Sangeetha Krish () is an Indian actress, dancer and television presenter who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam films and few Kannada films. Debuted in the mid 90s, 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). Sangeetha is a recipient of two Filmfare Awards South and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
Early life Sangeetha was born in Chennai, India, to Santharam and Bhanumathi.Sangeetha . Interview at totaltollywood.com 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. Sangeetha is a Bharatanatyam dancer as she had learned Bharatanatyam during her school days.
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. 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. The couple has a daughter.
Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes1997 Gangothri Gopika Malayalam Aattuvela MaluCircus SattipanduTelugu Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi Nirmala Mary/PriyadarshaniKannadaJanani Janmabhumi Shanthi 1998 Vajra Kaadhale Nimmadhi Swapna Tamil Udhavikku Varalaamaa Stella Bhagavath Singh Kosal/Kokila Summer in Bethlehem Jyothi Malayalam 1999 Deepasthambham Mahascharyam Priya Guest House Preethi Tamil Asala Sandadi Telugu Anbulla Kadhalukku Priya Tamil English Medium Radhika Malayalam Ezhupunna Tharakan Aishwarya 2000 Doubles Sangeetha Tamil Sradha Janeesha Malayalam Varnakkazhchakal Susan 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 Srisha2002 Khadgam Seethalakshmi Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Telugu)CineMAA Award for Best Supporting Actress Shambho Mahadeva Pooja Varma Malayalam Unreleased 2003 Pellam Oorelithe Sandhya Telugu Ee Abbai Chala Manchodu Jeevitha Bangalore Bandh Kannada Aayudam Kalyani Telugu Ori Nee Prema Bangaram Kaanu Sangita Pithamagan Gomathi 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 Journalist Telugu 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 Srimathi Kalyanam Swetha / Sita Telugu Kutti Pisasu Gayathri Tamil Trilingual film Cara Majaka TeluguBombat 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 Acharya Dancer Guest appearanceMasoodaNeelam SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – TeluguNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu2023 Varisu Aarthi Tamil Tamilarasan Padma Srinivasan 2025 Paradha Rathnamma Telugu 2026BailHaasiniKannada
Television Jodi No.1 (2008) Dance Jodi Dance (2022) Super Jodi (2023)
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