Person Details

Birthday: 1978-10-18 20:26:10

Aliases: Jyotika , ज्योतिका , Jyothika Sadanah

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Movie Involvements: 42

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Jyothika Saravanan born as Jyothika Sadanah is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She also acted in some Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaali and her first Telugu film Tagore, opposite Chiranjeevi. Jyothika received critical praise for playing a blind woman in Perazhagan, Alter-egos Chandramukhi and Ganga in Chandramukhi, A mute and deaf girl in Mozhi and a middle aged woman in 36 Vayadhinile. However, the turning point of her career came with the success of Vaali (1999) and Kushi (2000). At the peak of her career, she agreed to play the role of an antagonist in Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007). She received her first Filmfare Awards for Vaali as Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Kushi. A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in Kushi, Dhool, Thenali, Thirumalai, Dumm Dumm Dumm, Snegithiye, Kaaka Kaaka, Perazhagan, Chandramukhi, June R, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Mozhi and 36 Vayadhinile. Jyothika left the industry at the peak of her career marrying actor Suriya on 11 September 2006, after being engaged in a relationship for several years, and with whom she was paired in seven films. She won three Filmfare Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Dinakaran Awards, International Tamil Film Awards and other awards and nominations. She is also a recipient of the Kalaimamani Award. She made a comeback in the film 36 Vayadhinile (2015), which received good reviews from the critics, especially for her performance and she received Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for the movie. She became the first actress to win both Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.

Most Famous Work

Kaathal – The Core
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8

Kaathal – The Core

(2023) Omana Philip
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
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7

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

(2018) Chitra Varadarajan
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
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7

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

(2006) Aradhana
Poovellam Un Vasam
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6

Poovellam Un Vasam

(2001) Chella
Kaakha Kaakha
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8

Kaakha Kaakha

(2003) Maya Anbuchelvan
Vaali
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7

Vaali

(1999) Sona
Manmadhan
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6

Manmadhan

(2004) Mythili
Saravana
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5

Saravana

(2006) Sadhana

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 N/A
N/A
2023 Omana Philip
2021 Maathangi Sargunam
2020 Venba
2019 Parvathy
Akshaya
Geetha Rani
2018 Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Balakrishnan
Chitra Varadarajan
P. Naachiyaar
2017 Prabha
2015 Vasanthi Thamizhselvan
2009 Nimisha
2007 Mahalakshmi/Madhumita
Archana
Smitha / Geetha
2006 Kundavi
Aradhana
wife of Vikram Singh Rathod (In Portrait)
Madhurima
June R
Sadhana
2005 Jyothika
Chandramukhi / Ganga
2004 Anjali
Mythili
Gayathri
Priya / Shenbagam
2003 Shweta
Pooja
Nandu
Maya Anbuchelvan
Nandini Ashok
Eeswari
2002 Keerthi / Prema
Priya
Narmada
2001 Chella
N/A
Jho jo
Vani Vishwanath
Ganga
2000 Vani 'Vasu' Subramaniam
Janaki
Priya
Aruna
Jennifer
Viji Chandrasekhar
1999 Janaki / Kalyani
Sona
1998 Pallavi Sinh
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production


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