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| He renamed her Smitha and his wife taught her English, while she learned dancing as well. |
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| When her marriage failed she ran off to Chennai to make a life for herself. |
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| Silk starred in almost 450 films in different languages. |
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| Starting off as a make-up girl in the 1970s, she became an movie extra and then subsequently the most wanted heroine of the early 80s. |
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| Born Vijayalakshmi, Silk Smitha's youth was turbulent and hard. |
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| She dropped out of school due to financial problems and got married early. |
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| Sexy southern star Silk Smitha is back in news, thanks to Vidya Balan's 'The Dirty Picture'. |
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| The name 'Silk' came in 1979, with her first Tamil film 'Vandi Chakkaram', in which she played a bar girl named Silk. |
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| She was discovered by Indian director Vinu Chakravarthy at a flour mill. |
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| Smitha made her debut in the Malayalam film 'Inaye Thedi' in 1979. |
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| Southern sensation Silk: Born on December 2, 1960, Silk Smitha became a sensation in the industry with her dare bare acts |
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| But due to her overt sex appeal, she switched to roles of cabaret dancers and vamp roles and got type casted. |
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| Silk Smitha went on to star in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and a few Hindi films. |
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| Her dance numbers, semi-nude scenes and bold performances in films like 'Moondru Mugam' made her the ultimate symbol of sensuality in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam cinema. |
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| The previous year she had tried to become a film producer. Financial problems, disillusionment in love and an alcohol dependency apparently led to depression. |
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| It was suspected that Smitha committed suicide, but the circumstances of her death remain a mystery. |
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| Silk Smitha was 35 year old when she died. |
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| Vidya Balan's character in 'The Dirty Picture' is inspired from Silk Smitha |
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