

Her notable performances are in Ee Puzhayum Kadannu as the grandmother of three young women living in a house by themselves, in Udyanapalakan, as Mammootty’s television watching mother, and much earlier in the award-winning movie Panchagni as a freedom fighter. Lakshmi rose to stardom starring in TV series such as Saravanan Meenatchi and Annakodiyum Aindhu Pengalum as well as Tamil films namely 555, Thrittukalyanam and Arinindam Ariyamalum. Known for her wise-elderly-woman roles, Lakshmi appeared in a few movies, mostly in the 1990s. The Chennai-born actress urged her fans to be vigilant and aware of such scams. “Meanwhile, I came to know that the morphed photos of me were sent to my contacts including to all my relatives, friends and parents," said the 40-year-old, adding that she has lodged a report to the authorities. The actress said that she continued receiving vulgar voice messages threatening to share morphed photos of her if she didn't pay up. “The next minute, my phone got hacked but I didn’t realise it until three to four days later when I received messages saying that I had taken a loan of 5 thousand rupees." As soon as I clicked on the link, the app was downloaded. She said: “On September 11th, I received a message saying that I have won 5 lakh rupees (RM28,000) of cash prize. The scammers even went as far as to send fake, morphed obscene photos of the actress to her contacts. In the video posted on Sept 23, Lakshmi burst into tears revealing how her mobile phone was hacked after clicking on a phishing link, which eventually led to her receiving threat calls and messages. The actress took to Instagram to share her horrifying experience. Indian actress Lakshmi Vasudevan said she is a victim of an online phishing message.
