Jeevitha

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Jeevitha Rajasekhar
Jeevitha on October 26, 2015.jpg
Jeevitha in 2015
Born (1966-05-24) 24 May 1966 (age 59)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
  • producer
Years active1984–1990, 2024–present (actress);
2002–present (producer and director)
Spouse
(m. 1991)
Children Shivani (b. 1994)
Shivathmika (b. 2000)

Jeevitha, popularly known as Jeevitha Rajasekhar is an Indian actress, director and producer who has primarily worked in Tamil and Telugu films.

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Career

Jeevitha made her debut in Tamil with T. Rajendar's Uravai Kaatha Kili in 1984 and within a short span acted with the top heroes of the time such as Sivakumar, Vijayakanth, Karthik, Suresh and Sathyaraj. [1] The actress who started her career in 1984, acted in almost forty movies in six years and left the movie industry in 1991 after marrying actor Rajasekhar who primarily works in Telugu movies. Jeevitha’s last film in Tamil was Valaikappu (1988). She was last seen on screen as an actress in the 1990 Telugu film Magaadu , which starred her husband Rajasekhar. [2]

Jeevitha turned director with the film Seshu . [3] She later directed a handful of films as well, including Evadaithe Nakenti (2007), Satyameva Jayate (2009), Mahankali (2013) and Shekar (2022). [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

She returned to acting after thirty-three years in Lal Salaam . [9]

Partial filmography

As actress

Tamil

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1984 Uravai Kaatha Kili KuzhandhaiTamil
1985 Paadum Vaanampadi RadhaTamil
Selvi UshaTamil
Ilamai BhaamaTamil
Idhu Engal RajyamChinna PonnuTamil
Sugamana Raagangal JeevaTamil
Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri SavithriTamil
Viswanathan Velai Venum SujathaTamil
VetrikaniPriyaTamil
Engal Kural ShanthiTamil
Hello Yaar Pesurathu Tamil
PattuchelaiSarasuTamil
1986MaruthiValliTamil
Kanna Thorakkanum Saami SumathiTamil
Jothi MalarRaniTamil
Enakku Nane Needipathi DevikaTamil
Piranthaen Valarnthaen MeeraTamil
Jigujigu RailTelugu
ChoruShenbagamTamil
Africavil AppuTamil
Mounam Kalaikirathu DeepaTamil
Aayiram Kannudayaal UmaTamil
Dharma Pathini VidhyaTamil
1987 Raja Mariyadhai VaidehiTamil
TalambraluTelugu
Ini Oru Sudhanthiram ThayammaTamil
Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu Tamil
Damit Katha Adam Thirigindi RaniTelugu
PrajaswamyamBharatiTelugu
Aahuthi SanthiTelugu
1988 Station Master PushpaTelugu
Bava Marudula SawalTelugu
Tiragabadda Telugubidda JhansiTelugu
ValaikappuChithraTamil
Mr. HeroTelugu
Janaki Ramudu Abaddala SatyavathiTelugu
Nava BharathamTelugu
Kankana BhagyaKannada
1989Manchi Varu MaavaruTelugu
Chennapatnam ChinnolluRadhaTelugu
Anna ChellaluJyothiTelugu
Ankusam ParvatiTelugu
1990 Magaadu Vikram's wifeTelugu
2024 Lal Salaam RaniTamil

As director and producer

YearFilmCredited asNotes
DirectorProducer
2002 Seshu YesNoRemake of Tamil film Sethu
Also dialogue writer
2004 Aaptudu NoYesRemake of Hindi film Ghatak: Lethal
2007 Evadaithe Nakenti Co-directorYesRemake of Malayalam film Lion
2009 Satyameva Jayate YesNoRemake of Hindi film Khakee
2013 Mahankali YesYesRemake of Hindi film Risk
2015 Gaddam Gang NoYesRemake of Tamil film Soodhu Kavvum
2021 Deyyam NoCo-producer
2022 Shekar YesYesRemake of Malayalam film Joseph [10]

References

  1. "Famous 80s actress teams up with Superstar Rajinikanth for the first time?". 10 November 2022 via indiaglitz.
  2. "I've never done a film with Rajini sir; I'm glad it's happening at last: Jeevitha Rajasekhar". The Times of India. 3 March 2023 via timesofindia.
  3. "Jeevitha Rajsekhar interview". The Times of India. 3 March 2023 via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  4. "Yevadaithe Naakenti". 2007 via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  5. "Yevadaithe Naakenti". 2007 via The Times of India.
  6. "Satyameva Jayate: The burden of truth". 20 March 2009 via bangaloremirror.indiatimes.
  7. "Mahankali Review". 9 March 2013 via indiaglitz.
  8. "'Shekar' will touch every heart: Director Jeevitha Rajasekhar". 5 May 2022 via indiaglitz.
  9. "THIS actress to make her Kollywood comeback after 33 years with 'Lal Salaam'". The Times of India. 2 March 2023 via indiaglitz.
  10. Adivi, Sashidhar (29 November 2021). "Jeevitha returns to directing with 'Shekar'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 May 2022.