Vijayalakshmi Vadlapatla, better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian film actress who worked predominantly in South Indian films. She became a major sex symbol and was the most sought-after erotic actress in the 1980s. On 23 September 1996, she was found dead in her apartment in Chennai, having committed suicide. In 2011, a film inspired by her life, The Dirty Picture, was produced in Hindi, titled Dirty Smitha.
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Vijayalakshmi Vadlapatla, better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian film actress who worked predominantly in South Indian films. She entered the industry as a sideto supporting actress, and was first noticed for her role as \”Silk\” in the 1979 Tamil film, Vandichakkaram. She became a major sex symbol and was the most sought-after erotic actress in the 1980s. In a career spanning 17 years, she appeared in over 450 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages. On 23 September 1996, she was found dead in her apartment in Chennai, having committed suicide.
In 2011, a film inspired by her life, The Dirty Picture, was produced in Hindi, titled Dirty Smitha. A few months after her death, it was declared in the post-mortem report that Smitha died of high amounts of alcohol in her body. She was born in a Telugu family, to Ramallu and Sarasamma in Kovvali village, Denduluru Mandal, Eluru. She left school after fourth standard due to the family’s financial constraints.
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