Raadhu (born 28 February 1965) in

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as Radica Ranganath, is an Indian actress who has done a few

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-language and

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-language Indian films of the eighties. Even though she had made a good name as an actress, she quit the industry to pursue a life outside films.

Career

Raadhu had a brief stint in Malayalam and Tamil films in the eighties. She started her career in Tamil with ''

Nizhalgal ''Nizhalgal'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written and directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars primarily newcomers such as S. Rajasekar (credited as Rajasekaran), Raadhu (credited as Rohini), Ravi, Chandrasekhar and Suv ...

'' directed by

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. After that, she acted in Ennu Nathante Nimmi with Mammootty & Rahman and the long delayed traditional Vadakkanpattu film ''

Kadathanadan Ambadi ''Kadathanadan Ambadi'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language sword and sorcery film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Cochin Haneefa. It is a sequel to the 1964 film ''Thacholi Othenan'' and the 1970 film ''Othenente Makan''. The film sta ...

'' with

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. Soon, Radica was married, and began her work in the software industry. With the struggle of two growing kids, and pressured work, Radica, now Giri decided it was best to leave her job and pursue her deep passion in Bharathanatyman, mentored by A Lakshmanaswamy. Having already learned and performed 2 arangetrams, Radica Giri opened her very own dance studio, Anjali Natyam School of Dance. Today, she teaches over 40 students, and has successfully finished the arangetram of over a dozen and a young women. Constantly performing at rotary shows and other festivals, she hopes to instill a passion of this classical Indian dance form. Radica Giri's maiden dance / theatre production "Chitrangada", a slice from the

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, won accolades.

Filmography

; As actress

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raadhu Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 1965 births