Sithara (actress)

Sithara
Born	Sithara Parameshwaran Nair (1973-06-30) 30 June 1973 (age 52) Kilimanoor, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986 – present

Sithara is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films. ^[1] She has appeared in over a hundred films in South Indian languages and is known throughout all the regional film industries. ^[2]

Early life

Sithara was born as the eldest among three children to Parameshwaran Nair and Valsala Nair in Kilimanoor. Her father Parameshwaran Nair was an engineer at the electricity board and her mother was also an officer at the electricity board. She has two younger brothers, Pratheesh and Abhilash. She studied in Lourdes Mount School, Vattappara. She was studying for pre-university certification at Sree Sankara Vidyapeetom College, Kilimanoor, when she acted in her debut movie Kaveri (1986). ^[3]

Personal life

Sithara never married, a decision she took early in her life after her father's death. ^[4]

Career

Sithara made her acting debut in 1986 with the Malayalam film Kaveri , directed by Rajeevnath. Her performance was well-received, and she soon became a sought-after actress in the Malayalam film industry. She went on a signing spree and turned to be most sought after actress of 80's and 90's in South India. ^[5]

She then expanded her career to Tamil cinema with her debut in Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (1989), directed by K. Balachander, which was a major success and established her as a prominent actress in Tamil films. ^[6]

Throughout her career, Sithara has worked with several leading actors and acclaimed directors. Some of her notable Malayalam films include Nakhakshathangal (1986), Mazhavilkavadi (1989), Jaathakam (1989), Dasharatham (1989), Amaram (1991), Chamayam (1993) and Guru (1997).

In Tamil cinema, she is known for her performances in films like Pudhu Vasantham (1990) and Padayappa (1999). She has to be part of more than 100 films in each south languages as heroin and character artists. ^[7]

In late 2000, she took a break from the industry. Sithara made her comeback to Mollywood with Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu directed by Rajasenan. After her comeback, she acted in Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu (2013) and Saigal Padukayanu (2015). ^[8]

She is also known for her work in Television. The serial likes Mouna Raagalu, Kavari Maangal, Parasakti, Eetharam Katha, Intinti Gruhalakshmi and Poova Thalaya . ^[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1986	Kaveri	Kaveri	Malayalam
1987	Oridathu	Rema
	Ponnu	Ammu
1988	Mukthi	Shobha
	Aryan	Thatrikutty
	Paadha Mudra	Sharadha
1989	Naduvazhikal	Rema
	Mazhavilkavadi	Amminikutty
	Puthiya Karukkal	Sindu
	Chanakyan	Geethu
	Jaathakam	Malini
	Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal	Jyothi	Tamil
1990	Purappadu	Kunjumol	Malayalam
	Vachanam	Maya
	Maanmizhiyaal	Prasanna
	Orukkam	Bhagi
	Unnai Solli Kutramillai	Janaki	Tamil
	Manaivi Vantha Neram	Latha
	Pudhu Pudhu Ragangal	Kanika
	Pudhu Vasantham	Gowri
	Puriyaadha Pudhir	Sindhu
	Oru Veedu Iru Vasal	Guest Appearance
1991	Teneteega	Amrutha	Telugu
	Archana IAS	Archana	Tamil
	Ezhunnallathu	Remani	Malayalam
	Srivari Chindulu	Madhavi	Telugu	[10]
	Paattondru Ketten	Sneha	Tamil
1992	Kaaval Geetham	Priya
	Endrum Anbudan	Nandhini
1993	Maamiyar Veedu	Anandavalli
	Pettredutha Pillai	Kalyani
	Journalist	Ranjini Menon	Malayalam
	Chamayam	Liza
1994	Pondattiye Deivam	Parimala, Shyamala	Tamil
	Bhagyavan	Ammu	Malayalam
	Halunda Tavaru	Jyothi	Kannada
1995	Karulina Kudi	Yashodha
	Kavya	Kalpana
	Bangarada Kalasha	Uma
	Deergha Sumangali	Gayathri
	Ganeshana Galate	Lakshmi
	Thai Thangai Paasam	Kalyaani	Tamil
1996	Bangarada Mane	Megha	Kannada
1997	Guru	Vaidehi	Malayalam
	Ammavra Ganda	Prenu	Kannada
1998	Natpukaaga	Gowri	Tamil
1999	Chinna Durai	Maragatham
	Padayappa	Nandhini
	Sneham Kosam	Gowri	Telugu
	Panchapandavar	Yamuna	Malayalam
2000	Thirunelveli	Varadappan's wife	Tamil
	Mugavaree	Shantha
	Manu Needhi	Poongodi's mother
2001	Jenu Goodu	Sharada	Kannada
2004	Samba	Samba's sister	Telugu	[11]
2009	Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonnu	Lisamma	Malayalam
	Vellathooval	Sheela
	Josh	Sathya's mother	Telugu
2010	Naanu Nanna Kanasu	Kalpana	Kannada
	Brindavanam	Lakshmi	Telugu
	Gudu Gudu Gunjam	Seeta
2012	Yamaho Yama	Yana' wife
2013	Black Butterfly	Indira	Malayalam
	Mathapoo	Karthik's sister	Tamil
	Om 3D	Jyothi	Telugu
2014	Naa Rakumarudu	Bindu's mother
	Legend	Jaidev's younger sister
	Poojai	Ramaswamy's wife	Tamil
	Chinnadana Nee Kosam	Nithin's Mother	Telugu
2015	Srimanthudu	Charuseela's mother
	Bhale Bhale Magadivoy	Lucky's mother
	Mr. Airavata	Sita Devi	Kannada
	Saigal Padukayanu	Sujatha	Malayalam
	Sankarabharanam	Rajjo Devi	Telugu
2016	Chakravyuha	Student's mother	Kannada
	Janatha Garage	Bujji's Mother	Telugu
2017	Sathamanam Bhavati	Sudha
	Munnodi	Sathya's mother	Tamil
	Jaya Janaki Nayaka	Narayana's wife	Telugu
	Oxygen	Raghupathi's wife
	2 Countries	Laya's Mother
2018	Brihaspathi	Sudhir's mother	Kannada
	Rangula Ratnam	Vishnu's mother	Telugu
	Nagesh Thiraiyarangam	Nagesh's mother	Tamil
	Bharat Ane Nenu	Bharath's step mother	Telugu
	Buckasura	Arya's mother	Kannada
	Raju Gadu	Seeta	Telugu
	Amma I Love You	Annapurna	Kannada
	Srinivasa Kalyanam	Lakshmi	Telugu	[12]
	Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava	Varalakshmi
	Hello Guru Prema Kosame	Gayatri
2019	Mr. Majnu	Nikitha's mother
	Jodi	Vasavi
2022	Sammathame	Krishna's mother
2023	Ala Ila Ela	Janaki		[13]
2024	Hit List	Vijay's mother	Tamil
	Oru Thee	Janaki
2025	Maareesan	Meenakshi

TV serials

List of Sithara Malayalam television serials credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel	Notes
1998–2001	Ganga Yamuna Saraswati		Tamil	Raj TV	TV debut
1999	Sindhooram		Malayalam	Asianet
2000	Parasparam			Surya TV
2002	Sneha			Asianet
2006	Eetharam
	Summer in America	Meera		Kairali TV
2008	Aarthi	Arathi	Tamil	Raj TV
2008–2009	Thirumagal			Kalaignar TV
2010	Swathi Chinukulu	Tulsi	Telugu	ETV
2012	Mouna Raagalu
2016	Kavari Maangal	Sandhya	Tamil	Jaya TV
2017	Parasakti			Vasanth TV
	Eetharam Katha	Hema	Telugu	ETV
2021-2022	Intinti Gruhalakshmi	Pravallika		Star Maa
2023–2024	Poova Thalaya	Rajeshwari	Tamil	Sun TV

References

1. "The evergreen star". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
2. "Actress Sithara To Return To Big Screen With Vijay Kanishka's Debut Film Hit List". news18. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
3. "ഞാൻ പ്രണയിച്ചിരുന്നു. Sithara was a lead actress from 1989 till 1999.പക്ഷേ..." ManoramaOnline. manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
4. "Actress Sithara reveals why she decided not to get married". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
5. "Actress Sithara reveals why she decided not to get married". onmanorama. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
6. "Did you know Poova Thalaiya fame Sithara had shared the screen with Rajinikanth in Padayappa?". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
7. "Actress Sithara opens up on why she chose to stay unmarried forever". ibtimes. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
8. "Actress Sithara opens up on why she chose to stay unmarried forever". english.mathrubhumi. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
9. "Popular actress Sithara to play the titular role in upcoming show 'Poova Thalaiya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
10. "Srivari Chindulu Telugu Full Movie | Naresh | Sithara | Gollapudi | Annapurna | Trendz Telugu". YouTube . 15 March 2022.
11. "Telugu cinema Review - Samba - NTR, Bhumika Chawla, Genelia - VV Vinayak - Kodali Nani". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
12. Jayakrishnan (14 March 2018). "Mahesh Babu and Kiara Advani shooting a romantic number for 'Bharat Ane Nenu'". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
13. "The 'Ala Ila Ela' Pre-release event was held in Hindupur and the makers are confident about the success of their film". The Times of India. 26 June 2023.

External links

• Sithara at IMDb