From celebrity family background to participating in Bigg Boss Tamil: All you need to know about Survivor contestant Vijayalakshmi Ahathian

Survivor, the adventure-based reality show hosted by ‘Action King’ Arjun is all set to entertain the audience from September 12. The channel airing the show has shared a glimpse of the eight contestants who are taking part in the show. Vijayalakshmi Ahathian is one of them. Let’s have a look at Vijayalakshmi, her career, and personal life. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Vijayalakshmi comes from a family of celebrities. Vijayalakshmi is the daughter of national award-winning director Ahathian and late Radha. Her sister Kani Thiru is the winner of Cooku with Comalis 3. Vijaylakshmi's other sister Niranjani is a costume designer and fashion stylist. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Vijayalakshmi got married to her longtime schoolmate-turned-boyfriend Feroz Mohamed in the year 2015. The couple has a son Nilan. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Vijayalakshmi is a multifaceted talent, who is a producer and a reality show judge, besides being a talented actress. She turned producer with the movie ‘Pandigai’ directed by her hubby Feroz. She judged the couples-based show Mr. and Mrs. Chinnathirai 2. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Apart from all other talents, Vijayalakshmi is good at dancing and a culinary expert too. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Vijayalakshmi is a fitness freak, who likes to keep herself fit and doesn't skip her workouts. Even during lockdown when the gyms were closed, she continued her workout at home. She often indulges in workouts with hubby Feroz and shares the videos on social media. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Vijayalakshmi made her acting debut in the movie Chennai 600028. Later, she acted in more than a dozen movies. She made her TV debut with the show Hello Tamizha. The show Nayagi marked her acting debut in TV in which she featured in the role of Anandhi. Then, she featured in the show Dum Dum Dum (as Priya). She gained huge fame with her appearance in the show Bigg Boss Tamil 2. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Vijayalakshmi has prior experience of participating in a reality show. She took part as the contestant of the Kamal Haasan hosted Bigg Boss Tamil 2. She made her entry as a wild card contestant and went on to become the second runner-up of the season. But, the format of the earlier reality show Bigg Boss Tamil wasn’t like Survivor. She has to face tougher challenges in the upcoming show Survivor. (Photo - Instagram / Twitter)

Vijayalakshmi’s hubby Feroz is very happy and proud about her decision to participate in Survivor. Feroz shared the promo video and wished wife Vijayalakshmi with the message, “Survivor tamil

I m so proud of you bb. Kill it @itsvg #survivor (sic)”

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