Surabhi Lakshmi

Surabhi Lakshmi
Born	(1986-11-16) 16 November 1986 Narikkuni, Kozhikode, Kerala
Residence	Narikkuni, Kozhikode, Kerala
Nationality	India
Education	B.A.(Bharathanatyam), M.A (Theatre Arts), M.Phil (Performing Arts). Ph.D (ongoing)
Occupation	Acting
Years active	2005–present
Spouse(s)	Vipin Sudhakar (married 2014-2017 ) divorced
Awards	National Film Award for Best Actress 2017
Website	www.surabhilakshmi.com

Surabhi C.M. (stage name Surabhi Lakshmi) (born 16 November 1986) is an Indian film, television, and stage actor who has appeared in Malayalam television and films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the Malayalam film Minnaminungu at the 64th National Film Awards. She is the fifth Malayalam actress to bag the prestigious award. Previously, Sarada, Monisha Unni, Shobhana, and Meera Jasmine had won the award.

Biography

Surabhi Lakshmi is an Indian film and television actor in the Malayalam language. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in the 64th National Film Awards for the Malayalam film, Minnaminungu,^[1][2] special jury mention in The Kerala State Film Awards 2016 and Malayalam Film Critics Award 2016^[3] for Second Best Actress, all for her performance in the film Minnaminungu. She has acted in more than twenty Malayalam films and two television serials.^[4] Surabhi is more popular among television audience because of her character, Paathu, who speaks in a colloquial north Kerala slang (Calicut dialect) in the TV show titled M80 Moosa. She bagged the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy's best actress award in 2010 and 2017 for her roles in ‘Yakshikathakalum Naattuvarthamanangalum' and 'Bombay Tailors' respectively.

Personal Life and Education

Surabhi is born to Andy & Radha on 16 November 1986. She hails from Narikkuni in Kozhikode, Kerala.^[5][6] Her siblings are Subitha Santhosh (sister), Sumitha Akhil (sister) and Sudheesh Kumar (brother). Her grandmother Lakshmi is said to be her pillar of inspiration. Surabhi spent her childhood in Koolikkulangara, Mangad (Unnikulam) in North Kerala.

She did her schooling in AUP School Mangad, Kerala. With a merit scholarship, Surabhi passed her BA degree in Bharathanatyam (2009) with first rank from Kaladi Sree Sankaracharya College. She did her Master of Arts (MA) in 2011 in Theatre Arts from the same college with a merit scholarship from the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy. In 2012, she completed her Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Performing Arts from MG University, Kerala. She is currently a research scholar at the Kaladi Sree Sankaracharya College. In 2015, she received the Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship for the best student.

Career

Surabhi came into limelight after winning the reality show "Best Actor"^[7] in Amrita TV. After that, she has acted in films like Thirakkatha, ABCD,Pakal Nakshatrangal, Gulmohar, Puthiya Mukham, Katha Thudarunnu, Shankaranum Mohananum, Kancheepurathe Kalyanam, Ivan Megharoopan, Ayalum Njanum Thammil, Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty, Banking Hours 10 to 4, Housefull, Black Butterfly, Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal, The Train, Swapna Sanchari, Njanum Ente Familiyum, Namukku Parkkan, Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram, On The Way, Vasanthathinte Kanalvazhikal, Vidhooshakan, Love Land etc.

In 2012, she did a major role in the television serial 'Kadhayile Rajakumari' directed by K. K. Rajeev. In 2016, her lead role in the movie, Minnaminungu The Firefly directed by Anil Thomas and written by Manoj Ramsingh became one of the best characters in her career. She handles a main role (Paathu) in a television serial M80 Moosa on MediaOneTV. She has also been part of many ad films.

Surabhi's first love is for theatre arts. Suvarna Theatre's play called ‘Yakshikathakalum Naattuvarthamanangalum' won Kerala Sahitya Nataka Academy's best actress award in 2010. She has also won Best Actress award in 2017 for the drama BOMBAY TAILORS by Athithi School of Performance, Edappally, directed by K Vinodkumar. She won the Abu Dhabi Theatre Fest in 2010 and Flowers TV Best Comedian Award in 2016.

Filmography

Television

Awards

References

Further reading

• Six things you did not know about national award winning Surabhi Lakshmi (New Indian Express)
• 'Have dreamt of winning award but never expected to': Surabhi (Asianet TV)
• Vivacious `Pathu' gets her due (Times of India)
• I can't believe this, never expected a National Award: Surabhi Lakshmi...(Malayala Manorama)
• സുരഭി പറയുന്നു; പാത്തുവാണ് ഈ നേട്ടങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് കാരണം......(Mathrubhumi / Malayalam)
• When awards came calling (The Hindu)
• Will not think about image while selecting roles: Surabhi Lakshmi (Mid-Day)
• Film field is safe for women, says Surabhi (Times of India, Kochi City)
• അവാർഡൊക്കെ കിട്ടീന്നൊള്ളൂ, ഞമ്മള് പാവാണ് - (Madhyamam / Malayalam)
• സു​ര​ഭി​ല (Madhyamam Opinions / Malayalam)
• കാമറ ഫ്ലാഷുകൾ എന്‍റെ സ്വപ്നമായിരുന്നു -സുരഭി (Madhyamam / Malayalam)
• National Film Awards: Akshay Kumar gets best actor, Surabhi Lakshmi bags best actress (LiveMint)
• Congratulations tweet from the National Film Archive of India (Twitter)
• National Film Awards: It was Surabhi vs Aishwarya Rai in the final round this year (Times of India)
• National Award winning actress Surabhi breaks into song on road (On Manorama)

External links

• Official Website - Surabhi Lakshmi (www.surabhilakshmi.com)
• IMDB Listing - Surabhi Lakshmi
• Official Facebook Page
• Press Information Bureau, Government of India (64th National Film Awards, 2016 Announcement)