Kausalya (actress)

Kausalya
Born Kavitha
(1979-12-30) 30 December 1979[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Other names Nandini, Kousalya
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1996 – 2010
2014 – present
Parent(s) Shivasankaran, Poornima

Kausalya (born Kavitha on 30 December 1979), also known as Nandini, is an Indian film actress and model, who has starred mainly in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.

Career

Kausalya was pursuing a modelling career, before she debuted in the 1996 Malayalam film April 19 by Balachandra Menon.[2][3][4] The following year, she appeared in her first Tamil film Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga and went on to star in several successful films in Tamil and Malayalam.

She had starred in over 30 films in Tamil and Malayalam in lead roles, while securing a Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for her performance in Pooveli. By the mid-2000s, she turned character artiste and went on to portray supporting roles in films such as Thirumalai and Santosh Subramaniam and ventured into television with the series Manaivi which aired 436 episodes on Sun TV.[5]

In 2004, she attempted to make a comeback as a lead actress but unfortunately several of her projects became delayed. Films such as Thiagarajan's Police which starred her alongside Prashanth, Manadhil with Karthik, Vendumadi Nee Enakku and Rosappoo Chinna Rosappoo were readied but then stalled in quick succession.[6]

Personal life

Kausalaya was born to Shivasankaran, an officer at Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and a Tamil mother Poornima, a house wife, on 30 December 1979. She has a brother Shanmugha who is a business man.[7] She remains unmarried.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1996April 19NandhiniMalayalam
1997Kaalamellam Kadhal VaazhgaKausalyaTamil
1997Nerukku NerAkhilaTamil
1997LelamGouri Parvathi,Chackochi's love interestMalayalam
1998JollyAnithaTamil
1998PriyamudanPriyaTamil
1998SollamaleSwethaTamil
1998PooveliMahaTamilFilmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1998UnnudanGowriTamil
1999Ayal Kadha EzhuthukayanuPriyadarshiniMalayalam
1999Alludugaaru VachcharuMahalakshmiTelugu
1999Thachiledathu ChundanUshaMalayalam
1999Panchadara ChilakaTelugu
1999Aasaiyil Oru KadithamLakshmiTamil
2000VaanathaippolaNandiniTamil
2000Eazhaiyin SirippilKausalyaTamil
2000Thai PorandhachuGeethaTamil
2000Raja KaliammanMeenaTamil
2000Sandhitha VelaiAgalyaTamil
2000James PanduKausalyaTamil
2000IlaiyavanJananiTamil
2000KuberanKavithaTamil
2001Engalukkum Kaalam VarumLakshmiTamil
2001Thaali Kaatha KaliammanKarpagamTamil
2001Naranathu ThampuranHemalathaMalayalam
2001Kunguma Pottu GounderSaraswathiTamil
2001KarumadikuttanNandinikuttyMalayalam
2001KuttyRohiniTamil
2001Sundara PurushanSrideviMalayalam
2001Manadhai ThirudivittaiIndhuTamil
2002DevanAlex Devan's sisterTamil
2002ShivamDr. Gayathri BhadranMalayalam
2003Ree Swalpa BarteeraKausalyaKannada
2003Gandhi NagaraKannada
2003BadriKannada
2003ThirumalaiNagalakshmiTamil
2004UdayamAnjuMalayalam
2004VajramNanda DevarajanMalayalam
2004GowriTelugu
2005MaanikyanNirmala MenonMalayalam
2005MahanandiTelugu
2007SooryanRajiMalayalam
2007Viyyalavari KayyaluTelugu
2008Santosh SubramaniamSantosh's sisterTamil
2009I G Inspector GeneralYaminiMalayalam
2009GhautthamKannada
2009Satrumun Kidaitha ThagavalTamil
2010Rambabu Gadi PellamTelugu
2014PoojaiSusheelaTamil
2015Elinjikkavu POLekshmiMalayalam
2016Anuraga Karikkin VellamAnuradhaMalayalam
2017Sangili Bungili Kadhava ThoraeSangili Aandavar's sisterTamil
2017Rarandoi Veduka ChudhamAdinarayana's wifeTelugu
2017Brahma.comKamu’s motherTamil
2018KoottaliLakshmiTamil
2018EchcharikkaiJaanuTamil
2019Lelam 2MalayalamFilming

Television

Year Title Role Channel Language
2004-2006ManaiviAmsaveni/KrishnaveniSun TVTamil
2004-2004ChittaSurya TVMalayalam
2006ThaniyeAsianet
2008Kanden SeethaiyaiSTAR VijayTamil
2010DharmayudhamMega TV
2010AlaipayutheyJaya TV
2014–2015AkkaManimeghalaiJaya TV
2015SpandhanamAnnieSurya TVMalayalam
2016-2017AmmaSukanyaSuvarna TVKannada

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080412172140/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/biodata/22-03-99/kausalya.htm
  2. ↑ "South Africa steady after Aussie late-order flourish". 5 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/kowsalya.asp". Retrieved 8 June 2016. External link in |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Sify.com". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Small screen debut". 5 January 2004. p. 02. Retrieved 8 June 2016 – via The Hindu (old).
  6. ↑ https://www.indiaglitz.com/ready-for-second-innings-tamil-news-11278
  7. ↑ mangalam. "Mangalam - Varika 23-Jun-2014". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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