Sangeetha Krish
| Sangeetha | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | Rasika |
| Occupation | Actress/Dancer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Krish (2009–present) |
Sangeetha is an Indian film actress, model[1] and female playback singer. She is known as Rasika in Malayalam movie industry. Making her acting debut in the mid-90s, she is probably best known for her performances in the films Khadgam, Pithamagan, Uyir and Dhanam.
Early life
Sangeetha was born in Chennai,[2] India, to Arvind and Bhanumathy. Her grandfather, K. R. Balan, is a film producer, who had produced more than 20 Tamil films. Also her father had produced several films.[3] She has two brothers.[2] Sangeetha is a Bharatanatyam dancer as she had learned Bharatanatyam during her school days.[4] She studied in St. John's, Besant Nagar where she was unanimously elected as the head girl of her school.
Career
She started her acting career in the late 1990s, beginning in an unreleased film opposite Venkat Prabhu titled Poonjolai and she performed primarily in low-budget films until her role in Telugu movie Khadgam, alongside Ravi Teja in 2002. Later she acted with Vikram, Surya Sivakumar and Laila in the National Award winning Pithamagan. Later, she appeared in the moderate hit Uyir as a possessive woman wanting her brother in law. She also played a minuscule role in Kaalai. Her last film in Tamil before marriage was Dhanam which won her lots of rave reviews.
Television
She is a judge on Vijay TV's hit show Jodi No.1. She was one of the three judges along with Silambarasan and Sundaram in Jodi No.1 Season Two and with S.J.Suryaah and Sundaram in Jodi No.1 and with Jeeva and Aishwarya Dhanush in Jodi No.1 Season Three.
She was a guest judge during the finals of Vasantham Central's Indian dance competition "Dhool" held in Singapore in 2008.
Personal life
She got married to film playback singer Krish on 1 February 2009 at the Arunachaleshwarar Temple in Thiruvannamalai.,[5] which was attended by several noted film personalities. In 2012, their first daughter was born.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bhagavath Singh | Tamil | ||
| Kaadhale Nimmadhi | Tamil | |||
| Udhavikku Varalaamaa | Stella | Tamil | ||
| Summer in Bethlehem | Jyothi | Malayalam | ||
| Gangothri | Gopika | Malayalam | ||
| 1999 | Deepasthambham Mahascharyam | Priya | Malayalam | |
| Guest House | Tamil | |||
| Asala Sandadi | Telugu | |||
| Anbulla Kadhalukku | Priya | Tamil | ||
| English Medium | Radhika | Malayalam | ||
| Ezhupunna Tharakan | Aiswarya | Malayalam | ||
| 2000 | Doubles | Sangeetha | Tamil | |
| Sradha | Jelisha | Malayalam | ||
| Varnakazhchakal | Malayalam | |||
| 2001 | Kabadi Kabadi | Tamil | ||
| Uthaman | Devika | Malayalam | ||
| Navvuthu Bathakalira | Jayamma | Telugu | ||
| Maa Ayana Sundarayya | Telugu | |||
| 2002 | Khadgam | Seethalakshmi | Telugu | Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu) Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2003 | Pellam Oorelte | Sandhya | Telugu | |
| Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu | Jeevitha | Telugu | ||
| Aayudam | Kalyani | Telugu | ||
| Ore Nee Prema Bangaram Kaanu | Sangeeta | Telugu | ||
| Pithamagan | Gomathy | Tamil | Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil) Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Nenu Pelliki Ready | Priya | Telugu | ||
| Tiger Harishchandra Prasad | Swathi | Telugu | ||
| 2004 | Maa Intikoste Em Testaaru-Mee Intikoste Em Istaaru | Haarika Madhav | Telugu | |
| Kushi Kushiga | Satya Bhama | Telugu | ||
| Nalla | Preethi | Kannada | ||
| Vijayendra Varma | Telugu | Guest appearance | ||
| 2005 | Sankranthi | Padma | Telugu | |
| Naa Oopiri | Gowri Venu | Telugu | ||
| Adirindayya Chandram | Padmavathy (Paddu) | Telugu | ||
| 2006 | Uyir | Arundhathi Sathya | Tamil | |
| Kasu | Prarthana | Tamil | ||
| 47A Besant Nagar Varai | Tamil | |||
| 2007 | Bahumati | Bhanumathi Venkataramana | Telugu | |
| Evano Oruvan | Vathsala Vasudevan | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Kaalai | Lakshmi | Tamil | |
| Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu | Chintamani | Telugu | ||
| Nepali | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Magic Lamp | Alphonsa | Malayalam | ||
| Nayagan | Dr. Sandhya Viswanath | Tamil | ||
| Dhanam | Dhanam Anantharaman | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Naan Avanillai 2 | Mahalakshmi | Tamil | |
| Mathiya Chennai | Tamil | |||
| 2010 | Srimati Kalyanam | Swetha / Sita | Telugu | |
| Kutti Pisasu | Gayathri | Tamil | ||
| Manmadan Ambu | Deepa | Tamil | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil) Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Thambikottai | Beeda Pandiamma | Tamil | ||
| 2011 | Uchithanai Muharnthaal | Nadesan's wife | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Vanakkam Chennai | Girija | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| 2015 | Masss | S. Shankari | Tamil | Guest appearance |
References
- ↑ "Telugu Film Actress Sangeetha Biography, Actress Sangeetha thottumkal Profile. | Telugu Movie Talkies | Upcoming Telugu Movies | Telugu Movie News | Telugu Movie Reviews | Tollywood Cinema News". Telugu Movie Talkies. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- 1 2 Sangeetha. Interview at totaltollywood.com
- ↑ "AllIndianSite.com Tollywood - It's All About Sangeetha". Tollywood.allindiansite.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Actor Sangeetha content with her success". The Hindu. 2006-08-03. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "Actress Sangeeta weds singer Krish - Telugu cinema marriage". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "Events - Numerous Stars At Sangeetha – Krish Wedding". IndiaGlitz. 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2012-08-05.