Nanditha Jennifer is an Indian actress and choreographer who has appeared in the Tamil film industry. The actress won critical acclaim for her performance in Eera Nilam (2003) and later appeared in other Tamil and Telugu language films.
Career The daughter of film choreographer Chinna, Jennifer first appeared in a song in Vasanth's Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey! (2002), before starring in S. A. Chandrasekhar's slasher film Mutham (2002) in an ensemble cast, under her original name of Jennifer. She featured in the film alongside actors Nagendra Prasad and Arun Vijay, but it received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. she then appeared in several films throughout 2003, notably starring in Bharathiraja's Eera Nilam, though critics criticized her performance as "comical". She then also appeared in two straight-to-video films alongside Pandiarajan, while another film titled Kaadhal Jaathi directed by Kasthuri Raja remained unreleased after running into financial trouble. Jennifer made several appearances in item numbers in the middle of the 2000s, as she found it difficult to be selected for lead roles.
Jennifer married Kasi Viswanathan, an assistant cinematographer to U. K. Senthil Kumar. Jennifer and Kasi Viswanathan got married in March 2007 at Vadapalani Temple.
In 2013, she made a comeback under her original name in the film Ravana Desam starring newcomers, which told the tale of missing refugees during the 2009 Sri Lankan Civil War.
She has featured in popular shows like Bhuvaneswari, Nagavalli, Mr & Mrs Khiladis Season 02 and Lakshmi Stores.
Filmography Films Year Film Role Language Notes 2000 Rhythm Dancer in song "Thaniye" Tamil Special appearance 2002 Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey! Yamini Tamil Special appearance Arputham Ashok's sister Tamil Maaran Dancer Tamil Special appearance Jjunction Dancer Tamil Special appearance University Dancer Tamil Special appearance Mutham Aarthi Tamil 2003 Indru Mudhal Jenni Tamil Parthiban Kanavu Dancer Tamil Special appearance Eera Nilam Sornam Tamil Lead heroine Success Dancer Tamil Special appearance Sindhamal Sitharamal Janaki Tamil Lead heroine 2004 Dharma Sakunthala Kannada credited as Manisha Pethi Sollai Thattathea Jancy Tamil Straight-to-video Thiru Thuru Madhavi Tamil Straight-to-video Seshadri Naidu Sathyabama Telugu Lead role Jananam Dancer Tamil Special appearance 2005 Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Dolly Telugu Arinthum Ariyamalum Dancer Tamil Special appearance 2006 Azhagiya Asura Pavithra Tamil Special Appearance Parijatham Vasumathi Tamil Guest appearance Dharmapuri Dancer Tamil Item song Special appearance Naalai Dancer Tamil Item song Special appearance Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei Dancer Tamil Item song Special appearance 2007 Vasantham Vanthachu Gayathri Tamil Lead heroine Kasu Irukkanum Vijayalakshmi (Viji) Tamil Lead heroine Thiru Ranga Deepa Tamil Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen Reena Tamil Pirappu Dancer Tamil Special appearance Aarya Dancer Tamil Special appearance 2008 Pachai Nirame Shanthi Tamil 2013 Pavitra Dancer Telugu Item song Special appearance Ravana Desam Abhinaya Tamil 2014 Chinnan Chiriya Vanna Paravai Dancer Tamil Special appearance 2015 Where Is Vidya Balan Dancer Telugu Item song Special appearance 2017 Palli Paruvathile Dancer Tamil Item song Special appearance 2018 Naa Route Separetu Dancer Telugu Item song Special appearance 2019 Kudimagan Chellakannu Tamil 2021 Jail Mariapushpam Tamil 2022 Maha Alex's daughter Tamil Uncredited
Television Year Title Role Channel2008–2010 Nagavalli Nagavalli / Sneha Sun TVBhuvaneswariBhuvaneswari2018 Mr & Mrs Khiladis Season 02 Contestant Zee Tamil2018–2019 Lakshmi StoresKamala Sun TV2019 Gemini TV2020–2021 Amman Saradha Colors TamilBaakiyalakshmi Raadhika Star Vijay2021 Rowdy Baby Contestant Sun TV2024 Karthigai Deepam Ramya Zee Tamil2025–Present Thirumangalyam Kavitha Zee Tamil
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