| Potturi Vijayalakshmi | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 18, 1953 Yajali (యాజలి), Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1982 – present |
| Spouse | P V Siva Rao |
Potturi Vijayalakshmi (తెలుగు:పొత్తూరి విజయలక్ష్మి) is a Telugu writer well known for her humorous short stories.
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Ms.Potturi Vijayalakshmi was born in Yajali village in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh to Ms.Valluri Satyavaani and Mr.Valluri Venkata Krishna Murthy. She married Mr.P V Siva Rao in 1970 and has two children Sireesha and Praveen Kumar.[1] She currently lives in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh with her family.
Ms.Potturi Vijayalakshmi penned around 150 short stories and 14 novels in Telugu language. Her first novel, "Premalekha", was made into a movie directed by Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry[2]. She also worked at All India Radio. She is well known for her humorous short stories which appeared in many Telugu weeklies like Eenadu Aadivaaram, Chatura and Andhra Jyothi, to name a few. These short stories, along with her other stories, were compiled into books of Telugu short stories. The following are the books of Telugu short stories written by Ms.Potturi Vijayalakshmi[3][4]: