Sangeetha Krish

Indian actress

Sangeetha Krish

Born|

Sangeetha Santharam

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Other names| Rasika (Malayalam film industry)
Deepthi (Kannada film industry)[1]
Occupation(s)| Actress, dancer, television presenter
Years active| 1995–present
Spouse|

Krish

(m. 2009)​

Children| 1
Honours| Kalaimamani (2020)[2]

Sangeetha Krish (née Santharam) is an Indian actress, dancer and television presenter who predominantly appears in Tamil-31 Movies, Telugu-26 movies and Malayalam films.[3] She is known as "Rasika" in Malayalam cinema. Making her debut in the mid-1990s, Sangeetha is best known for her performances in the films Khadgam (2002), Pithamagan (2003), Uyir (2006), Dhanam (2008), Manmadan Ambu (2010), Masooda (2022) and Varisu (2023).

## Early life

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Sangeetha was born in Chennai, India, to Santharam and Bhanumathi.[4] Her grandfather, K. R. Balan, is a film producer, who had produced more than 20 Tamil films. Also her father had produced several films.[citation needed] 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.[5]

## Career

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### Film

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She started her acting career in the late 1990s under the name Rasika, beginning in an unreleased film opposite her cousin Venkat Prabhu titled Poonjolai.[6] 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). In the 2000s , she changed her stage name to birth name Sangeetha and played lead and supporting roles. 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

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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

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She married film playback singer Krish in 2009 at the Arunachaleshwarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai.[7] The couple has a daughter.[citation needed]

## Filmography

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Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes

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1997 | Gangothri | Gopika | Malayalam |
Aattuvela | Malu |
Circus Sattipandu |  | Telugu  |
Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi  | Nirmala Mary/Priyadarshani | Kannada |
Janani Janmabhumi | Shanthi |
1998 | Kaadhale Nimmadhi | Swapna | Tamil |
Udhavikku Varalaamaa | Stella |
Bhagavath Singh | Kosal/Kokila |
Summer in Bethlehem | Jyothi | Malayalam |
1999 | Deepasthambham Mahascharyam | Priya |
Guest House | Preethi | Tamil |
Asala Sandadi | - | Telugu |
Anbulla Kadhalukku | Priya | Tamil |
English Medium | Radhika | Malayalam |
Ezhupunna Tharakan | Aishwarya |
2000 | Doubles | Sangeetha | Tamil |
Sradha | Janeesha | Malayalam |
Varnakkazhchakal | Susan |
Chillaksharangal | Sumithra |
Ingane Oru Nilapakshi | Sangeetha |
Kannule Kaasu Kaattappa |  | Tamil |
2001 | Kabadi Kabadi | Mythili |
Uthaman | Devika | Malayalam |
Navvuthu Bathakalira | Jayamma | Telugu | Credited as Deepti
Maa Ayana Sundarayya | Srisha |
2002 | Khadgam | Seethalakshmi | Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu)
CineMAA Award for Best Supporting Actress
Shambho Mahadeva  | Pooja Varma | Malayalam | Unreleased
2003 | Pellam Oorelithe | Sandhya | Telugu |
Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu | Jeevitha |
Aayudam | Kalyani |
Ori Nee Prema Bangaram Kaanu | Sangita |
Pithamagan | Gomathy | Tamil | Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil)
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nenu Pelliki Ready | Priya | Telugu |
Tiger Harischandra Prasad | Swathi |
2004 | Maa Intikoste Em Testaaru-Mee Intikoste Em Istaaru | Haarika Madhav |
Kushi Kushiga | Satya Bhama |
Nalla | Preethi | Kannada |
Vijayendra Varma | Television artist | Telugu | Guest appearance
2005 | Sankranthi | Kalyani | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
Naa Oopiri | Gowri Venu |
Adirindayya Chandram | Padmavathy (Paddu) |
2006 | Uyir | Arundhathi Sathya | Tamil |
Kasu | Prarthana |
47A Besant Nagar Varai | Rashika |
2007 | Bahumati | Bhanumathi Venkataramana | Telugu |
Evano Oruvan | Vathsala Vasudevan | Tamil |
2008 | Kaalai | Lakshmi |
Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu | Chintamani | Telugu |
Nepali | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance
Magic Lamp | Alphonsa | Malayalam |
Nayagan | Dr. Sandhya Viswanath | Tamil |
Dhanam | Dhanam Anantharaman |
Indrajeet | Siri | Telugu |
2009 | Naan Avanillai 2 | Mahalakshmi | Tamil |
Mathiya Chennai | Film heroine |
2010 | Srimati Kalyanam | Swetha / Sita | Telugu |
Kutti Pisasu | Gayathri | Tamil | Trilingual film
Cara Majaka | Telugu
Bombat Car  | Kannada
Puthran | Devaki | Tamil |
Manmadan Ambu | Deepa | Nominated – Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil)
Nominated – Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
Thambikottai | Beeda Pandiamma |
2011 | Uchithanai Muharnthaal | Nirmala Nadesan |
2013 | Vanakkam Chennai | Lawyer Girija | Guest appearance
2015 | Massu Engira Masilamani | Principal S. Shankari
2017 | Mupparimanam | Herself
Neruppu Da | Annam |
2020 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | Swarajyam | Telugu |
2021 | Kutty Story | Eve | Tamil |
Telangana Devudu |  | Telugu |
2022 | Acharya | Dancer | Guest appearance
Masooda | Neelam  | SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
2023 | Varisu | Aarthi | Tamil |
Tamilarasan | Padma Srinivasan |

## Television

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* Jodi No.1 (2008)
* Dance Jodi Dance (2022)
* Super Jodi (2023)

## References

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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. ^ a b Sangeetha Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Interview at totaltollywood.com
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "Alitho Saradaga | 10th June 2019 | Actress Sangeetha| ETV Telugu". YouTube. 10 June 2019.
7. ^ "Actress Sangeeta weds singer Krish - Telugu cinema marriage". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

## External links

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* Sangeetha at IMDb[citation needed]
* Sangeetha (as Rasika) at IMDb

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Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Supporting Actress

2002–2018|

* Sangeetha (2002)
* Jayasudha (2003)
* Keerthi Reddy (2004)
* Neha Oberoi (2005)
* Sandhya (2006)
* Sonia Deepti (2007)
* Jayasudha (2008)
* Ramya Krishna (2009)
* Abhinaya (2010)
* Annie (2011)
* Amala (2012)
* Lakshmi Manchu (2013)
* Lakshmi Manchu (2014)
* Ramya Krishna (2015)
* Nandita Swetha (2016)
* Ramya Krishna (2017)
* Anasuya Bharadwaj (2018)

2020–present|

* Tabu (2020–2021)
* Nandita Das (2022)
* Rupa Lakshmi (2023)

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SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu

2012–2020|

* Saloni Aswani (2012)
* Lakshmi Manchu (2013)
* Shriya Saran (2014)
* Ramya Krishna (2015)
* Anasuya Bharadwaj (2016)
* Bhumika Chawla (2017)
* Anasuya Bharadwaj (2018)
* Lakshmi (2019)
* Tabu (2020)

2021–present|

* Varalaxmi Sarathkumar (2021)
* Sangeetha (2022)
* Kiara Khanna (2023)

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