Vinodhini is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and Tamil serials. Beginning her acting career as a child artist, she went on to play lead and supporting roles before acting in television series as well. She was credited as Shwetha in Kannada films.

Career

Vinodhini began her acting career as a child artist, appearing in films including ''

Manal Kayiru ''Manal Kayiru'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Visu in his directorial debut. The film stars S. Ve. Shekher and Shanthi Krishna, with Visu, Manorama, Kishmu and Kuriakose Ranga portraying suppor ...

'', '' Puthiya Sagaptham'' and ''

Mannukkul Vairam ''Mannukkul Vairam'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manoj Kumar in his debut and produced by Kovaithambi. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Rajesh and Murali. The film, had musical score by Devendran, and was rele ...

'', before going on to enact lead roles in

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. In 1992, she was directed by

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in ''

Vanna Vanna Pookkal ''Vanna Vanna Pookkal'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Prashanth, Mounika and Vinodhini. The film, produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, was released on 15 January 1992, and won the Nationa ...

''. Although the film was critically as well as commercially successful—it won the

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and completed a 100-days run in theatres—it failed to propel Vinodhini's career. That year, she debuted in

Malayalam cinema 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' ...

with ''

Soorya Manasam ''Soorya Manasam'' is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Viji Thampi and written by Sab John. The film stars Mammootty, along with Sowcar Janaki, Vaishnavi, Vinodini, Raghuvaran, Riza Bava and Jagathy Sreekumar playing supp ...

'' and the

Kannada film industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

with ''

Chaitrada Premanjali ''Chaitrada Premanjali'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed and written by S. Narayan making his debut in direction. The film stars newcomers Raghuveer and Shwetha along with Lokesh and Abhijeeth in other pivotal r ...

'', where she took on the stage name Shwetha. Both films were successes. After appearing in several Tamil films, including Balu Mahendra's ''

Marupadiyum ''Marupadiyum'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, filmed and directed by Balu Mahendra. The film stars Revathi, Nizhalgal Ravi, Arvind and Rohini. A remake of the 1982 Hindi film ''Arth'', it focuses on Thulasi, a wife ca ...

'',

Visu Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan (1 July 1945 – 22 March 2020), best known by his stage name Visu, was an Indian writer, director, stage, film and television actor and talk-show host. Visu initially worked as an assistant to director K ...

's ''

Pattukottai Periyappa ''Pattukottai Periyappa'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Visu. The film stars Lakshmi, Anand Babu, Mohini and Visu. The film had musical score by Deva. Plot The story potrays the rivalry between a r ...

'',

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's ''

Vaanga Partner Vaanga ''Vaanga Partner Vaanga'' () is a 1994 Tamil language comedy film directed and produced by Rama Narayanan. The film stars Visu, Radha Ravi, S. S. Chandran and Vennira Aadai Moorthy. It was released on 14 January 1994. Plot Ponnappan, Uzhagapp ...

'', and two

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films, '' Suriyan Chandiran'' and ''

Muthukulikka Vaariyala ''Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story by Chandra Kumar. The film stars Khushbu, Vignesh and Sanghavi. It was released on 10 March 1995. Plot ...

'', most of them featuring her in secondary characters, she shifted her focus to Kannada films by the mid-1990s, where she continued to play lead roles. Her work in Tamil films in the late 90s was limited to minor supporting roles and

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s. Films in she made brief appearances include

Praveen Gandhi Praveen Gandhi is an Indian film director, and actor known for his works in Tamil cinema. Career Praveen Gandhi was first given the opportunity to become a film maker by producer K. T. Kunjumon with '' Ratchagan'' (1997), who noted that in the ...

's action film ''

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'', Sundar C.'s comedy flick ''

Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga ''Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sundar C., starring Karthik and Rambha with Goundamani, Vivek, Vinu Chakravarthy, Anju among others in supporting roles. The film, sc ...

'' and N. Mathrubootham's ''

Puthira Punithama ''Puthira Punithama'' is a 2000 Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Mathrubootham. The film stars Mathrubootham himself in the lead role, alongside Nizhalgal Ravi and Vinodhini. The film had musical score by Siddhartha and was re ...

''. Vinodhini soon started acting in television serials, such as the drama series '' Chithi'', ''Agal Vilakku'' and ''Kannadi Kathavugal'', and the comedy series ''Vidathu Sirippu'' by

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. Besides, she hosted a television show for eight years. She made a return to Tamil films with a supporting role as the female lead's (

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) sister in ''

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'' in 2005. In its review,

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stated that she gave a "very appealing performance" in the film. Since, she has appeared in minor roles in two

Karu Pazhaniappan Karuppaih Palaniappan, credited on-screen as Karu Palaniappan, is an Indian film director, actor, and television host who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also hosted the show Thamizha Thamizha on Zee Tamil. Biography Palaniappan hails ...

films.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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