Karthika (Malayalam actress)

Indian Malayalam Actress

Karthika

Born|

Sunanda Nair

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Nationality| Indian
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1984–1988
Known for| Thalavattam (1986)
Nayakan (1987)
Spouse|

Dr. Sunil Kumar

(m. 1988)​

Children| 1
Parent| Captain P. K. R. Nair (father)

Sunanda Nair, better known by her stage name Karthika is an Indian former actress who worked predominantly in Malayalam movies and a few Tamil movies. She was one of the popular lead Malayalam actresses during 1984-1988.She is well known for her portrayal of Charumathy in Nayakan (1987).[1][2]

## Early life

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Karthika was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Captain P. K. R. Nair, a retired army officer, Ex Servicemen Corporation Chairman and leader of Ex-Service Congress affiliated to the Indian National Congress. Her mother is a homemaker. She has a sister, Sujatha Balgovind.[3] She is a trained classical dancer and Kathakali artist. She is also an amateur Tennis player.[4]

## Film career

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Karthika made her cinema debut as a junior artist. Her first film was in 1984, Oru Painkilikatha directed by Balachandra Menon. She played one of the group dancers in the movie. However, she got a heroine role in the very next year. Her second film is Manicheppu Thurannappol. In the movie, she played one among the female leads along with Jalaja.[5]

She has worked in twenty films, among which two films are Tamil films and the rest are Malayalam films. Adiverukal, Thalavattam, Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam, Neela Kurinji Poothappol, Ente Entethu Mathram, Desatanakkili Karayarilla, Kariyilakkattu Pole and Adukkan Entheluppam are the films performed by her in 1986. In 1987, she worked in films like Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha, Gandhinagar 2nd Street, Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam, Neeyethra Dhanya, January Oru Orma and Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham. David David Mr. David and Avanikunnile Kinnari Pookkal are the films performed by her in 1988 and 1989 respectively.[6]

She made her Tamil debut in 1987 through Nayagan with Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan and Nizhalgal Ravi. The film directed by Mani Ratnam. Her second and final Tamil film was with Sathyaraj in Poovizhi Vasalile directed by Fazil.

At the peak of her career, Karthika decided to quit the film industry. She married Dr. Sunil Kumar and went to the United States. The couple has a son, Vishnu. She is now settled in Thiruvananthapuram. [7]

## Filmography

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Year  | Film  | Role  | Language  | Notes  | Ref.

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1979 | Prabhaathasandhya | Young Usha | Malayalam | Child artist | [citation needed]
1984 | Oru Painkilikatha | Dancer | Uncredited junior artist | [citation needed]
1985 | Manicheppu Thurannappol | Karthika | Debut | [citation needed]
1986 | Desatanakkili Karayarilla | Nirmala |  | [8]
Kariyilakkattu Pole | Shilpa |  | [9]
Ente Entethu Mathrem | Sheela |  | [citation needed]
Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam | Meera |  | [10]
Adiverukal | Sreedevi |  | [11]
Gandhinagar 2nd Street | Maya |  | [12]
Thalavattam | Savithri |  | [13]
Adukkan Entheluppam | Vimala |  | [citation needed]
Neela Kurinji Poothappol | Sandhya Varma |  | [citation needed]
1987 | Poovizhi Vasalile | Yamuna | Tamil |  | [14]
Nayakan | Charumathi |  | [15]
Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha | Abhirami | Malayalam |  | [citation needed]
Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham | Gigi Varma |  | [citation needed]
Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam | Animol |  | [16]
January Oru Orma | Nimmy |  | [17]
Neeyethra Dhanya | Shyama |  | [citation needed]
Neela Kurinji Poothappol | Sandhya |  | [citation needed]
1988 | David David Mr. David | Karthika |  | [citation needed]
1991 | Aavanikunnile Kinnaripookkal | Indu |  | [citation needed]

## Personal life

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Karthika married Sunil Kumar in 1988. She has a son, Vishnu Sunil Jaikumar, a Veterinary Surgeon & Radiologist.[18][19]

## References

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1. ^ நாயகன் படத்தில் கமல் மகளாக நடித்த நடிகை என்ன ஆனார் – அவரின் குடும்ப புகைப்படம் இதோ.
2. ^ How can Gopalakrishna Panicker skip Meera’s son’s wedding? Karthika invites, Lalettan arrives
3. ^ "Arjun now waits cross IIT hurdle". Deccan Chronicle. 28 May 2015.
4. ^ "നടി കാ‍ർത്തികയുടെ മകൻ്റെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം". samayam. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
5. ^ നടി കാര്‍ത്തികയുടെ മകന്റെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം: ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ വൈറല്‍
6. ^ സിന്ധു ജോയിക്കൊപ്പം മലയാളികളുടെ കാർത്തിക
7. ^ "Karthika's son gets married". The Indian Express.
8. ^ Menon, Neelima (11 July 2018). "From 'Deshadanakili Karayarilla' to 'Aami': The gay identity in Malayalam films". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
9. ^ "'അറം' അങ്ങനെ കരിയിലക്കാറ്റ് പോലെ'യായി; അന്ധവിശ്വാസങ്ങളുടെ ഫലമായി പേര് മാറ്റിയ അറിയാക്കഥ". മാതൃഭൂമി (in Malayalam). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
10. ^ ലിഷോയ്, എം. എസ്. (9 February 2017). "30 വർഷത്തിനുശേഷം സത്യൻ അന്തിക്കാട് എത്തി; പണിക്കർ ഒഴിപ്പിക്കാനെത്തിയ ആ വീട്ടിൽ" [Sathyan Anthikadu Came After 30 Years; To the House Panikkar Came To Evict]. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Retrieved 11 February 2017.
11. ^ "തുമ്പികൈ കൊണ്ട് ആന ലാലിനെ ഒറ്റയടി....മോഹൻലാലിന് ആനയുടെ ആക്രമണം നേരിടേണ്ടി വന്നതിനെ കുറിച്ച് ബാബു നമ്പൂതിരി". Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
12. ^ Menon, Neelima (6 November 2011). "The director with the golden touch". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
13. ^ "Mohanlal meets Thalavattam heroine Karthika". mathrubhumi.
14. ^ "Poovizhi Vasalile : Tamil Movie". hummaa.com. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
15. ^ "Tragedy brings back memories of Nayagan". The New Indian Express. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
16. ^ Express News Service (19 May 2013). "They cast a spell on Kochiites". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
17. ^ T, Nandakumar (22 October 2004). "Life Thiruvananthapuram : Pooja 'specials' on a platter". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
18. ^ Deepika Jayaram (13 June 2019). "Yesteryear actress Karthika's son gets engaged". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
19. ^ "W Bro Sunil Kumar". lodgetvm168.

## External links

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* Karthika at IMDb

*[m.]: married
*[Ref.]: Reference