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Sreeja | |
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| Born | 18 April 1971 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
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| Years active | 1989–1994 |
| Spouse | Sandhana Pandian (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
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Sreeja is an Indian actress who was active in Malayalam films from 1989 to 1994. Her lead roles in Indrajaalam (1990) as Mohanlal's heroine and Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum (1990) are well noted. She had acted only in a few films.
Sreeja was born to theatre artists Sreedharan and Usha on 18 April 1971 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She had her primary education at Karthika Thirunal Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls, Thiruvananthapuram and her bachelors from NSS Arts College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. She has acted in a few dramas with her parents before entering the film industry.
Sreeja made her debut as a child artist with the 1982 Malayalam film Nidhi. She continued to act in small roles after that. She acted as a sister to Kamalahasan in Chanakyan (1989) and Jayaram in Mazhavilkavadi (1989). She made her debut as a heroine with Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu (1989), the first film directed by Jagathy Sreekumar. She went on to act as a heroine to many actors, including Mohanlal in Indrajaalam (1990) and Mukesh in Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum (1990) and Kazhchakkappuram (1992).
She is married to Sandhana Pandian who is from Tamil Nadu, co-star of her film Sevvanthi since 2 June 1993. The couple have a son and a daughter. [1]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 1982 | Nidhi | Malayalam | Child artist | |
| 1985 | Mutharamkunnu P.O. | Malayalam | ||
| 1987 | Oru Maymasa Pulariyil | Malayalam | ||
| 1988 | Ormayil Oru Maninaadam | Malayalam | ||
| 1989 | Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu | Annakutty | Malayalam | |
| 1989 | Mazhavilkavadi | Vilasini | Malayalam | |
| 1989 | Chanakyan | Johnson's sister | Malayalam | |
| 1989 | Jagratha | Vandana | Malayalam | |
| 1990 | Dr. Pasupathy | Usha | Malayalam | |
| 1990 | Indrajaalam | Vinu | Malayalam | |
| 1990 | Champion Thomas | Selin | Malayalam | |
| 1990 | Mounam Sammadham | Vijayalakshmi | Tamil | |
| 1990 | Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum | Neethu | Malayalam | |
| 1991 | Cheran Pandiyan | Vennila | Tamil | |
| 1991 | MGR Nagaril | Sr.Josephine/Ruby Philp | Tamil | |
| 1991 | Thaiyalkaran | Omana | Tamil | |
| 1991 | Daivasahayam Lucky Centre | Shalini | Malayalam | |
| 1991 | Kuttapathram | Sherley | Malayalam | |
| 1991 | Ezhunnallathu | Asha | Malayalam | |
| 1992 | Kaazhchakkappuram | Soudamini | Malayalam | |
| 1992 | Mudhal Kural | Rekha | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Ghoshayaathra | Safiya | Malayalam | |
| 1993 | Thanga Pappa | Thulasi | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Purushanai Kaikulla Poottukanum | Chithra | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Sevvanthi | Sevvanthi | Tamil | |
| 1994 | En Rajangam | Kalyani | Tamil | |
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