In 2011 the movie of Vidya Balan "The Dirt Picture" was appreciated by all. It has created a hit at the box office. But behind the success of the movie a name is there who was once the need of South film industry. Actually the story of Dirty Picture is of Silk Smitha. This popular actress of South cinema has her death anniversary on 23 September. In the 80s the magic of Silk was so high that cannot be forgotten. She was born on 2 December 1960 in Andra Pradesh. Her childhood name was Vijaylaxmi. The family of Silk was so poor that they even were helpless to send their children to government school. In this way she had to leave her schooling in 4h standard. After watching the glamour of the film industry she wanted to get there. One break made her successful Smitha got a chance to work in movie Bedi in the year 1978. Although she got her big break with the movie Vandichakkaram in the year 1979. The character of Smitha was appreciated by all. She even started a Madrasi fashion show and changed her name to Silk Smitha. She even did a film titles "Silk Silk Silk" in the year 1983. Worked in shifts for money The magic of Silk was now growing in the industry. Her fan following was increasing. Every director wanted one song of her in the movie. In this regard she used to work in 3-3 shifts. She used to charge 50 thousand for one song. She worked with actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi and Sivaji Ganesan. She in her 17 years of career had done more than 450 movies.