Arundhati is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in South Indian films, primarily Tamil and Kannada. Arundhati made her debut in a Tamil movie and this includes

Veluthu Kattu ''Veluthu Kattu'' () is a 2010 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Senapathi Magan. The film stars newcomers Kathir and Arundhati, with Archana Sharma, Pavina, L. Raja, Karate Raja, Muthuraj and Vishwanth playing supporting roles. ...

(2013) which was produced by S.A. Chandrasekhar who also gave her the screen name Arundhati. After this, she played pivotal roles in numerous Tamil films including

Bodinayakkanur Ganesan ''Bodinayakkanur Ganesan'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by O. Gnanam. The film stars Harikumar and Arundhati, with Ravi Shankar, Soori, L. Raja, Christopher, Dindigul Alex, Stills Kumar, M. Thirupathi and V. Venkat ...

(2011),

Sundaattam ''Sundaattam'' is a 2013 Tamil film written and directed by Brahma G. Dev. Irfan plays the hero and the newfound Arundhati as heroine. Britto Michael has composed the music and Achu of ''Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey'' fame, the background s ...

(2014,

Agraja ''Agraja'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Srinandan starring Darshan and Jaggesh. Kamna Jethmalani, Sanjjanaa, Arundathi and Aadya Gowda (earlier named Poornima) played the heroines, while Sadashiva Brahmavar, Rangayana Ra ...

(2014),

Netru Indru ''Netru Indru'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Padmamagan, a filmmaker who earlier directed ''Pallavan'' and the R. Parthiban-starrer ''Ammuvagiya Naan''. Prasanna and Vimal, along with Richard Rishi and Bharani of ...

(2014),

Naaigal Jaakirathai ''Naaigal Jaakirathai'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan featuring Sibiraj, Arundhati and a German Shepherd dog named Mani in the lead. It is inspired from the 1989 film ''Tur ...

(2014),

Thottal Thodarum ''Thottal Thodarum'' is a 2015 Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by noted critic and writer Cable Sankar. The film features Thaman Kumar and Arundhati (actress), Arundhati in the lead roles, while Vincent Asokan plays a ...

(2015), ''

Arthanari ''Arthanari'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film starring Arundhati and debutante Ramkumar. The film is directed by Sundarra Elangovan. The film was dubbed in Malayalam with the same name and in Hindi as ''Mumbai Ki Kiran Be ...

'' (2016), Kaala (2018). In 2014 Arundhati made a guest appearance in the Kannada film

with Darshan and also acted opposite

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in the Tamil romantic thriller movie

(2015) after her noted performance in the comedy-thriller

(2014) opposite

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. In 2018 she was part of Kaala.

Early life

Arundhati was born in

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, India, to Venkatswamy and Geetha. She has a younger brother named Yogesh. She finished her PUC from Bapu composite PU College in Bangalore and then started a training course as an air hostess in Bangalore.

Career

Director and producer S. A. Chandrashekar spotted and approached Arundhati, then still a student, in a temple and offered her a pivotal role in the film Veluthu Kattu. The film's box office returns were average, though critics have praised her performance. S. A. Chandrashekar gave her the screen name Arundhati, which was then adopted by the Tamil film industry. She was very choosy about her role and this resulted in her turning down some offers until acting in Bodinayakarun Ganesan (2011) and Sundattam (2013) opposite Ifran. In 2014 she appeared in a challenging role in

as a police officer who is disguised as a prostitute. Though this movie did not make big at the box office, she was praised for her role in this film. She then appeared in the romantic thriller

(2015) opposite

after playing a pivotal role in the comedy-thriller movie

(2014) opposite

. This movie turned out to be a box office hit and she received positive reviews from the critics. In 2016, she played the female lead in the action flick ''

'' which was a box-office disaster. But she was noted for her performance in 2018 Kaala which had an ensemble cast. She has been signed to play the lead in

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which is currently under production.

Filmography

*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

2017- Gramathil Oru Naal (Sun TV)

References

* https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/150817/arundhati-essays-a-bold-role-in-kaala.html * https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Air-hostess-to-actress-Arundhati/article14492707.ece * https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/arundhati-plays-a-ghost-in-allari-nareshs-next-2915387/

External links

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