Sangita Madhavan Nair
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Sangita | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–2003; 2014 |
| Spouse | S. Saravanan (m.2000 - present) |
| Children | Saai Thejaswathy (b.2002) |
| Parent(s) | Madhavan Nair Padma |
Sangeetha is an Indian actress, who has worked in Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries, predominantly in the 1990s.[1] She is a sister of actor Raja. The actress is best known for her role as Shyamala in Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala, which was written and directed by Sreenivasan. She is also well known for her role of Nirmala Mary in actor Vijay's breakthrough film Poove Unakkaga (1996).[2] She started her career as a child artiste in the movie Snehikkan Oru Pennu, a Malayalam movie released in 1978. Her debut film as a child artist in Tamil was En Rathathin Rathame, which is the Tamil remake of Hindi movie Mr. India. The first film she acted as a heroine was Ellame En Rasathan in 1995.
Personal life
She is born as the youngest among four children, to Malayali parents, settled at Chennai. Her father, Madhavan Nair is from Kottakkal, Malappuram and mother, Padma is from Kuzhalmannam, Palakkad. Her father migrated to Chennai for fruit business and the family settled there. She had her primary education from Sri Gujarati Vid Matriculation School, Chennai.[3] She has two sisters, Mallika and Charu and a brother, Nitheesh.[4] Her brother portrayed a supporting role in her unreleased film, Punniyavathi.[5]
She married cinematographer S. Saravanan in 2000 and retired from acting after marriage. She assisted her husband when he directed his first film, Silambattam starring Silambarasan, Sana Khan and Sneha.[6][7] They have a daughter, Saai Thejaswathy.
Awards
- 1998 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress – Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala
- 1998 - Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam - Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala
- 1998 - Nominated – Asianet Film award for best actress – Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala
- 1998 - Cinema Express Award for Best Actress (Malayalam) – Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Snehikkan Oru Pennu | Malayalam | Child Artiste | |
| 1983 | Manju | Malayalam | ||
| 1986 | Vartha | Malayalam | ||
| Ennennum Kannettante | Malayalam | |||
| 1987 | Nee Allenkil Njan | Malayalam | ||
| 1989 | En Rathathin Rathame | Tamil | ||
| 1990 | Vazhndhu Kattuvom | Tamil | ||
| 1991 | Idhaya Vaasal | Uma | Tamil | |
| Shanti Kranti | Kannada | |||
| Nattukku Oru Nallavan | Tamil | |||
| Kadinjool Kalyanam | Malayalam | |||
| Neelagiri | Malayalam | |||
| 1992 | Naangal | Gayathri | Tamil | |
| Devar Veettu Ponnu | Tamil | |||
| Chinna Pasanga Naanga | Tamil | |||
| Vasantha Malargal | Tamil | |||
| Samundi | Lakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Naadody | Sindhu | Malayalam | ||
| 1993 | Arthana | Bharathi's daughter | Malayalam | |
| 1993 | Thalattu | Sukanya's sister | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Mahanadi | Adult Kaveri | Tamil | |
| Sarigamapadani | Sangita | Tamil | ||
| Raja Pandi | Tamil | |||
| Ravanan | Uma | Tamil | ||
| Pudhusa Pootha Rosa | Tamil | |||
| 1995 | Simhavalan Menon | Urmila | Malayalam | |
| Manathile Oru Paattu | Tamil | |||
| Ellame En Rasathan | Raani | Tamil | ||
| Pullakuttikaran | Tamil | |||
| Swapnam | Malayalam | |||
| Aksharam | Bindu Balakrishnan | Malayalam | ||
| Seethanam | Dhanalakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava | Malu | Malayalam | ||
| 1996 | Amman Kovil Vaasalile | Tamil | ||
| Poove Unakkaga | Nirmala Mary | Tamil | ||
| Puthiya Parasakthi | Tamil | |||
| Kaalam Maari Pochu | Indra | Tamil | ||
| Vetri Vinayagar | Tamil | |||
| Namma Ooru Raasa | Tamil | |||
| Alexander | Priya | Tamil | ||
| 1997 | Vallal | Chella Kili | Tamil | |
| Ganga Gowri | Gowri | Tamil | ||
| Pongalo Pongal | Chitra | Tamil | ||
| Punniyavathi | Tamil | Unreleased | ||
| Kalyana Vaibhogam | Shanthi | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Kattathoru Penpoovu | Mary | Malayalam | |
| Rathna | Chinthamani | Tamil | ||
| Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala | Shyamala | Malayalam | Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Most Popular Role | |
| Manthrikumaran | Aswathy | Malayalam | ||
| Yaare Neenu Cheluve | Kamali | Kannada | ||
| Kumbakonam Gopalu | Sangeetha | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy | Sangeetha | Telugu | |
| Ethirum Pudhirum | Selvi | Tamil | ||
| Poomaname Vaa | Tamil | |||
| Pallavur Devanarayanan | Vasundhara | Malayalam | ||
| Vazhunnor | Rabeka | Malayalam | ||
| Crime File | Amala | Malayalam | ||
| Saaphalyam | Sumithra | Malayalam | ||
| Jayam | Durga | Tamil | ||
| 2000 | Yare Nee Abhimani | Utthara | Kannada | |
| Kann Thirandhu Paaramma | Gayatri, Amman | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Kanal Kireedam | Mary | Malayalam | |
| 2003 | Mary Albert | Tamil | ||
| 2014 | Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan | Sunitha | Malayalam |
References
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Sudharsan's starry wedding reception - Times of India". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ [3] [dead link]
- ^ "Google Groups". Groups.google.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Movie News simbu silambaattam saravanan sangeetha nayantara liplock simbu nayantara kiss simbu nayan gallery images". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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