Bhagyalakshmi

Bhagyalakshmi ഭാഗ്യലക്ഷ്മി
Bhagyalakshmi in 2014
Born	(1962-11-01) 1 November 1962[1] Kozhikode, Kerala, India[1]
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Bhagyam
Occupation	Dubbing artist, television host
Years active	1972–present[2]
Spouse(s)	K. Ramesh Kumar (1985–2011)[3]

Bhagyalakshmi (Malayalam: ഭാഗ്യലക്ഷ്മി ; born 1 November 1962) is a leading dubbing artist of Malayalam film industry. She won the Best Dubbing artist Award winner of Kerala State in the year 1991. She was the first Artist who won Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for Female Category. She has a record of more than 2000 films in Malayalam cinema. She also acted in Malayalam Films . She mostly Dubbed for Actress Shobana.^[4][5][6]

Bhagyalakshmi published her autobiography titled as Swarabhedangal which received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography.^[7]

Career

First invited to dub at the age of 10, she started dubbing in 1972 mainly for child characters,^[8] her first movie noted was Aparadhi in 1977^[9] and became popular by the film Kolilakam (dubbed for Sumalatha, the film was jayan's last film). She has been working over 35 years. She has acted around 20 Malayalam movies. Manassu in 1973 was her debut movie in acting as a child artist.^[9] She has the record of winning Kerala State Film Award the maximum numberof times after dubbing artist Sreeja Ravi^[10]

Personal life

Bhagyalakshmi is born on 1 November 1962 to Kumaran Nair who hails from Powaat Tharavadu Calicut & Bhargavi Amma from Kurupath Tharavad, Shoranur. She has an older sister Indira Nair and a brother Unni Nair.^[11] She has completed her P.U.C. (pre-university course) before starting her career as a dubbing artist.^[9] She was married to K. Ramesh Kumar on 27 October 1985.^[12] The couple have two sons Nithin, an engineering graduate working in Bangalore, and Sachin, pursuing final year degree in Chennai. The couple got separated in 2011 and was officially divorced in September 2014.^[3]

Bhagyalakshmi published her autobiography named as Swarabhedangal.^[13] "Swarabhedangal", an autobiography of famous dubbing artist in Malayalam film industry,^[14] Bhagyalakshmi selected in Nielsen Data. This is the first time a Malayalam book is selected for this endowment. Though English books released in India are selected in Nielsen Data. A master in dubbing, the author has proved that she can also pen a book in a very descriptive manner. In her book she explains, a fearless person by nature, her book too carries the same fearlessness. When she mentions the perverts of artists she has faced in Malayalam film fraternity, she even does not forget the kindness of some artists of this glittering world. A book about her fortunate dubbing career but unfortunate marriage life, her childhood orphanage life and love failure after 40.^[15]

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

• 1991: Best Dubbing Artist: Ulladakkam, Ente Sooryaputhrikku
• 1995: Best Dubbing Artist: Ormayundayirikkanam, Kusruthikattu
• 2002: Best Dubbing Artist: Yathrakarude Sradhakku

Kerala State Television Awards

• 2015: Best Anchor: Selfi (talk show)

Kerala Film Critic Award

• 2002: Best Dubbing Aritst: Yathrakarude Sradhakku

Asianet Television Awards

• 2002: Best Dubbing Aritst: Kumkumapoovu

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award

• 2013: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography: Swarabhedangal

Bibliography

• Bhagyalakshmi (2012), Swarabhedhangal (in Malayalam), Kottayam, Kerala: DC Books, ISBN 9788126439348 

Partial filmography

Recent Films 1.Appavum Veenjum for Remya krishnan 2.Aadupuliyattam for Remya krishnan 3.Salt mango tree for Suhasini 4.Love 24*7 for suhasini 5.Edavapathy for Maneesha koirala

As a dubbing artist

As an actress

1. Manassu (1973)
2. Madalasa (1978)
3. Padmatheertham (1978)
4. Chamaram (1980)
5. Digvijayam(1980)
6. Manassinte Theerthayaathra (1981)
7. Abhinayam (1981)
8. Ammaykkorumma (1981)
9. Gaanam (1982)
10. Kayam (1982)
11. Enikkum Oru Divasam (1982)
12. Maattuvin Chattangale (1982)
13. Asthram (1983)
14. Ithirippoove Chuvannapoove (1984)
15. Principal Olivil (1985)
16. Aarodum Parayaruthu (Kurutham Kettavan) (1985)
17. Chilambu (1986)
18. Agnichirakulla Thumpi (1988)
19. Celluloid (2013)
20. Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum (2015)
21. Pava (2016)
22. Oru Muthassi Gadha (2016)

As a television presenter

• Manassiloru Mazhavillu Season 1,2 (Kairali TV)
• Selfie (Kairali TV)

References

Sources

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bhagyalakshmi.

• Bhagyalakshmi Filmography
• List of Malayalam Movies acted by Bhagyalakshmi
• Dubbing Artists of Malayalam Movie Industry