Dr. Sharmila

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Dr. Sharmila
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Personal information
Born
Sharmila Kothandaraman

(1974-11-15) 15 November 1974 (age 49) [1] [2]
Education MBBS
Occupation(s)Actress, anchor, doctor,
social activist, YouTuber
Spouses
  • A. L. Mohan
    (m. 2002;div. 2004)
  • (m. 2004)
[3]
Children1 [4] [5]
ParentsKothandaraman (father)
Website Twitter
Facebook
YouTube information
Years active2022–present
Genre(s)Politics, society, art, literature, food, life, health, soap opera, cinema
Subscribers55,600+
(Dec 2023)
Total views8,652,446
(Dec 2023)
Website Sharmila Talkies

Dr. Sharmila is a doctor, actress, social activist and YouTuber from Tamil Nadu, India. She debuted in a STAR Vijay show, Puthira Punithama? along with N. Mathrubootham, [6] which made her popular. She went on to act in various television series in both Tamil and Malayalam, and a couple of Tamil films.

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Early life

Sharmila was born on 15 November 1974 [1] [2] in Bombay (now Mumbai), [7] the capital city of Maharashtra, into a Brahmin family [8] who later settled in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. Her father Kothandaraman owned a pharmaceutical concern. [9]

Sharmila had a younger brother Hari who died sometime before 2022. [10]

Education

Sharmila attended C.S.I. Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai, and was a topper there. [11] [12] She also learnt Bharatanatyam for ten years under Nandana Gopalakrishnan. [9]

Medical career

Sharmila went on pursue an MBBS degree in Orthopedics at Kilpauk Medical College (Chennai) in 1993. [12] [13] Later, she worked as a house surgeon at Government Royapettah Hospital around 1996. [14]

Television career

Sharmila started anchoring quiz shows on Jaya TV (formerly JJ TV), following which she conducted a talk show Indha Vaaram Ivar, in which she interviewed celebrities. [9] She was subsequently selected by reputed psychiatrist Dr. N. Mathrubootham, who wanted to conduct sex education discussions on television, to read the letters from the public. The show, Puthira Punithama? brought Sharmila, who was dubbed "gutsy" for hosting the show, to popularity. [9] Director K. Balachander took notice of her and offered her roles in his tele-serials such as Jannal and Irandaam Chanaakiyan. Sharmila considers Balachander as her mentor and guru who taught her the nuances of acting. [9]

YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelNotes
Punnagi Tamil
Kurangu Manasu
1999Guhan Sun TV
1999–2000Jannal-Marabu KavithaigalGomathi Raj TV
1999Dhik Dhik DhikViji Sun TV
2000Kelviyin NayaganeJeevitha
2001Oorarinda RahasiyamKrishnaveni DD Podhigai
2000–2001Irandaam Chanakyan Sun TV
2000VishalamVishalam DD Podhigai
2001–2002Nandini OppolNandini Nurse Malayalam Asianet
2001–2003NambikkaiNandini Tamil Sun TV
2002–2004Agni SaatchiNila Vijay TV
IndhiraManogiri Sun TV
2003–2004Sahana Jaya TV
2003–2007Avargal Sun TV
2003–2005 Adugiran Kannan Gayathri [15]
2006 Penn Uma [16]
2005–2007Malargal
Muhurtham
2007 Chellamadi Nee Enakku Shylaja
Naanayam
2007–2010 Athipookal Dr. Jhansi
2007Aṟiviyal Aruvi DD Podhigai
2008DevimahathmyamMena Malayalam Asianet
2008–2009Savale SamaliRajakumari Tamil Raj TV
Naalavathu Mudichu Jaya TV
Thenmozhiyal Kalaignar TV
2011DevimahathmyamMaharani/Janaki Malayalam Asianet
Adhiparasakthi Tamil Vijay TV Bilingual with Devimahathmyam
2012–2014 Paartha Gnabagam Illayo Kalaignar TV
Merku Mambalathil Oru Kadhal Zee Tamil
2012–2013 Karthigai Pengal Sun TV
2013–2014 Agni Paravai Puthuyugam TV
2014–2018 Karuthamuthu Jagadamba Malayalam Asianet
2015–2019 Valli Gayatri Tamil Sun TV
2016Sathyam Shivam SundaramMaharani Malayalam Amrita TV
Amme MahamayeRugmini Mohini / Neeli / Dr. Karthika Surya TV
2017–2019 Pagal Nilavu Malarvizhi Tamil Vijay TV
2018–2022 Roja Shenbagam / Saraswathi Sun TV
2019 Kadaikutty Singam Naachiyaar Vijay TV
ThazhampooDevaki
2019–2020 Tamil Selvi Dr. Indira Sun TV
2020ChandralekhaVasundhara Devi
Poove Unakkaga ShenbagamSpecial Appearance
Magarasi Vasundhara Devi
2022–PresentNinaithale InikkumSavithri Zee Tamil
Shows

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Kaadhali Interviewer
1998 Ponmanam Priya
2000 Chinna Chinna Kannile Herself
2001 Citizen Bhai's wife
2001 Paarthale Paravasam
2002 Onnaman Ravisankar's sister in law Malayalam film
2009 Padikathavan Kavitha
2010 Bale Pandiya Pandiya's mother
2011 Mappillai Saravanan's sister
2011 Narthaki
2013 Kalyana Samayal Saadham Raghu's aunt
2014 Marumunai
2014 Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani
2016 Zero Sharmila
2017 Kaadhali Bandhavi's mother Telugu film
2018 Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala

YouTube career

On 24 February 2022, Sharmila announced her Youtube channel named "Sharmila Talkies". [17] The channel's content includes politics, society, art, literature, food, life, health, soap opera, and cinema.

Awards

Personal life

Sharmila married AL Mohan, a TV production executive, but later they filed and were granted a divorce. [18] Later, she married S. S. Balaji, a member of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK).

Sharmila has one child, a daughter, born on 28 December 2004. [5] [19]

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