Kiran Rathod is an India

India

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n film actress. She has appeared in Hindi

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 and Tamil films

Tamil cinema

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Early life

Rathod was born on 11 January 1981 in Azamgarh

Azamgarh

Azamgarh is a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of Azamgarh district and Azamgarh Division.-History:Azamgarh, one of the easternmost districts of the State, once formed a part of the ancient Kosala kingdom, except the north-eastern part of it which was included in the...

, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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 into a Rajput

Rajput

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 family. She is a graduate of Mithibai College in Mumbai

Mumbai

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. She is the cousin of Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon

Raveena Tandon

Raveena Tandon is a National Film Award winning Indian actress, producer, and a former model. She has primarily worked in Bollywood films, though she appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films as well....

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Career

She first started appearing in Hindi pop song albums in late 1990s which caught the attention of Hindi movie producers. She made her first film appearance as Monishka - Hrithik Roshan's spoilt and wealthy fiancée in the film Yaadein

Yaadein

Yaadein is a 2001 Bollywood film directed by Subhash Ghai. It was filmed throughout India, Malaysia and the UK.-Plot:Raj Singh Puri is best friends with L.K. Malhotra who is the younger brother of J.K. Malhotra. The brothers are business tycoons and Raj works in their company.Raj is father to...

. The film was a major box office flop. After a few sporadic appearances in minor films, she moved down south where she appeared in a number of successful films including Gemini

Gemini (2002 film)

Gemini is a Tamil language film which was released in 2002. It was directed by successful director, Saran and it was produced by the AVM company headed by M. S. Guhan and M. Saravanan. The film starred Vikram and Kiran Rathod in the lead roles with Kalabhavan Mani in a villain role. Kiran Rathod...

 with Vikram

Vikram (actor)

Vikram is an Indian film actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. During his years in the Indian film industry, he has won five Filmfare Awards as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award amongst other recognitions and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate...

, Anbe Sivam

Anbe Sivam

Anbe Sivam is a 2003 Tamil drama film directed by Sundar C and written by Kamal Hassan. The film stars Kamal Hassan and R. Madhavan. The music is composed by Vidyasagar....

 with Kamal Hassan, Villain

Villain (2002 film)

Villain is a 2002 Tamil film directed by K.S. Ravikumar and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role while Meena and Kiran play female leads. Sujatha, Fesi Vijayan, Karunaas and Ramesh Khanna appear in other significant roles, while Vidyasagar composed the score...

 with Ajith Kumar

Ajith Kumar

Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...

, Winner

Winner (film)

Winner is a 2003 Indian Tamil film, written and directed by Sundar C, that stars Prashanth, Kiran and Vadivelu in lead roles, while Vijayakumar, M. N. Nambiar, Rajkapoor, Prathap Singh, Riyaz Khan among others play other supporting roles. The film, scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and filmed by M....

 with Prashanth

Prashanth

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, and Diwan

Diwan (film)

Diwan is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2003. The film stars Sarathkumar, Kiran, Vadivelu. Film is directed by Suryaprakash who previously directed Maayi with Sarathkumar. S. A. Rajkumar composed the music...

 with Sarath Kumar

Sarath Kumar

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. Her appearance in films like Villain

Villain (2002 film)

Villain is a 2002 Tamil film directed by K.S. Ravikumar and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role while Meena and Kiran play female leads. Sujatha, Fesi Vijayan, Karunaas and Ramesh Khanna appear in other significant roles, while Vidyasagar composed the score...

, Winner

Winner (film)

Winner is a 2003 Indian Tamil film, written and directed by Sundar C, that stars Prashanth, Kiran and Vadivelu in lead roles, while Vijayakumar, M. N. Nambiar, Rajkapoor, Prathap Singh, Riyaz Khan among others play other supporting roles. The film, scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and filmed by M....

, Diwan

Diwan (film)

Diwan is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2003. The film stars Sarathkumar, Kiran, Vadivelu. Film is directed by Suryaprakash who previously directed Maayi with Sarathkumar. S. A. Rajkumar composed the music...

 and New

New (film)

The soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman and with lyrics by Vaali, was critically well received. In an interview in 2001, Surya earlier stated that Deva had composed ten songs for the film, but he was later replaced by Rahman. Rahman remixed the 1964 hit Tamil song "Thottal Poo Malarum" from the...

 were well received by the South Indian audiences.

In 2010, she acted in an Indian version of Malèna

Malèna

Malèna is a 2000 Italian romantic drama film starring Monica Bellucci and Giuseppe Sulfaro. It was directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore from a story by Luciano Vincenzoni.-Plot:...

, High School.

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role	Language	Notes
2001	Yaadein Yaadein Yaadein is a 2001 Bollywood film directed by Subhash Ghai. It was filmed throughout India, Malaysia and the UK.-Plot:Raj Singh Puri is best friends with L.K. Malhotra who is the younger brother of J.K. Malhotra. The brothers are business tycoons and Raj works in their company.Raj is father to...	Monishka Rai	Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
	Shubhakaryam		Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
2002	Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu Nuvvu leka nenu lenu Nuvvu leka Nenu Lenu is a very successful Telugu film starring Tarun, Arthi Agrawal, Laya, Sharath Babu, Chanra Mohan and Radha Kumari.This film was released on January 14, 2002. It was released with high expecationed films like Naga and Takkari Donga. Everyone expected this may not stand and...		Telugu
	Sreeram		Telugu
	Gemini Gemini (2002 film) Gemini is a Tamil language film which was released in 2002. It was directed by successful director, Saran and it was produced by the AVM company headed by M. S. Guhan and M. Saravanan. The film starred Vikram and Kiran Rathod in the lead roles with Kalabhavan Mani in a villain role. Kiran Rathod...	Manisha	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
	Villain Villain (2002 film) Villain is a 2002 Tamil film directed by K.S. Ravikumar and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual role while Meena and Kiran play female leads. Sujatha, Fesi Vijayan, Karunaas and Ramesh Khanna appear in other significant roles, while Vidyasagar composed the score...	Lavanya	Tamil
	Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani is a Hindi supernatural horror film directed and produced by Rajkumar Kohli, featuring Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Manisha Koirala, Sonu Nigam, Aftab Shivdasani, Arshad Warsi. The storyline was a mixture of the two classic films, Nagin and Jaani Dushman...	Rashmi	Hindi
	Thandavam Thandavam Thandavam is a Malayalam action film released in 2002. Directed by Shaji Kailas, this film had a huge star cast including Mohanlal, Kiran Rathod, Nedumudi Venu, Captain Raju, Saikumar, Manoj K. Jayan and Jagadish...	Meenkashi	Malayalam
2003	Anbe Sivam Anbe Sivam Anbe Sivam is a 2003 Tamil drama film directed by Sundar C and written by Kamal Hassan. The film stars Kamal Hassan and R. Madhavan. The music is composed by Vidyasagar....	Bala Kandhasamy	Tamil
	Diwan Diwan (film) Diwan is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2003. The film stars Sarathkumar, Kiran, Vadivelu. Film is directed by Suryaprakash who previously directed Maayi with Sarathkumar. S. A. Rajkumar composed the music...	Geetha	Tamil
	Parasuram	Anjali	Tamil
	Winner Winner (film) Winner is a 2003 Indian Tamil film, written and directed by Sundar C, that stars Prashanth, Kiran and Vadivelu in lead roles, while Vijayakumar, M. N. Nambiar, Rajkapoor, Prathap Singh, Riyaz Khan among others play other supporting roles. The film, scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and filmed by M....	Neelaveni	Tamil
	Thennavan Thennavan Thennavan is a 2003 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by newcomer M. Nandakumaran and produced by Vijayakanth, who plays the lead role in the film as well, by enacting the title role character...	Divya	Tamil
	Thirumalai Thirumalai Thirumalai is a Tamil film which released on 24 October 2003 and was directed by Ramana. This film has Joseph Vijay in the main lead, with Jyothika. Lawrence Raghavendra and Kiran Rathod make special appearances in the film.-Plot:...		Tamil	Special appearance
2004	New New (film) The soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman and with lyrics by Vaali, was critically well received. In an interview in 2001, Surya earlier stated that Deva had composed ten songs for the film, but he was later replaced by Rahman. Rahman remixed the 1964 hit Tamil song "Thottal Poo Malarum" from the...	Sivakami	Tamil
	Naani		Telugu
	Andaru Dongale Dorikithe Andaru Dongale Dorikithe Andalu Dongale Dorikithe is a Telugu film, released in 2004.The film starred Rajendra Prasad, Nagababu, Prabhu Deva, Ankita, Kiran Rathod, Ali, and Brahmanandam.-Plot:...	Naveena	Telugu
	Chinna Chinna (film) Chinna is a love-drama thriller Tamil language movie directed by the Tamil Director Sundar C. It stars Arjun Sarja and Sneha in the lead roles. It did reasonable business at the box-office.This Film Is a remake frm hindi film Darr which has Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla in lead roles....		Tamil	Special appearance
2006	Saawan... The Love Season Saawan... The Love Season Saawan... The Love Season is an Hindi Social film directed by Saawan Kumar, starring Saloni Aswani, Ranjeet, Prem Chopra, Kapil Jhaveri, Kiran Rathod, Johnny Lever in pivotal roles and Salman Khan in an extended appearance as "God's messenger". The title of the film was named after the director...		Hindi
	Souten: The Other Woman Souten: The Other Woman Souten: The Other Woman is a 2006 Bollywood film written and directed by Karan Razdan, starring Gulshan Grover, Mahima Chaudhry, Vikram Singh, Kiran Rathod and Shakti Kapoor in the lead roles...	Sapna Singh	Hindi
	Thimiru Thimiru Thimiru is a 2006 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by debutant Tarun Gopi. The film stars Vishal Krishna, Reema Sen and Sriya Reddy in lead and former football player I. M. Vijayan, Manoj K. Jayan and Vadivelu in supporting roles, whilst Kiran Rathod appears in an item number. The...		Tamil	Special appearance
	Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw is a Telugu Film, Released in 2007. his film is a remake of Bollywood blockbuster Malamaal Weekly directed by Priyadarshan.-Plot:...	Renuka Rani	Telugu
	Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2006.Idhu Kaadhal Varum Paruvam targeted at the youth, is a bubbly movie chronicling the coming of age of a teenager who is a school student....	Manasi	Tamil
2007	Kshana Kshana	Maya	Kannada
2008	Maayakazhcha	Aswathy	Malayalam
	Vasool		Tamil
2009	Naalai Namadhe		Tamil
2010	Jaggubhai Jaggubhai Jaggubhai is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, who with collaborates with the lead actor, Sarath Kumar for their ninth film. Also starring Shriya Saran, debutant Srisha and veteran comedian Goundamani; the film is produced by Sarath Kumar's wife,...		Tamil
	High School		Telugu
	Valibame Vaa		Tamil
	Guru Sishyan Guru Sishyan (2010 film) Guru Sishyan is a Tamil language film released on 2010. It stars Sathyaraj and Sundar C in the lead roles. It is directed by Sakthi Chidamabaram-Cast:* Sathyaraj as Guru Moorthy* Sundar C as Eeti* Sruthi Prakash* Santhanam...		Tamil
	Vaadaa Vaadaa Vaadaa is a 2010 Tamil action film directed by A. Venkatesh. The film featured Sundar C. in the lead role, and finally released after several postponements on October 15, 2010.-Plot:...		Tamil
2011	Agarathi Agarathi Agarathi is a forthcoming Tamil action film directed by Nagavenkatesh. It stars Pratheep and Bala in the lead....		Tamil	Filming
	Manushya Mrugam	Lissy	Malayalam	Filming

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