Jyothika is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She also acted in some Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. She won one National Award, five Filmfare Awards, five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Cinema Express Awards, two South Indian International Movie Awards, two International Tamil Film Awardshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/jyothikas-breathtaking-performances-in-tamil-movies/photostory/89501660.cms and four Dinakaran Awards. She is also a recipient of the Kalaimamani Award. She is regarded as one of the most prolific actresses in Tamil cinema. She has been ranked among the best actresses of South India by The Times of India and was referred as one of the Superstar women in Indian Cinema by The Hindu.
She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1997), directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaalee (1999) and her first Telugu film Tagore (2003), opposite Chiranjeevi. She received her first Filmfare Award for Vaalee (1999) as Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Kushi (2000). A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in Kushi (2000), Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001), Poovellam Un Vasam (2001), Kaakha Kaakha (2004), Perazhagan (2004), Chandramukhi (2005) and Mozhi, (2007), for the latter three she won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.For the movie, Mozhi, she was in the final three for National Film Award for Best Actress for her outstanding performance, however she lost the award to Umashree for the Kannada film Gulabi Talkies. She has a record of holding maximum number of nominations with 16 for Best Tamil Actress at South Filmfare Awards.
Jyothika left the industry at the peak of her career marrying Tamil actor Suriya on 11 September 2006, after being engaged in a relationship for several years, and whom she was paired with in seven films. She made a comeback in the film 36 Vayadhinile (2015) where her performance was given strong reviews and she received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – South for the movie. By Winning her fourth Best Actress Award at Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, she broke the record of winning most Best Actress Title till date with four as her record. After the success of 36 Vayadhinile, she appeared in a series of women centric films like Magalir Mattum (2017), Naachiyaar (2018), Kaatrin Mozhi (2018), Raatchasi (2019), and Ponmagal Vandhal (2020) and also played a lead female role in Mani Ratnam's multi-starrer Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018). She made a comeback to Malayalam and Hindi film industry with critically acclaimed performances in Kaathal – The Core (2023) with Mammootty for which she won her fifth Filmfare Awards South in the category Best Actress – Malayalam and Shaitaan (2024) with Ajay Devgn and R. Madhavan. The latter became the fourth highest grossing Indian film of 2024.
National Film Awards Year Category Film Result 2020Best Feature Film (producer, along with Suriya and Guneet Monga)Soorarai Pottru
IIFA Utsavam Awards Year Artist/Work Category Result 201536 VayathinilePerformance in a Leading Role – Female Tamil 2024Kaathal – The CorePerformance in a Leading Role – Female Malayalam Kaathal – The CoreIIFA Utsavam for Best Actress - Critics
Kalaimamani Awards Year Artist/Work Category Result 2005Contribution of Tamil CinemaKalaimamani
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Year Artist/Work Category Result 2007Pachaikili MuthucharamBest Villain - Female 2019RaatchasiBest Actress 2021Udanpirappe
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Year Artist/Work Category Result 2004PerazhaganBest Actress 2005Chandramukhi 2007Mozhi 201536 Vayadhinile 2018Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
Edison Awards (India) Year Artist/Work Category Result 2019RaatchasiBest Actress JackpotFavourite Heroine 2021Ponmagal VandhalBest Actress
Filmfare Awards South Year Artist/Work Category Language Result 1999VaaleeBest Debut ActressTamil Poovellam KettupparBest Actress2000 Kushi 2001Poovellam Un Vasam 49th Annual Filmfare Awards – South . Downloads.movies.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 24 June 2013.2002NagarahavuKannada 2003Kaaka KaakaTamil Dhool 2004 Perazhagan Manmadhan MassTelugu 2005ChandramukhiTamil 2006Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Sillunu Oru Kaadhal ShockTelugu 2007MozhiTamil 2009 Seetha Kalyanam Malayalam 201536 VayathinileTamil Critics Best Actress 2017Magalir MattumBest Actress 2019Kaatrin Mozhi 2022Ponmagal VandhaalUdanpirappe2022 Jai Bhim Best Film 2024Kaathal – The Core Best Actress Malayalam Critics Best Actress
Filmfare Awards Year Artist/Work Category Result 1998Doli Saja Ke RakhnaBest Female Debut
International Tamil Film Awards Year Artist/Work Category Result 2003 DhoolBest Actress Suryah jothika say no to itfa awards. bollywoodsargam.com (23 September 2004)2004Kaaka KaakaBest Actress - Critics
Dinakaran Film Awards Year Artist/Work Category Result 1999VaaleeBest Debut Actress 2000KhushiBest Actress 2004Perazhagan 2005Chandramukhi
Zee Cine Awards Year Artist/Work Category Result 1999Doli Saja Ke RakhnaZee Cine Award for Best Female Debut
South Indian International Movie Awards Year Artist/Work Category Language Result 201536 VayathinileBest ActressTamil 2017Magalir Mattum 2018Kaatrin Mozhi 2019 Raatchasi 2021Soorarai PottruBest Film Producer – Tamil 2024Kaathal – The CoreBest Actress Malayalam 2024Kaathal – The CoreSouth Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress - Critics Malayalam
Vijay Awards Year Artist/Work Category Result 2007MozhiBest Actress Favourite Heroine
Cinema Express Awards
Year Artist/Work Category Result 1999 VaaleeBest Newface Actress of the Year 2000 Kushi & RhythmMost Sensational Actress RhythmBest Onscreen Pair (alongside Arjun)2001Poovellam Un VasamBest Actress – Tamil
Other awards and honours Year Category Movie/Work Award/rank 2002Udaya Film Awards - Udaya Film Award for Best Female Actor Nagarahavu2024 IIFA Award for Best Supporting ActressSrikanth
As film producer Year Film Award Category Result 2021–22Jai Bhim Norway Tamil Film Festival AwardsBest Film
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