Revathi filmography

Last updated October 15, 2025

Asha Kelunni, better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema- in addition to Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi & Kannada films.^[1] She has won several accolades, including the National Film Awards in three different categories, and six Filmfare Awards South.^[2] She is one of the most successful leading actresses of South Indian cinema.

As actress

Tamil

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Mann Vasanai	Muthupechi	Filmfare Special Award – South Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil^[3]
1984	Ponnu Pudichirukku
	Kai Kodukkum Kai	Seetha
	Pudhumai Penn	Seetha	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Vaidhegi Kaathirunthaal	Vaidhegi
	Unnai Naan Santhithen	Indumathi
1985	Pournami Alaigal	Deepa
	Oru Kaidhiyin Diary	Sharada
	Kanni Rasi	Dhanalakshmi
	Selvi	Selvi
	Udhaya Geetham	Shanthi
	Pagal Nilavu	Jyothi
	Aagaya Thamaraigal	Shenbagam
	Kunguma Chimizh	Rukmani
	Prema Paasam
	Thiramai	Bhanu
	Aan Paavam	Revathi
1986	December Pookal	Poornima aka Annam
	Marumagal	Radha
	Maragatha Veenai	Kokila
	Revathy
	Mouna Ragam	Divya	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Lakshmi Vanthachu	Lakshmi
	Punnagai Mannan	Malini
1987	Lankeswaran	Seetha
1987	Gramatthu Minnal	Valli Mayilu
1989	Uthama Purushan	Lakshmi
1990	Idhaya Thamarai	Manju
	Arangetra Velai	Masha
	Kizhakku Vaasal	Thaayamma	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Anjali	Chitra	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Sathriyan	Jaya	Guest appearance
	Raja Kaiya Vacha	Radha	Guest appearance
1991	Ayul Kaithi	Nithya
1992	Chinna Pasanga Naanga	Marikolunthu
	Deiva Vaakku	Hamsaveni
	Thevar Magan	Panchavarnam	National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1993	Marupadiyum	Thulasi	75th Film Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1993	Pudhiya Mugam	Anjali
1994	Paasamalargal	Asha
	Magalir Mattum	Sathya
	Priyanka	Priyanka	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	En Aasai Machan	Thayamma
	Chinna Pulla	Valliammai
1995	Avatharam	Ponnamma
	Thamizhachi	Revathi	Guest appearance
	Gandhi Pirantha Mann	Lakshmi
	Thotta Chinungi	Bhuvana
1996	Meendum Savithri	Manju
1996	Subash	Savithri
1997	Iruvar	Maragatham
1998	Thalaimurai	Naachchiyaa	Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1998	Rathna	Lakshmi
1999	Taj Mahal	Manoj's mother
2001	Maayan
2002	Red	Janaki
2002	Thamizhan	Jaya
2004	Vaanam Vasappadum	Karthik's mother
2005	Ponniyin Selvan	Ponni
2005	Kanda Naal Mudhal	Maragatham
2006	Kaivantha Kalai	Mahalakshmi
2008	Thoondil	Dr. Jayanthi
2009	Vannathupoochi	Judge	Guest appearance
2011	Osthe	Velan's & Balan's mother
2016	Amma Kanakku	Dr.Nandhini
2017	Power Paandi	Poonthendral	Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil^[4]
2018	Gulaebaghavali	Masha	Vikatan Award for Best Comedian — Female ^[5]
2018	Keni	Aruna
2019	Jackpot	Mashavaani	125th Film JFW Award for Best Comedian - Female ^[6]
2019	Azhiyatha Kolangal 2	Sita
2021	Navarasa	Savithri	Web series, Episode: Edhiri
2022	Thiruchitrambalam	Pazham's mother	Cameo appearance
2026	Jana Nayagan †	TBA	Filming

Malayalam

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Kattathe Kilikoodu	Asha Thampi
1985	Ente Kaanakkuyil	Anuradha
1987	Aankiliyude Tharattu	Sunitha Menon
1987	Vandanam	Special appearance
1988	Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal	Lakshmi/Kakkothi/Vavachi	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
	Puravrutham	Devi
	Moonnam Mura	Mini Johnson
1989	Varavelpu	Rama
1989	Najangalude Kochu Doctor	Mini
1990	Ottayadipathakal	Sathi
1991	Kilukkam	Nandini
1992	Advaitham	Lakshmi Menon
1993	Devasuram	Bhanumathi
	Maya Mayuram	Nanda
	Vaishnavar	-
1994	Padheyam	Radha
1995	Agnidevan	Sudarshana
1997	Mangamma	Mangamma
2001	Raavanaprabhu	Bhanumathi
2002	Nandanam	Thankam
	Kaiyethum Doorath	Dr. Omana Babunath
	Krishna Pakshakkilikal	Mary
2003	Gramaphone	Sara
2003	Mizhi Randilum	Sridevi
2005	Anandabhadram	Gayathri
2009	Nammal Thammil	Lakshmi
2010	Paattinte Palazhy	Raziya
2010	Penpattanam	Girija
2011	Indian Rupee	Dr. Sheela Koshy
2012	Father's Day	Seethalekshmy
2012	Molly Aunty Rocks!	Molly Mamen	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
2018	Kinar ^[7]	Aruna
2019	Virus ^[8]	C K Prameela
2022	Bhoothakaalam	Asha	Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
2025	Pravinkoodu Shappu	TBA

Telugu

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Manasa Veena	Veena
1984	Seethamma Pelli	Seethamma
1988	Rao Gari Illu	Chanti
1989	Prema	Maggie	Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
1989	Lankeswarudu	Swapna
1990	Mrugathrushna
1992	Raatri	Manisha Sharma (Mini)
1993	Ankuram	Sindhura	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
1993	Gaayam	Anitha	Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
1996	Neti Savithri	Manju
1998	Ganesh	Rangamma
2002	Eeshwar	Sujatha
2010	Gaayam 2	Anitha
2014	Anukshanam	Shailaja
2015	Loafer	Lakshmi	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
2016	Brahmotsavam	Mahalakshmi
2017	Yuddham Sharanam	Seetha Lakshmi
2021	Itlu Amma	Balasaraswathi
2022	Major	Dhanalakshmi Unnikrishnan

Hindi

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Love	Maggie Pinto
1992	Raat	Manisha Sharma (Mini)
1992	Muskurahat	Nandini
1994	Tarpan	Sumitra
1996	Aur Ek Prem Kahani	Manga
2003	Dhoop	Savita Kapoor
2003	Darna Mana Hai	Pramila's mother	Story segment: Homework
2004	Ab Tak Chhappan	Namita Agashe
2004	Phir Milenge	Dr. Raisingh
2005	Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...	Sandhya Sinha
2007	Nishabd	Amrita
2014	2 States	Radha Swaminathan	^[9]
2015	Margarita, With a Straw	Shubhangini Kapoor
2018	Udne Do	Tara Sheshadri	Short Film^[10]
2022	Major	Dhanalakshmi Unnikrishnan
2022	Aye Zindagi	Revathi Rajan
2023	Tiger 3	Maithili Menon
2025	The StoryTeller	Saraswati
2025	The Diplomat	External Minister

Kannada

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Idu Saadhya	Indu
1998	Nishyabda	Dr. Vinitha

As director

Year	Film	Language	Notes
2002	Mitr, My Friend	English	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English
2004	Phir Milenge	Hindi
2009	Kerala Cafe	Malayalam	"Makal" segment
2010	Mumbai Cutting ^[11]	Hindi	"Parcel" segment
2022	Salaam Venky	Hindi
2025	Good Wife ^[12]	Tamil	Web Series, adaptation of The Good Wife

As voice actor

Year	Film	Dubbed for	Language
1995	Pasumpon	Saranya Ponvannan	Tamil
1995	Aasai	Suvalakshmi	Tamil
1996	Devaraagam	Sridevi	Malayalam
1997	Minsara Kanavu	Kajol	Tamil
1997	Ullasam	Maheswari	Tamil
1999	Megham	Pooja Batra	Malayalam
2000	Kandukondain Kandukondain	Tabu	Tamil
2001	Vedham	Divya Unni	Tamil
2005	Chandrolsavam	Khushbu	Malayalam
2020	Punyakoti (Animated film)	Cow	Sanskrit ^[13]

As playback singer

Year	Title	Film	Language	Composer	Notes
2021	"Thiruppavai"	Margazhi Thingal-Music Video by Saregama Tamil	Tamil	Ravi G	Also actress in the music album along with Suhasini, others

Television

As an actress

Year	Title	Language	Channel
1990	Ambalakkara UP School	Malayalam	DD Malayalam
1990	Iravil Oru Pagal	Tamil	Doordarshan
1991	Penn		Doordarshan
1994	Revathy		Sun TV
1997	Doctors
1998	Anbu Maman
1999–2000	Nirangal
1999	Chinna Chinna Aasai
2000	Boom Boom Shaka Laka
2001	Kadhai Kadhaiyaam Karanamaam		Vijay TV
2002	Sindhanaigal		Jaya TV
2003	Pudumai Penngal		KTV
2003	Friends		KTV
2011	Yathumagi Nindrai	Tamil	Zee Tamil
2011–2012	Kanamarayathu	Malayalam	Mazhavil Manorama
		Malayalam
2013	Malayalee House	Surya TV
2013–2014	Champions	Tamil	Sun TV
2016	Samvidhanam Revathy	Malayalam	Mazhavil Manorama
2017–2020	Azhagu ^[14]	Tamil	Sun TV
2020	Yadunandanam	Malayalam	Surya TV
2022	Modern Love Hyderabad	Telugu	Amazon Prime Video
2022	Kaun Banega Crorepati	Hindi	Sony Entertainment Television
2023	Tooth Pari: When Love Bites	Hindi	Netflix

As Creative Head

Year	Title	Channel	Notes
2011	Yathumagi Nindrai	Zee Tamil	Creative Head in this TV serial along with Rohini

References

↑ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 14 March 2012.
↑ "40th National Film Awards – 1993" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals – 1993. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
↑ "Demure-daring-actor-revathy-s-multi-faceted-film-career". The News minute. 8 January 2018.
↑ "Pa Paandi's Kannada remake may feature Khushbu or Revathi". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2018.
↑ "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2018 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை". 3 January 2019.
↑ "Twin Birds Presents JFW Movie Awards 2020: An Unforgettable Night With Impeccable Style And Substance". JFW Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
↑ "Revathi to play a collector in Kinar". Times of India. 7 October 2017.
↑ "Revathi plays health minister in a film on Nipah virus outbreak". India Times.
↑ "It's okay to play my age and that's not an issue: Revathi on Bollywood stereotypes". First post. 21 April 2015.
↑ "We need to tell children to share if something is not right: Revathi". Indian Express. 18 November 2018.
↑ "Revathi likes Zoya Akhtar's kind of films". Zee News.
↑ "Priya Mani's web series directed by Revathy titled 'Good Wife'". thesouthfirst.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
↑ "Revathi talks about voice-acting for her first-ever animation film, Punyakoti". The Hindu. 20 August 2016.
↑ "Revathi's back to TV". Times of India. 31 October 2017.

External links

Official website
Revathi at IMDb

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[49thawardPDF-1] "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 14 March 2012.

[2] "40th National Film Awards – 1993" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals – 1993. Retrieved 5 July 2013.

[3] "Demure-daring-actor-revathy-s-multi-faceted-film-career". The News minute. 8 January 2018.

[4] "Pa Paandi's Kannada remake may feature Khushbu or Revathi". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2018.

[5] "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2018 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை". 3 January 2019.

[6] "Twin Birds Presents JFW Movie Awards 2020: An Unforgettable Night With Impeccable Style And Substance". JFW Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[7] "Revathi to play a collector in Kinar". Times of India. 7 October 2017.

[8] "Revathi plays health minister in a film on Nipah virus outbreak". India Times.

[:0-9] "It's okay to play my age and that's not an issue: Revathi on Bollywood stereotypes". First post. 21 April 2015.

[10] "We need to tell children to share if something is not right: Revathi". Indian Express. 18 November 2018.

[11] "Revathi likes Zoya Akhtar's kind of films". Zee News.

[12] "Priya Mani's web series directed by Revathy titled 'Good Wife'". thesouthfirst.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

[13] "Revathi talks about voice-acting for her first-ever animation film, Punyakoti". The Hindu. 20 August 2016.

[14] "Revathi's back to TV". Times of India. 31 October 2017.

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