Silk Smitha's real name was Vijayalakshmi Vadlapatla. She was born on December 2, 1960 in Andhra Pradesh.
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Vijayalakshmi Vadlapatla was known by her stage name Silk Smitha.
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She was first noticed for her role as 'Silk' in the 1979 Tamil movie 'Vandichakkaram'.
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The actress appeared in over 450 movies in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.
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The actress got married at the age of 17 years, to a bullock cart driver. Due to personal reasons the actress ran away from her husband's home
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The actress learned to speak English fluently despite her minimal education.
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The actress committed suicide on September 23, 1996. She was found dead in her apartment in Chennai.
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