Meenakshi (actress)

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Meenakshi posing with a copy of the Thangam magazine
Born
Pinky Sarkar

(1982-08-06) 6 August 1982 (age 41)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2006–2017

Pinky Sarkar (born 6 August 1982 [1] ) better known as Meenakshi, is an Indian actress, who appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. She is probably best known for her performance as Raasathi in her debut film Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar . [2]

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Career

Debut

Meenakshi first appeared in two Telugu ventures, the historical fiction Hanumanthu [3] and the devotional film Sri Satyanarayana Swamy, under her birth name Pinky Sarkar; the latter featured her as goddess Lakshmi, with a reviewer from Indiaglitz.com writing that she "failed to emote well". [4]

Breakthrough (2007–2010)

In 2007, she made her Tamil debut in Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar , playing the role of Raasathi, a first year medical student. [5] She made an impression in the film and was subsequently flooded with similar girl next door roles. Not wanting to becoming typecast, she rejected all roles, took a break from acting and completed her education before returning to Chennai. [6]

In 2009, she had her next Tamil release, TN 07 AL 4777 , which was a remake of the Hindi film Taxi No. 9211 . She played the role of Pooja, a "rich extrovert and party loving cosmopolitan girl", [7] for which she went in for a fashion makeover. [6] [8] That year, she starred in two more Tamil films, Sundar C.'s Perumal and Raghava Lawrence's Rajadhi Raja , besides making a special appearance in a third, Vishal's Thoranai ; [6] however all films were box office failures. [9] The following year, she was seen in Karu Pazhaniappan's Mandhira Punnagai and Agam Puram , [9] after which she did not act for over three years as she was pursuing her MBA degree and taking care of her father who was not well. [10]

Work after sabbatical (2014–present)

In 2014, she took up a lead role in Villangam and a supporting role in Vetrimaaran's Soodhadi besides agreeing to perform in a special song in Ezhil's Vellaikaara Durai . [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985KongumudiChild
2006 Veyil Kathir and Murugesan's sister
2006
Hanumanthu Telugu film
2007Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Lakshmi Telugu film
Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar Raasathi
2009 TN 07 AL 4777 Pooja
Perumal Dr. Alamu
Rajadhi Raja Thangapazham
Thoranai / Pistha Special appearance; also shot in Telugu
Chattambinadu Dr.Lakshmi Malayalam film
2010 Mandhira Punnagai Nandhini
Agam Puram Nadia
2012 Thuppakki Wedding BrideSpecial appearance
2014 Vellaikaara Durai Special appearance
2015 Naanum Rowdydhaan BabySpecial appearance
2016 Sowkarpettai SanyaSpecial appearance
Thirunaal Prema
Ner Mugam
2017 Aangila Padam Meenakshi

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