[citation needed] She appeared in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films.
When Vijayalakshmi needed advanced dance training in the discipline of Bharathanatyam, her family moved to Madras.
[citation needed] Then, quite by accident when walking near the Kapaleeswarar Temple, Vijayalakshmi met K. J. Sarasa, who sent her to the dance teacher, Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai.
[1] Ten months later, on 28 October 1955, Vijayalakshmi made her debut at the Rasika Rajya Sabha, a cultural organisation.
In 1959, she acted in a character role and danced in the Telugu language film Sipayi Kuthuru.
[3] Vijayalakshmi's Tamil language film debut was Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar (1960), and she also acted in "Aalukkoru Veedu".
[1] In 1964, Vijayalakshmi was cast in the S. Balachander movie Bommai, a Tamil suspense thriller.
In 1969, while shooting Ooty Varai Uravu, Vijayalakshmi married her brother's friend, Surajit Kumar De Dutta, an agricultural scientist working in Philippines.
In 1977, when Morarji Desai, the prime minister of India (1977 - 1979) visited Manila, the Indian Embassy asked Vijayalakshmi to dance at an official function.