Sangeetha Krish Explained

Sangeetha Krish
Birth Name:Sangeetha Santharam
Birth Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other Names:Rasika (Malayalam film industry)
Deepthi (Kannada film industry)[1]
Occupation:Actress, dancer, television presenter
Yearsactive:1995–present
Children:1
Honours:Kalaimamani (2020)[2]

Sangeetha Krish 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

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. 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

Film

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

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

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

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Notes
1997Gangothri Gopika Malayalam
AattuvelaMalu
Circus SattipanduTelugu
Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi Nirmala Mary/PriyadarshaniKannada
Janani Janmabhumi Shanthi
1998 Kaadhale Nimmadhi Swapna
Udhavikku Varalaamaa Stella
Bhagavath Singh Kosal/Kokila
Summer in Bethlehem Jyothi Malayalam
1999 Deepasthambham Mahascharyam Priya
Guest House PreethiTamil
Asala Sandadi -
Anbulla Kadhalukku Priya Tamil
English Medium Radhika Malayalam
Ezhupunna Tharakan Aishwarya
2000 Doubles Sangeetha Tamil
Sradha Janeesha Malayalam
VarnakkazhchakalSusan
ChillaksharangalSumithra
Ingane Oru NilapakshiSangeetha
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 VarmaMalayalam 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
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 Dancer Guest appearance
MasoodaNeelamSIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
2023 Varisu Aarthi Tamil
Tamilarasan Padma Srinivasan

Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Srinivasa . Srikanth . Deepti, Rashika, Sangeeta... . . 16 June 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021202165002/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun16/ent7.htm . 2 December 2002.
  2. News: T.N. Govt. Announces Kalaimamani awards for 2019, 2020 . The Hindu . 20 February 2021.
  3. News: . Former heroine Sangeetha lands a pivotal role in Mahesh Babu's 'Sarileru Neekevvaru'?. The Times of India. 23 July 2019. 14 November 2023.
  4. http://www.totaltollywood.com/interviews/Sangeetha_2057.html Sangeetha
  5. Web site: Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Actor Sangeetha content with her success . https://web.archive.org/web/20070707164008/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/03/stories/2006080316560200.htm . dead . 7 July 2007 . 3 August 2006 . . 5 August 2012.
  6. Web site: Alitho Saradaga | 10th June 2019 | Actress Sangeetha| ETV Telugu . .
  7. Web site: Actress Sangeeta weds singer Krish - Telugu cinema marriage . Idlebrain.com . 5 August 2012.