She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Sigappu Rojakkal (1978) and has acted in more than 350 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam and 40 television serials in Tamil.
Film director A. P. Nagarajan is her maternal uncle.
Vadivukarasi's maternal uncle is director A. P. Nagarajan, and she was named after his film Vadivukku Valai Kappu.
She has one daughter Shanmugappriya.
Vadivukarasi's first job was as a primary school teacher.
Due to her struggling family situation she chose to do different jobs.
She made her debut in Tamil film Sigappu Rojakkal.
Her first movie was Kanni Paruvathile. She has played various characters, playing the lead, supporting as well as antagonistic roles.
2000
In the early 2000s, she started acting in television serials.
She has done 350 movies and featured in more than 40 television serials.
