Viji Chandrasekhar
Viji Chandrasekhar is an Indian actress. She has appeared in several Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She debuted in "Thillu Mullu" alongside Rajnikanth. She played the female lead role in "Arohanam" which had won several awards. She is known for her roles and she has also featured in television serials. She played the main lead in "Azhagi", a television serial that went on for five years and also hosted a show in Puthuyugam TV. She is currently doing Tamil films. Career. Viji's sister is actress Saritha, who was already a star when Viji made her debut  as the sister of Rajinikanth's character in the 1981 comedy film "Thillu Mullu" by K. Balachander. Despite the film becoming a success, Viji chose to concentrate on her studies and refrained from acting until the 1990s. Besides performing supporting roles in films including K. Balachander's "Paarthale Paravasam" (2001) as the sister of Raghava Lawrence and in Mani Ratnam's "Aaytha Ezhuthu" (2004) as the sister of Krishna's character, she mainly worked in television serials. In over 20 years, she was part of over 35 serials. In 2012, she played Nirmala, a vegetable vendor affected by bipolar disorder  in Lakshmi Ramakrishnan's "Aarohanam", and won critical acclaim for her performance. A critic from Sify.com noted: "in an author backed role, Viji Chandrasekhar steals the show as she is the pivot around which the film revolves."