Sangeetha (born 21 October 1978) is an Indian actress, dancer, and television presenter who predominantly appears in

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and

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films. She is known as ''Rasika'' in Malayalam movie industry. Making her acting debut in the mid-1990s, Sangeetha is best known for her performances in the films '' Khadgam'' (2002), ''

Pithamagan ''Pithamagan'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Bala. The film stars Vikram, Suriya, Laila and Sangeetha. Based on Jayakanthan's short story ''Nandhavanathil Oru Aandi'', it revolves around a man w ...

'' (2003), '' Uyir'' (2006), '' Dhanam'' (2008) and ''

Sarileru Neekevvaru ''Sarileru Neekevvaru'' () is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi. It is produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations, G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment and AK Entertainments. The film stars Mahesh Babu ...

'' (2020).

Early life

Sangeetha was born in

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

,Sangeetha
. Interview at totaltollywood.com India, to Santharam and Bhanumathy. Her grandfather, K. R. Balan, is a film producer, who had produced more than 20 Tamil films. Also her father had produced several films. She has two brothers. She studied at St. John's English School and Junior College, Besant Nagar, Chennai. Sangeetha is a Bharatanatyam dancer as she had learned Bharatanatyam during her school days.

Career

She started her acting career in the late 1990s, beginning in an unreleased film opposite

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titled ''Poonjolai''. Her debut release was the big-budget Malayalam political thriller, ''Gangotri'' (1997). She subsequently played small roles in successful films like ''

Summer in Bethlehem ''Summer in Bethlehem'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by Ranjith. It was produced by Siyad Koker under the company Kokers Films. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Manju Warrier ...

'' (1998) and ''

Kaadhale Nimmadhi ''Kaadhale Nimmadhi'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Indhran. The film stars Suriya, Murali, Jeevitha Sharma and Sangeetha. Raadhika, Manivannan and Nassar also play significant roles in the film, while ...

'' (1998). She was cast as a second heroine in the

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-starrer ''

Ezhupunna Tharakan ''Ezhupunna Tharakan'' is a 1999 Malayalam film directed by P. G. Viswambharan. It features Mammootty, Jagadish, Madhu and Namrata Shirodkar in the lead roles. This was Shirodkar's first & only Malayalam film. The film was a commercial success ...

'' (1999) and Dileep starrer ''Deepasthambham Mahaashcharyam'' (1999). She also earned a small role in the

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-starrer ''

Sradha ''Sradha'' ( en, Focus) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam language action film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by T. Damodaran and Dr. Rajendrababu. The film stars Mohanlal, Arun Pandian, Abhirami, Sangeetha, Shobhana and Indraja. It features a m ...

'' (2000). Her supporting roles in '' Khadgam'' (2002) and ''

'' (2003) earned her Filmfare Awards in Telugu and Tamil. She then debuted in Kannada films alongside of Dr. Vishnuvardhan in ''Janani janmabhumi'' (1997) and later acted alongside Sudeep in ''

Nalla ''Nalla'' is a 2004 Kannada-language romance-drama film directed by V. Nagendra Prasad featuring Sudeep and Sangeetha in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Venkat Narayan and lyrics by V. Nagendra Pras ...

'' (2004).

Television

She was a judge on Vijay TV's hit show

Jodi No.1 ''Jodi No.1'' () is an Indian 2001 Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. Released on 13 April 2001, the film stars Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Anupam Kher, Twinkle Khanna and Monica Bedi. Budgeted at the film was a commercial succes ...

. She was one of the three judges along with Silambarasan and Sundaram in Jodi No.1 Season Two and with S.J.Suryaah and Sundaram in Jodi No.1 and with Jeeva and

Aishwarya Dhanush Aishwarya Rajinikanth (born 1 January 1982) is an Indian film director and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. She is the elder daughter of actor Rajinikanth and wife of actor Dhanush. She made her feature film directorial debut with '' ...

in Jodi No.1 Season Three. She was a guest judge during the finals of Vasantham Central's Indian dance competition "Dhool" held in Singapore in 2008. She was the anchor of

Enga Veetu Mapillai Enga Veetu Mapillai is a 2018 Tamil language matchmaking reality television show that aired on Colors Tamil from 20 February 2018 to 17 April 2018 for a total of 41 Episodes. The show ended on 17 April 2018. Participants Episode list Call o ...

show in Colors Tamil. And also she is a guest jude in

Dhee ''Dhee'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vytla and produced by Siri Venkateswara Films. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Genelia D'Souza while Srihari and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It was r ...

and Jabardasth and she is hosted Bindaas game show for few episodes in Zee telugu

Personal life

She married film playback singer Krish in 2009 at the Arunachaleshwarar Temple in

Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai (Tamil: ''Tiruvaṇṇāmalai'' IPA: , otherwise spelt ''Thiruvannamalai''; ''Trinomali'' or ''Trinomalee'' on British records) is a city, a spiritual, cultural, economic hub and also the administrative headquarters of Tiruvanna ...

. The couple has a daughter.

Filmography

References

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