Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)

Last updated

Santhakumari
Born1957 (age 6566)
Kochi, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active1976–present
SpouseVelayudhan (deceased) [1]
Parents
  • Narayanan
  • Karthyayani

Santhakumari is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 250 films, dramas, television serials and short films.

Contents

Biography

Santhakumari was born to Narayanan and Karthyayani, as eighth child among ten children, at Kochi, Kerala. [2] [ unreliable source? ] She had her primary education from Thevara C.C.P.L.M High school, Ernakulam. She was married to Late Velayudhan and have two daughters. She was presented with a house named "Snehaveedu" in 2012 by Malayalam Movie Artists Assoaciation (AMMA). [3] She received Kerala State film Award for Best Actress in 1977 for Chuvanna Vithukal.

Awards

Partial filmography

Television career

Serials

Other shows

Dramas

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Balachandran Chullikkad</span> Malayalam poet, actor

Balachandran Chullikkad is an Indian poet, orator, lyricist and actor in Malayalam-language.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaviyoor Ponnamma</span> Indian Malayalam actress

Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing credits in few films. Ponnamma is a four-time Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress winner. Her sister Kaviyoor Renuka was also an actress. Often called as the Mother to all actors, she has acted as mother of almost all actors in her career panning over decades. At the age of 20, she played the mother of Sathyan and Madhu in the 1965 movie Thommente Makkal. She gained critical acclaim for acting as the mother of the actor Mohanlal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Venu Nagavally</span> Indian actor

Venu Nagavally was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam film industry. He has directed 12 films. Son of writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S. Kurup, Venu has acted in about fifty films, directed films such as Sukhamo Devi (1986), Sarvakalashala (1987), Lal Salam (1990), and Aye Auto (1990), Aayirappara (1993) and scripted the commercially successful Kilukkam (1991). Venu Nagavally died at Thiruvananthapuram on 9 September 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sreenath</span> Indian actor

Sreenath was an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in many Malayalam films, including Shalini Ente Koottukari, Ithu Njangalude Katha, Sarvakalashala, Oru CBI Diary Kurippu, and Kireedam.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santha Devi</span> Indian actress (1942–2010)

Damayanthi, better known by her stage name Kozhikode Santha Devi, was an Indian Malayalam film and stage actress. In a career spanning about sixty years, she acted in more than 1000 plays and about 480 films.

Beena Antony is an Indian actress appearing in Malayalam film and television. She mainly appeared in supporting roles in films and television serials in her later career, including Ommanathinkalpakshi, Mayaseetha, Ente Manasaputhri, Autograph and Thapasya.

Raveendran Nair, known by his stage name Poojappura Ravi, was an Indian actor who primarily performed comedy roles in Malayalam films.

Kulappulli Leela is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema, Tamil cinema and television. She has mostly done comedic roles, and has appeared in over 350 films. She began her career acting through theatre dramas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">T. P. Madhavan</span> Indian actor

T. P. Madhavan is an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films. He started acting at the age of 40 and so far has acted in more than 600 films. He came into the film industry playing villain roles; later he started doing comedy roles and then switched to character roles.

G. Keshava Pillai was an Indian actor and army and naval officer known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He was active for 65 years, acting in more than 325 Malayalam films, and is known for revolutionising the role of the antagonist in Indian cinema and television. He was known for his acclaimed villain roles in Vadakkanpattu action films, historical films and other action films during the 70s and 80s. He took also many notable roles in family-focused films and TV shows. He is the only actor during the 80s to have accomplished most of his stunts in films without the use of stunt doubles.

Zeenath A. P. is an Indian actress and dubbing artist. She was a prominent supporting actress during the 1990s in the Malayalam film industry.

T. N. Krishnachandran is an Indian actor, playback singer, and dubbing artist in Malayalam cinema and television.

Kuttyedathi Vilasini is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 400 films and 120 tv serials.

Lalithasree is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 450 films. She acts mainly in supporting roles. She is known for her comedy roles with Jagathy Sreekumar.

Kannur Sreelatha is an Indian actress from Kannur who is best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. Making her debut with the movie Prashnam Gurutharam, directed by Balachandra Menon, she has acted in many stage plays before entering into the film field.

Kanakalatha is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Malayalam cinema.

Thodupuzha Vasanthi was an Indian actress who acted mainly in Malayalam films. She appeared in over 450 movies and also in 16 tele-serials and 100 plays. She was a theater artist, before starting with small roles in movies. Her first full length role was in Kakka in 1982. Some of her most popular films include Yavanika (1982), Poochakkoru Mookkuthi (1984), Nirakkoottu (1985) and Godfather (1991). She was also a dance teacher at Varamani Natyalaya. She underwent treatment for throat cancer before her death on 28 November 2017 at the age of 65.

Seema G. Nair is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and Malayalam TV series.

Subbalakshmi was an Indian Carnatic musician, composer, and actress in Malayalam cinema. She was noted for her performance in Kalyanaraman (2002), Pandippada (2005), and Nandanam (2002).

Thara Kalyan is an Indian classical dancer and actress in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in mainstream Malayalam films, telefilms and television serials. She is also a professional dancer in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, and Kuchipudi.She is an 'A top' Mohiniyattam artist of Doordarshan.

References

  1. 'അമ്മ'വീടിന്റെ ശാന്തതയില്‍. mangalam.com (2013-06-12). Retrieved on 2017-07-06. Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Oli Mangatha Tharakal". suryatv. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. Malayalam cinema, Kerala cinema, Malayalam cinema news, Malayalam cinema actress, upcoming Malayalam movies. Kerala.com (2012-08-20). Retrieved on 2017-07-06.