11 Facts About Vijayalakshmi Feroz

Vijayalakshmi Feroz is an Indian actress and reality show winner who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films.

Vijayalakshmi Feroz participated in the reality show Survivor Tamil in 2021 and later emerged as the winner.

Vijayalakshmi Feroz began her career in the entertainment industry by hosting the show "Hello Tamizha" on the STAR Vijay channel, before being approached by her childhood friend Venkat Prabhu, to feature in an acting role in his directorial debut, Chennai 600028.

In July 2008, Vijayalakshmi Feroz signed on to portray the leading female role in Soundarya Rajinikanth's directorial debut, the animation film Sultan: The Warrior, alongside Rajinikanth.

The film went through production delays and was briefly re-titled as Hara, while Vijayalakshmi Feroz continued to intermittently film for scenes between 2008 and 2012.

The film was later shelved, with Vijayalakshmi Feroz being replaced by Deepika Padukone when the project began again as Kochadaiiyaan.

Vijayalakshmi Feroz portrayed Muthulakshmi, the smuggler's wife, and prior to release of the film, several of her scenes were cut to ensure it passed through the censor board.

Vijayalakshmi Feroz made an exception to her statement by accepting to play a role in the sequel of her debut film, and appeared as a bolder version of Selvi in Chennai 600028 II.

Vijayalakshmi Feroz is the daughter of film director, Agathiyan, who is best known for his Tamil romantic films in the 1990s, such as Kadhal Kottai, Gokulathil Seethai and Kaadhal Kavithai.

Vijayalakshmi Feroz has two sisters, Kani Thiru and Niranjini, who are involved in the entertainment industry.

Vijayalakshmi Feroz later moved on to become a film director through Pandigai, while the pair had a son in May 2017.