Vanitha Krishnachandran

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Vanitha Krishnachandran
Born
Sai Vanitha

NationalityIndian
Occupation Film actor
Years active1979–1986
2002–present
Spouse(s) Krishnachandran
(m.1986–present)
Parent(s)Ganeshan, Kamala, Kiran (Star Nephew) [1]

Vanitha Krishnachandran is an Indian film and television actress. She acted during the 1980s in nearly 170 films in Tamil and Malayalam films. She is currently more active with several Tamil and Malayalam television serials. [2]

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Personal life

Vanitha was born to Ganeshan and Kamala as the youngest of four children at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Her father is from Manjeri, Kerala, whose paternal ancestors originally hail from Tamil Nadu and her mother is from Tiruchirappalli. She was originally named Sai Vanitha, since her parents were huge devotees of the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba. She has two elder sisters, Sai Prashanthi and Sai Jayalakshmi and an elder brother, Sai Ram. She had her primary education at RSK Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappalli. She stopped studies after tenth grade since she became busy with movies by then. [1]

She married Malayalam actor and singer Krishnachandran on 11 May 1986 with whom she starred in Eenadu, Vanithapolice, Belt Mathai, Deeparadhana and a few other films. [3]

Career

Vanitha entered the film industry as a 13-year-old and her debut film was Padai Maarinal directed by national award-winning director Durai, in 1979 in which she played a school girl. [2] She played the lead role in her first Malayalam film, Chandrabimbam and became popular among Malayalis with her roles in Eenadu, Kaikeyi, and Enickum Oru Divasum. [3] She acted opposite Mammooty and Mohanlal, in 'Vikatakavi and Chakravalam Chuvannappol, respectively. She said "I worked round-the-clock in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films" and "cut down my assignments following my marriage". [4] The last film she did before marriage was Kalyana Agathigal which was her 100th film. [4]

In 2001, In Tamil, she made a comeback with a negative role in K. Balachander's television serial Kaalmulaitha Aasai. She has continued to act in serials in Tamil, such as Alaigal, and Kolangal, and Malayalam. She portrayed Jalaja teacher in K. K. Rajeev's serial Amma Manasu [3] and has said that it was the real break in her second innings. [2] She also played the role of a mother in Tamil films like Kana Kandaen , Kalabha Kadhalan and Parijatham and in many Malayalam films. [2]

Partial filmography

Tamil

Malayalam

Kannada

Television

Television series

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2001–2003Kaalmulaitha AasaiValli Sun TV Tamil
Alaigal Seetha
2003–2006 Kolangal Saradha
2004–2005Engirundho VandhaalVijaya Jaya TV
2005–2006Alli RaajiyamMalarvizhi Sun TV
2006–2007Amma ManassuJalaja Teacher Asianet Malayalam
2007Kanavugal Aayiram Jaya TV Tamil
Mounam NombaramRachel Kairali TV Malayalam
2008January Asianet
2009Coimbatore Ammayi Amrita TV
2009–2011 Madhavi Sun TV Tamil
2009KudumbayogamDathamma Surya TV Malayalam
Aagneyam DD Malayalam Malayalam
2011–2012Deivathinte Swantham DevoottyKalyani Mazhavil Manorama Malayalam
2011–2013 Akashadoothu Mary Surya TV Malayalam
2011–2012Paattukalude PaattuSulochana Surya TV Malayalam
2012 Kumkumapoovu Professor Rajalakshmi Asianet Malayalam
Chandralekha Asianet Malayalam
2017–2019 Mullum Malarum Kanthiyamma Zee Tamil Tamil
2017Nilavum Nakshathrangalum Amrita TV Malayalam
2018–2019 Kalyana Parisu 2 Subbulakshmi Sun TV Tamil
2021–2023 Aanpirannol Daisy Teacher Amrita TV Malayalam
2024-presentMeeraSubhadra Amrita TV Malayalam
2024 Siragadikka Aasai Subbulakshmi Star Vijay Tamil

Other television shows

Web series

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguageNotes
2019 Queen Janani Devi MX Player Tamil
2024-2025 Uppu Puli Kaaram Subba lakshmi Hotstar Tamil
2025Yuva Sapnon Ka SafarWaves OTTMultilingual (mainly English)Anthology series
Segment: Backstage [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vanitha interview". Mangalam. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sudhish, Navamy (12 October 2013). "The new generation mom". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tailor-made role - TVDM". The Hindu . 7 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Grillmill - CHEN". The Hindu . 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. "Backstage review: Anjali Menon's film is a gentle take on the fragilities of friendship". The News Minute . 25 April 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.