Kausalya (actress)

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Kausalya
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Born
Kavitha

(1979-12-30) 30 December 1979 (age 44)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Other namesNandini, Tamilselvi
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1996–2010
2014–present
Parent(s)Shivasankar, Poornima

Kavitha (born: 30 December 1979 [1] ), commonly known as Kausalya (in Tamil , Telugu and Kannada film industries) or Nandini (in Malayalam film industry), is an Indian actress and model, who has starred mainly in South Indian cinema. After starting her career in leading roles, she has since gone on to portray supporting roles. [2]

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Career

Nandini was pursuing a modelling career, before she debuted in the 1996 Malayalam film April 19 by Balachandra Menon. [3] [4] [5] The following year, she appeared in her first Tamil film Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997) with Murali and went on to star in several successful films in Tamil like Nerukku Ner (1997), Priyamudan (1998), Sollamale (1998), Pooveli (1998), Vaanathaippola (2000) and Kutty (2001).

She went on to appear in many Malayalam films including Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu (1998), Karumadikkuttan (2001), Sundara Purushan (2001), Shivam (2002), Udayam (2004), Vajram (2004), Maanikyan (2004) and Sooryan (2007).

She won Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for her performance in Pooveli. She mostly acted in saree-clad and conservative roles. By the mid-2000s, she turned character artiste and went on to portray supporting roles in films such as Thirumalai (2003) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008) and ventured into television with the series Manaivi which aired 436 episodes on Sun TV. [6]

In 2004, she attempted to make a comeback as a lead actress but unfortunately several of her projects became delayed. Films such as Thiagarajan's Police which starred her alongside Prashanth, Manadhil with Karthik, Vendumadi Nee Enakku and Rosappoo Chinna Rosappoo with Sathyaraj, were readied but then stalled in quick succession. [7] [8]

Kausalya returned to the Tamil industry after 6 years with the action film, Poojai (2014). [9]

Personal life

Kausalya was born in Bangalore, Karnataka state. Her father Shivashankar Siddalingappa, a Bangalorean, worked as a depot manager at Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. [10] Her mother is half Marathi and half Kannada, and was born and brought up in Sri Lanka. Her grandmother was from Sri Lanka. [11]

Awards

Filmfare Award South

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1996April 19Nandhini Malayalam
1997 Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga Kausalya Tamil
1997 Nerukku Ner AkilaTamil
1997 Lelam Gouri ParvathiMalayalam
1998Sorry Kannada [13]
1998 Jolly AnithaTamil
1998 Priyamudan PriyaTamil
1998 Sollamale SwethaTamil
1998 Pooveli MahaTamil Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1998 Unnudan GowriTamil
1998 Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu PriyadarshiniMalayalam
1999 Alludugaaru Vachcharu Mahalakshmi Telugu
1999 Thachiledathu Chundan UshaMalayalam
1999 Panchadara Chilaka KalyaniTelugu
1999 Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham LakshmiTamil
2000 Vaanathaippola NandiniTamil
2000 Eazhaiyin Sirippil KausalyaTamil
2000 Thai Porandhachu GeethaTamil
2000 Raja Kaliamman MeenaTamil
2000 Sandhitha Velai AgalyaTamil
2000 James Pandu KausalyaTamil
2000 Ilaiyavan JananiTamil
2000 Kuberan KavithaTamil
2001 Engalukkum Kaalam Varum LakshmiTamil
2001 Thaali Kaatha Kaliamman KarpagamTamil
2001 Naranathu Thampuran HemalathaMalayalam
2001 Kunguma Pottu Gounder SaraswathiTamil
2001 Karumadikuttan NandinikuttyMalayalam
2001 Kutty RohiniTamil
2001 Sundara Purushan SrideviMalayalam
2001 Manadhai Thirudivittai IndhuTamil
2001JameendarMalayalam
2002 Devan JacquelineTamil
2002 Shivam Dr. Gayathri BhadranMalayalam
2003Ree Swalpa BarteeraKausalyaKannada
2003Gandhi Nagara-Kannada
2003BadriSoniKannada
2003 Thirumalai NagalakshmiTamil
2004UdayamAnjuMalayalam
2004 Vajram Nanda DevarajanMalayalam
2004 Gowri NagalaxmiTelugu
2004Manathil-Tamil
2005 Maanikyan Nirmala MenonMalayalam
2005 Mahanandi Mrs. SwamiTelugu
2007 Sooryan RajiMalayalam
2007 Viyyalavari Kayyalu Bhoopati Rayudu's wifeTelugu
2008 Santosh Subramaniam Santosh's sisterTamil
2009 I G Inspector General YaminiMalayalam
2009 Ghauttham GeethaKannada
2009 Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval Tamil
2010Rambabu Gadi PellamTelugu
2014 Poojai SusheelaTamil
2015Elinjikkavu POLekshmiMalayalam
2016 Anuraga Karikkin Vellam AnuradhaMalayalam
2017 Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae Sangili Aandavar's sisterTamil
2017 Rarandoi Veduka Chudham KaushalyaTelugu
2017 Brahma.com Kamu's motherTamil
2018KoottaliLakshmiTamil
2018JayamahalQueen Matangi Kannada
2018 Echcharikkai JaanuTamil
2018 Mandharam Lakshmi, Rajesh's motherMalayalam
2018 Savyasachi MahalakshmiTelugu
2019 4 Letters Anjali's motherTelugu
2019 Natpe Thunai Prabhakaran's motherTamil
2019KhylaMithraTamil
2021 Michaelpatty Raja Laila's real motherTamil
2021 Engada Iruthinga Ivvalavu Naala Sanjay's motherTamil
2021 Rang De Arjun's motherTelugu
2021UthraDeviTamil
2022 Hero Subbu's motherTelugu
2022Radha KrishnaTamil
2023 Saandrithazh Tamil
2023QurbaniMalayalamPost production

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2004-2006ManaiviHamsaveni/Krishnaveni Sun TV Tamil
2004ChittaHema / Thattha Surya TV Malayalam
2005ThanichuDevapriya Raman IAS / Devutty Asianet
2008Kanden Seethaiyai STAR Vijay Tamil
2010DharmayudhamBhairavi Mega TV
2010AlaipayutheyKannamma Jaya TV
2014-2015 Akka Manimekhalai Jaya TV
2015SpandhanamAnnie Surya TV Malayalam
2016-2017AmmaSukanya Suvarna TV Kannada
2022 2024 Sundari Nandan Bharathi Sun TV Tamil

Music video

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2006Amme NamasthutheDevi Bhaktha YouTube
(Devotional album)		Malayalam
2019Chottanikkara Amme NarayanaDevi Bhaktha YouTube
(Devotional album)		Malayalam

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2020 Chadarangam Bhavani ZEE5 [14] [15] Telugu

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