Vindhya (actress)

Vindhya was born on 12 August 1980 in a Telugu family. She made her cinematic debut with Sangamam (1999) alongside Rahman. Even though the film won positive reviews and the soundtrack was praised, it performed below average at the box office. After Sangamam, she appeared in more films as well as appearing as an item number in some films. Vayasu Pasanga is one of her box office hits.{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/News/22-2-05/vindhya_censor.htm|title = Behindwoods : Vindhya stuns censor board}} Vindhya married Gopalakrishnan, actress Bhanupriya's brother, in an arranged marriage on 16 February 2008 at the Guruvayur Temple. She filed for a divorce in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-27/news-interviews/31244623_1_divorce-files-gopalakrishnan |title=Vindhya files for divorce - Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709210131/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-27/news-interviews/31244623_1_divorce-files-gopalakrishnan |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}

In April 2006, Vindhya joined the AIADMK in the presence of Then Party General Secretary Jayalalithaa and campaigned for 2006 Tamil Nadu assembly election.{{Cite web|title=TN: Cinestars step into political arena|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2006/apr/13ptn2.htm | work= rediff | date=13 April 2006}} Vindhya campaigned against the DMK party during the 2011, 2016 state assembly elections, 2014 loksabha election{{Cite web|title=Khushbu Should Verify Facts: Vindhya |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2014/apr/09/khushbu-should-verify-facts-vindhya-596636.html | work= newindianexpress |date=9 April 2014 | access-date=9 April 2014}} and was instrumental in the defeat of that party.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36148.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080126095213/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36148.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2008|title = Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}} She was the staunch loyalist of Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK Supremo J. Jayalalithaa.

Vindhya used to present the basketful of mangoes from her chandragiri garden to Jayalalithaa during her yearly summer visit to later's poes garden residence from 2012 to 2016. Jayalalithaa used to praise Vindhya for those delicious mangoes.{{Cite web|title=விந்தியா, ஜெ., சமாதியில் மாம்பழம் வைத்து வணங்கியது ஏன்?? |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=78949 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203726/https://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=78949 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2021 | work= Dinamalar | language=ta|access-date=14 June 2019}} Even after Jayalalithaa's death, She continued offering the mango baskets at Jayalalithaa's memorial and distributed it to the locals at Marina Beach.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

After Jayalalithaa's demise in 2016, Vindhya stayed away from active politics. On 20 February 2018, Vindhya again came to prominence when she wrote a letter to then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on his completion of 1 year in office.{{Cite web|title='என்னை மன்னியுங்கள்' - முதல்வர் பழனிசாமிக்கு விந்தியா எழுதிய உருக்கமான கடிதம் |url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/politics/116978-please-forgive-me-letter-written-by-vindhya-to-chief-minister-palanisami | work= vikatan |date=20 February 2018 | language=ta|access-date=20 February 2018}}{{Cite web|title="முதலில் என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் முதல்வரே…" – எடப்பாடி பழனிச்சாமிக்கு நடிகை விந்தியா கடிதம் |url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/tamilnadu/actress-vindhya-letter-to-cm-edappadi-palanisamy/ | work= indian express tamil| language=ta|access-date=21 February 2018}} Ahead of 2019 loksabha election, She made a comeback as a star campaigner of the party.{{Cite web|title=சூடு பிடிக்கும் அதிமுக சட்டமன்ற இடைத்தேர்தல் பிரச்சாரம்! களத்தில் குதிக்கிறார் நடிகை விந்தியா! |url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/politics/actress-vindhya-campaign-for-admk-election-candidates-ppp489 | work= asianetnewstamil| language=ta|access-date=9 April 2019}} In July 2020, She was appointed as the deputy propaganda secretary of AIADMK Party.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/eye-elections-aiadmk-reshuffles-party-organisation-appoints-propaganda-secretaries-129443 |title=Eye on elections, AIADMK reshuffles party organisation, appoints propaganda secretaries |publisher=newsminute.com |date=26 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/jul/26/major-rejig-in-aiadmk-ahead-of-polls-2174903.html |title=Major rejig in AIADMK ahead of polls |publisher=newindianexpress |date=26 July 2020}}{{Cite web|title=அதிமுகவில் அளிக்கப்பட்ட கொள்கைபரப்பு துணைச்செயலாளர் பொறுப்பு குறித்து நடிகை விந்தியா விளக்கம்..|url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/tamil-nadu/actress-vindhya-got-under-secretary-for-policy-areas-1-in-admk-party-vai-selv-324645.html | work= news18tamil|date=30 July 2020 | language=ta|access-date=30 July 2020}} She campaigned for the party in 2021 Assembly Election. On 27 September 2023, She was appointed as the Joint Propaganda Secretary of AIADMK.{{Cite web|title=அதிமுகவில் 5 புதிய மாவட்டச் செயலாளர்கள் நியமனம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/1129533-5-new-district-secretaries-appointed-in-aiadmk-eps.html | work= hindutamil|date=27 September 2023 | language=ta|access-date=27 September 2023}}

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