Swathi (actress)

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Swathi
Born
Hyderabad, India
Other namesSwathi Kiran
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1995–1999 (Lead actress)
2000–2009
(Supporting actress)
SpouseKiran (m.2009-present)
Children1
Parent(s)Gopal (father)
Sathyavani (mother)

Swathi is a former Indian actress who has appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Telugu films.

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Career

She made her film debut with the film Deva in 1995 opposite Vijay. Swathi shared the screen space with Ajith Kumar in Vaanmathi (1996) directed by Agathiyan. [1]

After the success of Vaanmathi, Swathi returned to Hyderabad to complete her education and turned down film offers. [2] She played opposite Vijay in Vasantha Vaasal (1996) and Selva (1996). She played a supporting role with Prabhu in Mappillai Gounder (1997).

After a few films in Tamil, she debuted in Hindi with Mithun Chakraborty and Suman Ranganathan in Hatyara (1998). In the same year, she joined hands with Ajith in Unnai Thedi (1999) directed by Sundar C. She was cast opposite Ramarajan in Annan (1999).

In 2000, Swathi was seen in a Hindi film Qurbaniyaan. The same year, she paired opposite Mithun Chakraborty in Justice Chowdhary . Swathi got a small yet meaty role in Yajamana , a Kannada film with Vishnuvardhan. In 2003, she shared the screen space with Vijayakanth in Chokka Thangam directed by K. Bhagyaraj. In 2004, she was seen in Thendral in a supporting role. In this movie, Swathi shared the screen space with R. Parthiban. In 2008, she played a supporting role in Ezhuthiyatharadi .

She was last seen in Ameer's Yogi in 2009 and she chose to bid adieu to the acting career. [3]

Personal life

She married a company director, Kiran, on 2 December 2009 at Maruthi Gardens, Red Hills in Hyderabad. The couple have one son. [4]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1995 Deva Bharathi Tamil
Aata HudugataAnuradha Kannada
1996 Vaanmathi VaanmathiTamil
Gajanura Gandu RanjiniKannadaCredited as Narmada
Vasantha Vaasal DivyaTamil
Vishwanath SwathiTamil
Selva SumathiTamil
1997 Thaali GangaTelugu
Mappillai Gounder AmsavalliTamil
My IndiaJyothiTamil
Nattupura Nayagan RanjaniTamil
1998 Sundara Pandian KarthikaTamil
Thulli Thirintha Kaalam SwathiTamilSpecial appearance
Hatyara Professor Kajol Hindi
1999 Housefull StellaTamil
Unnai Thedi ChitraTamil
Annan SundariTamil
Ponvizha ParvathiTamil
Sivan ShenbagamTamil
2000QurbaniyaanProfessor KajolHindi
Justice Chowdhary SarithaHindi
Yajamana Dr. KeerthiKannada
2001 Asathal CatherineTamil
Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala SaroTamil
2003 Chokka Thangam GowriTamil
Chandu Telugu Credited as Archana
2004 Thendral SundariTamil
Kadhale Jayam ChithraTamil
2007Thangiya ManeLakshmiKannada
2008 Ezhuthiyatharadi RojaTamilDubbed into Telugu as Premistu
2009 Yogi CarolineTamil

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