| Lakshmi Nakshathra | |
| Birth Name: | Lakshmi Unnikrishnan K |
| Birth Date: | 1991 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Koorkenchery, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Other Names: | Chinnu |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Years Active: | 2007 present |
Lakshmi Unnikrishnan K (born 2 September 1991), better known by her stage name Lakshmi Nakshathra, is an Indian television presenter and radio jockey who works in Malayalam television and stage shows. She is best known for hosting Star Magic on Flowers TV.
Lakshmi was born in Koorkenchery, Thrissur, to Unnikrishnan and Bindu. She began learning classical music from age seven and has won prizes in acting, monoact, and music competitions in Kerala School Kalolsavam. She completed her schooling from St.Paul's convent school, Kuriachira and I.E.S Public School, Thrissur. She completed Bachelor of Arts degree in Functional English from Christ College, Irinjalakuda and MBA from ELIMS.
She started her career as a Radio Jockey in Red FM in 2007. Lakshmi started her career as a VJ from a cable channel in Thrissur and later selected to host programmes in Jeevan TV (2008) School time which was a programme for school children to showcase their talents and Its "Really Tasty" which was a cookery show specialised in south Indian cuisine. Lakshmi also hosted Onam special programme in Amrita TV which was named as "Campus Onakkalam", "Chit chat" in WE Channel where she interviewed leading actors and actresses of south India, "Dew drops (2009)" in WE channel, which was a popular Malayalam television, Live phone-in-programme which laid a milestone in her career as an anchor.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | School Time | Host | Jeevan TV | ||
| 2009-2012 | Really Tasty | Host | Jeevan TV | Cookery show for South Indian cuisine | |
| 2009 | Chit Chat | Host | We Channel | Celebrity talk show | |
| 2009 | Dew Drops | Anchor | We Channel | Live phone-in program | |
| 2011 | Campus Onakkalam | Host | Amrita TV | Onam-special program | |
| 2012 | Tharolsavam | Host | Kairali TV | ||
| 2012 | Patturumal – Music, Dance & Fusion | Host | Kairali TV | ||
| 2013 | Kuttipatturumal | Host | Kairali TV | ||
| 2014 | Mylanchi | Host | Asianet | Musical reality show | |
| 2016 | Mylanchy Little Champion | Host | Asianet Plus | ||
| 2017 | Asianet Super Voice | Host | Asianet Plus | Musical reality show | |
| 2017–2019 | Tamaar Padaar | Host | Flowers TV | Game show | |
| 2019–2022 | Star Magic (Tamaar Padaar 2) | Host | Flowers TV | Game show | |
| 2021-2022 | Super power | Host | Flowers TV | Game show | |
| 2022–present | Star Comedy Magic (Star Magic 2) | Host | Flowers TV | Game show |
She has hosted stage shows in South India, Abu Dhabi, and Doha.
| Year | Event | Role | Venue | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | X-mas Gala 2013 | Anchor | Thiruvalla | Kairali TV's Christmas event | |
| 2014 | 17th Asianet Film Awards | Interviewer | Interviewed South Indian celebrities | ||
| Host | Angamaly Carnival | Musical stage show with Naresh Iyer | |||
| Anchor | Coimbatore Carnival | ||||
| Mega Show | Anchor | Kairali TV musical event | |||
| Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Foundation Society Award Night | Anchor | ||||
| 2016 | Asianet Television Awards | Host | |||
| 2016 | Red FM Malayalam Music Awards | Host | |||
| 2017 | Red FM Malayalam Music Awards | Host | |||
| 2017 | Yuva Awards | Host | |||
| 2018 | Red FM Malayalam Music Awards | Host |
| 2008 | Kalathilakam | State School Level Performances | Won | ||
| Thrissur | Best Anchor Award | Won | |||
| 2017 | 7th Kazhcha TV Awards | Best Anchor (Super Voice) | Won | ||
| 2021 | Kalabhavan Mani Foundation | Best Anchor Award | Won |