Advani Lakshmi Devi

Advani Lakshmi Devi
Born	Adoni, Bellary District (present day in Kurnool), India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1954–2003
Spouse	Ramaiah
Children	Roopadevi

Advani Lakshmi Devi is a retired Indian actress known for her work in Kannada cinema. She played a variety of roles as heroine and a supporting actress in Kannada movies for over three decades.^[1] Her roles in films like Gandhada Gudi (1973) and Sri Srinivasa Kalyana (1974) where she played mother to the legendary Rajkumar made her famous.

She is the mother of Roopadevi who acted in Kannada movies with Rajkumar such as Haalu Jenu (1982), Samayada Gombe (1984) and Yarivanu (1984). Rajkumar holds the distinction of playing the role of her hero and teh role of her son. Rajkumar also holds the distinction of playing the hero opposite Lakshmi Devi (in Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddha-1963) as well as her daughter Roopadevi (in 3 films).

Lakshmi Devi was honoured with the Rajkumar lifetime achievement award (2016) by the state government of Karnataka.