Geetha

Geetha is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, and Tulu films. She debuted in the Tamil film Bairavi (as Rajinikanth's sister). Since then she has acted in over 200 films in all major South Indian languages, and in a few Hindi films. Geetha has won two Filmfare Awards South and Kerala State Film Awards, Karnataka State Film Awards each.

Career Geetha made her film debut with the 1978 Tamil film Bairavi as the title character in which she played Rajinikanth's sister. She was in her seventh grade when she was cast for the film. She later discontinued her studies to concentrate on her movie career. Her performance as Indira in the 1986 Malayalam film Panchagni based on the true life story of a Naxalite revolutionary Ajitha was well acclaimed and described by The Hindu as "one of Malayalam cinema's landmark heroines".

After her marriage, she took a break from acting during 1998 to 2002. She returned to acting in 2003 and has played roles like hero's mother, in movies such as Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Okkadu, Pournami, Unakkum Enakkum, Santosh Subramaniam, Sivakasi, Azhagiya Tamil Magan, Masters and Anwar. She has since moved to Chennai.

Filmography

Malayalam

Telugu Year Film Role Notes 1978 Mana Voori Pandavulu Sinni 1979 Iddaru Asadhyule Geetha Andamaina Anubhavam Karthika Deepam Geetha Cheyyethi Jai Kottu ChandriSri Rama BantuSeetha 1980 Thathayya Premaleelalu Sivamethina Satyam LakshmiCinema PichoduGharana Donga PadmaSuperman Challenge Ramudu Prema Kodalu Vastunaru Jagratha 1981 Addala Meda Kondaveeti Simham Ravi's wife JagamondiRani Todu Dongalu Jaya Alludugaru Zindabad Naa Mogudu Brahmachari 1982 Kodallu Vastunnaru Jagratha Maro Malupu Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu Sridevi Tingu Rangadu Radha Vamsa GouravamRekha Kalavari Samsaram Vasanthi Bangaru Bhoomi RekhaMaro Malupu 1983 Sagara Sangamam Dancer Dubbed into Tamil as Salangai Oli and Malayalam with the same name Idi Kaadu Mugimpu Law student Moodu Mullu Geetha Prema Pichollu Ooha Sundari Radha 1984 Allullostunnaru Rojulu Marayi E Chaduvulu Makoddu 1989 Black Tiger 1990 Balachandrudu Sujatha Kokila 1992 Aapadbandhavudu Lalitha Aswamedham Lakshmi 1993 Nippu Ravva Lawyer Gayatri Varasudu Vinay's mother Kalachakram 1996 Drohi Rendu Kutumbala Katha Hema's mother 1997Thodu 1998 Gamyam Vadinalu 2003 Johnny Johnny's mother Okkadu Vasundhara 2005 Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Janaki 2006 Pournami Shiva's Mother 2008 Kathanayakudu Headmistress King King's Mother Dubbed into Malayalam with same name. 2009 Pistha Muralikrishna's mother 2012 Racha Bellary's wife Tuneega Tuneega Ravindra Babu's sister 2013 Shadow Lakshmi 2015 LionBose's mother 2018 Manasuku Nachindi 2019 Venky Mama Lakshmi

Kannada

Tamil Year Film Role Notes 1978 Bairavi Bairavi 1979 Ninaithale Inikkum Meena Mayandi 1980 Dharma Raja 1981 Garjanai Rekha 1982 Thyagi Kadhalithu Paar Katrukenna Veli Pannaipurathu Pandavargal 1983 Nenjamellam Neeye Sumangali Muthu Engal Sothu Roopa 1987 Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu Seetha 1988 Kaliyugam Lalitha Oomai Thurai Geetha En Vazhi Thani Vazhi Raguvaran's Sister 1989 Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal Gowri 1990 Keladi Kannmanii SP Balasubramayam's wife Salem Vishnu Lakshmi Urudhi Mozhi Jaya 1991 Thayamma Kalyani Vigneshwar Padma Thalapathi Selvi Dubbed into Telugu and Hindi as Dalapathi Azhagan Kanmani 1992 Mr. Prasad 1993 Mutrugai Saradha Dharma Seelan Parvathy Poy Mugham Priya 1994 Uzhiyan District collector 1995 Kuruthipunal Zeenath 1996 Vetri Vinayagar Priyamala Kalki Chellamma 1997 Abhimanyu Kausalya and Ranjitha 1998 Kaadhale Nimmadhi Kizhakkum Merkkum Thillai Jeans Meiyaththa 2005 Sivakasi Muthappa's Mother 2006 Unakkum Enakkum Parvathi 2007 Aalwar Shiva's mother Azhagiya Tamil Magan Guru's Mother 2008 Santosh Subramaniam Lakshmi Kuselan Headmistress 2009 Thoranai Murugan's mother Villu Shaan's wife 2010 Ithu Kadhal Uthirum Kaalam 2011 180 Jayam 2013 Mathapoo Pooja's mother 2015 Paranjothi

Hindi Year Film Role Notes 1983 Shubh Kaamna Nurse 1984 Yeh Desh Pani 1992 Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj Ritu

Tulu Year Film Role Notes 1994 September 8

Television

Awards Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress - Aruna Raaga (1986) Kerala State Film Awards 1989 - Second Best Actress - Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha

Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada - Shruthi Seridaaga Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam - Aadhaaram

Cinema Express Awards 1988 : Best Actress – Malayalam - Vaishalii