10 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
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01/1110 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
Silk Smitha literally set the South film industry on fire! Her bold, sexy avatar made Silk Smitha a famous name in the South film industry. Her fame was envied by many during her time and her charismatic life even made our for a blockbuster Bollywood film, where actress Vidya Balan played her on screen. Silk Smitha was born on this day (December 2, 1960) and bid goodbye on September 23, 1996. Take a look at some of the lesser known facts about her life.
02/1110 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
Silk Smitha was her reel name, Vijayalakshmi was her real name. She became Silk Smitha in 1979.
03/1110 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
South's sizzling symbol of the 80s, acted in as many as 450 films in her career. She worked in many language movies including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi.
04/1110 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
The bold star started off as a touch-up artist for a lesser known actress, which gradually fetched her some roles in the film industry.
05/1110 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
Vijaylakshmi turned into her reel name Silk Smitha in 1979. Tamil film 'Vandichakkaram' proved to be a path breaker for her. It was her character's name 'Silk' in the movie which made her famous overnight. And, director Vinu Chakravarthy renamed her Smitha, soon she became Silk Smitha.
06/1110 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
She was at the peak of her career and reportedly wanted to turn into producing films too, but what shook the industry was the sudden news of her death. On the fateful night of September 23, 1996, the South star was found dead in her apartment in Chennai. It was reported that she committed suicide.
07/1110 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
Silk Smitha belonged to a very poor family. She was not even able to complete her primary education. She had to leave her schooling.
08/1110 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
She was married at the age of 17 to a bullock cart driver. He was severely alcoholic and used to torture Silk. Silk’s husband used to beat silk every night after he came home.
09/1110 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
Within no time, she was the sex symbol of the nation. She chose some of the boldest characters because of which she emerged as one of the most controversial actors of her time.
10/1110 Unknown Facts about the late actress Silk Smitha
Silk was spotted by none other than Vinu Chakravarthy. Vinu is a director at the flour mill and she was excessively impressed by her beauty and felt that she would have a good acting career
