Vinodhini

Vinodhini, also known as Swetha, (in Kannada films) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Kannada films, and Tamil television shows. Beginning her acting career as a child artist, she went on to become one of the popular actress of 90's .apart from lead she also played supporting roles before acting in television series as well.

Career Vinodhini began her acting career as a child artist, appearing in films including Manal Kayiru, Puthiya Sagaptham and Mannukkul Vairam, —it failed to propel Vinodhini's career. That year, she debuted in Malayalam cinema with Soorya Manasam and the Kannada film industry with Chaitrada Premanjali, where she took on the stage name Shwetha. Both films were successes. After appearing in several Tamil films, including Balu Mahendra's Marupadiyum, Visu's Pattukottai Periyappa, Rama Narayanan's Vaanga Partner Vaanga, and two K. S. Ravikumar films, Suriyan Chandiran and Muthukulikka Vaariyala, most of them featuring her in secondary characters, she shifted her focus to Kannada films by the mid-1990s, where she continued to play lead roles. Her work in Tamil films in the late 90s was limited to minor supporting roles and guest appearances. Films in she made brief appearances include Praveen Gandhi's action film Ratchagan, Sundar C's comedy flick Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga and N. Mathrubootham's Puthira Punithama.

Vinodhini soon started acting in television serials, such as the drama series Chithi, Agal Vilakku and the comedy series Vidathu Sirippu by Crazy Mohan. Besides, she hosted a television show for eight years. Since, she has appeared in minor roles in two Karu Pazhaniappan films. 2026 Chowkidar Sudha Kannada Television