Jyothika Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Husband, Family, I...

Jyothika Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Husband, Family, Images, And More

Jyothika is an Indian actress who is best known for her work in Tamil films. She has also appeared in films in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi. She received one National Award, four Filmfare Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two International Tamil Film Awards, and four Dinakaran Awards during her career. She has also received the Kalaimamani Award. She is regarded as one of Tamil cinema's most prolific actresses. The Times of India named her one of the best South Indian actresses, and The Hindu named her one of the Superstar Women in Indian Cinema. She made her Bollywood debut in Priyadarshan's 1997 film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna. She starred opposite Chiranjeevi in her first Tamil film, Vaali (1999), and her first Telugu film, Tagore (2003). She received her first Filmfare Award for Vaali (1999), as Best Female Debut - South. Kushi earned her the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award (2000) A string of successful films followed, with her performances in Kushi (2000), Perazhagan (2004), Chandramukhi (2005), and Mozhi gaining prominence (2007). Jyothika left the industry at the height of her career, marrying Tamil actor Suriya on September 11, 2006, after being in a relationship with him for several years and appearing in seven films with him.

Jyothika made a comeback in the film 36 Vayadhinile (2015), where her performance received positive feedback and earned her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress - South. She played a pivotal role in Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007) and delivered an unforgettable performance. In Mani Ratnam's 2018 film Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, she played Chitra, a housewife to Arvind Swamy's character. On August 21, the first look was released. The film will be released in theatres worldwide on September 27, 2018. In Kaatrin Mozhi, the Tamil remake of Vidya Balan's Tumhari Sulu, she played a housewife struggling to find her own identity. Radha Mohan directed the film, which marked his second collaboration with Jyothika after the critically acclaimed Mozhi. Following the success of Kaatrin Mozhi, Jyothika signed three films: Raatchasi, a Dream Warrior Pictures production in which she plays a school teacher; Jackpot, a 2D Entertainment production in which she co-stars Revathi; and Thambi, a Jeethu Joseph production in which she co-stars with Karthi.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1998	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Pallavi Sinha	Hindi	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Nominated — Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut Nominated — People's Choice Awards for Best Female Debut Nominated — Screen Award for Best Female Debut
1999	Vaali	Meena (Sona)^[a]	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South Cinema Express Awards for Best Newface Actress of the Year Dinakaran Film Awards for Best Debut Actress
1999	Poovellam Kettuppar	Janaki Kannan (Kalyani)^[a]	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2000	Mugavaree	Viji	Tamil
	Kushi	Jennifer (Jenny / Selvi)^[a]	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil Dinakaran Film Awards for Best Actress – Tamil
	Rhythm	Aruna Karthikeyan	Tamil
	Uyirile Kalanthathu	Priya Mahalakshmi	Tamil
	Thenali	Janaki	Tamil
	Snegithiye	Vani "Vasu" Subramaniyam^[a]	Tamil
2001	Little John	Vani	Tamil
			Hindi
			English
	Dumm Dumm Dumm	Ganga Veluthambi	Tamil
	Star	Preethi	Tamil
	Poovellam Un Vasam	Chella	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	12B	Jo	Tamil
2002	Raja	Priya	Tamil
	One Two Three	Narmadha	Tamil	ITFA Best Actress Award
	Nagarahavu	Keerthi, Prema Patel^[b]	Kannada	Udaya Film Award for Best Female Actor Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2003	Dhool	Eshwari	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Priyamana Thozhi	Nandhini Ashok	Tamil
	Kaakha Kaakha	Maaya Anbuchelvan	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil ITFA Best Actress Award
	Thirumalai	Swetha	Tamil
	Tagore	Nandini (Nandu)^[a]	Telugu
	Three Roses	Pooja	Tamil
2004	Arul	Kanmani Arulkumaran	Tamil
	Perazhagan	Priya / Shenbagam^[b]	Tamil	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Dinakaran Film Awards for Best Actress – Tamil
	Manmadhan	Mythili	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Mass	Anjali	Telugu	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
2005	Maayavi	Jothika (Jo)^[a]	Tamil
2005	Chandramukhi	Ganga Senthilnathan (Ganga) / Chandramukhi^[b]	Tamil	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Dinakaran Film Awards for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2006	Saravana	Sadhana	Tamil
	Shock	Madhuri	Telugu	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
	Vikramarkudu	Mrs.Vikram Singh Rathore	Telugu
	June R	June R.	Tamil
	Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu	Aaradhana	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	Kunthavi Gautham (Jill)^[a]	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2007	Mozhi	Archana	Tamil	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Pachaikili Muthucharam	Smitha (Geetha / Kalyani)^[a]	Tamil
	Manikanda	Mahalakshmi (Maha)^[a]	Tamil
	Rakklippattu	Josephine	Malayalam	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
2009	Seetha Kalyanam	Nimisha	Malayalam
2015	36 Vayadhinile	Vasanthi Thamizhselvan	Tamil	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2017	Magalir Mattum	Prabhavathi	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2018	Naachiyaar	P. Naachiyaar Kumari IPS	Tamil
	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam	Chithra Varadharajan	Tamil
	Kaatrin Mozhi	Vijayalakshmi Balakrishnan (Viji) / RJ Madhu^[a]	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2019	Raatchasi	Geetha Rani (Ammu)^[a]	Tamil
	Jackpot	Akshaya (Akshu)^[a]	Tamil
	Thambi	Parvathy	Tamil
2020	Ponmagal Vandhal	Venba Pethuraj / Angel / Sakthi Jyothi^[a]	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Released on Amazon Prime Video
2021	Udanpirappe	Mathangi Sargunam	Tamil	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil 50th film; Also producer Released on Amazon Prime Video
2023	Kaathal: The Core	TBA	Malayalam	Completed
	Sri	TBA	Hindi	Completed

Short films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Note
2006	Nimisham	Nimisha	Malayalam	Short film directed by Revathi S Varma
2008	Herova? Zerova?	Herself	Tamil	Docudrama
2017	Manadhaal Inaivom, Maatrathai Varaverppom	Jo	Tamil	Directed By Sudha Kongara Brand Shorts For Zee Tamil

Bio
Real Name	Jyothika Sadanah
Nickname	Jo, Sona
Profession	Actress
Famous Role	Chandramukhi in Tamil film Chandramukhi (2005)
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 5”
Weight	in Kilograms- 56 kg in Pounds- 124 lbs
Figure Measurements	34-26-35
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 October 1978
Age	44 Years
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
School	Learners Academy, Mumbai
College	Mithibai College, Mumbai
Education Qualifications	Graduation in Psychology
Debut	Bollywood: Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) Tamil: Vaali (1999) Telugu/Kannada: One Two Three (2002) Malayalam: Rakkilippattu (2007)
Family	Father- Chander Sadanah (Film Producer) Mother- Seema Sadanah Brother- Suraj (Assistant Director) Sister- Roshini (aka Radhika Sadanah, Actress), Nagma (Half-sister, Actress)
Religion	Hindu
Hobbies	Listening to music, reading books
Favourite Things
Favourite Colours	Black, red
Favourite Food	Butter chicken
Favourite Destination	London
Favourite Singer	Hariharan
Favourite Writer	John Grisham
Favourite Music Director	A. R. Rahman
Favourite Actors	Bollywood: Aamir Khan Hollywood: John Travolta
Favourite Actress	Sridevi
Favourite Films	Bollywood: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) Tamil: Kadhalan (1994) Hollywood: French Kiss (1995)
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	11 September 2006
Affair/Boyfriend	Suriya (Actor)
Husband	Suriya (Actor)
Children	Daughter- Diya Son- Dev

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jyothika

Does Jyothika smoke?: No

Does Jyothika drink alcohol?: Not Known

Jyothika started her acting career in 1998 by playing the role of Pallavi Sinha in the Bollywood film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna.

She worked in different languages such as Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.

She featured in several advertisements of popular brands such as Comfort (fabric softener), Santoor Soap, etc.

She was the brand ambassador for RmKV silk sarees and Wardrobe Hub in Chennai.

In 2001, she worked in the trilingual film Little John as Vani, which released in 3 different languages, i.e., Tamil, Hindi, and English.

She won several awards for her work in the entertainment industry such as Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut-South for Vaali (1999), Filmfare Award for Best Actress-Tamil for Kushi (2000), Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Actress for the films Perazhagan (2004), Chandramukhi (2005) & Mozhi (2007), Kalaimamani Award in 2005, and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress South for 36 Vayadhinile (2015).

Jyothika and her husband Suriya together founded Agaram foundation, a nonprofit organization to help children who drop out of school early in Tamil Nadu.