INDIAN ACTRESS RADHIKA SARATKUMAR
THE LEGEND OF TAMIL CINEMA
BORN 1963 AUGUST 21
Radhika is a veteran Tamil actress, successful entrepreneur and producer. She is the founder of Radaan Mediaworks, which has produced many successful serials like Chithi, Selvi and Arasi.
Raadhika is the daughter of the late Tamil actor and comedian, Mohan R. Radha.
Her mother is a Sri Lankan. She has a younger sister named Nirosha (Niroja), who is also an actress
and an older stepbrother named R. Radharavi.
She is married to actor Sarath Kumar, with whom she has a son named Rahul. Rahul was born in 2004.
She was married twice prior to marrying actor Sarathkumar.
Her first marriage to the Malayalee actor-cum-director, Pratap K. Pothan, ended in divorce.
As did her second marriage to Richard Hardy, who is a British national and by whom she has a daughter named Rayanne Hardy.
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| Richard Hardy, LEFT |
Rayanne Hardy Engagement
Rayane will be getting engaged to cricketer Abhimanyu Mithun in a traditional ceremony in Chennai on the 23rd September.
Abhimanyu plays for Karnataka in first class cricket, and has also represented Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in the IPL. He has also been selected for Team India in a few matches.
Earlier Life Of Radhika
She was also rumoured to be having an affair with actor and politician Vijayakanth. Vijayakanth and Radhika acted together in many movies such as
Poonthootha Kavalkaran,
Naane Raja Naane Manthiri,
Thertottakallan, etc.
She is also big friend to Tollywood Megastar Chiranjeevi had a rumour they both had affair.
Sarathkumar also has two daughters from his first marriage, Varalakshmi and Pooja.
SUHASINI-RADHIKA RELATIONSHIP
Fellow actress-cum-writer-cum-director Suhasini Mani Ratnam is a close friend of Radhika, who has been with her during her hard times and lent a shoulder. Radhika and Suhasini hit it off during their first meeting for a film shoot and went on to become thick friends. Though Radhika was very good at acting, her make-up and hair styles were much wanting.
Suhasini at her peak being a serious competitor for Radhika, has been Radhika's helping hand in redefining her looks and life. Suhasini in fact got an approval from Director Vasanth, of Keladi Kanmani, a come-back movie of Radhika, to be with Radhika on her sets and be her hair dresser and make-up artist. People still admire their friendship though both of them have gone ahead in different work paths after their peak stardom. Some of her other good friends in the film fraternity are Saritha and Sri Priya.
Raadhika Sarathkumar has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi as well as Malayalam films.
Filmography[edit]
As actress[edit]
Tamil[edit]
Telugu[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Nyayam Kavali | Bharathi Devi | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu |
| 1981 | Radha Kalyanam | Radha | |
| 1981 | Kirayi Rowdylu | Jyothi | |
| 1981 | Dabbu Dabbu Dabbu | ||
| 1981 | Priya | Priya | |
| 1982 | Idi Pellantara | ||
| 1982 | Vayyari Bhamulu Vagalamari Bhartulu | ||
| 1982 | Billa Ranga | ||
| 1982 | Yamakinkarudu | Radha | |
| 1982 | Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu | Lalithamba | |
| 1982 | Mondi Ghatam | Latha | |
| 1982 | Kayyala Ammayi Kalavaari Abbayi | ||
| 1983 | Prema Pichollu | Prema | |
| 1983 | Palletoori Monagadu | Shanti | |
| 1983 | Abhilasha | Archana | |
| 1983 | Shivudu Shivudu Shivudu | ||
| 1983 | Puli Bebbuli | Sita's sister | |
| 1983 | Gudachari No.1 | Rekha | |
| 1983 | Simhapuri Simham | ||
| 1983 | Trishulam | ||
| 1983 | Todu Needa | Radha | |
| 1983 | Moodu Mullu | ||
| 1983 | Raju Rani Jackie | Rani / Jackie | |
| 1984 | Hero | ||
| 1984 | Srimathi Kaavali | Jaya | |
| 1984 | Yuddham | ||
| 1984 | Babulugaadi Debba | ||
| 1984 | Kondaveeti Nagulu | ||
| 1984 | Bava Maradalu | ||
| 1984 | Abhimanyudu | ||
| 1984 | Punyam Koddi Purushudu | ||
| 1984 | Anubandham | ||
| 1984 | Grihalakshmi | ||
| 1985 | Swati Mutyam | Lalitha | |
| 1985 | Mangalya Balam | ||
| 1985 | Jwala | ||
| 1985 | Ragile Gundelu | Radha | |
| 1986 | Jeevana Poratam | ||
| 1986 | Bandham | ||
| 1986 | Shanti Nivasam | ||
| 1986 | Jailu pakshi | ||
| 1987 | Aranyakanda | Poornima | |
| 1987 | Donga Mogudu | Seetha | |
| 1987 | Sardar Dharmanna | ||
| 1987 | Karthika Pournami | ||
| 1987 | Aradhana | Gangamma | |
| 1987 | Aatma Bandhuvulu | ||
| 1987 | America Abbayi | ||
| 1987 | Nyayaniki Sankellu | ||
| 1988 | Anna Chellelu | ||
| 1990 | Raja Vikramarka | Maya | |
| 1990 | Idem pellam baboi | ||
| 1992 | Swati Kiranam | Sarada | |
| 1994 | Palnati Pourusham | Maya | |
| 1997 | Kutumba Gouravam | ||
| 1998 | Suryavamsam | Vasundhara | |
| 1999 | Prema Katha | Subhadra | Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Hindi[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Hamare Tumhare | Sonia | |
| 1986 | Asli Naqli | Vijay's sister | |
| 1986 | Naseeb Apna Apna | Chando Singh | |
| 1987 | Sathyam Shivam Sundaram | ||
| 1987 | Kudrat Ka Kanoon | Aarti Verma / Miss Julie Singh | |
| 1990 | Aaj Ka Arjun | Laxmi | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1990 | Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai | Roopa P. Chandra | |
| 1993 | Tum Karo Vaada | Soniya | |
| 1998 | Himmatwala | ||
| 1999 | Lal Baadshah | Mrs. Ranbhir Singh |
Malayalam[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Justice Raja | Anitha | |
| 1985 | Koodum Thedi | Devi | |
| 1985 | Makan Ente Makan | Sujatha | |
| 1993 | Arthana | Bharathi |
Kannada[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Prachanda Kulla | ||
| 1985 | Jeevana Chakra | Ranga's Wife | |
| 1987 | Sathyam Shivam Sundaram | ||
| 1991 | Nagini | Dubbed into Hindi with same name. |
Career
After becoming successful in cinema, Radhika wanted to do something different and decided to take on the small screen, a venture that everyone thought was a mistake she would regret. But determined to pursue something she believed in, namely producing her own TV software under the Radaan TV banner, she pressed on. That was in 1994.
Television[edit]
| Year | Series/Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2001 | Chithi | Sarada / Sakthi | Dubbed in Telugu as Pinni, Dubbed in Sinhala as Punchi |
| Idhi Katha Kadhu | Telugu Serial | ||
| 2002–2004 | Annamalai | Annamalai | |
| 2005–2006 | Selvi | Selvi | Dubbed in Telugu as Lakshmi |
| 2007–2009 | Arasi | Arasi / Selvi | Dubbed in Telugu as Jhansi |
| 2009–2013 | Chellamay | Chellamma | |
| 2013–2013 | Puriyaamal Pirinthom | Priya | Singapore Tamil drama broadcast on MediaCorp Vasantham [4] |
| 2013–present | Vani Rani | Vani / Rani | Dubbed in Malayalam as Vani Rani itself |
After some initial hiccups, the company re-emerged successfully as Radaan Mediaworks (I) Ltd in 1999, and by 2008, has a annual turnover exceeding Rs.10 crore.
In 2004, the company ventured into film production in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi markets. Radaan has plans to enter into Hindi television market.
In recent years she has acted as the title character in several hit megaserials produced by her company, Radaan Mediaworks.
Her first hit drama was "Chitti", a 488-episode serial in which she portrayed the main character, Saradha. The serial was widely watched and praised throughout the Tamil-speaking world.
Fresh off the success of "Chitthi", Radhika went on to produce another, longer Tamil serial, the 757-episode "Annamalai", in which she once again played the major role.
Her co-star in both these first two serials was the veteran actor Sivakumar, with whom she was often paired in films as well. However in "Annamalai", he played her eldest brother. She is currently playing a dual role in the teleserial Arasi, the sequel to the teleserial Selvi.
Then Chellamey serial reached its climax and concluded on 18th January 2013 with a total of 845 episodes ,with Radaan Mediaworks launching a brand new serial title Vani Rani in which she is playing a dual role of twin sisters starting from 21st of January 2013.
the serial as an esenmble cast such as Raadhika Sarathkumar, Venu Arvind, Babloo Prithviraj, Baby Neha and mahalakshmi of sun music VJ playing the lead roles.
She is currently producing and acting in a brand new serial for mediacorp vasantham by the title Puriyaamal Pirinthom under Radaan TV production .This serial is directed by M.Ganaish Raj, the director for Bambremme, the earlier radaan serial.
Currently she is doing dual role in TV serial namely 'Vani Rani'.
As producer[edit]
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Meendum Oru Kaadhal Kathai | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Dham | Telugu | |
| 2005 | Jithan | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Thalaimagan | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Kannamoochi Yenada | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Pulivaal | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Sandamarutham | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Maari | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Idhu Enna Maayam | Tamil | |
| 2016 | Paambhu Sattai | Tamil |
Award and nomination[edit]
Filmfare Awards
1990 - Nominated, Best Supporting Actress Award for Aaj Ka Arjun
2015 - Filmfare Award for Lifetime Achievement - Special awards
Filmfare Awards South
1981 - Best Telugu Actress for Nyayam Kavali
1986 - Best Tamil Actress for Dharma Devathai
1990 - Best Tamil Actress for Keladi Kanmani
2014 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South
2015 - Best Supporting Actress for Thanga Magan
South Indian International Movie Awards
2015 - Best Supporting Actress for Thanga Magan
Nandi Awards
1999 - Best Supporting Actress for Prema Kadha
National Film Awards
1985 – Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director for Meendum Oru Kaadhal Kathai (Producer)[5]
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
1988 - Special Award for Best Actress for Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran
1989 - Best Actress for Ninaivu Chinnam
1995 - Special Award for Best Actress for Pasumpon, Rani Maha Rani
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