Sangita Madhavan Nair
Sangita Madhavan Nair | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–2000 2014, 2023–present |
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| Children | 1 |
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Sangita Madhavan Nair is an Indian actress, who has worked in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada film industries, predominantly in the 1990s. She is well known of her characters in Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala and Poove Unakkaga.
The actress is best known for her role as Shyamala in Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala, which was written and directed by Sreenivasan, for which she has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress.[citation needed] She is also well known for her role of Nirmala Mary in actor Vijay's breakthrough film Poove Unakkaga (1996).[1]
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
[edit]She was born as the youngest among four children, to Madhavan Nair from Kottakkal, Malappuram and mother, Padma from Kuzhalmannam, Palakkad, settled in Chennai. 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.[2] She has two sisters, Mallika and Charu and a brother, Nitheesh.[3] Her brother portrayed a supporting role in her unreleased film, Punniyavathi.[citation needed]
She married cinematographer S. Saravanan in 2000 and retired from acting after marriage. The couple have a daughter Saai Thejaswathy born in 2002. She assisted her husband when he directed his first film, Silambattam starring Silambarasan, Sana Khan and Sneha.[citation needed]
Awards and honours
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| Year | Award Category | Work | Result |
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| 1996 | Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil | Poove Unakkaga | Nominated |
| 1998 | Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress | Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala | Won |
| 1998 | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Asianet Best Actress Award | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Cinema Express Award for Best Actress - Malayalam | Won |
Partial filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 1978 | Snehikkan Oru Pennu | Malayalam | Child Artiste | |
| 1983 | Manju | Malayalam | ||
| 1986 | Vartha | Malayalam | ||
| Ennennum Kannettante | Malayalam | |||
| 1987 | Neeyallengil Njan | Malayalam | ||
| 1989 | En Rathathin Rathame | Tamil | ||
| 1991 | Idhaya Vaasal | Uma | Tamil | |
| Shanti Kranti | Kannada | |||
| Shanti Kranti | Telugu | |||
| Nattukku Oru Nallavan | Tamil | |||
| Shanti Kranti | Hindi | |||
| 1992 | Naangal | Gayathri | Tamil | |
| Vasantha Malargal | Tamil | |||
| Samundi | Lakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Naadody | Sindhu | Malayalam | ||
| 1993 | Arthana | Anu | Malayalam | |
| Thalattu | Sangita | Tamil | ||
| Captain Magal | Anjali | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | Mahanadhi | Adult Kaveri | Tamil | |
| Sarigamapadani | Sangita | Tamil | ||
| Ravanan | Uma | Tamil | ||
| 1995 | Simhavalan Menon | Urmila | Malayalam | |
| Ellame En Rasathan | Raani | Tamil | ||
| Pullakuttikaran | Ammu | Tamil | ||
| Swapnam | Malayalam | |||
| Seethanam | Dhanalakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava | Malu | Malayalam | ||
| 1996 | Amman Kovil Vaasalile | Poongothai | Tamil | |
| Poove Unakkaga | Priyadarshini/Nirmala Mary | Tamil | ||
| Kaalam Maari Pochu | Indra | Tamil | ||
| Vetri Vinayagar | Asirikai | Tamil | ||
| Namma Ooru Raasa | Rasaathi | Tamil | ||
| Alexander | Priya | Tamil | ||
| 1997 | Vallal | Chella Kili | Tamil | |
| Ganga Gowri | Gowri | Tamil | ||
| Adrasakkai Adrasakkai | Sangita | Tamil | ||
| Pongalo Pongal | Chitra | Tamil | ||
| Punniyavathi | Tamil | Unreleased | ||
| Kalyana Vaibhogam | Shanthi | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Kattathoru Penpoovu | Kasthuri | Malayalam | |
| Rathna | Chinthamani | Tamil | ||
| Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala | Shyamala | Malayalam | Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress | |
| Manthrikumaran | Aswathy | Malayalam | ||
| Yaare Neenu Cheluve | Kamali | Kannada | ||
| Kumbakonam Gopalu | Sangeetha | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy | Sangeetha | Telugu | |
| Ethirum Pudhirum | Selvi | Tamil | ||
| Poomaname Vaa | Seetha | 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 | ||
| Kanal Kireedam | Mary | Malayalam | ||
| 2014 | Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan | Sunitha | Malayalam | |
| 2023 | Chaaver | Devi | Malayalam | |
| 2024 | Parakramam | TBA | Malayalam | Filming |
| Anand Sreebala | Sreebala | Malayalam | Filming |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sudharsan's starry wedding reception". The Times of India. 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "16 വര്ഷത്തിനു ശേഷം സംഗീത വന്നപ്പോള് | mangalam.com". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "വിജയേട്ടന് വിളിച്ചു; ശ്യാമള വന്നു | mangalam.com". Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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