Shamitha Shreekumar (born 1980) ( ta, ஷமிதா ஸ்ரீகுமார்) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in South Indian Tamil television soap operas. Her only film appearance in the 2001 film ''

Pandavar Bhoomi ''Paandavar Bhoomi'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language family drama film, written and directed by Cheran. The film has Arun Vijay (credited as Arun Kumar) Shamitha and Rajkiran playing the lead roles. While Vinu Chakravarthy and Mukesh Tiw ...

'' received critical performance for her acting alongside Ranjith before she gained more popularity as a serial actress in Tamil Nadu. She received praise from the audience for her positive roles in TV dramas ''

Sivasakthi ''Sivasakthi'' is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by Suresh Krissna. The film stars Sathyaraj, Prabhu and Rambha. The film, was produced by M. G. Sekar and S. Santhanam, had musical score by Deva and was released on 6 Sep ...

and'' ''

Ponnunjal ''Ponnunjal'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by K. S. Kutralingam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Ushanandini. It was released on 15 June 1973. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesa ...

'' and also for her negative role in Vijay TV serial, ''

Mouna Ragam ''Mouna Ragam'' (; ) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Mohan and Revathi, with Karthik (guest appearance), V. K. Ramasamy, Ra. Sankaran ...

''.

Career

Originally born as Bhavani, Shamitha first became acquainted with director Cheran when attending the premiers show of his ''

Porkkaalam ''Porkaalam'' ( ta, பொற்காலம் ) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Cheran. The film has Murali, Meena, Sanghavi, Rajeshwari and Vadivelu in key roles. It was later remade in Telugu, Kannada an ...

'' (1997), in which Shamitha's sister Rajeswari had played a pivotal role. He subsequently cast her in his next film with

Prashanth Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973), known professionally as Prashanth, is an Indian actor and businessman, known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam fi ...

titled ''Vinnodum Mugilodum'' under the stagename of Shivani, and as a result, she quit her psychology degree in 2000 and prepared herself for an acting career. The film did not materialise, and thus she changed her stagename to Shamitha and was cast as the lead actress by Cheran in his village drama ''

'' (2001). She played dual roles in the film as Jeeva and Thamarai, and appeared alongside Arunkumar in the lead role. She won positive reviews for her portrayal, with a reviewer from Rediff.com noting "she carves a niche in the hearts of the viewers, not as a pompous heroine but as the-girl-next-door." The film performed well commercially and later received the second prize award in the 2001

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The aw ...

for Best Tamil film. Despite garnering attention with ''Pandavar Bhoomi'', Shamitha was not able to receive further opportunities to act in films and eventually started to act in television serials in the late 2000s. She made her television serial debut through Sun TV, where she played the lead role Sakthi alongside

Shreekumar Shreekumar Ganesh is a Tamil television actor. He is best known for playing various roles in Super Hit Serials ''Anandham'' (2003–2009), '' Ahalya'' (2004–2006), ''Malargal'' (2005–2007), ''Bhandham'' (2006–2009), '' Idhayam'' (2009–20 ...

in the 2008 mystery TV series ''

''. Shamitha also played lead roles in few soap operas, including ''

,'' a TV serial which aired on Sun TV from 2013 to 2016, and '' Pillai Nila,'' which was telecast through Sun TV from 2012 to 2014. After playing protagonists in her previous serials, she went onto play a villainous role in the television soap opera ''

,'' which was telecast through

Star Vijay Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay change ...

Television until 2020.

Personal life

She married fellow television actor,

on 28 April 2009. They had met during their breakthrough serial ''Sivasakthi''. They have a daughter.

Filmography

Films ; ;Television

References

External links

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