Revathy (born 27 September 1988), known by her stage name Kadhal Sandhya, is an Indian actress who appears in

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and

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Early life

She was born in . Her father Ajith is an employee of IOB and her mother Maya which is known as beautician. She has an elder brother, Rahul. She attended Vidyodaya Girls Higher Secondary School,

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until completing Class 9.

Career

Sandhya was studying when she starred in the

love story ''

Kaadhal ''Kaadhal'' () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film based on a true story, directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring Bharath (in his first film as a main lead actor) and Sandhya. It was produced by S. Shankar and featured music ...

''. The role was offered to many known actresses, including

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and then

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, but the latter's father was reluctant to let her become an actress at the time. The team then picked Saranya was in Class IX, when cinematographer Vijay Milton referred her on to Balaji Sakthivel. She was initially considered to play the heroine in the film, but finally the role was later handed to Sandhya, after the director felt Saranya looked too young. After the success of the film ''

'',in 2004, she took up a Malayalam film titled ''

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'' which she played as the sister of actor

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. Then came the musical romance ''

Dishyum ''Dishyum'' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action-romance film directed by Sasi. Cinematography by Santonio Terzio. The film stars Jiiva, Sandhya, Guinness Pakru, Nassar, and Malavika Avinash. The film's score and soundtrack are composed ...

'' with Jeeva. In her third Tamil film, ''

Vallavan ''Vallavan'' ( ''Expert'') is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Silambarasan, starring himself as the titular character along with Reema Sen and Nayanthara as lead heoines whilst Sandhya, Santhanam, Premj ...

'', she had only a small role, and the film had only modest box office success. She also acted in ''

Koodal Nagar ''Koodal Nagar'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by first-timer Seenu Ramasamy. The film stars Bharath in dual lead roles with Sandhya and Bhavana The film opened in 5 April 2007 to negative reviews and was declared as belo ...

'' with Bharath. After the success of ''

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'', she shifted her focus to Malayalam cinema. She debuted as a playback singer for the film ''

Manjal Veiyil ''Manjal Veiyil'' () is a 2009 Tamil language film directed by Vaseegaran, starring Prasanna, Sandhya, R. K., and Bala. The music was composed by Bharathwaj, and the film released on 12 June 2009. Plot The movie deals with two best friends, ...

''. In 2010, she appeared in a role opposite Vishnuvardhan in the

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film ''

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'' directed by P. Vasu. She is scheduled to appear in Tarun Gopi's forthcoming film ''Soodhaatam'', ''Second Innings'' and ''Long Sight''. She has been a judge on a number of

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including Comedy Stars and Little Stars on Asianet.

Personal life

She is married to Arjun, a

-based IT employee, on 6 December 2015. The ceremony was held at

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. The couple have a daughter, Shaema Venkat, born in 2016.

Filmography

Television series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandhya Living people Indian film actresses Indian voice actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema 1988 births Filmfare Awards South winners Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners Actresses from Kochi Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil television