Sangeeta Krishnasamy

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Sangeeta Krishnasamy
Sangeetha at audio launch of Vedigundu Pasangge in 2018
Born
Alma materUniversity of London
Occupation(s)Model, actress
Years active2009–present
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Sangeeta Krishnasamy is a Malaysian actress and model.[1] She did a small role in Kollywood movie after making an appearance in Venkat Prabhu's hit Goa and as the female lead in ZHA among famous South Indian film actors.[2] In 2015 she was the female lead for two hit Malaysian Tamil movies Vetti Pasanga & Vennira Iravugal. Vennira Iravugal became an acclaimed Malaysian Tamil movie after it was screened in several film festivals around Europe and won a special jury award at the Norway Tamil Film Festival in 2014, subsequently taking home all 5 awards in all categories at the Malaysian Kalai Ulagam Awards in 2015. She is amongst the top actresses in the Malaysian Film Industry.

She won awards at the Malaysian Kalai Ulagam Award 2015 for Best Actress in Movie and Telemovie category.[3] The FFM 29 Best Film, Adiwiraku earned her the Best Actress of 2017 award, and marked her first venture into mainstream Malaysian cinema, and despite being a newcomer and her first film in the Malay language, she made it to the top five of the Best Actress category and subsequently also won at Anugerah Skrin and The Kuala Lumpur Film Critics Award, making her not only the first Indian but also the first actress to win all three in the same year.

Sangeeta Krishnasamy is a Malaysian Indian. She was born in Kuala Lumpur and studied law at the University of London, she started her career as a model while studying when she was offered to model for Nikon's online campaign, she speaks Tamil, Malay, and English fluently.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Language Notes
2009 Goa Jessica's friend Tamil Kollywood film; Uncredited role
2010 I Know What You Did Last Deepavali Tamil
2012 ZHA Tamil
2014 Vennira Iravuggal Megala Tamil Malaysian Kalai Ulagam Award 2015 for Best Actress Award in Movie category
2014 Vetti Pasanga Tamil Pasange Trilogy
2015 Maravan Tamil
2017 Adiwiraku Cikgu Cheryl English
Malay
29th Malaysia Film Festival 2017 for Best Actress Award
Anugerah Skrin 2017 for Best Film Actress Award
Kuala Lumpur Film Critics Awards 2017 for Best Actress Award
2017 Kambathe Kannemma Tamil
2017 Ennaval Barathi and Cinderella Tamil
2017 Vassantha Villas Tamil
2018 Villavan: The Vigilante Tamil
2018 Vedigundu Pasangge Vidhya Tamil Highest grossing Malaysian Tamil film of all time
The Final Sequel Of Pasangge Trilogy
2018 Rise: Ini Kalilah Shanti Malay
2020 Daulat Melissa Malay
2020 Jebat Jasmine Malay
2021 Hantu Bonceng 2.0 Sally Malay
2021 Proksi Elle Malay
2022 Air Force The Movie: Selagi Bernyawa Leftenan Layla Malay
2022 Juang Santhia Malay
2023 Duan Nago Bogho Malay
TBA Baik Punya Ah Long Malay Post-production

Television

Year Title Language Notes
2009 Manippu Tamil
2009 Satyam Sivam Sundram Tamil
2009 Deepa Kondattam Tamil Deepavali Special
2010 Bangsar Villa's Tamil
2010 Narmadha Tamil
2010 A Night Before Christmas Tamil and English Christmas Special
2011 Natpu Natpu Tamil
2011 Netru Illatha Matram Tamil
2011 Natpugal Pirivathillai Tamil
2012 Last Chance Tamil
2014 Unarvu Tamil Malaysian Kalai Ulagam Award 2015 for Best Actress Award in Telemovie and DVD category
2015 Mounam Tamil
2020 Berdua Malay
2021 Muruku Ikan Masin Tamil, Malay
2021 Kari Ayam Mama Malay
2022 Kudeta Malay

Hosting and Emcee

Title Language Channel Notes
ATTAM 100 VAGAI Tamil Astro Vaanavil
Sukaneka 1 Malaysia Malay TV2
Yellaithandi Varuvera Tamil Astro Vaanavil Pongal special show
Kaadhal Oviyam Tamil Astro Vaanavil
AIM Malaysian-Indian Award English Astro Vaanavil Award Show

TVC

  • L’Oreal Hair Asia Pacific Malaysia
  • NTV7 Stars of Diwali
  • Nikon ambassador web
  • Tourism Malaysia 2010-2012
  • Swami Sivananda Hair Oil
  • Hari Pahlawan Kerinduan
  • SPS Jewelries Nilai Ambassador

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated works Result
2015 Malaysian Kalai Ulagam Award 2015 Best Actress Award in Movie category Vennira Iravuggal Won
Best Actress Award in Telemovie and DVD category Unarvu Won
2017 29th Malaysia Film Festival Best Actress Adiwiraku Won[4]
Kuala Lumpur Film Critics' Awards 2017 Won[5]
Anugerah Skrin 2017 Best Film Actress Award Won[6]
2018 Kuala Lumpur Film Critics' Awards 2018 Best Actress Vedigundu Pasangge Nominated[7]
2019 Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2019 Best Actor Female Tamil – Diaspora Won[8]
2019 30th Malaysia Film Festival Best Actress Rise: Ini Kalilah Nominated[9]
2021 31st Malaysia Film Festival Best Actress Ennaval Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Malaysian Tamil Actress".
  2. ^ "Malaysian Actress Sangeeta Krishnasamy Photo Gallery! | Selliyal - செல்லியல்".
  3. ^ http://www.dailyseni.com.my/v3/a-conversation-with-malaysian-actress-sangeeta-krishnasamy/ [dead link]
  4. ^ T K Letchumy Tamboo. "FFM29: 10 perkara perlu tahu tentang Sangeetha Krishnasamy". astro awani (in Malay). Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  5. ^ "Majlis Pengkritik Filem Kuala Lumpur". ampfkl.blogspot.my.
  6. ^ http://www.gempak.com/artikel/7239/senarai-pemenang-anugerah-skrin-2017-hanyut-raih-trofi-filem-terbaik. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Senarai Pencalonan Anugerah Majlis Pengkritik Filem Kuala Lumpur 2018".
  8. ^ "NTFF 2019: The Winners of Feature film Tamil Eelam".
  9. ^ "Festival Filem Malaysia ke-30", Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu, ensiklopedia bebas (in Malay), 2022-02-11, retrieved 2022-09-05

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