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Madhoo
Madhoo at Esha Deol's wedding at ISCKON temple 18.jpg
Madhoo at Esha Deol's wedding at ISKCON temple
Born
Madhoobala Raghunath Malini

(1969-03-26) 26 March 1969 (age 55)
Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesMadhubala
Madhu Malini
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Anand Shah
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(m. 1999)​
Children2
Relatives Hema Malini (aunt)

Madhoo Shah [1] (born Madhoobala Raghunath Malini; 26 March 1969 [2] ), also known formerly as Madhubala, is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. [3] [4] [5] She was a part of Movies like Phool Aur Kaante (1991), Roja (1992), Allari Priyudu (1992), Yoddha (1992), and Gentleman (1993). [6] [7]

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Early life and family

Madhoobala Raghunath Malini was born in a Tamil family. She was educated at St. Joseph's High School, Juhu and at University of Mumbai. [3] [8] [9] She is the niece of actress Hema Malini and therefore the cousin of Esha Deol. [7]

Career

Madhoo was signed on by action director Veeru Devgan for his son Ajay Devgan's debut in Phool Aur Kaante (1991), but her first release was K. Balachander' s Azhagan (1991), co-starring Mammooty, Bhanupriya and Geetha. [6] [7] She made her Hindi movie debut with in Phool Aur Kaante in 1991. She made her debut in the Malayalam film Ottayal Pattalam (1991), opposite Mukesh. The title role in Mani Ratnam's Roja (1992) made her very popular. She made her comeback in 2008, in the Hindi-language film, Kabhi Socha Bhi Na Tha, and has been appearing in supporting roles in films since then. She has acted in 5 films with her real name Madhu. She made a comeback to the Tamil screen with Balaji Mohan's Tamil-Malayalam bilingual Vaayai Moodi Pesavum / Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram in 2014. [6] She has been hosting the DD National music television series Rangoli since August 2019. [10]

Besides it, she has worked in television series such as Kaveri, Devi , Soundaravalli and Aarambh: Kahaani Devsena Ki . She has also appeared as a guest judge at some reality shows.

Personal life

She married Anand Shah on 19 February 1999 whom she met during a photoshoot. They have two daughters Amaya and Keia. [2] [11] [6] Madhoo's husband is the cousin of Jay Mehta, who is married to actress Juhi Chawla.

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef
1991 Azhagan Swapna Tamil
Phool Aur Kaante Pooja Hindi Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
Ottayal Pattalam Gopika Varma/Indu Malayalam
Neelagiri AnithaMalayalam
1992 Ennodishtam Koodamo Aarathi MenonMalayalam
Yodha AshwathyMalayalam
Vaaname Ellai KarpagamTamil
Roja RojaTamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Allari Priyudu Kavita Rani Telugu
1993 Annayya Saraswathi Kannada
Gentleman SusheelaTamil
Pehchaan TinaHindi
1994 Fauj [12] KamliHindi
Elaan Mohini SharmaHindi
Prem Yog AnitaHindi
Avesham MadhuTelugu
Senthamizh Selvan VaidegiTamil
Zaalim MadhuHindi
Brahma ChandaHindi
Janta Ki Adalat MalathiHindi
Puttinilla MetinillaTelugu
1995MohiniRaginiHindi
Diya Aur Toofan AashaHindi
Hathkadi RaniHindi
Jallaad GayetriHindi
Ravan Raaj Geeta Suzie faceHindi
Hum Hain Bemisaal MaryaHindi
1996 Mr. Romeo MadhuTamil
Diljale ShabnamHindi
Return of Jewel Thief MadhuHindi
Panchalankurichi Pottu KanniTamil
1997 Chilakkottudu MadhuTelugu
Udaan MadhuHindi
Mere Sapno Ki Rani Vandana NehleHindi
Yeshwant Raagini Yeshwant LoharHindi
Iruvar DancerTamilSpecial appearance in "Narumughaye" song
Sher-E-Hindustan DancerHindiSpecial appearance in song
1998 Hafta Vasuli Inspector DurgaHindi
Khote Sikkey SumanHindi
Ganesh DivyaTelugu
Zulm-O-Sitam Meena 'Billo'Hindi
Sar Utha Ke Jiyo ShaluHindi
1999 Chehraa SimranHindi
2002 Mulaqaat Archana PatkarHindi
2008Kabhi Socha Bhi Na ThaRadhikaHindi
2011 Tell Me O Kkhuda GeetaHindi
Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! Ritu's AuntHindi
2013 Anthaku Mundhu Aa Tharuvatha VidhyaTelugu
2014 Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Sridevi/VidhyaTamil Bilingual film
Samsaram Aarogyathinu HaanikaramMalayalam
2015 Ranna SaraswathiKannadaNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Kannada
Surya vs Surya Nikhil's MotherTelugu
2016 Nannaku Prematho Divya's MotherTelugu
Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi Kannada
2019 Seetharama Kalyana Geetha's motherKannada
Agni Devi Shakuntala DeviTamil
Premier Padmini ShruthiKannada [13]
2020 College Kumar JanakiTamil
Telugu		Bilingual [14]
2021 Nail Polish Shoba BhusanHindi ZEE5 Film
Thalaivi V. N. Janaki Ramachandran Hindi
Tamil		 [15]
2022 Dejavu DGP Asha PramodTamil [16]
Raymo BhavanaKannada [17] [18]
RepeatTelugu [19]
2023 Premadesam Arjun's motherTelugu [20]
Shaakuntalam Menaka Telugu [21]
2024 Eagle Gayatri DeviTelugu
Kartam Bhugtam Hindi [22]

Television series

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2001KaveriKaveriTamil
2004 Devi Devi Parvati
2012 Soundaravalli Soundaravalli Tamil Cameo
2017 Aarambh: Kahaani Devsena Ki Maharani Sambhavija
Padmavija
Koshish Se Kamyabi TakCelebrity guestHindi
D4 Junior v/s Senior Celebrity Judge Malayalam Grand finale episode
2021 Super Dancer GuestHindiGrandparents Special (Sat) Madhoo Shah Special (Sun)
The Kapil Sharma Show GuestHindiAlong with Juhi Chawla and Ayesha Jhulka
2023 Fireflies: Parth Aur Jugnu Ira RanautHindi ZEE5 [23]
Sweet Kaaram Coffee KaveriTamil Amazon Prime Video
2024 Manorathangal Gita ParekhMalayalam ZEE5 Anthology film segment : Vilpana [24]

References

  1. ↑ Chowdhury, Titas (4 April 2022). "Madhoo Shah: You can be of any age or shape and yet find a place on OTT". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Actress Madho celebrates 50th birthday with Ramya Krishnan, Queenie Singh among others in London". Mumbai Mirror . 27 May 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 Ali, Nyare (26 September 2018). "My roots are South Indian: Madhoo Shah". Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Rao, Subha J (21 June 2017). "Queen of hearts: Interview with actor Madhoo". The Hindu.
  5. ↑ Vijayan, K. (14 August 1993). "Catchy songs pep up Gentleman's story". The New Straits Times . Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Murthy, Neeraja (13 April 2013). "Madhubala makes a comeback". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Rao, Subha J. (29 March 2014). "The Roja girl's back". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Roja actress Madhoo is ageing gracefully at 48 and these photos are proof". MSN. 12 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Birthday Special: Madhu made her career with Bollywood films". News Track. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Rangoli In New Avtaar With Madhu | Doordarshan". doordarshan.gov.in. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Hits and misses". Screen India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  12. ↑ "Fauj - Movie - - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Premier Padmini Cast & Crew". cinestaan.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Madhoo and Prabhu come together after 23 years in 'College Kumar'". The Times of India. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "Actors Poorna and Madhoo on board Kangana's 'Thalaivi'". The News Minute . 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  16. ↑ Rajendran, Gopinath (21 July 2021). "Naveen Chandra to star in 'Dejavu'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Madhoo plays doctor in Raymo". Cinema Express. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  18. ↑ Suresh, Sunayana (3 January 2020). "Ishan and Ashika play rock stars in Raymo". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  19. ↑ Srivastav, Simran (24 November 2022). "Repeat OTT Release Date: When And Where To Watch Naveen Chandra's Suspense Thriller". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  20. ↑ Nicodemus, Paul (3 February 2023). "Premadesam Movie Review : A romantic drama with a peppy first and mellow second half". The Times of India . Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Madhoo reacts to failure of Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Shaakuntalam despite 'strong South Indian flavour': RRR chali gayi..." Hindustan Times. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "'Kartam Bhugtam', starring Shreyas Talpade and Vijay Raaz, gets release date". The Hindu. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  23. ↑ भाटिया, अमित (5 May 2023). "फायरफ्लाइस- पार्थ और जुगनू रिव्यू: ये एक अच्छी कोशिश है लेकिन वो नहीं हो पाया जो करने की कोशिश". ABP (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  24. ↑ "Asif Ali, Madhoo team up for Aswathy Vasudevan Nair's segment Vilpana in Netflix anthology?". ottplay.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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