Lakshmi Devy

Lakshmi Devy is an Indian-American actress and screenwriter who has mainly acted in Tamil and Malayalam language films, best known for her role in the film Masala Padam (2015). After starting her career as a theatre artist and model, Devy played her first leading role in the Anand Chakravarthy directorial Nil Gavani Sellathey (2010).

Lakshmi Devy
Born
New York, The United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Actress
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • director
Years active2010-present
Known forMasala Padam

In addition to acting in films, She has launched her own film production company, FiDi Talkies, in the United States.

Personal life

Devy was born into a family of doctors and engineers in New York where she spent most of her early life. Her mother is a nephrologist and father is a travelogue writer and published author, and they run a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, India.[1][2] She did her primary education in New York[3] and completed medical school in India, during which she pursued modelling, dance, and theatre.[4] Devy is a medical doctor and started her film career while she was in medical college.[1]

Career

Lakshmi started her acting career with the Anand Chakravarthy directorial Nil Gavani Sellathey in which she played the main lead role.[5] She later starred in numerous South Indian movies including Cinema Company and critically acclaimed Tamil-language action comedy film Masala Padam, which was also her original screenplay debut.[6][7][8]

In 2017, Devy founded FiDi Talkies, a New York-based production company and made her directorial debut with a short film 'Daro Mat' in which she played the protagonist. The film was screened in multiple international film festivals and won several awards.

Filmography
Denotes films that are in pre-production
Year Film Role Notes
2010 Nil Gavani SellatheyPriya
2012 Cinema CompanyRoshni
2015 Masala Padam DiyaAlso screenwriter
2017 Daro Mat DivyaAlso director, screenwriter
and producer
2018 A Happy Divorce Rebecca

References
  1. "Lakshmi in a spooky avatar". The New Indian Express.
  2. "Don't Be Afraid's Lakshmi Devy's Voyage From Medicine To Filmmaking". Urban Asian. September 21, 2018.
  3. "Interview: Lakshmi Devy | EMR Media". emrmedia.com.
  4. "Meet Lakshmi Devy: A South Asian-American who Chose to Pursue her Inner Movie Star Over her Career in Medicine". June 29, 2018.
  5. N'Duka, Amanda (September 20, 2017). "Don Buchwald & Associates Adds Cassandra Freeman; Bohemia Group Signs Lakshmi Devy". Deadline.
  6. R, Balajee C. (September 11, 2017). "Making waves in the west". Deccan Chronicle.
  7. Subhakeerthana, S. (August 15, 2015). "Lakshmi Devy: On being a heroine and a screenplay writer". Deccan Chronicle.
  8. "Lakshmi Devy pens screenplay for Masala Padam - Times of India". The Times of India.
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