Madhavi (born 1973), better known by her

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

Maathu, is an Indian actress who was active during the 1980s and 1990s in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. She is born to

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-speaking parents Venkit and Shantha. She is best known for her role as ''Radha'' in the 1991 Malayalam movie

Amaram ''Amaram'' () is a 1991 Indian Malayalam drama film directed by Bharathan and written by A. K. Lohithadas. It stars Mammootty, Maathu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Ashokan, Murali, Chitra, and Kuthiravattam Pappu in the main roles. The film's score ...

, alongside mammooty.

Personal life

Maathu was married to Dr. Jacob and later divorced. They have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Jaime. She converted from

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and adopted the name Meena. In 2018, the actress who had

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to the

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married

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native, Anbalagan George. In an Interview in 2019, she spoke about a coming back after 19 years to film industry.

Awards

* 1977

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language films. Award winners The following is a par ...

Sanaadi Appanna ''Sanaadi Appanna'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language musical film directed by Vijay based on the novel ''Kuniyitu Hejje Naliyithu Gejje'' by Krishnamoorthy Puranik which was loosely based on the life of Bagalkote shehnai player Appanna (1876- ...

* 1994

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards The Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Malayalam language film industry of India. The awards were instit ...

- Prathakshinam * 1995

Samudhayam ''Samudhayam'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Ambili. The film stars Madhu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Ashokan and Baiju in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Madhu * K. P. A. C. Lalitha * ...

Filmography

* Hawalker Hawai Chappal

References

External links

*
Maathu at MSI
* http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/Mathu-2052 * http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/maathu/filmography.html * https://archive.today/20130827035011/http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo1.php?searchtext=Mathu&pigsection=Actor&picata=2&Search=Search {{authority control Living people 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses from Chennai Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian film actresses 1973 births

Personal life

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Filmography

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