Sreeja is an Indian actress who acts mostly 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 ...

movies. Her lead roles in

Indrajaalam ''Indrajaalam'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film produced and directed by Thampi Kannanthanam and written by Dennis Joseph. The film stars Mohanlal, Rajan P. Dev and Geetha, with music composed by S. P. Venkatesh. It ...

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's heroine and

Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum ''Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language comedy caper film directed by Chandrasekharan and written by T. A. Razaq and A. R. Murukesh from a story by Chandrasekharan. The film stars Mukesh, Innocent, Jagathy S ...

are well noted. She had acted only in few movies.

Early life

Sreeja is born to theater artists Sreedharan and Usha on 18 April 1971 at

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

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. She has acted in few dramas along with her parents before coming to movie industry.

Career

She made her debut as child artist with ''Nidhi'', a Malayalam movie in 1982. She continued to act in small roles after that. She acted as sister to Kamalahasan in Chanakyan and

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Mazhavil Kavadi ''Mazhavilkavadi'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Raghunath Paleri. It stars Jayaram, Sithara, Krishnankutty Nair, Urvashi, Innocent in the lead roles. This is one of the very ...

. Later in 1989 she made her heroine debut with ''Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu'', the first movie directed by

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decad ...

. Then she went on to act heroine to many actors including

in Indrajalam and

Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ...

in ''Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum'' and ''Kazhchakkappuram''. She had her primary education from Karthika Thirunal Government Vocational Higher Secondary School For Girls,

and bachelors from NSS Arts College For Women,

Personal life

She is married to Sandhana Pandian who is from Tamil Nadu, co-star of her film ''

Sevvanthi ''Sevvanthi'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film direction and photographed by P. S. Nivas. The film stars Santhana Pandian and Sreeja, with Janagaraj, Charan Raj and Vennira Aadai Moorthy in supporting roles. It was released ...

'' since 2 June 1993. The couple have a son and a daughter.

Filmography

TV Serials

* Oru Poo Viriyunnu (

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) * Manushyabandhangal (

) * Kanakachilanka * Ithikasa kathaigal (

Raj TV Raj TV is a Tamil language Indian general entertainment channel based in Chennai, India, which was launched on 14 October 1994. Rajtv became as the second most popular channel in Tamil. It is available through digital and mobile entertainment ...

) as Shakunthala

References

External links

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Sreeja at MSI
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