamil Deleted/Edited scenes 2003  ''Chakram''  Madhuri  Malayalam  2005  ''Kalyana Kurimanam'' Kasthuri   Malayalam  ''Boy Friend'' Khader's daughter   Malayalam Special appearance in the song ''Aadhikkam''  Priya  Tamil   2006  ''Balram vs. Taradas'' Shanimol  Malayalam  ''Pachakuthira'' Film heroine MalayalamGuest role2007  ''Payum Puli''  Moosa Bhai's daughter   Malayalam  ''Kaakki''  Meenakshi  Malayalam  2010  ''Thillalangadi''  Shreya Das  Tamil ''Ghost Rider''SushamaMalayalamFilming
Television ; TV series Year  Title  Role Channel Language  Notes2003  ''Swantham''  Sandra Nellikadan Asianet  Malayalam Television Debut ''Kumkumam''   Kairali TV Malayalam  ''Alakal''  PonnambiliDD Malayalam Malayalam 2004  ''Megham''  Rini Chandrasekhar Asianet  Malayalam  ''Kadamattathu Kathanar''KadambariAsianet Malayalam 2005  ''Devi''  Devi Surya TV Malayalam 2006''Unniyarcha''ThumbolarchaAsianet Malayalam ''Sthree 2''   SophiaAsianet  Malayalam ''Veendum Jwalayayi''  Sona DD Malayalam Malayalam  2006-2007 ''Kolangal'' Ganga Sun TV Tamil   ''Swantham Suryaputhri''Ganga AsianetMalayalam2007 ''Trikarthika''     Malayalam ''Jalam''    Surya TV Malayalam  ''Swami Ayyappan''    Asianet Malayalam 2007-2008  ''Annu Peytha Mazhayil''  Gouri Asianet Malayalam   ''Kadhalikka Neramillai''  Divya Star Vijay Tamil  2008-2012  ''Vasantham''  Akhila Sun TV Tamil  2008  ''Minnal Kesari''    Surya TV Malayalam ''Sree Mahabhagavatham''RajakumariAsianetMalayalam2009''Mazhayariyathe''MeeraSurya TVMalayalam2009-2011  ''Magal'' Shakthi Sun TVTamil   2011-2014    ''Mamathala Kovela''   Shakthi Gemini TV Telugu 2011-2013''Thulasi''ThulasiZee TamilTamil 2012-2013    ''Sondha Bandham''   Shakthi Sun TV Tamil 2014–2016   ''Pasamalar''  Thamarai  Sun TVTamil  2015''Sitakokachilaka''NithyaMAA TVTelugu2020–2023 ''Swantham Sujatha''SujathaSurya TVMalayalam2021''Manasinakkare''SujathaSurya TVMalayalamGuest appearance2022''Bhavana''SujathaSurya TVMalayalamCameo appearance in promo2023- Present''Guppedantha Manasu''AnupamaStar MaaTelugu;TV shows Year  Title  Role Channel Language  Notes2008''Jodi No.1 season 3''  Contestant Sun TV Tamil  Reality show2012''Ko Aante Koti''ContestantGemini TVTeluguGame show2019''Onnum Onnum Moonu''GuestMazhavil ManoramaMalayalamChat show2020''Ruchiyathra''HerselfSurya TVMalayalamChristmas special Episode2021''Anjinodu Injodinju''Promo AnchorSurya TVMalayalamGame show''Onamamankam''HerselfSurya TVMalayalamOnam Special show''Aram+Aram =Kinnaram''MentorSurya TVMalayalamReality show2022''Red Carpet''MentorAmrita TVMalayalamReality show2022''Day with a Star''GuestKaumudy TVMalayalam2023''Flowers Oru Kodi''ParticipantFlowersMalayalamReality show
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