Sreeja is an Indian actress who acts mostly in

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movies. Her lead roles in

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's heroine and Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum 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

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

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

in Indrajalam and Mukesh 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'' 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 (

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) as Shakunthala

References

External links

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Sreeja at MSI
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