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 ''Khadgam'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Krishna Vamsi and produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under Karthikeya Movies. It features Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Sonali Bendre, Sangeetha Krish and Kim Shar ...

'' (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 ''Uyir'' ( en, Soul, italic=yes) is a 2006 Tamil erotic thriller film written and directed by Samy. Starring Srikanth, Sangeetha and Samvrutha Sunil, the film revolves around a woman who falls in love with her brother-in-law after the demise ...

'' (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

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,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

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

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-starrer '' Sradha'' (2000). Her supporting roles in ''

'' (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 Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He i ...

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 P ...

'' (2004).

Television

She was a judge on Vijay TV's hit show Jodi No.1. She was one of the three judges along with

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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 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

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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

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Personal life

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

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. The couple has a daughter.

Filmography

References

External links

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