Renuka is an Indian actress who is known for playing the lead role ''Premi'' in

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

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tele-serial of the same name. She has also acted in

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and some

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films.

Early life

Renuka's family hailed from the town of

Srirangam Srirangam, is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A river island, Srirangam is bounded by the Kaveri River on one side and its distributary Kollidam on the other side. Considered as the first among ...

. Due to adverse circumstances caused by the early death of her father, she was compelled to move to the city of

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at an early age in search of work. In a short while, she was able to get a job as a drama artiste with Komal Swaminathan's troupe.

Career

She got the break in Tamil films with the 1989 movie ''

Samsara Sangeetham ''Samsara Sangeetham'' is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film written, directed, produced, photographed and scored by T. Rajendar. He himself stars with Renuka, while the film also features his life son Silambarasan. The film released on 21 July 198 ...

'' directed by T. Rajender and in the year 1990, she worked in Malayalam movie ''

Kuttettan ''Kuttettan'' is a 1990 Malayalam romantic comedy movie, directed by Joshiy and written by A. K. Lohithadas. The film stars Mammootty, Saritha, Urvashi, Lizy, Maathu, Sukumari, Jagadish, Murali and Jagannatha Varma. Plot Vishnu is a rich ...

''. Renuka has worked in a few Tamil films and about 75 Malayalam movies, after she was introduced to Tamil film director

by colleague Geetha. Renuka was cast in a supporting role in the teleserial ''Kaialavu Manasu'' directed by Balachander. Following ''Kaialavu Manasu'', Renuka also did a supporting role in ''

Kadhal Pagadai ''Kaadhal'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film based on a true story, directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring Bharath (in his first film as a main lead actor) and Sandhya. It was produced by S. Shankar and featured music co ...

'', which made her very popular and lead roles in ''Premi'', ''Jannal'' and ''

Ganga Yamuna Saraswati Ganga Yamuna Saraswati is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Raj TV. The show stars M. S. Viswanathan, Manivannan, Renuka (actress), Renuka, Thalaivasal Vijay, Sithara (actress), Sithara, Pallavi (actress), Pallavi, Muraliku ...

''. She also earned good reviews for her performance in ''Premi''.

Personal life

Renuka is the eldest daughter in the family and has two younger brothers. In 1998, she married Aloha Kumaran, the chairman and managing director of Aloha India.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Plays

* Thanneer Thanneer * Naliravil Petrom * Irutile Thedatheenga

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Renuka Living people Tamil television actresses Actresses from Tiruchirappalli Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian television actresses Actresses in Malayalam television 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil television Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Telugu television Year of birth missing (living people)