Chandra Lakshman was born to Lakshman Kumar and Malathi into a
brahmin family in
Thiruvananthapuram. Later family shifted to
Chennai, where she also did her schooling and graduation. She had her education from J. N School,
Chennai, M.G.R Institute of Hotel Management and Madras University. A trained
bharatanatyam dancer, she was doing her
hotel management training, when director Santhosh saw her and decided to cast her in his film
Manasellam. She then starred in series like
Devi, enacting a multi-dimensional character,
Stree, playing a homely character and
Jwalayayi alongside
Nedumudi Venu, playing also a villainous character. She has appeared in some
advertisements also. She has won several accolades including
Asianet Television Awards for best negative role (2005,2006). == Filmography ==