1960 - 1996
Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian actress and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil and Telugu cinema, in addition to some Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. 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. Smitha was a key figure in the Malayalam softcore film genre in the late 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Silk Smitha has received more than 6,296,067 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Silk Smitha is the 8,887th most popular actor (down from 8,089th in 2019), the 893rd most popular biography from India (down from 818th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular Indian Actor.
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Among actors, Silk Smitha ranks 8,887 out of 9,996. Before her are Peter Paige, Dolores Gray, John Simm, Jasmine Trinca, Paige O'Hara, and Kelly Rohrbach. After her are Nan Grey, Michelle Chen, Marion Byron, Vittoria Puccini, Han Ye-ri, and Yumi Adachi.
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 8,881
1924 - 2002
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 8,882
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 8,883
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 8,884
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 8,885
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 8,886
1960 - 1996
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 8,887
1918 - 1993
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 8,888
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 8,889
1911 - 1985
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 8,890
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 8,891
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 8,892
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 8,893
Among people born in 1960, Silk Smitha ranks 585. Before her are Karl Erjavec, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, Osvaldo Escudero, William A. Dembski, Robertas Žulpa, and Bajram Kosumi. After her are Johnny Paul Koroma, Masaaki Yanagishita, Andrzej Pałasz, Peter Pišťanek, Francesca Archibugi, and Mariana Constantin. Among people deceased in 1996, Silk Smitha ranks 299. Before her are Allenby Chilton, Benny Brown, Joseph Bernardin, Dana Hill, Lyle Talbot, and Lucille Bremer. After her are Sim Iness, Yevgeny Rodionov, Yaki Kadafi, Dunc Gray, and Beryl Reid.
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 579
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 580
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 581
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 582
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 583
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 584
1960 - 1996
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 585
1960 - 2003
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 586
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 587
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.14
Rank: 588
1960 - 2015
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 589
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 590
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 591
1918 - 1996
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 293
1953 - 1996
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 294
1928 - 1996
HPI: 36.98
Rank: 295
1964 - 1996
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 296
1902 - 1996
HPI: 36.67
Rank: 297
1917 - 1996
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 298
1960 - 1996
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 299
1930 - 1996
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 300
1977 - 1996
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 301
1977 - 1996
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 302
1906 - 1996
HPI: 34.82
Rank: 303
1919 - 1996
HPI: 34.01
Rank: 304
Among people born in India, Silk Smitha ranks 893 out of 1,493. Before her are Zubeida (1911), Leo Amery (1873), Arbaaz Khan (1967), Ruby Myers (1907), B. R. Chopra (1914), and Saroo Brierley (1981). After her are S. Jaishankar (1955), Arijit Singh (1987), Raja Rao (1908), Gautam Adani (1962), Reema Lagoo (1958), and Farah Khan (1965).
1911 - 1988
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 887
1873 - 1955
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 888
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 889
1907 - 1983
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 890
1914 - 2008
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 891
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 892
1960 - 1996
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 893
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.14
Rank: 894
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 895
1908 - 2006
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 896
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 897
1958 - 2017
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 898
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 899
Among actors born in India, Silk Smitha ranks 162. Before her are Mohanlal (1960), Moon Moon Sen (1954), Jagdeep (1939), Zubeida (1911), Arbaaz Khan (1967), and Ruby Myers (1907). After her are Reema Lagoo (1958), Brahmanandam (1956), Sonu Sood (1973), Esther Victoria Abraham (1916), Rajiv Kapoor (1962), and Arjun Rampal (1972).
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 156
1954 - Present
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 157
1939 - 2020
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 158
1911 - 1988
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 159
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 160
1907 - 1983
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 161
1960 - 1996
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 162
1958 - 2017
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 163
1956 - Present
HPI: 35.88
Rank: 164
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.64
Rank: 165
1916 - 2006
HPI: 35.32
Rank: 166
1962 - 2021
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 167
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 168