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Sadhana is an Indian actress in
Malayalam movie 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' ...
s. She was a leading actress during the late 1960s and 1970s in
Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
and
Tamil movie 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' ...
s. She has acted in more than 100 movies.


Personal life

She was born in a Muslim family to Babu and Beegam, as eldest of six children, at
Guntur Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Ba ...
,
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. Her sister Saleema has also acted in few Tamil movies. She is living in small rented house near Budur,
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with her husband, Ram. They have no children. She's absconded according to sources.


Partial filmography

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Ek Phool Do Mali ''Ek Phool Do Mali'' is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Devendra Goel. The film is based on the book ''Do Kadam Aage'' by Sampat Lal Purohit. The film was a Blockbuster and second highest grossing movie of 1969 along with '' Aradhana'' & ' ...
(1969) as Somna # Danger Biscuit (1969) as Gracy # Vilakkappetta Bandhangal (1969) # Rest House (1969) as Sathi # Raktha Pushpam (1970) # Detective 909 Keralathil (1970) # Kuttavaali (1970) as Shanthi # Lottery Ticket (1970) as Rajamma # C.I.D. Nazir (1971) as Lovely # Lanka Dahanam (1971) #
Rathri Vandi ''Raathrivandi'' is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Vijayanarayanan and produced by A. Raghunath. The film stars Anthikkad Mani, T. R. Omana, Jeasy and T. S. Muthaiah in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Baburaj. ...
(1971) # Marunaattil Oru Malayaali (1971) as Rajamma #
Shiksha ''Shiksha'' ( sa, शिक्षा IAST: ISO: Śikṣā) is a Sanskrit word, which means "instruction, lesson, learning, study of skill".Sir Monier Monier-WilliamsSiksha A DkSanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arr ...
(1971) as Jayamala #
Ernakulam Junction Ernakulam Junction railway station (also known as Ernakulam South, code: ERS) is the biggest railway station in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. Controlling 376 train routes at a time, it is the busiest railway junction station in South Indi ...
(1971) as Rathi #
Thettu ''Thettu'' is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by C. C. Baby. The film stars Sathyan and Sheela in the lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Sathyan as Johnny *Sheela as Baby ...
(1971) as Kukku #
Vivaha Sammanam ''Vivahasammanam'' is a 1971 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by J. D. Thottan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Adoor Bhasi. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Prem Nazir as Kannankutty Nair ...
(1971) # Pushpaanjali (1972) as Salomi #
Sambhavami Yuge Yuge ''Sambhavami Yuge Yuge'' () is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by K. P. Kottarakkara. The film stars Prem Nazir, Adoor Bhasi, Jose Prakash and Prameela in the lead roles. The film's musical score was co ...
(1972) as Meena #
Kandavarundo ''Kandavarundo'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mallikarjuna Rao and produced by C. J. Ranganathan. The film stars Sadhana, Vincent, Renuka and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film had musical score by R. K. Shekhar. Cast * ...
(1972) as Biatriz #
Manthrakodi ''Manthrakodi'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by R. M. Veerappan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Vijayasree, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswa ...
(1972) # Maaya (1972).... Ambujam #
Ananthasayanam ''Ananthasayanam'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by K. Suku. The film stars Sheela, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and Prema in the lead roles. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan. Cast *Sheela *Jayabharathi *Adoor ...
(1972) #
Naadan Premam ''Naadan Premam'' ( en, Love in the Countryside) is a Malayalam novel written by S. K. Pottekkatt in 1941. It is a short novel written when the author was in Bombay and tells the story of an innocent village belle jilted by a modern man-about-tow ...
(1972) #
Taxi Car ''Taxi Car'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam- language detective film, directed and produced by P. Venu. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sadhana, Vijayasree and Vincent in the lead roles. The film had musical score by R. K. Shekhar. Thie film is a s ...
(1972) .... Reetha # Miss Mary (1972) # Nrithasaala (1972) # Aaradi Manninte Janmi (1972) #
Theertha Yathra ''Theerthayaathra'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. Vincent and produced by R. S. Prabhu. The film stars Madhu, Sharada, Sukumari and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in the lead roles. The film had musical score by A. T. Ummer. The movie ...
(1972) #
Panimudakku ''Panimudakku'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P. N. Menon. The film stars Madhu, Ammini, Maya and Mohan Sharma. The film had musical score by M. S. Baburaj. Cast * Madhu * P. R. Varalakshmi *Mohan Sharma ...
(1972) #
Punarjanmam ''Punarjanmam'' ( en, Reincarnation) is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language erotic thriller film starring Prem Nazir and Jayabharathi. The film is directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan, based on a case study published by famous atheist and psychiatrist ...
(1972) #
Panchavadi ''Panchavadi'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by VM Chandi. The film stars Prem Nazir, Vijayasree, Adoor Bhasi, Jose Prakash and T. S. Muthaiah in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. K. Arjunan ...
(1973) as Leela # Padmavyooham (1973) as Chinnamma # Ajnaathavasam (1973) as Bindu #
Ladies Hostel ''Ladies Hostel'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Hariharan and produced by Dr. Balakrishnan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai and Pattom Sadan in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M ...
(1973) as Reetha #
Thaniniram ''Thaniniram'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Muhammad Assam. The film stars Prem Nazir, Vijayasree, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Jose Prakash and Sankaradi. The film had musical score by G. ...
(1973) as Menaka # Pachanottukal (1973) # Yaamini (1973) as Radha #
Urvashi Bharathi ''Urvashi Bharathi'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and produced by Ramachandran. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Innocent and Adoor Bhasi. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamo ...
(1973) # Nadeenadanmaare Aavasyamundu (1974) # Night Duty (1974) # Sethubandhanam (1974) # Poonthenaruvi (1974) as Susie # College Girl (1974) as Leela # Ayalathe Sundari (1974) as Margosa # Check Post (1974) # Bhoogolam Thiriyunnu (1974) # Swarnnavigraham (1974) # Pattabhishekam (1974) as Susie # Suprabhaatham (1974) # Panchathanthram (1974) as Julie/Vimala Gupta # Ulsavam (1975) as Kalyani # Boy Friend (1975) #
Love Marriage A love marriage is one which is driven solely by the couple, with or without consent of their parents, as opposed to arranged marriage. While there is no clear definition of love marriage, the term was in common use globally during the Victorian ...
(1975) as Kaanchi # Chandanachola (1975) # Kalyaanappanthal (1975) # Yakshagaanam (1976) as Panki # Rajaankanam (1976) # Raathriyile Yaathrakkaar (1976) # Kaadaaru Maasam (1976) # Pushpasharam (1976) # Nurayum Pathayum (1977) # Oonjal (1977) as Kochuparu # Lakshmi (1977) # Paavaadakkaari (1978) # Rowdy Ramu (1978) #
Velluvili ''Velluvili'' ( en, Challenge) is a 1978 Malayalam film, starring Soman and Jayabharathi in the lead roles. It marked the directorial debut of K. G. Rajasekharan. It was shot mostly at Perumbavoor, Kerala. The film released along with the Prem ...
(1978) as Sarojini # Aalmaaraattam (1978) # Aval Vishwasthayayirunnu (1978) as Nurse # Kanalkattakal (1978) as Karumbi # Ithaanente Vazhi (1978) # Indradhanussu (1979) # Aval Niraparaadhi (1979) # Ente Sneham Ninakku Maathram (1979) # Vellayani Paramu (1979) as Janaki # Raajaveedhi (1979) # Maani Koya Kurup (1979) # Akalangalil Abhayam (1980) # Theenalangal (1980) as Mariyamma # Ithikkarappakki (1980) # Ariyappedaatha Rahasyam (1981) as Reetha #
Velicham Vitharunna Penkutty ''Velicham Vitharunna Penkutty'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Durai and produced by P. K. Kaimal. The film stars Shankar, Poornima Jayaram, Swapna and Raveendran. The film has musical score by Shyam. The film also had a ...
/Punitha Malaar(1982) as Pankajam #
Marupacha ''Marupacha'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by S. Babu. The film stars Prem Nazir, Swapna and Sukumari in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast *Prem Nazir as Premachandran, Prem Kumar (doub ...
(1982) as Sadhana #
Sandhya Vandanam (film) Sandhya Vandanam is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by V. P. Dileep. The film stars Lakshmi, Sukumaran, MG Soman and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by L. P. R. Varma. Plot Soudami ...
(1983) as Kalyani # Ithramathram (1986) as Stella


References


External links

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Sadhana at MSI
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sadhana Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses People from Guntur district Actresses from Andhra Pradesh Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema 20th-century Indian actresses