Rathi Arumugam

Rathi
Born	(1982-09-23) 23 September 1982 (age 42) Bangalore, Karnataka, India [1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–2015, 2021

Rathi is an Indian former actress, who appeared mostly in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema.

Early life

As a Tamilian girl, Rathi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka to Tamil people Arumugam and Bharani. She has two siblings, one elder sister and one younger brother. She was a student of dentistry at the Mathrushri Ramabai Ambedkar Dental College and Hospital in Bangalore. ^[2] She is a trained classical dancer and had her Arangetram.

Career

She made her acting debut in the 2002 Tamil film Gummalam. She starred opposite Cheran in Thangar Bachan's Solla Marandha Kadhai . She appeared in a couple more Tamil films, including Adi Thadi starring Sathyaraj, but none of them were commercially successful. She had also performed an item number in the Tamil film Anjaneya featuring Ajith Kumar in the lead role. ^[3] She then migrated to Telugu cinema and acted in six films.

Between her careers in both film and television, she also managed to complete a bachelor's degree in genetics.^{[ citation needed ]}

Public appearances

In 2003, Rathi created a sensation when she appeared on stage as a special guest in the 'Euphoria 03' event at the PSG College of Arts and Science. ^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2002	Enge Enadhu Kavithai	Kavitha	Tamil
	Solla Marandha Kadhai	Parvathi Chokkalingam	Tamil	Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
	Gummalam	Anu	Tamil
2003	Pallavan	Meena	Tamil
	Anjaneya		Tamil	Special appearance
	Anbe Un Vasam	Bharathi	Tamil
	Knock Knock, I'm Looking to Marry	Nithya	English
2004	Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku	Sundari	Malayalam
	Adi Thadi	Priya	Tamil
	Singara Chennai	Bhuvana	Tamil
	Pallakilo Pellikoothuru	Rani	Telugu
2005	Sankranthi		Telugu
	Ayodhya	Sasirekha aka Shotput	Telugu
	Boyfriend		Kannada
	Allari Bullodu	Usha	Telugu
	Moguds Pellams	Padmavathi	Telugu
2006	Asadhyudu		Telugu	Special appearance
	Prema Sangamam		Telugu

Voice artist

• Genelia D'Souza – Boys (2003)
• Diya – Kodambakkam (2006)

Television

Year	Serial	Channel	Language	Notes
2011–2012	Shanthi Nilayam	Jaya TV	Tamil
2013–2015	Bangara	Udaya TV	Kannada	Remake of Thangam (TV series)
2013	Chithiram Pesuthadi	Jaya TV	Tamil	Replaced by Priyanka
2013	Godha Kalyanam	ETV	Telugu
2021	Rudramadevi	Star Maa	Telugu

References

1. "Filmography,Biography of South Indian actress Rathi". nettv4u.com. 2 November 2023.
2. "Screen vs. studies". The Hindu . 6 October 2003. Archived from the original on 17 November 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
3. "Reel Talk – 'Kutty' Radhika begins innings". Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
4. "Charming the young at heart". The Hindu . 6 March 2003. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

External links

• Rathi Arumugam at IMDb
• Rathi Arumugam at IMDb ( Credited as Radhi )