Arunachalam. Sakunthala (C. I. D. Sakunthala) is an Indian actress. She has filled roles as a Heroine,

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Dancer, and Villainess in over 600 Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. The first movie in which she performed as an actress was

CID Shankar ''CID Shankar'' is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language spy thriller film, directed by R. Sundaram, produced by Modern Theatres and written by A. L. Narayanan. Music was by Vedha. It stars Jaishankar, A. Sakunthala, and Thengai Srinivasan. V. S. Raghava ...

, following which she was referred to as "C. I. D. Sakunthala". After that, Sakunthala became more popular. It was a Tamil thriller which released on 1 May 1970. Directed by R Sundaram. In the movie '

Thavaputhalvan ''Thavapudhalavan'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by Muktha Ramaswamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 26 August 1972 and ran for 100 days to become a ...

', she played a ruthless villainous role revengeful on

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

that film praised by the fans.

Early life

Sakunthala's native is Arisipalayam,

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. Her parents named her after an old Tamil movie

Sakuntalai ''Sakuntalai'' is a 1940 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and starring M. S. Subbulakshmi and G. N. Balasubramaniam. Plot ''Sakuntalai'' is the story of the mythological queen Shakuntala, whose tale is told in the ''Ma ...

. Her father Arunachalam was employed at

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. She learned to dance and danced at a show hosted by Lalitha - Padmini - Ragini in Chennai. Thereafter, she gradually entered the cinema industry. She acted in a play “Suriyan Merkkeyium Uthikkum”. She had danced in item numbers in films, acted as a vamp, played the villain's side-kick and donned the role of the heroine's friend in a few films. After playing small roles, she made a name for herself in the industry. She acted as the heroine in a few films too.

Family

She has a large family four brother and two sisters.

Film career

Her role in Sivaji's Padikkadha Methai, Kai Koduttha Dheivam,

Thirudan ''Thirudan'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, K. Balaji and Vijayalalitha. It is a remake of the Telugu language, Telugu film ''Adrushtavanthulu'' ( ...

Thavapudhalavan ''Thavapudhalavan'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by Muktha Ramaswamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 26 ...

Vasantha Maligai ''Vasantha Maligai'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and produced by D. Ramanaidu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri, and is the Tamil remake of the 1971 Telugu film '' Prema Nagar''. ''V ...

, Neethi,

Bharatha Vilas ''Bharatha Vilas'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film co-written and directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. It stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. The film features an ensemble cast, with prominent actors from other languages playing guest ...

Rajaraja Cholan ''Rajaraja Cholan'' is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language biographical film directed by A. P. Nagarajan and written by Aru Ramanathan. Based on Ramanathan's play of the same name about the life of the Chola king Rajaraja I, the film stars Sivaji Ga ...

Ponnunjal ''Ponnunjal'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by K. S. Kutralingam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Ushanandini. It was released on 15 June 1973. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesa ...

Engal Thanga Raja ''Engal Thanga Raja'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Manjula and Sowcar Janaki. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was a remake of th ...

Thaai ''Thaai'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by D. Yoganand. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, Kumari Padmini and S. Varalakshmi. Plot Samidurai, a habitual gambler had fled the country to Singapore with a wrong impr ...

Anbai Thedi ''Anbai Thedi'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and J. Jayalalithaa, Jayalalithaa. It was released on 13 November 1974. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Ra ...

Vaira Nenjam ''Vaira Nenjam'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film written, directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmapriya, R. Muthuraman and K. Balaji. It is a remake of Sridhar's own 197 ...

Gruhapravesam ''Gruhapravesam'' () is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language drama film, co-produced and directed by D. Yoganand. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Sivakumar and Jaya. It was released on 10 April 1976. Plot Raju and Lakshmi live with Ra ...

Rojavin Raja ''Rojavin Raja'' () is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Vijayan and produced by N. V. Ramasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, A. V. M. Rajan and Cho. It was released on 15 December 1976. Plot Raja (Sivaji Ganesan ...

Avan Oru Sarithiram ''Avan Oru Sarithiram'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and produced by K. S. Kutralingam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Manjula and Kanchana. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It was rele ...

Andaman Kadhali ''Andaman Kadhali'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan, produced by Muktha Ramaswamy and written by A. S. Prakasam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Chandra Mohan and Thengai Srinivasan. It was relea ...

Justice Gopinath ''Justice Gopinath'' is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by D. Yoganand. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Rajinikanth and Sumithra. It was released on 16 December 1978 and became a box office failure. Plot Justice Go ...

Naan Vazhavaippen ''Naan Vazhavaippen'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language suspense thriller film, directed by D. Yoganand. It stars Sivaji Ganesan, Rajnikanth and K. R. Vijaya, while Jai Ganesh and Major Sundarrajan play supporting roles. The film was a remake ...

and

Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum ''Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by S. Ravi. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Jaishankar, Sarath Babu and Menaka. It is based on the play of the same name by Kur ...

was widely talked about her character. Her notable films such as

Dharisanam ''Dharisanam'' is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by V. T. Arasu. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan and Pushpalatha. It was released on 6 February 1970. Plot Cast * A. V. M. Rajan * Pushpalatha * Srikanth * Cho * Ma ...

En Annan ''En Annan'' (), is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa. The film is a remake of the Telugu film '' Poola Rangadu'' (1967), which itself was loosely based ...

, Kalyana Oorvalam,

Idhaya Veenai ''Idhaya Veenai'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Lakshmi and Manjula, with Sivakumar, M. N. Nambiar and M. G. Chakrapani in supporting roles. Plot Some ...

Kattila Thottila ''Kattila Thottila'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Malliyam Rajagopal and produced by Rama Arangannal. It is a remake of the 1972 Kannada film '' Naa Mechida Huduga'', which was based on the story ''Divorce In Indian ...

, Thedi Vantha Lakshmi,

Thirumalai Thenkumari ''Thirumalai Thenkumari'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language road film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan. Inspired by the 1969 film ''If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium'', it features an ensemble cast consisting of Sivakumar, Kumari Pa ...

, Karunthel Kannayiram, Athirshtakaran, Roshakkari including films were successful. She has acted in films of great actors like

Sivaji Sivaji is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the movie '' Dil'' (voice for Nitin). Career Sivaji is from Narsarsopet in Guntur district. Sivaji started his stint as an editor in G ...

and

MGR M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987) was the Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. MGR may also refer to: * ManaGeR (MGR), graphical window system * Merry-go-round train, British freight-train design Mgr. is an honorific or abbreviation for: * Manager ...

. After stopping acting in films, Sakuntala is currently working in the television series.

Filmography

''This is a partial filmography. You can expand it.''

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Television

References

External links

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