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Sangeetha Arvind-Krish is an India
n film actress. Making her acting debut in the mid-90s, she is probably best known for her performances in the films Khadgam
, Pithamagan
, Uyir
and Dhanam.
, India to Arvind and Bhanumathy. Her grandfather, K. R. Balan, is a prominent film producer, who had produced more than 20 Tamil films. Also her father had produced several films. She has two brothers.
Sangeetha is a Bharatanatyam dancer
as she had learned Bharatanatyam during her school days. She studied in St. John's, Besant Nagar where she was unanimously elected as the head girl of her school.
comedian Ali
and she performed primarily in low budget films until her role in Telugu
movie Khadgam
, alongside Ravi Teja
in 2002. Later she acted with Vikram
, Surya Sivakumar and Laila in the National Award winning Pithamagan
. Later, she appeared in the moderate hit Uyir as a possessive woman wanting her brother in law.
She currently acted opposite Madhavan
, in Evano Oruvan
, produced by Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla. She also played a minuscule role in Kaalai
. Her last film in Tamil before marriage was Dhanam which won her lots of rave reviews.
Hello hello
. She was one of the three judges along with Silambarasan and Sundaram
in Jodi No.1 Season Two
and with S.J.Suryaah and Sundaram
in Jodi No.1
and with Jeeva and Aishwarya Dhanush
in Jodi No.1 Season Three
.
She was a guest judge during the finals of Vasantham Central's Indian dance competition "Dhool" held in Singapore on 2008.
on 1 February 2009 at the Arunachaleshwarar Temple in Thiruvannamalai., which was attended by several noted film personalities.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film actress. Making her acting debut in the mid-90s, she is probably best known for her performances in the films Khadgam
Khadgam
Khadgam is a 2002 Telugu language Patriotic movie produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under Karthikeya Movies banner. The film features Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Sangeetha, Sonali Bendre and Kim Sharma in the lead roles. Music has been composed Devi Sri Prasad. The movie released on 29...
, Pithamagan
Pithamagan
Pithamagan is a 2003 Tamil feature drama film directed by Bala. The film stars Vikram, Surya, Laila, Sangeetha, and Simran. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilayaraaja....
, Uyir
Uyir
Uyir is a Tamil language feature film released in 2006 meaning "Life"."Sri Balaji Cine creations", a production house based in Chennai produced this as its debut film. SBCC took a huge and bold risk by choosing this revolutionary story which is normally not acceptable in India...
and Dhanam.
Early life
Sangeetha was born in ChennaiChennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India to Arvind and Bhanumathy. Her grandfather, K. R. Balan, is a prominent film producer, who had produced more than 20 Tamil films. Also her father had produced several films. She has two brothers.
Sangeetha is a Bharatanatyam dancer
Bharatanatyam
Bharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...
as she had learned Bharatanatyam during her school days. She studied in St. John's, Besant Nagar where she was unanimously elected as the head girl of her school.
Career
She started her acting career in late 90's, pairing with TeluguTelugu people
The Telugu people or Telugu Prajalu are an ethnic group of India. They are the native speakers of the Telugu language, the most commonly spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali...
comedian Ali
Ali (actor)
Ali is a South Indian actor who has acted in more than 800 films in Telugu, Tamil and Bollywood film industries. He is a regular actor in Puri Jagannadh's movies and pawan kalyan's movies...
and she performed primarily in low budget films until her role in 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...
movie Khadgam
Khadgam
Khadgam is a 2002 Telugu language Patriotic movie produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under Karthikeya Movies banner. The film features Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Sangeetha, Sonali Bendre and Kim Sharma in the lead roles. Music has been composed Devi Sri Prasad. The movie released on 29...
, alongside Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has participated in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, and Mirapakaay...
in 2002. Later she acted 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...
, Surya Sivakumar and Laila in the National Award winning Pithamagan
Pithamagan
Pithamagan is a 2003 Tamil feature drama film directed by Bala. The film stars Vikram, Surya, Laila, Sangeetha, and Simran. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilayaraaja....
. Later, she appeared in the moderate hit Uyir as a possessive woman wanting her brother in law.
She currently acted opposite Madhavan
R. Madhavan
R. Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer, film producer and television host. Madhavan has received a Filmfare Award, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations...
, in Evano Oruvan
Evano Oruvan
Evano Oruvan is a 2007 Tamil drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat who made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the film. It is a remake of Kamat's acclaimed Marathi film, Dombivli Fast, which itself was heavily influenced by the Michael Douglas starrer 1993 Hollywood film Falling Down...
, produced by Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla. She also played a minuscule role in Kaalai
Kaalai
Kaalai is an Action Tamil film directed by Tharun Gopi. The film stars Silambarasan in the lead role with Vedhika, Sangeetha, Nila and Seema in supporting roles. Previously the original lead cast, Madhavan had dropped out of the project, as did Trisha Krishnan. The film's score and soundtrack are...
. Her last film in Tamil before marriage was Dhanam which won her lots of rave reviews.
Hello hello
Television
She is a judge on Vijay TV's hit show Jodi No.1Jodi Number One
Jodi Number One is an annual series reality dance show on the Indian STAR Vijay channel. Its contestants are couples who are generally TV stars in their own right, often from the television industry.- Concept :...
. She was one of the three judges along with Silambarasan and Sundaram
Sundaram
Mugur Sundar is a popular dance choreographer in South Indian cinema. He has directed more than 10,000 dance sequences for various south-Indian films. Sundar was born in Mugur, a village located in Mysore district, Karnataka. He has three sons, Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad, who...
in Jodi No.1 Season Two
Jodi Number One (Series 2)
Series 1 of STAR Vijay talent show Jodi Number One was broadcast from 4 September to November 23, 2007. It was won by Tinku and Preethi.-Format:...
and with S.J.Suryaah and Sundaram
Sundaram
Mugur Sundar is a popular dance choreographer in South Indian cinema. He has directed more than 10,000 dance sequences for various south-Indian films. Sundar was born in Mugur, a village located in Mysore district, Karnataka. He has three sons, Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad, who...
in Jodi No.1
Jodi Number One
Jodi Number One is an annual series reality dance show on the Indian STAR Vijay channel. Its contestants are couples who are generally TV stars in their own right, often from the television industry.- Concept :...
and with Jeeva and Aishwarya Dhanush
Aishwarya Dhanush
Aishwarya Rajnikanth Dhanush is an Indian classical dancer, playback singer. Her father is the actor Rajinikanth. She is married to the Indian film actor Dhanush, with whom she has two sons, Yatra born in 2006 and the second boy in 2010 who is named as Linga. Her mother is Latha. She is the sister...
in Jodi No.1 Season Three
Jodi Number One
Jodi Number One is an annual series reality dance show on the Indian STAR Vijay channel. Its contestants are couples who are generally TV stars in their own right, often from the television industry.- Concept :...
.
She was a guest judge during the finals of Vasantham Central's Indian dance competition "Dhool" held in Singapore on 2008.
Personal life
She got married to film playback singer KrishKrish (singer)
Vijay Balakrishnan popularly known by his stage name, Krish, is a Tamil playback singer. Other than working with reputable Indian film composers, including Harris Jayaraj, A. R...
on 1 February 2009 at the Arunachaleshwarar Temple in Thiruvannamalai., which was attended by several noted film personalities.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 1998 | Kadhale Nimmadhi | 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... |
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| Udhavikku Varalaamaa Udhavikku Varalaamaa Udhavikku Varalaamaa is a 1998 Tamil language comedy film directed by Gokulakrishna and starring Karthik Muthuraman. The film was released on 16 January 1998 to negative reviews.-Plot:... |
Stella | Tamil | ||
| Summer in Bethlehem | Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people... |
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| Bhagavath Singh | Tamil | |||
| 1999 | Deepasthambham Mahascharyam Deepasthambham Mahascharyam Deepasthambham Mahascharyam is a 1999 Malayalam film directed by K. B. Madhu starring Dileep as an Ottamthullal dancer who is caught in a love triangle with two girls.-Plot:... |
Priya | Malayalam | |
| Ezhupunna Tharakan Ezhupunna Tharakan Ezhupunna Tharakan is a 1999 Malayalam movie directed by P. G. Viswambharan. The movie features Mammootty and Namrata Shirodkar in the lead roles. This was Namrata Shirodkar's first Malayalam film.- Cast :* Ezhupunna Sunny Tharakan ..... Mammootty... |
Aishwarya | Malayalam | ||
| Asala Sandadi | 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... |
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| Anbulla Kadhalukku | Tamil | |||
| English Medium | Malayalam | |||
| 2000 | Doubles | Sangeetha | Tamil | |
| Sradha | Jelisha | Malayalam | ||
| Varnakazhchakal | Malayalam | |||
| 2001 | Kabadi Kabadi | Tamil | ||
| Navvuthu Brathakalira | Telugu | |||
| Maa Ayana Sundarayya | Telugu | |||
| 2002 | Khadgam Khadgam Khadgam is a 2002 Telugu language Patriotic movie produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under Karthikeya Movies banner. The film features Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Sangeetha, Sonali Bendre and Kim Sharma in the lead roles. Music has been composed Devi Sri Prasad. The movie released on 29... |
Seethalakshmi | Telugu | Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu) The Telugu Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.... Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2003 | Pellam Oorelte | Sandhya | Telugu | |
| Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu | Jeevitha | Telugu | ||
| Aayudam | Kalyani | Telugu | ||
| Ore Nee Prema Bangaram Kaanu | Sangeeta | Telugu | ||
| Pithamagan Pithamagan Pithamagan is a 2003 Tamil feature drama film directed by Bala. The film stars Vikram, Surya, Laila, Sangeetha, and Simran. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilayaraaja.... |
Gomathy | Tamil | Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil) The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films.... Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil films. The award was first given in 1968 and stopped after 1970. The award is being given after 2000.-The list:Here is a list of the award... |
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| Nenu Pelliki Ready | Priya | Telugu | ||
| Tiger Harishchandra Prasad | Swathi | Telugu | ||
| 2004 | Maa Intikoste Em Testaaru-Mee Intikoste Em Istaaru | Haarika Madhav | Telugu | |
| Kushi Kushiga | Satya Bhama | Telugu | ||
| Nalla | Preethi | Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world... |
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| Vijayendra Varma Vijayendra Varma Vijayendra Varma is a 2004 Tollywood Action Film, directed by Swarna Subba Rao, released on 15 December 2004. The movie stars Balakrishna, Laya, Ankitha, Sangeetha.-Synopsis:... |
Telugu | Special appearance | ||
| 2005 | Sankranthi Sankranthi (film) Sankranthi is a Telugu film directed by Muppalaneni Siva. The film stars Venkatesh, Sneha, Srikanth, Siva Balaji, Prakash Raj, Sharwanand, Arti Agarwal and Venu Madhav. The film was appreciated by family audience. It is a remake of the Tamil film Aanandham, directed by N... |
Telugu | ||
| Naa Oopiri | Gowri Venu | Telugu | ||
| Adirindayya Chandram | Padmavathy (Paddu) | Telugu | ||
| 2006 | Uyir Uyir Uyir is a Tamil language feature film released in 2006 meaning "Life"."Sri Balaji Cine creations", a production house based in Chennai produced this as its debut film. SBCC took a huge and bold risk by choosing this revolutionary story which is normally not acceptable in India... |
Arundhathi Sathya | Tamil | |
| Kasu | Prarthana | Tamil | ||
| 47A Besant Nagar Varai | Tamil | |||
| 2007 | Bahumati Bahumati Bahumati is an Indian romantic comedy-drama, released in 2007. The film is both written and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy under R.R Movie Makers. The film stars Venu Thottempudi, Sangeetha, Shabana Khan and Ali... |
Bhanumathi Venkataramana | Telugu | |
| Evano Oruvan Evano Oruvan Evano Oruvan is a 2007 Tamil drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat who made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the film. It is a remake of Kamat's acclaimed Marathi film, Dombivli Fast, which itself was heavily influenced by the Michael Douglas starrer 1993 Hollywood film Falling Down... |
Vathsala Vasudevan | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Kaalai Kaalai Kaalai is an Action Tamil film directed by Tharun Gopi. The film stars Silambarasan in the lead role with Vedhika, Sangeetha, Nila and Seema in supporting roles. Previously the original lead cast, Madhavan had dropped out of the project, as did Trisha Krishnan. The film's score and soundtrack are... |
Lakshmi | Tamil | |
| Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu is a Telugu film released on 25 July 2008, directed by Raja Vannem Reddy. Sivaji and Meera Jasmine played the lead roles. The film was a remake of succeful Tamil Movie En Purushan Kuzhanthai Madiri.-Plot:... |
Chintamani | Telugu | ||
| Nepali Nepali (film) Nepali is a Tamil film featuring Bharath and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles, released in 2008. Bharath plays three different roles in the movie produced and directed by V.Z.Durai. The film has music by Srikanth Deva and was shot in Ooty, Chennai and Hyderabad... |
Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Magic Lamp | Alphonsa | Malayalam | ||
| Nayagan Nayagan (film) Nayagan is a 2008 Tamil language film released in India. It was directed by Saravana SakthiThe film starred J. K. Rithish, Ramana, Keerthi Chawla and Sangeetha in the lead roles. It as subsequently dubbed into Telugu as Ankusam. The film feature guest appearances in item numbers by Anita... |
Dr. Sandhya Viswanath | Tamil | ||
| Dhanam Dhanam Dhanam is a Malayalam film released in 1991. Directed by Sibi Malayil, this film had a strong casting line including Mohanlal, Murali, Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Charmila and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The script was done by A. K. Lohithadas. Dhanam was a huge hit at box office.-Soundtrack:The evergreen... |
Dhanam Anantharaman | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Naan Avanillai 2 | Mahalakshmi | Tamil | |
| Mathiya Chennai | Tamil | |||
| 2010 | Srimati Kalyanam | Swetha / Sita | Telugu | |
| Kutti Pisasu Kutti Pisasu Kutti Pisasu is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language fantasy film written and directed by Rama Narayanan, in his 121st venture. The film stars Baby Keerthika, Sangeetha, Ramya Krishnan, Ramji and Nassar in lead roles.- Cast :* Keerthika as Priya* Ramji... |
Gayathri | Tamil | ||
| Manmadan Ambu | Deepa | Tamil | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress The Vijay for Best Supporting Actress is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
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| Thambikottai Thambikottai Thambikottai is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action-masala film directed by R. Ammu Ramesh. It stars Narain and Poonam Bajwa in the lead roles, with Prabhu, Meena, Sangeetha, Rajendran and Santhanam among others playing supporting roles... |
Beeda Pandiamma | Tamil | ||
| 2011 | Puthiran | Tamil | Filming | |
| Durga | Telugu | Filming | ||
| Uchithanai Muharnthaal Uchithanai Muharnthaal Uchithanai Muharnthaal is an upcoming Tamil drama film directed by Pugazendhi Thangaraj, revolving around a 13-year old Eelam girl, portrayed by Neenika. The film also stars Sathyaraj, Seeman and Sangeetha, while featuring music scored by D. Imman with lyrics by renowned Tamil poet Kasi Anandan and... |
Tamil | Post-production |