Sandhya (actress)

{{Infobox person | name = Sandhya | birth_name = Revathy Ajith | othername = Kaadhal Sandhya | image = | image_size = | birth_date = 27 September 1988[1] | birth_place =Kochi, Kerala, India

| spouse =

Venkat Chandrasekharan (m. 2015)

| daughter = {{|Shaema Venkat|2016}} | occupation = Actress | parents = | website = }} Revathy (born 27 September 1988), known by her stage name Sandhya, is an Indian film actress who acts primarily in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.[1] She made her debut as an actress in the 2004 Tamil film Kaadhal (2004), her performance in which earned her a Filmfare Award and Special Jury Award by Government of Tamil Nadu.

Personal life

She was born as Revathy to a Chennai settled Malayali family. Her father Ajith is an employee of IOB and her mother Maya is a beautician. She has an elder brother, Rahul.[2] She did her primary education at Vidyodaya Girls Higher Secondary School, Chennai. She studied at school until Class 9.[2]

She married a Chennai-based IT worker, Venkat Chandrasekharan, on 6 December 2015. The ceremony was held at Guruvayur Temple because of the floods in Chennai.
Sandhya has said, “We had decided to have our wedding and reception, both in a grand manner. But now with the Chennai and people in flood affected areas suffering from the natural disaster, we have decided to donate the money saved by me for the wedding towards the Chennai Flood relief fund”.[3] The couple were blessed with a girl Shaema Venkat on September 2016.

Career

Sandhya was studying when she starred in the critically acclaimed Tamil love story Kaadhal. Initially, this role was offered to actress Gopika, however, due to other commitments the role was eventually played by Sandhya.

Due to her rising fame, especially after the film Dishyum, her second Tamil film, she had to discontinue her studies before passing her 10th class.

After Kaadhal, for which she won the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award of 2004, she took up a Malayalam film titled Alice in Wonderland which she played as the sister of actor Jayaram. Then came the musical romance Dishyum with Jeeva. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai and many other stage shows. In her third Tamil film, Vallavan, she had only a small role, and the film had only modest box office success. She also acted in Koodal Nagar with Bharath. She debuted in playback singing for her Tamil film Manjal Veiyil.[4] In 2010, she appeared in a role opposite Vishnuvardhan in the Kannada film Aptharakshaka directed by P. Vasu, her role commended by the critics. The film was successful, and appeared at cinemas for 35 continuous weeks.

She was approached for the voice-over for Shriya Saran's character in Sivaji, however, S. Shankar later preferred actress Kanika Subramaniam's voice.

She is scheduled to appear in Tarun Gopi's forthcoming film Soodhaatam,[5] Second Innings[6] and Long Sight.[7] She has been a judge on a number of reality shows including Comedy Stars and Little Stars on Asianet.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2004KaadhalAishwarya RajendranTamilFilmfare Award for Best Actress
Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress
2005Alice in WonderlandAliceMalayalam
2006DishyumCinthya JayachandranTamilTamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress
2006PrajapathiMaluMalayalam
2006VallavanSuchitraTamilDebut lead role
2006AnnavaramVaralakshmi (Varam)TeluguFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu
2007Koodal NagarThamizhselviTamil
2007Kannamoochi YenadaDevasena ArumugamTamil
2008CycleMeenkashi KaushtubhanMalayalam
2008ThoondilAnjali SriramTamil
2008Velli ThiraiHerselfTamilCameo appearance
2008Mahesh, Saranya Matrum PalarSaranyaTamil
2009NandaKavyaKannada
2009Manjal VeiyilGayathriTamilAlso sang a song in this movie
2009OdipolaamaAnjaliTamil
2010AptharakshakaGowriKannada
2010Irumbukkottai Murattu SingamThumbiTamil
2010HaasiniHaasiniTelugu
2010College DaysAnuMalayalam
2010SahasramSupriya,
Sridevi		Malayalam
2011TrafficAdithiMalayalamThikkurissy foundation Second Best Actress Award
2011Three KingsManjuMalayalam
2012MastersNia PonnooseMalayalam
2012Veendum KannurRadhikaMalayalam
2012Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj KumarActressMalayalamSpecial appearance
2012The Hit ListVikram's wifeMalayalam
2013Benki BirugaliSandhyaKannada
2013Paisa PaisaKumudamMalayalam
2013Ya YaKanakaTamil
2013For SaleDianaMalayalam
2014My Dear MummySandraMalayalam
2015Thunai MudhalvarRukmaniTamil
2015KaththukkuttiItem dancerTamilSpecial appearance
2016VettahSherin MelvinMalayalam
2016Avarude VeeduVeenaMalayalam
TBAPuzhayum KannadiyumMalayalamFilming
TBALong SightMalayalamFilming
TBAParis PayyansMalayalamFilming
TBASecond InningsMalayalamFilming

References

  1. 1 2 Raghavan, Nikhil (25 December 2009). "Merry days are here". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kadhal Sandhya ties the knot". The Times of India. 7 December 2015.
  4. ↑ http://malayalam.cinesouth.com/english/masala/hotnews/new/14032007-3.shtml
  5. ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (7 October 2013). "Shotcuts: Gaining experience". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  6. ↑ George, Vijay (11 April 2013). "Turning a new leaf". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  7. ↑ http://www.nowrunning.com/malayalam/maqbool-salman-and-kathal-sandhya-in-long-sight/74062/story.htm
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