Vanitha Vijayakumar (born 6 October 1980 [1]) is an Indian actress who has appeared predominantly in Tamil films and television shows.

Vanitha then chose to turn producer and make a film titled MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal (2015), to be directed by her then-boyfriend Robert.

[13] In 2020, Vanitha appeared on season 1 of the Tamil Cooking show Cooku with Comali on Star Vijay and became the winner.

[citation needed] She also later participated in the spin-off version show called Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1) as a contestant.

Vanitha suggested that the pair divorced as a result of her disputes with Vijayakumar, and that Rajan had effectively become indirectly involved in the controversy costing her peace and career opportunities.

[18] The duo also worked together professionally by producing a film titled MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal (2015), before ending their relationship in 2017.

[20] Vanitha has mentioned that she was suffering from depression for more than 10 years and that she later underwent medical treatment and professional counselling to recover fully.

[21] [22] In 2019, the police questioned Vanitha while she was on Bigg Boss Tamil 3 in Chennai over a complaint filed by Rajan alleging that she had kidnapped their daughter.

As of October 2020, Vanitha denied Peter to be named as her husband as their marriage ceremony was not yet registered and broke up the relationship with him due to his ongoing addiction to alcohol.