Rathi (born 23 September 1982) is an Indian actress, who appears mostly in
Tamil cinema and
Telugu cinema. She made her feature film debut in Suki S. Murthy's 2002 Tamil film ''Gummalam''. Later, she went on to do critically acclaimed performances in ''
Solla Marandha Kadhai'' (2002). She had also dubbed for actress
Genelia for the 2003 Tamil film ''
Boys''.
Early life
As a
Tamilian girl, Rathi was born in
Bangalore,
Karnataka to
Tamil people Arumugam and Bharani. She has two siblings, one elder sister and one younger brother. She was a student of dentistry at the Mathrushri Ramabai Ambedkar Dental College and Hospital in Bangalore. She is a trained classical dancer and had her
Arangetram.
Career
She made her acting debut in the 2002 Tamil film ''Gummalam''. She starred opposite
Cheran in
Thangar Bachan's ''
Solla Marandha Kadhai''. She appeared in a couple more Tamil films, including ''
Adi Thadi
''Adi Thadi'' (; ) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film. It stars Sathyaraj, Abbas, Napoleon and Rathi. It was directed by T. Shivraj It was later remade in Telugu as ''Political Rowdy'' in 2005 with Mohan Babu, Charmee Kaur a ...
'' starring
Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema, Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also includ ...
, but none of them were commercially successful. She had also performed an
item number in the Tamil film ''
Anjaneya'' featuring
Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil N ...
in the lead role. She then migrated to Telugu cinema and acted in six films.
Between her careers in both film and television, she also managed to complete a bachelor's degree in genetics.
Public appearances
In 2003, Rathi created a sensation when she appeared on stage as a special guest in the 'Euphoria 03' event at the
PSG College of Arts and Science.
Filmography
Voice artist
*
Genelia D'Souza
Genelia Deshmukh (née D'Souza; born 5 August 1987) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza beg ...
- ''
Boys'' (2003)
*
Diya
Diya may refer to:
* ''Diya (film)'', 2018 Tamil- and Telugu-language film
* Diya (Islam), Islamic term for monetary compensation for bodily harm or property damage
* Diya (lamp), ghee- or oil-based candle often used in South Asian religious ceremo ...
- ''
Kodambakkam
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'' (2006)
Television
References
External links
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* ( Credited as ''Radhi'' )
Social media account
•https://instagram.com/ra.thi187?igshid=11qqoxlw0tujr
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1982 births
Living people
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Indian television actresses
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Indian film actresses
Actresses from Bangalore
Actresses in Tamil television
Actresses in Kannada television
Actresses in Telugu television
Female models from Bangalore