Karthika (Malayalam actress) explained

Karthika
Birth Name:Sunanda Nair
Parents:Captain PKR Nair (father)
Birth Place:Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1984-1988
Known For:Thalavattam
Nayakan
Children:1

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

Karthika was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Captain PKR Nair, a retired army officer, Ex Servicemen Corporation Chairman and leader of Ex-Service Congress affiliated to the Congress party. 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

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 settled in USA. The couple has a son, Vishnu.[7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1979PrabhaathasandhyaYoung UshaMalayalamChild artist
1984Oru PainkilikathaDancer Uncredited junior artist
1985Manicheppu ThurannappolKarthika Debut
Rowspan=91986 Desatanakkili Karayarilla Nirmala[8]
Kariyilakkattu PoleShilpa[9]
Ente Entethu Mathrem Sheela
Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam Meera[10]
AdiverukalSreedevi[11]
Gandhinagar 2nd StreetMaya[12]
ThalavattamSavithri[13]
Adukkan EntheluppamVimala
Neela Kurinji Poothappol Sandhya Varma
Rowspan=81987Poovizhi VasalileYamunaTamil[14]
Nayakan Charumathi[15]
Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha AbhiramiMalayalam
Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham Gigi Varma
Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam Animol[16]
January Oru Orma Nimmy[17]
Neeyethra Dhanya Shyama
Neela Kurinji Poothappol Sandhya
1988David David Mr. David Karthika
1991Aavanikunnile Kinnaripookkal Indu

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. https://tamil.behindtalkies.com/nayagan-movie-actress-karthika-family-and-son-wedding-picture/amp/ நாயகன் படத்தில் கமல் மகளாக நடித்த நடிகை என்ன ஆனார் – அவரின் குடும்ப புகைப்படம் இதோ.
  2. https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/mobile/news-amp.php?id=228555&u=how-can-gopalakrishna-panicker-skip-meera%E2%80%99s-son%E2%80%99s-wedding-karthika-invites-and-lalettan-arrives-228555 How can Gopalakrishna Panicker skip Meera’s son’s wedding? Karthika invites, Lalettan arrives
  3. Web site: Arjun now waits cross IIT hurdle. Deccan Chronicle .
  4. Web site: നടി കാ‍ർത്തികയുടെ മകൻ്റെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം . samayam . 13 June 2019.
  5. https://www.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/movies-music/news/actress-karthika-son-engagement-picture-viral-karthika-old-malayalam-actress-1.3869369 നടി കാര്‍ത്തികയുടെ മകന്റെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം: ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ വൈറല്‍
  6. https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/sindhu-joy-with-actress-karthika.amp.html സിന്ധു ജോയിക്കൊപ്പം മലയാളികളുടെ കാർത്തിക
  7. Web site: Karthika's son gets married. The Indian Express .
  8. News: Menon . Neelima . From 'Deshadanakili Karayarilla' to 'Aami': The gay identity in Malayalam films . 23 July 2019 . . 11 July 2018.
  9. News: 'അറം' അങ്ങനെ കരിയിലക്കാറ്റ് പോലെ'യായി; അന്ധവിശ്വാസങ്ങളുടെ ഫലമായി പേര് മാറ്റിയ അറിയാക്കഥ . 1 August 2020 . . 18 July 2020 . ml.
  10. News: ലിഷോയ് . എം. എസ്. . 30 വർഷത്തിനുശേഷം സത്യൻ അന്തിക്കാട് എത്തി; പണിക്കർ ഒഴിപ്പിക്കാനെത്തിയ ആ വീട്ടിൽ . Sathyan Anthikadu Came After 30 Years; To the House Panikkar Came To Evict . 11 February 2017 . . 9 February 2017 . ml.
  11. News: തുമ്പികൈ കൊണ്ട് ആന ലാലിനെ ഒറ്റയടി....മോഹൻലാലിന് ആനയുടെ ആക്രമണം നേരിടേണ്ടി വന്നതിനെ കുറിച്ച് ബാബു നമ്പൂതിരി . 28 August 2020 . . 19 March 2019 . ml.
  12. News: Menon . Neelima . The director with the golden touch . 29 February 2016 . . 6 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160229065642/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article240024.ece . 29 February 2016 . dead.
  13. Web site: Mohanlal meets Thalavattam heroine Karthika. mathrubhumi .
  14. Web site: Poovizhi Vasalile : Tamil Movie . 30 December 2011 . hummaa.com.
  15. News: 7 October 2010 . Tragedy brings back memories of Nayagan . . 24 November 2020 . 21 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210321071954/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/oct/07/tragedy-brings-back-memories-of-nayagan-193076.html . live.
  16. News: Express News Service . They cast a spell on Kochiites . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091711/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/They-cast-a-spell-on-Kochiites/2013/05/19/article1596548.ece . 22 December 2015 . 18 December 2015 . . 19 May 2013 . dead.
  17. News: T . Nandakumar . Life Thiruvananthapuram : Pooja 'specials' on a platter . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220084715/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2004/10/22/stories/2004102200860200.htm . 20 February 2016 . 20 December 2015 . . 22 October 2004 . dead.
  18. Web site: Yesteryear actress Karthika's son gets engaged . The Times of India . Deepika Jayaram . 13 June 2019 . 13 June 2019.
  19. Web site: W Bro Sunil Kumar. lodgetvm168 .