Vishakha

**Vishakha** was one of the major characters in the third and fourth seasons of Naagin series and also had a guest role in the fifth season of Naagin series. Vishakha had recently appeared in the sixth season of Naagin in the recurring role.

Actress Anita Hassanandani Reddy portrays the role of Naagin Vishakha.

Vishakha was an Ichaadari Naagin who was a friend of Ruhi, future Naagrani . Both of them were very close to each other. Vishakha used to secretly love Ruhi's lover, Vikrant but never confessed her true feelings to Vikrant. Later when she learnt about Vikrant's death she decided to help Ruhi to take revenge. She helped Ruhi to take a new identity named Bela and moved into human world as a business tycoon named Vish Khanna.
Vishakha then attacked Karan and killed the younger son of Andy Shehgal , Yuvraj before his marriage with Bela. Vishakha and Bela together then killed Reehan and threw him off the bridge. Vishakha even helped Bela during her coronation when Bela officially became the Naagrani of the Sheshnaag clan. Vishakha enough took the form of Reehan to save Bela from a wicked witch named Jamini .Vishakha was then hypnotised by a powerful snake charmer named Shahnawaz and used her as a bait to get near Naagrani Bela. After Bela killed Shahnawaz and released Vishakha and others from his hypnotism.

Vishakha after sometimes learnt about Vikrant being alive and his true intention which was to betray Bela but instead of fighting with Vikrant she also chose to betray Bela because of her secret feelings and affection towards Vikrant and also because she wanted to become Naagrani by killing Bela. After that Vikrant eventually betrayed Vishakha and left her to die when she bite Naagranimaa(mother of Bela) when she was in soul realm which was a big offense in serpent world(Naaglok).

Vishakha did not die. She returned back and married Vikrant pretending to be Bela . Vishakha, Vikrant and Bela found out a group of vultures targeting serpents(Naag-Naagin) and decided to work together to eliminate vultures. Vishakha then once again started to support Bela and she even warned Bela before the coronation of Juhi(Bela's sister) as next Naagrani who was under control of a vulture named Vyom back then. As Vishakha warned, Juhi betrayed Bela and harmed Vishakha and Vikrant forcing Bela to appoint Juhi as new Naagrani. Mahir Shehgal (Husband of Bela) then, learnt about Bela's involvement in the death of his family members from Vishakha and Vikrant. Bela then went missing and Vishakha along with Vikrant and Juhi went in search for her. During Kuhu's (Mahir's sister) labour pain, Vishakha got a call from Bela where she told Vishakha that Mahir learnt about her true self and had left her. Vishakha went to serpent mansion where she saved Bela from Sumitra and found out that Sumitra(Mahir's mother; later revealed as his fake mother ) was a Naagrani of Nidhog clan and actual mother of Vikrant.

Vishakha was then forced to marry Mahir for the love of Vikrant and according to the plan of Sumitra but before that she asked Bela to take Mahir away. Vishakha then was thrown off a cliff by Sumitra and her gang and was left to die but Vikrant saved her.

After 6 months, Vishakha came back with Bela and Vikrant to avenge the murder of Naagaranimaa from Sumitra. She took form of Monica who was the sister-in-law of Shivli which form was taken by Bela and then helped Shivli(Bela) to get married to Mahir once again who was taken mentally traumatized by Sumitra. Vishakha and her husband Vikrant who then started to love her supported Bela to help Mahir and his family and helped Mahir regain his memory.

Soon a demon named Hukum who wanted Naagrani Bela to bear his child Andhaka, a powerful demon but Vishakha got pregnant instead when she was in form of Bela. Vishakha then became very dangerous and killed Yuvraj (who before survived from her) when he was in form of Vikrant. Vishakha then gave birth to a girl named Taamsi who was Andhaka in disguise. Soon her demon daughter Taamsi grew up as a child and killed Hukum. Later Vishakha learnt about thedeath of Bela and Mahir as well and found out about their rebirth and started to wait for them along with Vikrant.

25 years later, Vishakha learnt about Mahir being born in Sippi family as Mihir Sippi and joined the family as a girlfriend of Mohit Sippi(Mihir's brother) where she for the first time came across Shravani (Bela's reincarnation) and learnt about the curse in Naagmani(cobra-pearl) given by Mahanaagrani Shivangi in the past. Shravani then went to learn more about Mahanaagrani Shivangi and appointed Vishakha along with Vikrant as Mihir's bodyguards. Vishakha then lost Vikrant, her love while protecting Mihir from Sumitra and Taamsi . She then along with Shravani lured Ritik and Rocky to visit mysterious temple with them where they learnt that Ritik and Rocky were working with Sumitra and Taamsi . Vishakha and Mihir then got captured by them and both witnessed them torturing Shravani . Soon Mahanaagrani Shivangi(Daughter of Shivanya) came to rescue Shravani .Vishakha was the first person to learnt about the secret behind the attack on Shivangi and that secret was Shesha(Shivangi's aunt) who attacked Shivangi in the forms of Ritik and Rocky as Shesha was two headed serpent, Ku-sarp . Vishakha then killed Rohini and Alekh and became witness when Mahanaagrani Shivangi appointed Shravani as Naagrani of Naaglok. After Shravani's marriage with Mihir, Vishakha learnt that Shravani had killed Sumitra, Taamsi and Shesha and that Naagmani was kept in serpent mansion which was safe for 50 full moons.

Vishakha then showed her true colors and it was revealed that Vishakha was also a ku-sarp like Shesha, a two headed serpent. Vishakha was betraying Bela from the very beginning and wanted to obtain Naagmani by gaining her trust. She then vowed to get Naagmani after 50 full moons.

## Vishakha's return

Vishakha then came from Naaglok to fulfill her vow and to gain Naagmani and secret of Lal-Tekri Mandir for which she chose Nayanthara , a normal human who was born on Ashlesha Nakshatra (The person on Ashlesha Nakshatra can only touch Naagmani). She then provoked Nayanthara against a naagin named Brinda. Vishakha eventually failed to obtain Naagmani when Dev who was also born on Ashlesha Nakshatra accidentally touched the *Naagmani* and it got stored in his head. Enraged and disappointed, Vishakha trapped Nayanthara in a pillar.

Vishakha entered Parekh's house and created misunderstandings between Brinda and Dev. Later she took Dev's form and killed Manyata in front of Brinda, making Brinda think it was Dev who killed her mother.

After 1 year, Vishakha killed Mundika - the mirror witch, took her power and identity, gave Nayanthara a new face. Nayanthara changed her name to Shalakha .Shalakha then found out that Mundika being Vishakha's new identity. Shalakha managed to frame Vishakha as the murderer of Billi and she got imprisoned. Vishakha came back during the marriage in Parekh family and replaced the bride, murdered the entire Parekh family under Brinda's disguise and spared Dev to obtain the *Naagmani. Vishakha and Shalakha entered Lal-Tekri temple after Brinda came there with Dev to save him . Brinda found out that Shalaka was Nayanthara under a new identity. Shesha and Naagrani Shravani arrived to help Brinda and Dev. Vishakha got killed by Brinda and Naagrani Shravani.*

## Basant Panchami

Vishakha helped Shesha, Priya , Mihir and Bani during Basannt Panchami to stop the saperas(snake chambers) who were after the Sheshnaag book. Soon she learnt Rani also being involved with saperas and got successful on protecting the Sheshnaag-kitab with the help of Shesha, Bani,Priya and Mihir.

## Vishakha is back

Vishakha returns with the evil motive to help Naagin Mahek and Seema Gujral to fight against Maha Shesh-Naagin Prathna and Naagin Shesha to gain 9 Naagmani and mystical anklets of late Sheshnaagin Naageshwari from Prathna.

    Vishakha gets successful in gaining anklets and 9 Naagmani from Prathna when Shesha betrays Prathna and it gets revealed that Shesha is the associate of Vishakha, Mahek and Seema.

    Vishakha then assists Mahek in her plan to get Shesha marry to Raghuveer and accuses Prathna for the murder of Raghuveer's elder brother, Vinaya. Vishakha along with Shesha , Mahek and Seema get shocked when a mysterious purple serpent shows up to call off the wedding. Vishakha and Shesha fight the serpent but the serpent is found to be extremely powerful who locks Vishakha and Shesha inside a mystical entrance.