Jhansi Lakshmi

Jhansi Lakshmi is a Telugu anchor, TV and film artist who is well-known to the Telugu audiences. Originally, she is from Vijayawada, India but she was raised in Hyderabad. She studied in Kendriya Vishwa Vidyalaya. She was once married and divorced. Her daughter’s name is Dhanya. Her mother, Sharadha worked in a radio. She also did various ads and started her career in Doordarshan’s serials. 

Jhansi is a multitalented actress who performed in more than 600 television shows and over 30 films. She was also anchoring on some of the best TV shows for 15 years. She became popular for doing the Talk of the Town show on Gemini TV which successfully ran from 1997 to 2007.  She was also seen in shows like Sunday Sundadi, ATM, Brain of Andhra, Sarada, Kanaka Varsham, Chetana and Pelli Pustakam Pelli Pustakam is a Telugu show broadcast on the Z >> Read More... . Jhansi was also famous for her critically acclaimed show, Naveena Naveena means "new" and something that is pristine >> Read More... on TV9 in 2006. Many of Jhansi’s shows have established latest trends in the film industry that have become an indicator for aspiring young artists. 

Jhansi hosted the show entitled Black 'Black’ was a paranormal show aired on 9X Chan >> Read More... from 2009 to 2010. It is the first music reality show in India for visually impaired person. She was very benevolent and perceptive in hosting shows like that. Jhansi is a social worker who spread awareness in the field of HIV/AIDS, child education and marriage. She was also part of organizations such as UNICEF and LEPRAINDIA. She is also the main person to establish the Women in Network Organization and she is working in Hyderabad’s urban slums. Jhansi is the ambassador of SAKHI. It is an organization for people who have problems in hearing and helps in Viswadrukh Foundation which deals primarily with blind people. 

Jhansi also did films like Jayam Manade Raa, Uncle, Family Circus Comedy shows doing reality skits are the best thin >> Read More... , Priyamaina Neeku, Sontham Sontham aired on Sun TV in the year 1999; it was a >> Read More... , Simahachalam, Yagnam, AA Intlo, Bhadra and a lot more. Because of her good performance and acting skills, she received many awards such as Nandi Award for Thodu for Best Supporting Actress in 1997, Nandi Awards for Jayam Manade raa for Best Supporting Actress in 2000, Nandi Award for Tulasi Tulasi is a Tamil soap which is telecasted on Zee >> Read More... for Best Comedian in 2006, Nandi Award for Simha for Best Comedian in 2010, Nandi Award for Sarada for Best Actress in 2000, Nandi Award for Pellipustakam for Best Anchor in 2006, Vartha Vasavi Award for Talk of the Town for Best Anchor in 2007, Aaradhana Award for TV Shows for Decades Best Anchor in 2007, CMS Media Award for Naveena for Talk Show Host in 2008 and DTA Award for Excellence Award for Best Anchor in 2008.

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Jhansi is an Indian actress who has worked in Telugu movies and television series. She has been a part of the industry for more than 15 years now. She is known for her show Naveena, which was aired on TV9. She had hosted the show ‘Talk of the Town’ on Gemini TV for around a decade. She has anchored many other talk shows. She has interviewed many famous personalities in her career span.

She was a part of the show ‘Black’ which was the first musical show for the visually challenged people. Her way of hosting was very appropriate and handled every situation very lightly and nicely. Her hosting techniques were liked and appreciated by the audience. She had inspired many youngsters, and they looked up to her as an aspiring idol. She has also been a part of shows like ‘Talk of the Town’ on Gemini TV. The show was first aired in 1997 and ended in 2007. Her other shows and serials include ' Brain Of Andhra' aired on Maa TV, 'Sunday Sundadi' broadcasted on Etv, 'Pellipustakam' on Maa TV, 'ATM’ broadcasted on E tv and much more. She made her first appearance on the big screen in 2000 with the movie ‘Jayam Manade Raa’, a Telugu movie with Victory Venkatesh in the lead and produced by D. Suresh Babu Bio coming soon... >> Read More... under the banner of Suresh Productions. Her next movie was in 2001 ‘ Family Circus’, which was a Telugu movie by Sunkara Madhu. She played the role of Kantham in the movie.

Her other movies during these years includes ‘ Sontham’ in 2002, ‘Simahachalam’ in 2003. In 2009, she was seen in ‘Edukondalavada Venkataramana Andaru Bagundali’ and ‘Aa Intlo’. Her latest movies include ‘  Sukumar Sukumar Bandreddi is an Indian film producer, dire >> Read More... ’, ‘Bhale Pellam Bhale Mogudu’, ‘Kothimooka’, and ‘Saradaga Kasepu’. She has won many awards for her work in film and television industry. She has won 6 Nandi Award in her career span. Her first award was for ‘Thodu’ in the category of Best Supporting Actress, second for ‘Jayam Manade raa’ as Supporting Actress. In 2006, she won two awards, one for ‘ Tulasi’ as the Best Comedian and the other for ‘Pellipustakam’ as Best Anchor. In 2008, she won awards for ‘Naveena’ in the category of Talk Show Host by CMS Media Award and Excellence Award by DTA Award. She has been an active social worker for spreading knowledge and awareness of social issues like education and child marriage.

She has spread awareness about the disease, HIV/AIDS to the people. She had been the head of organizations working for women and their development. She is the brand ambassador of the organization SAKHI, who works for the treatment of people who are suffering from the hearing disability. She is even associated with the Viswadrukh Foundation, who works for the welfare of blind people.