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Charmila Chinrasu | |
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| Born | 2 October 1974 [1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991 – present |
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| Children | 1 |
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Charmila (born 2 October 1974) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Apart from movies in Malayalam, she acted in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. [2] She completed almost 38 films in the Malayalam film industry. [3]
Charmila was born to veterinary doctor Manoharan, who was also working in S.B.I., and Haise, a homemaker, in a Tamil Catholic family in Chennai. [4] [5] She studied in Holy Angels Convent and Ethiraj College for Women. [6] She has a younger sister Angelina.
She married Kishor Satya in 1996 and was later divorced in 1999.[ citation needed ]
Later, she married Rajesh in 2006, an engineer working in Nokia and got divorced in 2014. The couple have one son. [7]
Charmila made her debut on the silver screen with Oyilattam and went on to act in a couple of movies including Kizhakke Varum Pattu. She was recommended in Tamil movies by veteran actor S.S.Rajendran . [8] She made her debut in the Malayalam film Dhanam , directed by Sibi Malayil. [9]
She hosted a show Jillunu Oru Sandhippu on Vijay TV, [10] and participated in Jodi Number One on the same channel. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 1979 | Nallathoru Kudumbam | Ramu | Tamil | Child artist |
| 1991 | Oyilattam | Hamsaveni | Tamil | |
| Thaiyalkaran | Lakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Dhanam | Thankam | Malayalam | ||
| Uncle Bun | Rosie | Malayalam | ||
| Pranadaata | Jyothi | Telugu | ||
| Prema Khaidi | Sarala | Telugu | ||
| Keli | Sridevi | Malayalam | ||
| 1992 | Priyapetta Kukku | Sandhya | Malayalam | |
| Harihara Puthiran | Tamil | |||
| Teja | Telugu | |||
| 1993 | Kizhakke Varum Paattu | Kanmani | Tamil | |
| Periyamma | Leela | Tamil | ||
| Paadhukaappu | Latha | Tamil | ||
| Asadhyuraalu | Leela | Telugu | ||
| Kabooliwala | Laila | Malayalam | ||
| 1994 | Kambolam | Pavizham | Malayalam | |
| Kadal | Safia | Malayalam | ||
| Rajadhani | Parvathi | Malayalam | ||
| 1995 | Thirumanassu | Chempakam | Malayalam | |
| Special Squad | Sherly | Malayalam | ||
| Peter Scott | Nisha | Malayalam | ||
| Kalamasseriyil Kalyanayogam | Aswathi Nair | Malayalam | ||
| Arabia | Sindoori | Malayalam | ||
| Rajakeeyam | Gayathri | Malayalam | ||
| Killikurushiyile Kudumba Mela | Asha | Malayalam | ||
| 1996 | Musthaffaa | Lalitha | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Gajaraja Manthram | Vineetha | Malayalam | |
| Adivaram | Salomi | Malayalam | ||
| Manikya Koodaram | Geethu | Malayalam | ||
| Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum | Jayasree | Malayalam | ||
| 1998 | Kulirkaattu | Malayalam | ||
| 2001 | Thenthulli | Malayalam | ||
| Kathakan | Malayalam | |||
| 2002 | Jagathy Jagadeesh in Town | Geetha | Malayalam | |
| Kakki Nakshatram | Celina | Malayalam | ||
| Nirappakittu | Liza | Malayalam | ||
| Asurayugam | Malayalam | |||
| Madhuram | Madhurima | Malayalam | ||
| Sundaripravu | Annie | Malayalam | ||
| 2004 | Swarna Medal | Reena | Malayalam | |
| 2005 | Nombaram | Meenakshi | Malayalam | |
| 2006 | Madana | Vaishnavi | Kannada | |
| 2007 | Time | Journalist | Malayalam | |
| Manase Mounama | Kavitha | Tamil | As Sanya | |
| 2009 | Unnai Kann Theduthe | Geetha | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Vilai | Shanmugavel's wife | Tamil | |
| Yathumaagi | Tamil | |||
| Kotti | Tamil | |||
| Puzhal | Rita's mother | Tamil | ||
| Chandulli Cheluve | Kannada | |||
| 2011 | Mahaan Kanakku | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Oru Mazhai Naangu Saaral | Tamil | ||
| Adhikaram 92 | Actress | Tamil | ||
| Naan | Karthik's mother | Tamil | ||
| 2013 | Ivan Veramathiri | Malini's mother | Tamil | |
| Kanavu Kadhalan | Sandhya's akka | Tamil | ||
| 2014 | Vikramadithyan | Vikraman's mother | Malayalam | |
| Vilasam | Shanthi | Tamil | ||
| Unamai | Hero's mother | Tamil | ||
| Vaazhum Dheivam | Manimekhalai | Tamil | ||
| 2015 | Nanbargal Narpani Mandram | Sathya's mother | Tamil | |
| MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal | Ayana's relative | Tamil | ||
| 2016 | Nermugam | Saranya | Tamil | |
| Pudhusa Naan Poranthen | Kiran's mother | Tamil | ||
| 2018 | Nalinakanthi | Sharmila | Tamil | |
| Genius | Priscilla's mother | Tamil | ||
| 2019 | Red Signal | Mayoori | Malayalam | |
| Priyapettavar | Sumithra | Malayalam | ||
| Oru Patham Classile Pranayam | Lekshmi | Malayalam | ||
| Oru Mass Katha Veendum | Shyama | Malayalam | ||
| 2020 | Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03 | Lakshmi | Malayalam | |
| Vanmurai | Lakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Kanni Raasi | Lekshmi | Tamil | ||
| 2022 | Grandma | Nikki's grandma | Tamil | |
| Made in Trivandrum | Malayalam | |||
| 2023 | Ali Akbar | Jumana | Malayalam | |
| Mathangi | Malayalam | |||
| Miss Maagie | Tamil | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Language | Notes |
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| Unarvugal | Seetha | Varnam TV | Tamil | ||
| 1996 | Judgement | Varnam TV | Tamil | ||
| 2016 | Mangalyapattu | Menaka | Mazhavil Manorama | Malayalam | left the serial due to unknown reasons |
| 2019 | Queen | Shakthi Sheshadri's grandmother | MX Player | Tamil | TV Webseries |
| Queen 2 | Tamil | Webseries |
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