Sandhya (actress)

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Kadhal Sandhya
Born
Revathy

(1988-09-27) 27 September 1988 (age 36) [1]
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active2004–2020
Spouse
Arjun
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(m. 2015)​
Children1

Revathy (born 27 September 1988), known by her stage name Kadhal Sandhya, is an Indian former actress who appeared mainly in Tamil film industry and in a few Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. [1]

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Early life

She was born in the year 1988. Her father Ajith is an employee of IOB and her mother Maya is a beautician. She has an elder brother, Rahul. [2] She attended Vidyodaya Girls Higher Secondary School, Chennai until completing Class 9. [2]

Career

Sandhya was studying when she starred in the Tamil love story Kaadhal . The role was offered to many known actresses, including Ileana D'Cruz and then Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, but the latter's father was reluctant to let her become an actress at the time. The team next picked Saranya Nag who was in Class IX, when cinematographer Vijay Milton suggested her name to Balaji Sakthivel. [3] [4] She was initially considered to play the heroine in the film, but finally the role was later handed to Sandhya, after the director felt Saranya looked too young. [5]

After the success of the film Kaadhal ,in 2004, she took up a Malayalam film titled Alice in Wonderland which she played as the sister of actor Jayaram. Then came the musical romance Dishyum with Jeeva. She also acted in Koodal Nagar with Bharath. After the success of Cycle , she shifted her focus to Malayalam cinema. [6] She debuted as a playback singer for the film Manjal Veiyil . [7] In 2010, she appeared in a role opposite Vishnuvardhan in the Kannada film Aptharakshaka directed by P. Vasu. [8] Some of them include, Soodhattam (2013), Puzhayum Kannadiyum (2014) and Veri:Thimiru 2 (2015) and in Tamil. [9] She has been a judge on a number of reality shows including Comedy Stars and Little Stars on Asianet. She make her small screen debut with TV show Kanmani (2020).. [10]

Personal life

Sandhya married Venkat Chandrasekhar, a Chennai-based IT businessman, on 6 December 2015. The ceremony was held at Guruvayur Temple. The couple have a daughter, born on 27 September 2016. [11]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2004 Kaadhal Aishwarya RajendranTamilDebut film
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
2005 Alice in Wonderland Alice Malayalam
2006 Dishyum Cinthya JayachandranTamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2006 Prajapathi MaluMalayalam
2006 Vallavan SuchitraTamil
2006 Annavaram Varalakshmi (Varam) Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
2007 Koodal Nagar ThamizhselviTamil
2007 Kannamoochi Yenada Devasena Arumugam
2008 Cycle Meenkashi KaushtubhanMalayalam
2008 Thoondil Anjali SriramTamil
2008 Velli Thirai Herself Cameo appearance
2008 Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar Saranya
2009 Nanda Kavya Kannada
2009 Manjal Veiyil GayathriTamil
2009 Odipolaama Anjali
2010 Aptharakshaka GowriKannada
2010 Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam ThumbiTamil
2010HaasiniHaasiniTelugu
2010 College Days AnuMalayalam
2010 Sahasram Supriya,
Sridevi
2011 Traffic Adithi
2011 Three Kings Manju
2011D - 17Sandhya
2012 Masters Nia Ponnoose
2012 Veendum Kannur Radhika
2012 Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar ActressSpecial appearance
2012 The Hitlist Gouri Vikram
2013 Benki Birugali SandhyaKannada
2013 Paisa Paisa KumudamMalayalam
2013 Ya Ya KanakaTamil
2013For SaleDianaMalayalam
2013Soodhattam—Tamil
2013Second Innings—Malayalam
2014My Dear MummySandra
2014Long Sight—
2014Paris Payyans—
2014Puzhayum Kannadiyum—
2015 Thunai Mudhalvar RukmaniTamil
2015 Kaththukkutti Item dancerSpecial appearance
2015Veri:Thimiru 2—
2016 Vettah Sherin MelvinMalayalam
2016Avarude VeeduVeena
2016Ruthravathi—Tamil

Television series

YearSerialCharacterChannelLanguageRef.
2020 Kanmani Kanmani Sun TV Tamil [12]

References

  1. 1 2 Arjun (25 December 2009). "Merry days are here". The Hindu . Chennai. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 "'കുട്ടികാജോള്‍' പേശ്‌റേന്‍ , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "DIRECTOR BALAJI SAKTHIVEL INTERVIEW - Behindwoods.com - Interview Director Balaji Sakthivel Balaji Sakthivel Directed Movies Samurai Kaadhal Kalloori Rajinikanth starrer Sivaji The Boss Directing 2004 film Kaadhal Balaji Sakthivel an assistant director S.Shankar Samurai for Vikram Kaadhal S Pictures banner Production house of Shankar Native is Dindugal Images". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Varalaxmi Sarathkumar opens up about her movies before Podaa Podi". 4 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (31 March 2012). "Awaiting the monsoon". The Hindu.
  6. ↑ "Cycle is worth a watch".
  7. ↑ "Hot News". Cine South. 14 March 2007. Archived from the original on 17 March 2007.
  8. ↑ "Sandhya to add spice to Aptharakshaka".
  9. ↑ "Despite Flood Obstacle, Here's How Actress 'Kadhal' Sandhya Got Married".
  10. ↑ "Kadhal fame actress Sandhya to make her small screen debut with 'Kanmani'; details inside".
  11. ↑ "Kadhal Sandhya gives birth to baby girl on birthday". The Times of India . 29 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Actor Sanjeev in Kanamani". The Indian Express Tamil.
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