Vanitha Krishnachandran

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Vanitha Krishnachandran
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film actor
Years active 1980-present
Spouse(s) Krishnachandran (1986- present)
Children Amrithavarshini
Parents 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]

Background

Vanitha hails from Tamil Nadu. She was born to Malayali father Ganeshan and a Tamilian mother Kamala.[3]

Vanitha entered the film industry as a 13-year-old and her debut film was Padai Maarinal in which she played a school girl.[4] 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.[5] She acted opposite Mammooty and Mohanlal, in Vikadakavi and Keezhvanum Sivackum, respectively.

She married Malayalam actor and singer Krishnachandran, with whom she had starred in Vanithapolice, Belt Mathai, and Deeparadhana,[6] on May 11, 1986. The couple have a daughter, Amritavarshini born in 1990. 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]

Filmography


Malayalam

Tamil

Serials

Malayalam

  • Aakashadootu (SURYA TV)
  • Chandralekha (ASIANET)
  • Kumkumapoovu (ASIANET)
  • Paattukalude Paattu (SURYA)
  • 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://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/The-new-generation-mom/2013/10/12/article1828026.ece
  5. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701240300.htm
  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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