Sunitha (actress)

Sunitha Shivaramakrishnan
Born (1972-07-24) 24 July 1972
Kerala
Nationality Indian
Other names Vidhya Venugopal, Kodai Mazhai Vidhya, Vidyasree, Sunitha
Occupation Actress
Years active 1990
Spouse(s) Raj (m.1996-present)
Children Shashank

Sunitha is an Indian actress known for her roles in films made in south India from 1986 to 1996.

Movie career

She entered the film industry through the movie Kodai Mazhai, a 1986 Tamil movie directed by Muktha S. Sundar, with music by Ilayaraja, starring Rajinikanth, Prasad and Lakshmi and Ponmana Selvan (1989), starring Vijayakanth, directed by P. Vasu. The same year saw the release of Vijayakanth's movie Rajanadai and Varavu Nalla Uravu (1990), a family movie, for which director Visu won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Story Writer. She was also in Nenja Thottu Sollu a Tamil movie, a female oriented story based on a character called Pongona, directed by T. N. Kanna.

She starred in the Malayalam movies Nirabhedangal, directed by Sajan, starring Prathap Pothen, Ambika and Geetha and Kanikanum Neram, directed by Rajasenan, starring Ratheesh and Saritha in 1987. Her popular movies include Mrugaya, a Malayalam action drama written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by IV Sasi; Appu, directed by Dennis Joseph and written by Sreekumaran Thampi, starring Mohanlal and K. R. Vijaya; Gajakesariyogam, directed by P. G. Viswambharan, starring Mukesh and Innocent, and Neelagiri, directed by I. V. Sasi, written by Ranjith and Georgootty C/O Georgootty, produced under the banner of Chandragiri Productions. It was Haridas' directorial debut. Haridas got the State Award for Best New face Director for this film, starring Jayaram and Thilakan, She starred in Mimics Parade and Kasargod Khader Bhai, comedy films directed by Thulasidas, starring Siddique and Jagadeesh; Pookkalam Varavayi, directed by Kamal, written by Ranjith and Nathan, starring Jayaram and Shamili; Savidham, directed by George Kithu, starring Nedumudi Venu and Santhi Krishna; Snehasagaram, directed by Sathyan Anthikkad, starring Murali and Manoj K. Jayan; Mukha Chithram, directed by Suresh Unnithan; Samooham, directed by Sathyan Anthikad, with Suhasini Manirathnam and Suresh Gopi; Vatsalyam, directed by Cochin Haneefa, written by Lohithadas, starring Mammootty and Geetha; Nandini Oppol, directed by Mohan Kuplari, starring Geetha and Nedumudi Venu; Sowbhagyam, directed by Sandhya Mohan; Pradakshinam, directed by Pradeep Chockli, starring Manoj K. Jayan and Balachandran Chullikkadu, and Kaliveedu, a family drama that explores the marital relationship, directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Jayaram and Manju Warrier.

She entered the Kannada film industry in 1990 through the movies Anukulakobba Ganda, directed by M. S. Rajashekar, starring Raghavendra Rajkumar; Aralida Hoovugalu, directed by Chi Dattharaj, starring Shivarajkumar and Srinath; Puksatte Ganda Hotte Tumba Unda a typical drama movie directed by Raj Kishore, starring Ambareesh and Roll Call Ramakrishna, directed by B. Rama Murthy, produced by S. R. Raajeshwari, with music by Upendra Kumar, starring Ananth Nag and Devraj.

She has paired with leading Indian actors such as Mammooty, Mohanlal, Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Ambareesh, Anant Nag, Shivaraj Kumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and many others.

As a dancer

Sunitha, alternatively known as Kodai Mazhai Vidya and Vidyasree, is a well known Indian classical dancer. She is trained in the Bharata Natyam style of dancing. She began dancing at the age of 3 and did her arangetram at the age of 11. She has had the privilege of experiencing the old tradition of "Gurukul". She received her training in the Vazhuvoor style of Bharatanatyam from Padmashree Vazhuvoor Ramaiyya Pillai and his son Kalaimamani Vazhuvoor R. Samaraj. To date, she has given more than 200 dance recitals all over the world. She has performed dances in many stage shows all over the world with Amitabh Bachchan, Mamooty, Mohanlal, Vineeth etc.

Sunitha owns and serves as artistic director at the Nrithyanjali School of Dance, based in United States.[1] She has enriched the cultural life of the South Carolina by dedicating herself to teaching and performing classical dance over the past ten years.

Personal life

She is born to Venugopal Shivaramakrishnan and Bhuvana at Andhra Pradesh. She is married to Raj in 1996 and has a son, Shashaank, born in 1998. She currently resides at South Carolina, United States with family.[2]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageCo-ActorNotes
1986Kodai MazhaiVidhyaTamilRajanikanth & PrasadDebut Movie as Heroine
1987MaaveeranHelinaTamilRajanikanth
1987Kanikanum NeramInduMalayalamVineeth
1987Neram Nalla IrukkuRukkuTamilRamarajan
1987NirabhedangalInduMalayalamPrathap Pothen
1988Uzhaith VazhavendumRaniTamilVijayakanth
1989MrugayaBhagyalakshmiMalayalamMammootty
1989Ponmana SelvanRadhaTamilVijayakanth
1989DravidanSaradaTamilSathyaraj
1989RajanadaiThenmozhiTamilVijayakanth, Suresh
1989Gharana RajaTeluguVijayakanth
1989ChinnappadassTamilSathyaraj
1990AppuSarojiniMalayalamMohanlal
1990Vettaikkaran SiluvaTamil
1990Anukoolakkobba GandaRadhaKannadaRaghavendra Rajkumar
1990GajakesariyogamKarthikaMalayalamMukesh
1990Varavu Nalla UravuValarmathiTamilShakthikumar, Visu
1991NeelagiriLakshmiMalayalamMammootty
1991Roll Call RamakrishnaSwapnaKannadaAnanth Nag
1991Mimics ParadeSandhya CheriyanMalayalamSiddique
1991Kollur KalaKannadaShashikumar
1991Georgootty C/O GeorgoottyAliceMalayalamJayaram
1991Irikku MD AkathunduAncy SreedharanMalayalamMukesh
1991Aralida HoovugaluSudhaKannadaShivarajkumar
1991Pookkalam VaravayiThulasiMalayalamJayaram
1991UtharakandamMalayalamMukesh
1991Kunjikiliye KoodevideMalayalam
1991Mukha ChithramSunandaMalayalamSiddique
1991MrugamTelugu
1991Puksatte Ganda Hotte Tumba VundaRevathiKannadaAmbareesh
1992SnehasaagaramKaveriMalayalamManoj K Jayan
1992MukhamudraDeviMalayalamSiddique
1992MantrikacheppuShyamaMalayalamJagadeesh
1992AardramSainabaMalayalamMurali
1992SavidhamNeelimaMalayalamAshokan
1992Ponnurukkum PakshiAmminikuttyMalayalamSuresh Gopi
1992Nenja Thottu CholluPonganaTamilPaari
1992Kasargod Khader BhaiSandhya CheriyanMalayalamSiddique
1993Karpagam VanthachuRadhaTamilArjun Sarja
1993SowbhagyamIndhuMalayalamJagadeesh
1993Vakkeel VasudevSrideviMalayalamJayaram
1993AagneyamRamaniMalayalamJayaram
1993VatsalyamSudhaMalayalamMammootty
1993Addeham Enna IddehamMercyMalayalamJagadeesh
1993SamoohamRadhikaMalayalamVineeth
1993Bejawada RowdyTelugu
1994Poochakkaru Mani KettumRadhikaMalayalamMukesh
1994Nandini OppolMayaMalayalamK. B. Ganesh Kumar
1994Bombat Raja Bandal RaniKannada
1994PradakshinamSudhaMalayalamManoj K Jayan
1994Rowdy RajyamLekshmyTelugu
1995JananiKannadaRockline Venkatesh
1995Chiranjeevi RajagowdaVasanthaKannadaTiger Prabhakar
1996KaliveeduUrmilaMalayalamJagadeesh
1996Om Saravana BavaTamilSowmyan
2011Again Kasargod Khader BhaiSandhya CheriyanMalayalamArchive footage
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References

  1. ↑ "Sunitha Raj's Nrithyanjali". Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  2. ↑ http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=14412595&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3

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