Explore how Silk Smitha 's memory lives on in shrines, cricket teams, and social media, highlighting her impact on fans and her legacy in Tamil Nadu 28 years after her passing. Silk Smitha was born as Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati in a Telugu family and she hails from a village in Denduluru, Eluru. Due to severe financial constraints, she left school after fourth standard and ... Entertainment ,मनोरंजन : भारतीय सिनेमा की आइकॉनिक और बोल्ड अदाकार Silk Smitha की जिंदगी केवल पर्दे की चमक-धमक तक सीमित नहीं थी। उनकी कहानी में गरीबी, संघर्ष और व्यक्तिगत त्रासदियों की गहरी छाप है,... Vadlapati Vijayalakshmi (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), better known by her stage name Silk Smitha , was an Indian actress and dancer who worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films. [1] She became one of India's most popular sex symbols of the 1980s and early 1990s, as well as one of the most sought-after erotic actresses in South Indian cinema in the 1980s. [2][3] Smitha was a key figure in the Malayalam softcore film genre in the late 1980s. [4] In a career ...