Sangeetha Krish
Sangeetha in 2023
Born
Sangeetha

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesRasika (Malayalam film industry)
Deepthi (Kannada film industry)[1]
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer, television presenter
Years active1995–present
Spouse
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(m. 2009)​
ChildrenShivhiya
HonoursKalaimamani (2020)[2]

Sangeetha is an Indian actress, dancer, television presenter and reality show judge who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films.[3] She is known as Rasika in Malayalam movie industry. Making her acting debut in the mid-1990s, Sangeetha is best known for her performances in the films Khadgam (2002), Pithamagan (2003), Uyir (2006), Dhanam (2008) and Masooda (2022).

Early life

Sangeetha was born in Chennai,[4] India, to Santharam and Bhanumathi. Her grandfather, K. R. Balan, is a film producer, who had produced more than 20 Tamil films. Also her father had produced several films.[5] She has two brothers. She studied at St. John's English School and Junior College, Besant Nagar, Chennai.[4] Sangeetha is a Bharatanatyam dancer as she had learned Bharatanatyam during her school days.[6]

Career

She started her acting career in the late 1990s, beginning in an unreleased film opposite her cousin Venkat Prabhu titled Poonjolai.[7] Her debut release was the big-budget Malayalam political thriller, Gangotri (1997). She subsequently played small roles in successful films like Summer in Bethlehem (1998) and Kaadhale Nimmadhi (1998). She was cast as a second heroine in the Mammootty-starrer Ezhupunna Tharakan (1999) and Dileep starrer Deepasthambham Mahaashcharyam (1999). She also earned a small role in the Mohanlal-starrer Sradha (2000). Her supporting roles in Khadgam (2002) and Pithamagan (2003) earned her Filmfare Awards in Telugu and Tamil. She then debuted in Kannada films alongside of Dr. Vishnuvardhan in Janani janmabhumi (1997) and later acted alongside Sudeep in Nalla (2004).

Television

She was a judge on Vijay TV's hit show Jodi No.1. She was one of the three judges along with Silambarasan and Sundaram in Jodi No.1 Season Two, with S. J. Suryaah and Sundaram in Jodi No.1 Season Three, and with Jeeva and Aishwarya Dhanush in Jodi No.1 Season Four.

She was a guest judge during the finals of Vasantham Central's Indian dance competition "Dhool" held in Singapore in 2008. She was the anchor of Enga Veetu Mapillai show in Colors Tamil. And also she is a guest jude in Dhee and Jabardasth and she is hosted Bindaas game show for few episodes in Zee telugu

Personal life

She married film playback singer Krish in 2009 at the Arunachaleshwarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai.[8] The couple has a daughter.[9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1997GangothriGopikaMalayalam
AattuvelaMaluMalayalam
Circus Sattipandu Telugu
Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi Nirmala Mary/PriyadarshaniKannada
Janani JanmabhumiShanthiKannada
1998Kaadhale NimmadhiSwapnaTamil
Udhavikku VaralaamaaStellaTamil
Bhagavath SinghKosal/KokilaTamil
Summer in BethlehemJyothiMalayalam
1999Deepasthambham MahascharyamPriyaMalayalam
Guest HousePreethiTamil
Asala Sandadi-Telugu
Anbulla KadhalukkuPriyaTamil
English MediumRadhikaMalayalam
Ezhupunna TharakanAishwaryaMalayalam
2000DoublesSangeethaTamil
SradhaJaneeshaMalayalam
VarnakkazhchakalSusanMalayalam
ChillaksharangalSumithraMalayalam
Ingane Oru NilapakshiSangeethaMalayalam
Kannule Kaasu KaattappaTamil
2001Kabadi KabadiMythiliTamil
UthamanDevikaMalayalam
Navvuthu BathakaliraJayammaTeluguCredited as Deepti
Maa Ayana SundarayyaSrishaTelugu
2002KhadgamSeethalakshmiTeluguWinner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu)
Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Supporting Actress
Shambho Mahadeva Pooja VarmaMalayalam
2003Pellam OorelitheSandhyaTelugu
Ee Abbai Chala ManchoduJeevithaTelugu
AayudamKalyaniTelugu
Ori Nee Prema Bangaram KaanuSangitaTelugu
PithamaganGomathyTamilWinner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil)
Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nenu Pelliki ReadyPriyaTelugu
Tiger Harischandra PrasadSwathiTelugu
2004Maa Intikoste Em Testaaru-Mee Intikoste Em IstaaruHaarika MadhavTelugu
Kushi KushigaSatya BhamaTelugu
NallaPreethiKannada
Vijayendra VarmaTelevision artistTeluguGuest appearance
2005SankranthiKalyaniTeluguNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
Naa OopiriGowri VenuTelugu
Adirindayya ChandramPadmavathy (Paddu)Telugu
2006UyirArundhathi SathyaTamil
KasuPrarthanaTamil
47A Besant Nagar VaraiRashikaTamil
2007BahumatiBhanumathi VenkataramanaTelugu
Evano OruvanVathsala VasudevanTamil
2008KaalaiLakshmiTamil
Maa Ayana Chanti PilladuChintamaniTelugu
NepaliHerselfTamilCameo appearance
Magic LampAlphonsaMalayalam
NayaganDr. Sandhya ViswanathTamil
DhanamDhanam AnantharamanTamil
IndrajeetSiriTelugu
2009Naan Avanillai 2MahalakshmiTamil
Mathiya ChennaiFilm heroineTamil
2010Srimati KalyanamSwetha / SitaTelugu
Kutti PisasuGayathriTamil
Cara MajakaTelugu
Bombat Car Kannada
PuthranDevakiTamil
Manmadan AmbuDeepaTamilNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil)
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
ThambikottaiBeeda PandiammaTamil
2011Uchithanai MuharnthaalNirmala NadesanTamil
2013Vanakkam ChennaiLawyer GirijaTamilGuest appearance
2015Massu Engira Masilamani Principal S. ShankariTamilGuest appearance
2017Mupparimanam HerselfTamilGuest appearance
Neruppu Da AnnamTamil
2020Sarileru Neekevvaru SwarajyamTelugu
2021Kutty StoryEveTamil
Telangana DevuduTelugu
2022AcharyaDancerTeluguGuest appearance
Masooda Neelam Telugu SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
2023VarisuAarthiTamil
Tamilarasan Padma SrinivasanTamil

Television

References

  1. ↑ Srikanth, Srinivasa (16 June 2002). "Deepti, Rashika, Sangeeta..." Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2 December 2002.
  2. ↑ "T.N. Govt. Announces Kalaimamani awards for 2019, 2020". The Hindu. 20 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Former heroine Sangeetha lands a pivotal role in Mahesh Babu's 'Sarileru Neekevvaru'?". The Times of India. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 Sangeetha Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Interview at totaltollywood.com
  5. ↑ "AllIndianSite.com Tollywood - It's All About Sangeetha". Tollywood.allindiansite.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Actor Sangeetha content with her success". The Hindu. 3 August 2006. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_thke1fERps&t=268s
  8. ↑ "Actress Sangeeta weds singer Krish - Telugu cinema marriage". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Events - Numerous Stars At Sangeetha – Krish Wedding". IndiaGlitz. 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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