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* Mallanum Mathevanum (filming) .... Anandavalli
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* Oru Second Class Yathra (2015) .... Nandu's mother
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* Pianist (2014)
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Vanitha Krishnachandran
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1980–1985 2005–present
SpouseKrishnachandran (1986–present)
ChildrenAmrithavarshini
Parent(s)Ganeshan, Kamala[1]

Vanitha is an Indian film actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She has done nearly 150 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.[2]

Personal life

Vanitha is born to Malayali father, Ganeshan and a Tamilian mother, Kamala as the youngest of four children at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Her father is from Nilambur whose paternal ancestors originally hails from Tamil Nadu and her mother is from Tamil Nadu. She has two sisters, Mallika and Shobha and a brother, Raghu.[3]

She married Malayalam actor and singer Krishnachandran on May 11, 1986 with whom she had starred in Vanithapolice, Belt Mathai, and Deeparadhana,.[4] The couple have a daughter, named Amritavarshini born in 1990. They currently resides at Thiruvananthapuram.

Career

Vanitha entered the film industry as a 13-year-old and her debut film was Padai Maarinal in 1979 in which she played a school girl.[5] She played the lead role in her first Malayalam film, Chandrabimbam and became popular among Malayalis with her roles in Eenadu, Kaikeyi, and Enickum Oru Divasum.[6] She acted opposite Mammooty and Mohanlal, in 'Vikatakavi and Keezhvanum Sivackum, respectively. She said "I worked round-the-clock in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films" and "cut down my assignments following my marriage".[7] The last film she did before marriage was Kalyana Agathigal.[8]

In 2001, Vanitha acted as Mata Amritanandamayi and Kaali, in a tele-film.[9] In Tamil, she made a comeback with a negative role in K. Balachander's television serial Kaalmulaitha Aasai. She has continued to act in serials in Tamil, such as Alaigal, and Kolangal, and in Malayalam. She portrayed Jalaja teacher in K. K. Rajeev's serial Amma Manasu [10] and has said that it was the real break in her second innings.[11] She also played the role of a mother in Tamil films like Kana Kandaen, Kalabha Kadhalan and Parijatham and in many Malayalam films.[12]

Partial Filmography

Malayalam

Tamil

Telugu

TV Serials

Malayalam

  • Aakashadootu (SURYA TV)
  • Chandralekha (ASIANET)
  • Kumkumapoovu (ASIANET)
  • Paattukalude Paattu (SURYA)
  • Daivathinu Swantham Devootti (MAZHAVIL MANORAMA)
  • Amma Manassu

Tamil

  • Kaalmulaitha Aasai
  • Alaigal
  • Kolangal
  • Madhavi

References

  1. ^ http://www.mangalam.com/women/interview/102322
  2. ^ http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/The-new-generation-mom/2013/10/12/article1828026.ece
  3. ^ http://www.mangalam.com/women/interview/102322
  4. ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701240300.htm
  5. ^ http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/The-new-generation-mom/2013/10/12/article1828026.ece
  6. ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701240300.htm
  7. ^ http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/03/05/stories/2010030550441600.htm
  8. ^ http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/03/05/stories/2010030550441600.htm
  9. ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701240300.htm
  10. ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701240300.htm
  11. ^ http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/The-new-generation-mom/2013/10/12/article1828026.ece
  12. ^ http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/The-new-generation-mom/2013/10/12/article1828026.ece

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