Silk Smitha
Actor
Biography
Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati, known popularly as Silk Smitha, was an Indian film artiste who worked predominantly in the South Indian languages. She entered the industry as an extra actress and first got noticed for her role as "Silk" in the 1979 Tamil film Vandichakkaram. She became the most sought-after erotic actress in the early 1980s. In a career spanning 17 years, she appeared in over 450 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi languages. On September 23, 1996, she was found dead in her apartment in Chennai, apparently having committed suicide.
Filmography
Aditya 369
as Simha Nandini 1991
Moondram Pirai
as Smitha 1982
Geethanjali
1989
Sadma
as Soni 1983
Moondru Mugam
1982
Vijaypath
as item number "Kal Saiyan Ne Aisi Bowling Kari" (deleted) 1994
Ranga
1982
Thanikattu Raja
1982
Sagalakala Vallavan
1982
Khaidi
1983
Govindha Govindha
as Item Number 1993
Paayum Puli
as Roopa 1983
Sivappu Sooriyan
1983
Adutha Varisu
as Usha 1983
Layanam
1989
Lucky Man
1995