Jyothika filmography explained
Jyothika is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil films.[1] [2] She also acted in some Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada films. She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1997), directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaali (1999) and her first Telugu film Tagore (2003), opposite Chiranjeevi.She won one National Award, four Filmfare Awards,[3] six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Cinema Express Awards, one South Indian International Movie Award,[4] International Tamil Film Award[5] and four Dinakaran Awards. She is also a recipient of the Kalaimamani Award. She is regarded as one of the most prolific actresses in Tamil cinema.[6] She has been ranked among the best actresses of South India by The Times of India and The Hindu.[7] [8]
She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1997), directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaali (1999) and her first Telugu film Tagore (2003), opposite Chiranjeevi. She received her first Filmfare Award for Vaali (1999) as Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South.[9] She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Kushi (2000). A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in Kushi (2000), Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001),[10] Poovellam Un Vasam (2001),[11] Kaakha Kaakha (2004), Perazhagan (2004), Chandramukhi (2005) and Mozhi, (2007), for the latter three she won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.For the movie, Mozhi, she was in the final three for National Film Award for Best Actress for her outstanding performance, however she lost the award to Umashree for the Kannada film Gulabi Talkies. She has the been nominated 16 times for Best Tamil Actress at South Filmfare Awards.[12] [13] [14] [15]
Jyothika left the industry at the peak of her career marrying Tamil actor Suriya on 11 September 2006, after being engaged in a relationship for several years,[16] and with whom she was paired in seven films. She made a comeback in the film 36 Vayadhinile (2015) where her performance was given good reviews and she received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil.[17] By winning her fourth Best Actress Award at Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, she broke the record of winning most Best Actress Title till date with four as her record.[18] After the success of 36 Vayadhinile, she appeared in a series of women centric movies like Magalir Mattum (2017), Naachiyaar (2018), Kaatrin Mozhi (2018), Raatchasi (2019), and Ponmagal Vandhal (2020) [19] and also played a lead female role in Mani Ratnam's multi-starrer Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018).[20] [21] [22] In Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007) she had a crucial role.[17] In 2018, she appeared as the lead role of Chitra, a housewife to Arvind Swamy's character in Mani Ratnam's film Chekka Chivantha Vaanam. The first look was released on 21 August. The film has a worldwide release on 27 September 2018.[23] She was next seen as a housewife struggling to find her own identity in Kaatrin Mozhi, the Tamil remake of Vidya Balan's Tumhari Sulu. The project was directed by Radha Mohan and marked his reunion with Jyothika after Mozhi.[24] After the success of Kaatrin Mozhi, Jyothika signed three films, Raatchasi, produced by Dream Warrior Pictures in which she plays a school teacher;[25] Jackpot, in which she appears as a cop co-starring Revathi under 2D Entertainment[26] [27] and Thambi, a Jeethu Joseph film along with Karthi.[28] [29] She made a comeback to Malayalam and Hindi film industry with critically acclaimed performances in Kaathal – The Core (2023) with Mammootty[30] [31] [32] and Shaitaan (2024) with Ajay Devgn and R. Madhavan.[33] [34] [35] The latter became the fourth highest grossing Indian film of 2024.[36]
Films
Short films
List of Jyothika short film creditsYear | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2006 | Nimisham | Nimisha | Malayalam | Short film directed by Revathi S Varma[49] |
2008 | Herova? Zerova? | Herself | Tamil | Docudrama |
2017 | Manadhaal Inaivom, Maatrathai Varaverppom | Jo | Directed By Sudha Kongara Brand Shorts For Zee Tamil[50] [51] | |
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: Suryah- Jothika say no to ITFA awards . IndiaGlitz . 23 September 2004. 24 April 2020. 9 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230109230451/https://www.indiaglitz.com/suryah-jothika-say-no-to-itfa-awards-malayalam-news-10645. live.
- News: Manju Warrier, Nayanthara, Jyothika: Female stars are marching to a different, but no less successful, beat . 9 September 2017 . Firstpost . 27 May 2018 . 28 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180528052146/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/manju-warrier-nayanthara-jyothika-female-stars-are-marching-to-a-different-but-no-less-successful-beat-4025507.html . dead.
- News: Jyothika – Nayanthara to Samantha: Top heroines of Tamil cinema – The Times of India . . 16 February 2023 . 18 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818011654/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/jyothika/photostory/62837354.cms . live.
- News: Dundoo . Sangeetha Devi . 7 March 2018 . Superstars Inc: When women rule the roost in Indian cinema . . subscription . 16 February 2023 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012032103/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/superstars-inc-anushka-shetty-jyothika-nayanthara-kangana-ranaut-vidya-balan/article22964856.ece . live.
- News: Best Debutants down the years... . filmfare.com . 23 January 2017 . 1 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150701125207/http://www.filmfare.com/features/best-debutants-down-the-years-6681.html . dead.
- Web site: The Hindu: Film Review: Dumm...Dumm...Dumm... . https://web.archive.org/web/20021113232633/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/04/20/stories/09200223.htm . dead. 13 November 2002 . . 20 April 2001 . 11 June 2013.
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- News: Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20091001173907/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/29/stories/2009092950250100.htm . dead . 1 October 2009 . . 28 September 2009 . Chennai, India . 29 September 2009.
- Web site: Tamilnadu govt awards Rajini and Kamal . Cinesouth . 20 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911141539/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/07092007-1.shtml . 11 September 2007.
- Web site: Tamilnadu State Film Awards – awards for Vikram, Jyotika . https://archive.today/20121205070923/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/13022006-1.shtml . dead . 5 December 2012 . Cinesouth . 20 October 2009.
- Web site: Nominations for the 67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory . 10 October 2022 . filmfare.com . en . 10 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221010163447/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-67th-parle-filmfare-awards-south-2022_-55551.html . live.
- Web site: Jyothika Missed National Awards | News – General . Top 10 Cinema . 9 September 2009 . 3 December 2011 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20120529041029/http://www.top10cinema.com/news/948/jyothika-missed-national-awards . 29 May 2012.
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- News: Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for 2015 announced . The Times of India . 5 March 2024 .
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- Web site: Sreedhar Pillai . Jyothika on why she chose to return with Magalir Mattum: 'For two years, no scripts excited me' . Firstpost.com . 14 September 2017 . 10 February 2018 . 10 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181814/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jyothika-on-why-she-chose-to-return-with-magalir-mattum-for-two-years-no-scripts-excited-me-4041979.html . live.
- Web site: Jyothika will join the star cast of Mani Ratnam's film . The Indian Express . 8 September 2017 . 10 February 2018 . 10 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180254/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/jyothika-will-join-the-star-cast-of-mani-ratnam-film-4834476/ . live.
- Web site: Jo misses National Award by a whisker! . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305152827/http://www.sify.com/movies/jo-misses-national-award-by-a-whisker-news-tamil-kkfr56ehcbh.html . dead . 5 March 2014 . . 8 September 2009 . 3 December 2011.
- News: Photo: Jyothika as Chitra in 'Chekka Chivantha Vaanam' – Times of India . The Times of India. 3 September 2020. 11 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181011193936/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/photo-jyothika-as-chitra-in-chekka-chivantha-vaanam/articleshow/65497589.cms. live.
- Web site: Kaatrin Mozhi: Tamil remake of Tumhari Sulu starring Jyothika starts shoot; film aims for October release . 4 June 2018. 3 September 2020. 27 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627091237/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kaatrin-mozhi-tamil-remake-of-tumhari-sulu-starring-jyothika-starts-shoot-film-aims-for-october-release-4494603.html. live.
- News: First look of Jyotika's 'Raatchasi' – Times of India . The Times of India . en. 11 June 2019. 5 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190605013214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/first-look-of-jyotikas-raatchasi/articleshow/69595598.cms. live.
- Web site: Jackpot: After Naachiyaar, Jyothika dons khaki again for Suriya's film . 2 May 2019 . 3 September 2020 . 29 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629083118/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/jackpot-after-naachiyaar-jyothika-dons-khaki-again-for-suriya-s-film-1515032-2019-05-02 . live.
- Web site: Jackpot first look: Jyothika and Revathi play cops in Suriya's Tamil comedy entertainer . May 2019. 3 September 2020. 1 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190601011150/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jackpot-first-look-jyothika-and-revathi-play-cops-in-suriyas-tamil-comedy-entertainer-6551271.html. live.
- Web site: Karthi plays Jyothika's brother in Jeethu Joseph film . 14 April 2019 . 3 September 2020 . 1 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190601113003/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/karthi-plays-jyothika-s-brother-in-jeethu-joseph-film-1501674-2019-04-14 . live.
- Web site: Jyothika and Karthi's film with Jeethu Joseph starts rolling . 27 April 2019. 3 September 2020. 29 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190629082655/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jyothika-and-karthis-film-jeethu-joseph-starts-rolling-100802. live.
- Web site: Kaathal-The Core Review: Mammootty, Jyothika deliver knock-out performances . 6 January 2024 .
- News: Mammootty hosts a success celebration for 'Kannur Squad' and 'Kaathal: 'The Core' co-star Jyotika graces the event . The Times of India . 26 February 2024 .
- Web site: 21 November 2023 . Mammootty-Jyothika starrer 'Kaathal' barred in middle east countries . Onmanorama . 21 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121130529/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2023/11/21/mammootty-movie-kaathal-the-core-banned-middle-east-countries.html . live .
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- News: Jyotika is Zee Tamil brand ambassador . . 16 October 2017 . 14 August 2018 . 21 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180821060034/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/jyotika-is-zee-tamil-brand-ambassador/articleshow/61101251.cms . live.
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