Radhika Sarathkumar

Raadhika
Raadhika
	Raadhika at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South, 2015
Born	21 August 1963 (age 60); Mayavaram, Chennai, India
Occupation(s)	Actress, Producer, Entrepreneur
Years active	1978–1990 ; 1993-present
Spouse(s)	Pratap K. Pothen (m.1985-1986) (Divorced); Richard Hardy (m.1990-1992) (Divorced); R. Sarathkumar ; (m.2001-present)
Children	Rayane (b.1992); Rahul (b. 2004)
Parent(s)	M. R. Radha; Geetha Radha
Relatives	Raju ; Mohan ; Nirosha

Raadhika Sarathkumar is an Indian film and television actress, entrepreneur, and producer who works predominantly in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. She is the founder and CEO of the Radaan Mediaworks Pvt. India Limited,^[2] which has produced serials such as Chitti, Annamalai, Selvi, Arasi, Chellame, Vaani Rani , Thamarai and Idi Katha Kadu (Telugu).

Radikaa has acted in over two hundred films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. She was a judge on Vijay TV's Jodi Number One Season 3. She has also produced a film titled Meendum Oru Kaadhal Kathai, which won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.^[3]

Personal life

Raadhika was born to veteran actor and comedian M. R. Radha and Geetha Radha. She has a younger sister named Nirosha, who is also an actress married to actor Ramki and an older stepbrother named Radharavi. She is married to actor Sarath Kumar, with whom she has a son named Rahul born in 2004. She has married twice prior to her marriage with actor Sarathkumar. Her first marriage to the Malayalee actor-cum-director, Pratap K. Pothan, ended in divorce. As did her second marriage to Richard Hardy, who is a British national and by whom she has a daughter named Rayanne Hardy.

Filmography

As actress

Tamil

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1978	Kizhakke Pogum Rail	Panchaali
1979	Inikkum Ilamai	Lakshmi
1979	Niram Maaratha Pookkal	Radhika
1979	Mugathil Mugam Parkalam
1979	Velum Mayilum Thunai	Valli
1979	Anbae Sangeetha
1980	Enga Ooru Rasathi
1980	Soolam	annamma
1980	Chinnasiru Kiliye
1980	Annaparavai
1980	Aayiram Vaasal Idhayam
1980	Kalam Bathil Sollum
1980	Bhama Rukmani
1980	Ilamai Kolam
1980	Idhayaththil Ore Idam
1980	Paruvathin Vasalile
1980	Thai Ponggal
1980	Malargale Malarungal
1980	Kumari Pennin Ullathile
1981	Indru Poi Naalai Vaa	Jaya
1981	Magarantham
1981	Kanni Theevu
1981	Thiruppangal
1981	Rathathin Rathame
1981	Nadhi Ondru Karai Moondru
1982	Pokkiri Raja	Raja's love interest
1982	Poi Satchi
1982	Vadivangal
1982	Ranga	Ganga
1982	Iniyavale Vaa
1982	Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal
1982	Thottal Sudum
1982	Moondru Mugam	Rekha
1982	Metti
1983	Veetula Raman Veliyila Krishnan	Jaya
1983	Neethibathi
1983	Urangatha Ninaivugal
1983	Nenjodu Nenjam
1984	Anbulla Rajinikanth	Herself
1984	Dhavani Kanavugal
1984	Osai
1984	Vamsa Vilakku
1984	Nallavanuku Nallavan
1984	Nilavu Suduvathillai	Shanthi/Charu
1985	Paasa Paravaigal	Uma
1985	Nermai
1985	Pillai Nila	Dolli
1985	Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai
1985	Pagal Nilavu	Thulasi
1985	Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri	Bhagyalakshmi
1985	Neethiyin Marupakkam
1985	Naan Ungal Rasigan
1985	Deiva Piravi
1985	Raja Rishi	Thilothamai
1986	Dharma Devathai	Jhansi Rani	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1986	Machakkaran
1986	Sippikkul Muthu	Lalitha
1987	Sirai Paravai
1987	Rettai Vaal Kuruvi	Radha
1987	Veerapandiyan	Meena
1987	Neethikku Thandanai		Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil
1987	Puyal Padum Pattu
1987	Per Sollum Pillai
1987	Uzhavan Magan	Selvi
1987	Oorkavalan	Vadivu
1987	Veerapandiyan	Meena
1988	Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye
1988	Sudhanthira Nattin Adimaigal
1988	Poovum Puyalum
1988	Paadatha Thenikkal
1988	Therkathi Kallan
1988	Paasa Paravaigal
1988	Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran		Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
1988	Nallavan
1988	Ithu Engal Neethi
1988	Manamagale Vaa	Chitra/Rasathi
1988	Thenpandi Seemayile
1988	Uzaithu Vazha Vendum
1989	Thendral Sudum
1989	Kaval Poonaigal
1989	Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu
1989	Uthama Purushan	Guest
1989	Paasa Mazhai
1989	Thaai Naadu
1989	Idhu Unga Kudumbam
1989	Ninaivu Chinnam	Bhagyam	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
1990	Keladi Kanmani	Sharada	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1990	Pagalil Pournami
1990	Pattanamdhan Pogalamadi
1990	Jodi Senthachu
1990	Tamizh Ponnu
1992	Naane Varuven
1992	Kalikaalam
1993	Kizhakku Cheemayile	Virumaayi
1993	Puthiya Thendral
1993	Karpagam Vanthachu	Karpagam
1994	Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana	Lakshmi
1994	Namma Annachi	Gayathri
1994	Pavithra	Pavithra
1994	Pudupatti Ponnuthayi	Ponnuthayi
1994	Mettupatti Mirasu	Meenakshi
1994	Veera Padhakkam
1995	Pasumpon	Nachiyar	Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
1995	Rani Maharaani	Rani	Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
1995	Puthiya Aatchi	Vivekanandan's wife
1995	Villadhi Villain	Parvathi/Bombai Maami
1995	Udhavum Karangal
1995	Raasaiyya	Madhavi
1995	Naan Petha Magane
1995	Ragasiya Police	Central Minister
1996	Karuvelam Pookkal	Vadivu
1997	Sakthi	Seethalakshmi
1997	Suryavamsam	Sakthivel Gounder's Wife
1998	Kaadhale Nimmadhi	Bhagyam
1998	Veera Thalattu
1998	Jeans	Sundaramba
1998	Golmaal
1998	Sandhippoma
1998	En Aasai Rasave
1998	Senthooram	Devaatha
1998	Ellame En Pondattithaan
1999	Kummi Paattu
1999	Poomagal Oorvalam	Prasanth's Adopted Mother
1999	Sivan	Sivagami
1999	Amarkalam	Ganga
1999	Ethirum Pudhirum	Dr. Jayanthi
1999	Tajmahal
1999	Siragugal	Valli	Telefilm
2000	Sudhandhiram	Advocate Padmini
2000	Karuvelam Pookkal	Vadivu
2000	Uyirile Kalanthathu	Lakshmi
2002	Roja Kootam
2007	Kannamoochi Yenada	Dhamayanthi
2008	Pandhayam	Masanam's Wife
2008	Saroja
2012	Saguni	Ramani
2013	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Gautham's wife
2014	Poojai	Rajalakshmi
2015	Naanum Rowdydhaan	Meena Kumari
2015	Thangamagan	Thamizh's mother	SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
2016	Theri	DCP Vijay Kumar's mother
2016	Dharma Durai	Pandiyamma
2017	Singam 3	Ramakrishna's wife
2017	Mupparimanam	Herself	Cameo appearance
2017	Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae	Parvathy
2017	Ippadai Vellum	Vetrivel's mother
2018	Oh Andha Naatkal	TBA	Filming

Telugu

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1981	Nyayam Kavali	Bharathi Devi	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
1981	Radha Kalyanam	Radha
1981	Kirayi Rowdylu	Jyothi
1981	Dabbu Dabbu Dabbu
1981	Priya	Priya
1982	Idi Pellantara
1982	Vayyari Bhamalu Vagalamari Bhartalu	Chandramathi
1982	Billa Ranga
1982	Yamakinkarudu	Radha
1982	Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu	Lalithamba
1982	Mondi Ghatam	Latha
1982	Kayyala Ammayi Kalavaari Abbayi
1982	Trishulam	Yadi
1982	Mettala Savvadi
1982	Eenadu
1983	Prema Pichollu	Prema
1983	Bezawada Bebbuli
1983	Palletoori Monagadu	Shanti
1983	Abhilasha	Archana
1983	Ramudu Kadu Krishnudu	Sharada
1983	Shivudu Shivudu Shivudu
1983	Puli Bebbuli	Sita's sister
1983	Gudachari No.1	Rekha
1983	Simhapuri Simham
1983	Todu Needa	Radha
1983	Moodu Mullu
1983	Raju Rani Jackie	Rani / Jackie
1983	Mugguru Monagallu
1984	Hero
1984	Srimathi Kaavali	Jaya
1984	Yuddham
1984	Babulugaadi Debba	Gowri
1984	Kondaveeti Nagulu
1984	Bava Maradalu
1984	Abhimanyudu
1984	Ammayiloo! Preminchandi!
1984	Punyam Koddi Purushudu
1984	Anubandham
1984	Grihalakshmi
1985	Mangalya Balam
1985	Jwala
1985	Ragile Gundelu	Radha
1986	Swati Mutyam	Lalitha
1986	Jeevana Poratam
1986	Bandham
1986	Shanti Nivasam
1986	Jailu Pakshi
1986	Ravana Brahma	Radhika
1987	Aranyakanda	Poornima
1987	Donga Mogudu	Seetha
1987	Sardar Dharmanna
1987	Ummadi Mogudu
1987	Karthika Pournami
1987	Aradhana	Gangamma
1987	Aatma Bandhuvulu
1987	America Abbayi
1987	Nyayaniki Sankellu
1987	Marana Homam
1988	Aanimuthyam	Prashanthi
1988	Anna Chellelu
1988	Dharma Teja
1990	Raja Vikramarka	Maya
1990	Idem Pellam Baboi	Jhansi
1992	Swati Kiranam	Sarada
1994	Palnati Pourusham	Maya
1997	Kutumba Gouravam
1998	Suryavamsam	Vasundhara
1999	Vamshoddharakudu	Varalakshmi
1999	Arundhati
1999	Prema Katha	Subhadra	Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
2017	Raja the Great	Constable Anantha Lakshmi

Hindi

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1979	Hamare Tumhare	Sonia
1986	Asli Naqli	Vijay's sister
1986	Naseeb Apna Apna	Chando Singh
1987	Kudrat Ka Kanoon	Aarti Verma / Miss Julie Singh
1990	Aaj Ka Arjun	Laxmi	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
1990	Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai	Roopa P. Chandra
1993	Tum Karo Vaada	Soniya
1998	Himmatwala
1999	Lal Baadshah	Mrs. Ranbhir Singh

Malayalam

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1983	Justice Raja	Anitha
1985	Koodum Thedi	Devi
1985	Makan Ente Makan	Sujatha
1991	Chavettupada
1993	Arthana	Bharathi
2017	Ramaleela	Ragini
2018	The Gambinos	TBA	Filming

Kannada

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1983	Prachanda Kulla
1985	Jeevana Chakra	Ranga's Wife
1987	Sathyam Shivam Sundaram
1991	Nagini		Dubbed into Hindi with same name.

Television

Year	Series/Show	Role	Notes
1999–2001	Chithi	Saradha / Sakthi	Dubbed in Telugu as Pinni, Dubbed in Sinhala as Punchi. Dual role
	Idhi Katha Kadhu		Telugu Serial
	Ammayi Karpugam		Telugu Serial
2002–2005	Annamalai	Annamalai	Dubbed in Telugu as Sivayya
2005–2006	Selvi	Selvi	Dubbed in Telugu as Lakshmi
2007–2009	Arasi	Senthamizharasi / Selvi	Dubbed in Telugu as Jhansi. Dual role
2009–2013	Chellamay	Chellamma
2013–2013	Puriyaamal Pirinthom	Priya	Singapore Tamil drama broadcast on MediaCorp Vasantham ^[4]
2013–2018	Vaani Rani	Vaani / Rani	Dual role
2018	Chandra Kumari	7 roles	Tamil serial

As producer

Year	Film	Language	Notes
1985	Meendum Oru Kaadhal Kathai	Tamil
2003	Dham	Telugu
2004	Jai	Telugu	Dubbed into Tamil as Jai Ram^[5]
2005	Jithan	Tamil
2006	Thalaimagan	Tamil
2007	Kannamoochi Yenada	Tamil
2013	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Tamil
2014	Pulivaal	Tamil
2014	Sandamarutham	Tamil
2015	Maari	Tamil
2015	Idhu Enna Maayam	Tamil
2017	Annadurai	Tamil

Awards and nomination

Filmfare Awards South

1981 - Best Telugu Actress for Nyayam Kavali
1986 - Best Tamil Actress for Dharma Devathai
1987 - Best Tamil Actress for Neethikku Thandanai^[6]^[7]
1990 - Best Tamil Actress for Keladi Kanmani
2014 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South
2015 - Best Supporting Actress for Thanga Magan

South Indian International Movie Awards

2015 - Best Supporting Actress for Thanga Magan

Nandi Awards

1999 - Best Supporting Actress for Prema Kadha

National Film Awards

1985 – Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director for Meendum Oru Kaadhal Kathai (Producer)^[8]

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

1988 - Special Award for Best Actress for Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran
1989 - Best Actress for Ninaivu Chinnam
1995 - Special Award for Best Actress for Pasumpon, Rani Maha Rani

Janmabhoomi legends of Kerala awards

2018 - Best Supporting actress for Ramaleela

References

^ ^a ^b http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/accidental-actress-inside-life-tv-queen-radikaa-sarathkumar-38996
^ "Board of Directors". RAADAAN MEDIAWORDS INDIA LIMITED.
^ "Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film". Awards and Shows.
^ "Oru Nayagi Oru Novel". Vasantham on xinmsn Entertainment.
^ Radhika turns producer in Tollywood
^ https://archive.is/ZoiwQ
^ https://archive.is/d5Kmj
^ "32 National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Radhika Sarathkumar at IMDb

[thenewsminute-1] ttp://www.thenewsminute.com/article/accidental-actress-inside-life-tv-queen-radikaa-sarathkumar-38996

[2] "Board of Directors". RAADAAN MEDIAWORDS INDIA LIMITED.

[3] "Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film". Awards and Shows.

[4] "Oru Nayagi Oru Novel". Vasantham on xinmsn Entertainment.

[5] Radhika turns producer in Tollywood

[6] ttps://archive.is/ZoiwQ

[7] ttps://archive.is/d5Kmj

[8] "32 National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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v t e Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
1972–1979	Jayalalithaa (1972) Jayalalithaa (1973) Lakshmi (1974) Sujatha (1975) Sujatha (1976) Sujatha (1977) Latha (1978) Shoba (1979)
1980–1999	Saritha (1980) Sridevi (1981) Poornima Jayaram (1982) Lakshmi (1983) Saritha (1984) Radha (1985) Radhika (1986) Radhika (1987) Archana (1988) Bhanupriya (1989) Radhika (1990) Gautami (1991) Revathi (1992) Revathi (1993) Revathi (1994) Manisha Koirala (1995) Shruti (1996) Meena (1997) Kausalya (1998) Ramya Krishnan (1999)
2000–2019	Jyothika (2001) Laila (2002) Simran (2003) Laila (2004) Sandhya (2005) Asin (2006) Bhavana (2007) Priyamani (2008) Parvathy Thiruvothu (2009) Pooja (2010)) Anjali (2011) Samantha (2012) Nayanthara (2013) Malavika Nair (2014) Nayanthara (2015) Ritika Singh (2016) Nayanthara (2017) Trisha (2018) Lijomol Jose (2020–2021)

v t e Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress
1972–1980	Jayalalithaa (1972) Vanisri (1973) Vanisri (1974) Vanisri (1975) Jayasudha (1976) Jayasudha (1977) Talluri Rameshwari (1978) Sujatha (1979) Jyothi (1980)
1981–2000	Radhika (1981) Jayasudha (1982) Jaya Prada (1983) Suhasini (1984) Vijayashanti (1985) Lakshmi (1986) Vijayashanti (1987) Bhanupriya (1988) Vijayashanti (1989) Vijayashanti (1990) Sridevi (1991) Revathi (1992) Vijayashanti (1993) Aamani (1994) Soundarya (1995) Tabu (1996) Vijayashanti (1997) Soundarya (1998) Soundarya (1999) Richa Pallod (2000)
2001–2018	Bhumika Chawla (2001) Sadha (2002) Asin (2003) Trisha (2004) Trisha (2005) Genelia D'Souza (2006) Trisha (2007) Swathi Reddy (2008) Anushka Shetty (2009) Anushka Shetty (2010) Nayanthara (2011) Samantha (2012) Nithya Menen (2013) Shruti Haasan (2014) Anushka Shetty (2015) Samantha (2016) Sai Pallavi (2017) Keerthy Suresh (2018)
2020–present	Sai Pallavi (2020–2021)

v t e Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South
1983–1989	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1983) Sowcar Janaki (1984) Sivaji Ganesan (1985) Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (1986) P. Bhanumathi (1987) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1988) Ilaiyaraaja (1989)
1990–1999	Padmini (1990) M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1991) L. V. Prasad (1992) Gemini Ganesan (1993) K. Balachander, K. Viswanath, B. Saroja Devi, Madhu, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatterjee (1994) Nagesh & Manorama (1995) Krishna & Sharada (1996) Nedumudi Venu & S. Janaki (1997) Allu Ramalingaiah & Lakshmi (1998) Pandari Bai & Mugur Sundar (1999) D. Ramanaidu & Sheela (2000)
2001–2010	M. S. Viswanathan & Dasari Narayana Rao (2001) K. Raghavendra Rao & Vishnuvardhan (2002) K. J. Yesudas & Vijayashanti (2003) K. R. Vijaya & Ramoji Rao (2004) Thilakan & Sukumari (2005) Krishnam Raju & P. Susheela (2006) Sivakumar & Jaya Prada (2007) Veturi (2008) Ambareesh & K. P. A. C. Lalitha (2009) Chiranjeevi & Jayasudha (2010)
2011–2018	S. P. Muthuraman & Seema (2011) Bapu & Vani Jairam (2012) Balu Mahendra & Jayabharathi (2013) I. V. Sasi & Radhika Sarathkumar (2014) Mohan Babu (2015) Vijaya Nirmala (2016) Kaikala Satyanarayana (2017) Hariharan (2018)
2020–present	Puneeth Rajkumar & Allu Aravind (2020–2021)

v t e Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
1967–1980	K. R. Vijaya (1967) Padmini (1968) Sowcar Janaki (1969) K. R. Vijaya (1970) — (1971) — (1972) — (1973) — (1974) — (1975) — (1976) Latha (1977) Lakshmi (1978) Saritha (1979) Suhasini (1980)
1981–2000	Sridevi (1981) Saritha (1982) — (1983) — (1984) — (1985) — (1986) — (1987) Saritha (1988) Radhika (1989) Revathy (1990) Khushbu Sundar (1991) Sukanya (1992) Meena (1993) Rajashree (1994) Khushbu Sundar (1995) Shruti (1996) Meena & Devayani (1997) Roja (1998) Simran (1999) Devayani (2000)
2001–present	Sneha (2001) Meena (2002) Laila (2003) Jyothika (2004) Jyothika (2005) Priyamani (2006) Jyothika (2007) Sneha (2008) Padmapriya Janakiraman (2009) Amala Paul (2010) Ineya Lakshmi Menon (2012) Nayanthara (2013) Aishwarya Rajesh (2014)