Shanta Meena, known professionally as Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, is an Indian actress who has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi movies and along with several Malayalam and Tamil television soap operas. She is the eldest daughter of actress Lakshmi and Bhaskaran.
Career
Aishwariyaa's first film was Oliyampukal (1991), followed by Mamagaru (1991), Rasukutty (1992) and Meera (1992). She played a double role in Butterflies (1993) and also made her Hindi debut in Gardish (1993), which was a remake of the Malayalam movie Kireedam. Early in her career, she turned down opportunity to work with Mani Ratnam in Thiruda Thiruda (1993).
Following her marriage in 1994, Aishwariyaa quit the film industry and chose to prioritise bringing up a family. However her marriage fell apart and she became addicted to drugs as a result of her husband's addiction, which made it difficult for her to re-enter the film industry after her divorce in 1996. After undergoing a rehabilitation process, she chose to continue her education in computer science and joined to work with the NIIT in 1997 and prioritised her work as a software engineer. She then accepted an offer to be a part of a television show produced by Suresh Chandra Menon, after being convinced by her friend, actress Revathi. After a four-year sabbatical from films as a result of her marriage, childbirth and divorce, Aishwariyaa made a comeback in R. Parthiban's House Full (1999) portraying an inspector-in-charge of the bomb disposal squad. She continued to portray supporting roles in films such as Suyamvaram (1999), Sathyameva Jayathe (2000) and Narasimham (2000) during the turn of the century.
Personal life Aishwariyaa was born as Shanta Meena to Bhaskaran and actress Lakshmi. She has a stepsister (Samyuktha) from her mother's third marriage with Sivachandran.
She was married to Tanveer Ahmed in 1994 and later divorced him in 1996. The couple have a daughter born in 1995.
Filmography As actress
Year Film Role Language Notes 1989 Adavilo Abhimanyudu Shanti Telugu Telugu debutHosa Kavya Usha Kannada Kannada debut 1990 Oliyampukal Kunjumol Malayalam Malayalam debutPrema Zindabad Bharathi Telugu Nyayangal Jayikkattum Saraswati's daughter Tamil Tamil debut 1991 Mill Thozhilali Geetha Thaiyalkaran Kaveri Marikozhundhu Marikozhundhu,Chithra Naan Pudicha Mappillai Rasathi Mamagaru Rani Telugu Oorellam Un Pattu Shanthi Tamil Ponnukku Sethi Vandhachu Uma Anbulla Thangachikku 1992 Rasukutty Rukmani Meera Meera Subba Rayudi Pelli Lalitha Telugu Ahankari Neeli/Neelu Pellante Noorella Panta Roja Seetapathi Chalo TirupathiBrahma Saraswathi Kizhaku Veluthachu Meenakshi Tamil 1993 Poranthaalum Aambalayaa Porakkakoodaathu Meenatchi Jackpot Sindhu Gautham Krishna Malayalam Butterflies Anju Nambyar,Manju Nambyar Gardish Vidya P. Bhalla Hindi Hindi debutThanga Pappa Gowri Tamil Ulle Veliye Meena Yajaman Ponni 1995 Makkal Aatchi Manjula 1999 House Full Christine Suyamvaram Savithri 2000 Pennin Manathai Thottu Sunitha's sister Narashimham Anuradha Malayalam Sathyameva Jayathe Nancy 2001 KasiRadhika TamilSharja To Sharja Kalyani Malayalam Praja Maya Mary Kurien Jollyman Aish Tamil 2002 Panchatanthiram Janaki 2003 The King Maker Leader Vasanthy Nambiar Malayalam Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi Pinni(step mother) Telugu The Fire Neena Cheriyan Malayalam 2004 Agninakshathram Aswathi Warrier M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi Shalini Tamil New Seema Naani Priya's friend Telugu Jana Tamil Kuthu Meenakshi 2005 Dhairyam Mallika's Mother Telugu Priyasakhi Priya's Mother Tamil Aaru Sound Saroja Akka Englishkaran Padma 2006 Notebook Elizabeth Malayalam Thanthra Vedavadhi Manasu Palike Mouna Raagam Ranii Telugu Paramasivan Malar's stepmother Tamil Pandavaru Nagamani Kannada Paisalo Paramatma Telugu 2007 Inspector Garud Maya Gopinath Malayalam Sringaram: Dance of Love Mirasu's wife Tamil Vel Sakkara Pandi's Wife Sabari Vajravelu's Wife Sri Mahalakshmi Advocate Telugu 2008 Pazhani Durga Tamil Abhiyum Naanum Anuradha (Abhi's mother) 2009 Adada Enna Azhagu Diana 2010 Abhishapt Nurse Hindi Jhummandi Naadam Ardhangi Telugu Buridi 2011 Manushya Mrugam Mary Malayalam 2012 Madirasi Ragini Theni Maavattam Eeswari Tamil Uchithanai Muharnthaal Security Guard Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? Amrutha Valli's mother Telugu 2013 For Sale Achamma Malayalam Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla Lakshmi/Sainuthatha Maad Dad Sosamma Philips and the Monkey Pen Uncredited Archive footage From Narasimham 2014 Poojai Mrs. Sivakkozhnthu Tamil Un Samayal Arayil / Oggarane / Ulavucharu Biriyani Asha Tamil / Kannada / Telugu 2015 Aambala Nadu Ponnu Tamil MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal Aishwarya Savaale Samaali Special appearancein song sequenceBhale Manchi Roju Shakti's wife Telugu 2016 Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru Manimaaran's wife Tamil Kalyana Vaibhogame Nagamani Telugu 2017 Kuttram 23 Tamil Ticket Sona 2018 Devadas Fishfry Lakshmi Telugu Saamy 2 Shanthi Tamil 2019 Oh! Baby Vikram's Mother Telugu 2021 Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu Arun's mother 2022 Yaanai Selvi's mother Tamil 2023 Dada Manikandan's mother 2024 Rajakili Thamaraiselvi IAS 2025 9AM To 9PM Valentines Day Kannappa Maremma Telugu 2026 Mrithyunjay Jay's aunt Leader Meera's mother Tamil
As dubbing artist + List of Rohini film credits as dubbing artist Year Film Actress Language Other notes2000 Hey RamRani MukerjiTeluguDubbed Version
Television Serials Year Serial Role Channel Language Notes 1997 Naniyar Vijay TV Tamil 1998 Janani Jaya TV1999 Nizhalgal Sun TV2000 Devatha Asianet Malayalam2001 Theadathey Thulainthu Povai Stella Raj TV Tamil 2002 Kathiravan Senchulakshmi Sun TV 2003 OlangalAishwarya Asianet Malayalam2004 Mizhi Thurakkumbol Varada Surya TV2004–2005 Kadamattath Kathanaar Thirumala/Yakshi Asianet2004–2006 Muhurtham Aishwarya Sun TV Tamil 2005–2006 Raja Rajeswari Padmalakshmi 2005 Kavyaanjali Surya TV Malayalam Mandrake Asianet 2006 Sathyam Ancy Kairali TV 2006–2007 Swami Ayyappan Mahishi Asianet 2008–2011 Paarijatham Lalitha Bhai 2009 Kadhaparayum Kavyaanjali Surya TV 2010–2012 Thendral Bhuvaneswari a.k.a. Bhuvana Sun TV Tamil Replaced by Sudha Chandran2011 Nagamma Amman Raj TV 2013–2014 Mama Mapillai Aishwarya Sun TV 2013 Manathil Uruthi Vendum Jaya TV 2013–2014 Kurinji Malar Kalpana Kalaignar TV 2015–2016 4 the People Prof. Vasundara Das Asianet Malayalam 2015–2017 Nandini vs Nandini Baby ETV Plus Telugu 2017–2019 Azhagu Vasantha Sun TV Tamil 2018–2020 Chembarathi Thrichambarath Akhilandeswari Zee Keralam Malayalam Replaced by Thara Kalyan2021 Jothi Sambhavi Sun TV Tamil Photo PresenceNinaithale Inikkum Zee TamilCameo appearance 2022–2023 Jamelaa Saleema Colors Tamil2023 – present Sukhamo Devi Chandroth Prabhavathi Sidharthan Flowers TVMalayalam 2024 – 2025 Panchagni Prabhavathi Extended Cameo Appearance
Shows Year Show Role Channel LanguageNotes 2003 Anthakshari Host Raj TV Tamil 2005 Sakalakala Velloori Judge Jaya TV 2010 Rani Maharani Participant Surya TV Malayalam 2017 Comedy Super Night 2 Herself Flowers TV 2019 Comedy Stars Judge Asianet 2021 Start Music Contestant Star Vijay Tamil Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani Judge Alitho Saradaga Guest ETV Plus Telugu 2022 Joker Poker Participant Zee Tamil Tamil Oru Kodi Contestant Flowers TV Malayalam Vanakkam Tamizha Guest Sun TV Tamil
Web series Year Serial Role Channel Language2017 Mana Mugguri Love Story Swathi 's mother YuppTV Telugu2018 Gangstars Priyamvadha Amazon Prime Video Telugu2020 Dear u brother u Amma YouTube Tamil
References
External links
Aishu's Kitchen on Facebook Aishu's Kitchen – Portal