Jennifer is an Indian actress who has appeared in the

Tamil film industry Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood ...

. The actress won critical acclaim for her performance in '' Eera Nilam'' (2003) and later appeared in other Tamil and Telugu language films.

Career

The daughter of film choreographer Chinna, Jennifer first appeared in a song in

Vasanth Vasanth is an Indian director well known in Tamil language films for directing films such as ''Keladi Kanmani'' (1990), ''Aasai'' (1995), ''Nerrukku Ner'' (1997), ''Rhythm'' (2000) and ''Satham Podathey'' (2007). Career Vasanth began his car ...

's ''

Yai Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey ''Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey!'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film written and directed by Vasanth. Starring Shaam, Sneha, Rajiv Krishna and Jaya Re.The film narrates the story of four youngsters who go through unrequit ...

'' (2002), before starring in S. A. Chandrasekhar's slasher film ''

Mutham ''Mutham'' ( Kiss) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language slasher film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Arun Vijay (known at the time as Arunkumar), Sathyan, Nagendra Prasad, Ajayan, Charulatha, Nanditha Jennifer and Anjali. The film, ...

'' (2002) in an ensemble cast, under her original name of Jennifer. She featured in the film alongside actors

Nagendra Prasad Nagendra Prasad Sundaram (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian dance choreographer and actor who works in Tamil and Kannada films (as a lead actor). He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine artiste ...

and

Arun Vijay Arun Vijay (born 19 November 1977), formerly known as Arun Kumar, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He also starred in a few films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Born as Arun Kumar and being the only son of veteran actor ...

, but it received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. she then appeared in several films throughout 2003, notably starring in

Bharathiraja Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with ''16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. ...

's '' Eera Nilam'', though critics criticized her performance as "comical". She then also appeared in two straight-to-video films alongside

Pandiarajan Pandiarajan is an Indian actor, director who has played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films and currently plays supporting and comedy roles. Personal life Pandiarajan was born to Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai in a lower-middle-class f ...

, while another film titled ''Kaadhal Jaathi'' directed by

Kasthuri Raja Kasthuri Raja is an Indian film director. He is the father of director Selvaraghavan and actor Dhanush. He worked as an assistant director with Director K.S.G. Most of the films he directed were either village based or infatuation of youngsters ...

remained unreleased after running into financial trouble. Jennifer made several appearances in

item number In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and Be ...

s in the middle of the 2000s, as she found it difficult to be selected for lead roles. Jennifer married Kasi Viswanathan, an assistant cinematographer to U. K. Senthil Kumar, at sri kalyana Srinivasa Temple near maganyam village on February 2007 and thereafter stopped appearing in films. In 2013, she made a comeback under her original name in the film ''

Ravana Desam ''Ravana Desam'' or ''Ravan Desam'' ( The Land of Ravana) is a 2013 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film written and directed by Ajay Nuthakki. The film is based on the refugees missing during the 2009 Sri Lankan Civil War. Plot summary Th ...

'' starring newcomers, which told the tale of missing refugees during the 2009 Sri Lankan Civil War.

Filmography

;Films

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jennifer, Nanditha Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Year of birth missing (living people)