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  • BIRTH 18/10/1978
  • Country India
  • MOVIES 19
  • PRODUCTION 7

Jyothika

Jyothika Saravanan born as Jyothika Sadanah is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She also acted in some Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films.

She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaali and her first Telugu film Tagore, opposite Chiranjeevi.

Jyothika received critical praise for playing a blind woman in Perazhagan, Alter-egos Chandramukhi and Ganga in Chandramukhi, A mute and deaf girl in Mozhi and a middle aged woman in 36 Vayadhinile. However, the turning point of her career came with the success of Vaali (1999) and Kushi (2000). At the peak of her career, she agreed to play the role of an antagonist in Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007).

She received her first Filmfare Awards for Vaali as Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Kushi. A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in Kushi, Dhool, Thenali, Thirumalai, Dumm Dumm Dumm, Snegithiye, Kaaka Kaaka, Perazhagan, Chandramukhi, June R, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Mozhi and 36 Vayadhinile.

Jyothika left the industry at the peak of her career marrying actor Suriya on 11 September 2006, after being engaged in a relationship for several years, and with whom she was paired in seven films. She won three Filmfare Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Dinakaran Awards, International Tamil Film Awards and other awards and nominations. She is also a recipient of the Kalaimamani Award.

She made a comeback in the film 36 Vayadhinile (2015), which received good reviews from the critics, especially for her performance and she received Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for the movie. She became the first actress to win both Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.

Jyothika

Movies (19)

విక్రమార్కుడు
విక్రమార్కుడు
Vikram's Wife (Archive Footage)
शैतान
शैतान
Jyoti Rishi
உயிரிலே கலந்தது
உயிரிலே கலந்தது
Priya
சந்திரமுகி
சந்திரமுகி
Ganga / Chandramukhi
കാതൽ - The Core
കാതൽ - The Core
Omana Philip
டும் டும் டும்
டும் டும் டும்
Ganga
ராஜா
ராஜா
Priya
சில்லுனு ஒரு காதல்
சில்லுனு ஒரு…
Kundavi
உடன்பிறப்பே
உடன்பிறப்பே
Maathangi Sargunam
36 Vayadhinile
36 Vayadhinile
Vasanthi Thamizhselvan
தம்பி
தம்பி
Parvathy
Dhool
Dhool
Eeswari
ராட்சசி
ராட்சசி
Geetha Rani
மொழி
மொழி
Archana
June R
June R
June R
ரிதம்
ரிதம்
Aruna
செக்கச்சிவந்த வானம்
செக்கச்சிவந்த…
Chitra Varadarajan
பேரழகன்
பேரழகன்
Priya / Shenbagam

Production (7)

மெய்யழகன்
மெய்யழகன்
ஜெய் பீம்
ஜெய் பீம்
உடன்பிறப்பே
உடன்பிறப்பே
Oh My Dog
Oh My Dog
Oh My Dog
Oh My Dog
सरफिरा
सरफिरा