Lissy (also Lakshmi) is a former Indian actress. Though, she was a leading heroine in Malayalam cinema, she had also acted in several Tamil and Telugu films. She was introduced to Tamil films by actor Kamal Haasan as his heroine in his home production, Vikram (1986). She quit acting after her marriage with film director Priyadarshan in 1990. Lissy is born as the only child to Nellikaattil Pappachan (Varkey) and Ealiyamma at Pindimana, Pazhanganad, Kochi in Kerala. She later fell in love with the famous film director Priyadarshan, and got married to him on 13 December 1990. After marriage, she gave up acting and adopted the name Lakshmi for religious reasons. Her daughter Kalyani is studying in New York and her son Siddharth is studying in San Francisco. Lissy has filed for divorce on 1 December 2014 at Chennai family court and got divorce on 1 September 2016 after a 24 years long marriage. She now resides in Chennai.