Karthika (Malayalam actress)

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Karthika
Born
Sunanda Nair

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active1984-1988
Known for Thalavattam
Nayakan
Spouse
Sunil Kumar
​
(m. 1988)​
Children1
ParentCaptain PKR Nair (father)

Sunanda Nair, better known by her stage name Karthika is an Indian former actress who worked predominantly in Malayalam movies and a few Tamil movies.She was one of the popular lead Malayalam actresses during 1984-1988.She is well known for her portrayal of Charumathy in Nayakan(1987). [1] [2]

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Early life

Karthika was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Captain PKR Nair, a retired army officer, Ex Servicemen Corporation Chairman and leader of Ex-Service Congress affiliated to the Congress party. Her mother is a homemaker. She has a sister, Sujatha Balgovind. [3] She is a trained classical dancer and Kathakali artist. She is also an amateur Tennis player. [4]

Film career

Karthika made her cinema debut as a junior artist. Her first film was in 1984, Oru Painkilikatha directed by Balachandra Menon. She played one of the group dancers in the movie. However, she got a heroine role in the very next year. Her second film is Manicheppu Thurannappol. In the movie, she played one among the female leads along with Jalaja. [5]

She has worked in twenty films, among which two films are Tamil films and the rest are Malayalam films. Adiverukal, Thalavattam, Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam, Neela Kurinji Poothappol, Ente Entethu Mathram, Desatanakkili Karayarilla, Kariyilakkattu Pole and Adukkan Entheluppam are the films performed by her in 1986. In 1987, she worked in films like Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha, Gandhinagar 2nd Street, Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam, Neeyethra Dhanya, January Oru Orma and Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham. David David Mr. David and Avanikunnile Kinnari Pookkal are the films performed by her in 1988 and 1989 respectively. [6]

She made her Tamil debut in 1987 through Nayagan with Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan and Nizhalgal Ravi. The film directed by Mani Ratnam. Her second and final Tamil film was with Sathyaraj in Poovizhi Vasalile directed by Fazil.

At the peak of her career, Karthika decided to quit the film industry. She married Dr Sunil Kumar and settled in Maldives. The couple has a son, Vishnu. [7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef.
1979 Prabhaathasandhya Young Usha Malayalam Child artist[ citation needed ]
1984 Oru Painkilikatha DancerUncredited junior artist[ citation needed ]
1985 Manicheppu Thurannappol Debut[ citation needed ]
1986 Desatanakkili Karayarilla Nirmala [8]
Kariyilakkattu Pole Shilpa [9]
Ente Entethu Mathrem Sheela[ citation needed ]
Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam Meera [10]
Adiverukal Sreedevi [11]
Gandhinagar 2nd Street Maya [12]
Thalavattam Savithri [13]
Adukkan Entheluppam Vimala[ citation needed ]
Neela Kurinji Poothappol Sandhya Varma[ citation needed ]
1987 Poovizhi Vasalile Yamuna Tamil [14]
Nayakan Charumathi [15]
Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha Abhirami Malayalam [ citation needed ]
Ivide Ellavarkkum SukhamGigi Varma[ citation needed ]
Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam Animol [16]
January Oru Orma Nimmy [17]
Neeyethra Dhanya Shyama[ citation needed ]
Neela Kurinji Poothappol Sandhya[ citation needed ]
1988 David David Mr. David Karthika[ citation needed ]
1991 Aavanikunnile Kinnaripookkal Indu[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Karthika married Sunil Kumar in 1988. She has a son, Vishnu Sunil Jaikumar, a Veterinary Surgeon & Radiologist. [18] [19]

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