Jyoyhika Biodata

Birth Name : Jyothika Sadanah

Date of birth : 18/10/1978

Place of birth : Mumbai, India

First Movie : Doli Saja Ke Rakhna(Hindi)

Category : Hindi

Jyothika's actual name in 'Jyothika Sadanah' born on 18 October 1978 in Mumbai, India. she is an Indian actress who mostly appeared in Tamil films. She also acted in a few Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. Jyothika's parents are 'Chandra sadanah' and 'Seema Sadanah', She has three siblings those are 'Rahul'(brother), 'Nagma' and 'Roshini'. Her sister 'Nagma' is also Actress in 'Telugu' and 'Tamil'. Jyothika studied in Chembur Muslim School in Mumbai. After completing her schooling, Jyotika pursued a degree course in Psychology, from Mithibai College of Arts, Mumbai.

Awards

Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Tamil for 'Kushi' in 2000

Cinema Express Award for Best Actress in Tamil for 'Poovellam Un Vasam' in 2001

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for 'Perazhagan' in 2004

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for 'Chandramukhi' in 2005

Kalaimamani Award for 'Chandramukhi' in 2005

Santosham Best Actress Award 'Chandramukhi' in 2005

55th Fans Association Best Actress Award for 'Chandramukhi' in 2005

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for 'Mozhi' in 2007

Acting Entry

Jyothika made her acting debut in the Hindi film 'Doli Saja Ke Rakhna' directed by 'Priyadarshan' in 1998. Her first movie in 'Tamil' was 'Vaali' in 1999. Later that year, she starred in 'Poovellam Kettuppar', in which she played the love interest of the protagonist, paired with her future husband 'Suriya'. The movie 'Kushi' is a successful hit in 2000, it's became a turning point in her career and critics. She got FilmFare award for best actress for this movie.

Film Career

Jyothika also acted in Telugu films, including 'Tagore' in 2003 and 'Mass' in 2004. She played a negative role in 'Pachaikili Muthucharam' in 2007, an entirely different image portrayed by her. In Chandramukhi she played a woman suffering from a mental illness for which she won another Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Her films in 2006 include 'Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu', a crime-thriller film written and directed by 'Gautham Menon' and 'Sillunu Oru Kaadhal' opposite to 'Suriya'. The former was dubbed into Hindi as The Smart Hunt. In an interview Gautham continues to dream up for Jyotika parts that no one's imagined her in before, and she contributes to the kind of mature romantic angle we’ve rarely seen before.

Her Malayalam films 'Raakilipattu' and 'Seetha Kalyanam' were released in 2007 and 2009 respectively after languishing in development hell for years. Jyothika later made a come back through Television ads. In 2008, she appeared in a short film Herova? Zerova?. The film was written and produced by her father–in–law Sivakumar and also starred Vijay, R. Madhavan and Suriya. Jyothika has endorsed several brands like 'Idhayam oil' and 'Paragon' footwear in the past. She was also the brand ambassador for 'RmKV silk sarees' and a wardrobe hub in Chennai. Later she appeared in ads for 'Aircel' and 'Nescafé' along with Suriya. She also appeared in commercials of 'Comfort' and 'Santoor' Soap.