Revathi

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Revathi
Born Asha Kelunni Kutty
8 July 1966 (1966-07-08) (age 45)
Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation Actress, director
Years active 1982 - present
Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
Website
http://www.revathy.com

Revathi (Malayalam: രേവതി, Tamil: ரேவதி) (born as Asha Kelunni Kutty on 8 July 1966) is an award-winning Indian actress and film director. She has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi movies, directed several feature-length films, and has acted in and produced multiple television programs, totaling over twenty years of experience in the entertainment industry and over a hundred films to her credit.

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Biography

Revathi was born as Asha Kelunni Kutty in Kochi to Major Kelunni, a major in the Indian Army,[1] and Lalitha Kelunni. In 1983, while living in and attending school in Chennai, Tamil Nadu she was spotted by noted Tamil director Bharathiraja, who was searching for a new heroine for his next film, and went on to play the heroine of Mann Vasanai which became a Silver Jubilee hit. Since then, she has acted over one hundred films spanning all four major South Indian languages as well as Hindi.

Over the course of her career, she has earned numerous awards on both a regional and national basis, including receiving for three consecutive years the Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) (1992–1994, for Thevar Magan, Marupadiyum, and Priyanka), the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam) for Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal, the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Thevar Magan, as well as the Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) for Ankuram. Alongside these are many awards from the Film Fans Association, the Tamil Nadu State Government, Cinema Express, and other organizations.

Mitr, My Friend (2002) was her first full-length directorial venture. A rare Indian English film at the time, Mitr garnered an award for Best Director (English Film) in the National Awards. Her next film as a director, Phir Milenge (2004), created waves as one of the first Hindi movies to deal with the sensitive subject of AIDS. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai, as well as the Malayalam anthology film Kerala Cafe.

Apart from films, she has been involved in a variety of social organisations, the most notable being the Banyan, the Ability Foundation, the Tanker Foundation, and Vidyasagar, and has also served as a member of several film festivals including the Chennai International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of India.

She is trained in the dance form of Bharatanatyam, having studied since the age of seven and performed her arangetram in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in 1979.[2] Her marriage to cinematographer and director Suresh Menon was announced in 1986; they separated in 2002.

Filmography

As actor

Tamil

Year Film Title Role Co-stars
2011 Osthi Silambarasan Rajendar, Mallika Sherawat, Nassar, Githan Ramesh
2009 Vannathupoochi
2008 Thoondil Shaam, Divya Spandana
2005 Kanda Naal Mudhal Laila's mother Prasanna, Laila
Ponniyin Selvan Ponniamma Ravi Krishna, Gopika
2002 Thamizhan Vijay's Sister Vijay, Priyanka Chopra
Red Ajith Kumar, Priya Gill
2001 Taj Mahal Manoj's mother Manoj, Riya Sen
1998 Thalaimurai Rajkiran
Gandhi Pirantha Man Vijayakanth
1997 En Asai Machan Vijayakanth
Iruvar Selvam's wife Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu
1995 Avathaaram Nasser
1994 Thotta Chinungi Bhuvana Karthik, Raghuvaran
Priyanka Jayaram
Magalir Mattum Sathya Urvashi, Kamal Haasan
1993 Meendum Savithri Ravi
Subhash Arjun
Marupadiyam Aravind Swamy, Ravi
Chinna Pasanga Nanga Murali
Pudhiya Mugam Suresh Menon, Vineeth
1992 Deiva Vaakku Karthick
Ayul Kaithi Prabhu
Uthama Purushan Prabhu, Amala
Thevar Magan Kamal Hassan, Gouthami
Paasamalargal Aravind Swamy
Raja Kaiya Vacha Prabhu, Gouthami
1991 Kizhakku Vasal Karthik, Kushboo
1990 Anjali Chitra Raghuvaran
Kshatriyan Vijayakanth
Arangetra Velai Prabhu
1989 Idhaya Thamarai Karthik
1987 Ilangeswaran
Kiramathu Minnal Ramarajan
1986 Punnagai Mannan Kamal Hassan
Lakshmi Vanthachu Ravi
December Pookal Mohan
Mouna Raagam Divya Mohan, Karthik
1985 Selvi Suresh
Kanni Rasi Prabhu
Thiramai Sathyaraj
Marumagal Suresh
Maragatha Veenai Suresh
Asha Suresh
Aan Paavam Pandiarajan
Kunguma Chimizh Mohan
Pagal Nilavu Peter's Sister Murali
Pournami Alaigal
Premapasam Sivakumar
Agaya Thamarai Suresh
1994 Oru Kaidhiyin Diary Kamal Hassan
Vaidehi Kaathirundaal Vijayakanth
Pudumai Penn Pandiarajan
Udhaya Geetham Mohan
Unnai Naan Sandhithaen Sivakumar, Suresh
1983 Kai Kodukkum Kai Kaalimuthu's Wife Rajinikanth
Ponnu Pidichirukku
1982 Mann Vasanai Pandian

Telugu

Malayalam

Hindi

Kannada

As director

As dubbing artist

Awards

References

  1. ^ http://revathy.com/me.htm
  2. ^ http://revathy.com/loves.htm
  3. ^ http://keralacafe.moviebuzz.org/kerala-cafe-makal-by-revathi

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1985–2000
2001–present
1972–1979
1980–1989
1990–1999
2000–2009
2010–2019
1967-1980

K. R. Vijaya (1967) · Padmini (1968) · Sowcar Janaki (1969) · K. R. Vijaya (1970) · no award (1971) · no award (1972) · no award (1973) · no award (1974) · no award (1975) · no award (1976) · Latha (1977) · Lakshmi (1978) · Saritha (1979) · Suhasini (1980)
1981-2000

Sridevi (1981) · Saritha (1982) · no award (1983) · no award (1984) · no award (1985) · no award (1986) · no award (1987) · Saritha (1988) · Raadhika (1989) · Revathy (1990) · Kushboo (1991) · Sukanya (1992) · Meena (1993) · Raj Shri (1994) · Kushboo (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)