Radhika Sarathkumar is an Indian actress, film producer, film director and politician who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu films and television. She also appeared in Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. She is the founder and Creative Producer of the Radaan Mediaworks India Limited and doing serials in most of the south Indian languages. She made her acting debut in 1978, with the Tamil film Kizhakke Pogum Rail. She made her Telugu film debut with Priya, However Nyayam Kavali was released first. She has acted in more than 280 movies till date and been the lead actress till 2000. She has been the leading television actress featuring herself as female lead since 2001 and 2018 and known to hold the 9:30pm slot and been always the slot leader all along in the years.She is known for versatile acting skills capable of handling old to young,brave to pity,pure typical village women to and her capablity to handle different tamil dialects like a native.
Films
As actress Tamil + List of Radhika Sarathkumar Tamil film credits Year Title RoleNotes1978Kizhakke Pogum RailPanchaali—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil1979Inikkum IlamaiLakshmiNiram Maaratha PookkalRadhikaMugathil Mugam ParkalamVelum Mayilum ThunaiValliAnbae SangeethaGeetha1980Enga Ooru RasathiAnuSoolamAnnammaAnna ParavaiUsharaniEthir Veetu JannalUrapattiAayiram Vaasal IdhayamNeeluKalam Bathil SollumRaniBhama RukmaniBhamaIlamai KolamDeviIdhayaththil Ore IdamParuvathin VasalileUshaThai PonggalSelviMalargale MalarungalDr. DeviKumari Pennin UllathileDevi Bala1981KannitheevuSelviIndru Poi Naalai VaaJayaMagaranthamGeethaThiruppangalRathathin RathameNadhi Ondru Karai MoondruPonni1982Pokkiri RajaRakkayiPoi SatchiRukkuVadivangalRangaGangaIniyavale VaaRekhaNandri, Meendum VarugaHerselfGuest appearanceEera Vizhi KaaviyangalRadhaMoondru MugamRekhaMettiPreethaMamiyara Marumagala1983Veetula Raman Veliyila KrishnanJayaNeethibathiDeviUrangatha NinaivugalGowriNenjodu Nenjam1984Anbulla RajinikanthHerselfGuest appearanceDhavani KanavugalSubramani's love interestOsaiRaniVamsa VilakkuRadhaNallavanuku NallavanUmaNilavu SuduvathillaiShanthi / Charu1985Paasa ParavaigalUmaNermaiRadhaPillai NilaDolliMeendum Oru Kaathal KathaiSarasuPagal NilavuThulasiCameo appearanceNaane Raja Naane MandhiriBhagyalakshmiNeethiyin MarupakkamMarikozhundhuNaan Ungal RasiganRanjaniDeiva PiraviJanakiRaja RishiThilothamai1986Dharma DevathaiJhansi Rani —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TamilMachakkaranSippikkul MuthuLalitha1987Sirai ParavaiValliRettai Vaal KuruviRadhaVeerapandiyanMeenaNeethikku ThandanaiChithra, Sindhuja —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TamilPuyal Paadum PaattuJournalistPer Sollum PillaiSeethaOorkavalanVadivuUzhavan MaganSelvi1988Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum NeeyeGowriSudhanthira Naattin AdimaigalBharathiPoovum PuyalumIndhuPaadatha ThenikkalDr. SaradhaTherkathi KallanRadhaPaasa ParavaigalAdv. Uma Shankar Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran Sivagami —Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TamilNallavanCollector PonniIthu Engal NeethiManamagale VaaChitra / RasathiThenpandi SeemayileRukkumaniUzhaithu Vaazha VendumSandhya1989Thendral SudumKalaaKaval PoonaigalGeethaKai Veesamma Kai VeesuSudhaUthama PurushanDoctorGuest appearancePaasa MazhaiGangaThaai NaaduJulieIdhu Unga KudumbamNinaivu ChinnamBhagyam —Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress1990Keladi KanmaniSharada —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TamilPagalil PournamiLakshmiPattanamdhan PogalamadiMahalakshmi1992Jodi SenthachuTamizh PonnuVellathayiNaane VaruvenDr. RadhikaKalikaalamJanaki1993Kizhakku CheemayileVirumaayi —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TamilPuthiya ThendralGayathriKarpagam VanthachuKarpagam1994Varavu Ettana Selavu PathanaLakshmiNamma AnnachiGayathriPavithraPavithraPudupatti PonnuthayiPonnuthayiMettupatti MirasuMeenakshiVeera PadhakkamThangamma 1995 Pasumpon Nachiyar —Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TamilRani MaharaniRani —Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special PrizePuthiya AatchiVivekanandan's wifeVilladhi VillainParvathi (Bombai Maami)Udhavum KarangalBhavaniRaasaiyyaMadhaviNaan Petha MaganeIndraRagasiya PoliceChief Minister of Tamil Nadu1996Karuvelam PookkalVadivu1997SakthiSeethalakshmiSuryavamsamLatha Gounder1998Kaadhale NimmadhiBhagyamVeera ThalattuPandian's motherJeansSundarambaGolmaalHerselfGuest appearanceSandhippomaVishwa's motherEn Aasai RasaveAzhaguraniSenthooramDevaathaEllame En PondattithaanMeenakshi1999Kummi PaattuRamathaayiPoomagal OorvalamSaravanan's adoptive motherSivanSivagamiAmarkkalamGangaEthirum PudhirumDr. JayanthiTajmahalMaayan's auntSiragugalValliTelefilm2000SudhandhiramAdvocate PadminiKaruvelam PookkalVadivuPuratchikkaaran Village girl Cameo appearanceUyirile KalanthathuMeenakshi2002Roja KootamMalarThenkasi PattanamDoctorSpecial appearance2007Kannamoochi YenadaDhamayanthi2008PandhayamMasanam's WifeSarojaHerselfSpecial appearance2012SaguniRamani Aachi2013Chennaiyil Oru NaalGautham's wife2014PoojaiRajalakshmi2015Naanum RowdydhaanInspector Meena KumariThangamaganThamizh's mother 2016TheriDCP Vijay Kumar's motherGuest AppearanceDharma DuraiPandiyamma2017Singam 3Ramakrishna's wifeMupparimanamHerselfCameoSangili Bungili Kadhava ThoraeParvathyIppadai VellumMadhu's mother2019Mr LocalEaswariMarket Raja MBBSSundhari Bai 2020 Vaanam Kottatum Chandra —SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress —Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil2021Annabelle SethupathiAryamalaJailPaapamma2022MaruthaMeenakshiYaanaiMuthaaramKuruthi Aattam Ganthimathi Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu LakshmiLove TodaySaraswathiPattathu Arasan Vijaya2023Run Baby Run Sathya's mother Ghosty SpiritSpecial AppearanceKolai RekhaChandramukhi 2 RanganayagiDhruva Natchathiram Unknown Unreleased 2024Merry ChristmasConstable LaxmiLittle JaffnaAmamma2025Revolver RitaChellamma2026Thaai Kizhavi Pavunuthaayi "Thaai Kizhavi" Vishwanath & SonsNirmala DeviPyaar Prema KalyanamChandra RaniHiParimala
Telugu + List of Radhika Sarathkumar Telugu film credits Year Title RoleNotes1981Nyayam KavaliBharathi Devi —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TeluguRadha KalyanamRadhaKirayi RowdyluJyothiBabulugaadi DebbaGowriDabbu Dabbu DabbuPriyaPriya1982Idi PellantaraVayyari Bhamalu Vagalamari BhartaluChandramathiBilla RangaYamakinkaruduRadhaPatnam Vachina PativrathaluLalithamba —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TeluguMondi GhatamLathaKayyala Ammayi Kalavaari AbbayiUshaTrisulamYadiMettala SavvadiEenadu1983Prema PicholluPremaBezawada BebbuliPalletoori MonagaduSanthiAbhilashaArchana —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TeluguRamudu Kadu KrishnuduSaradaSivudu Sivudu SivuduPuli BebbuliSita's sisterGudachari No.1RekhaSimhapuri SimhamMrs. RajasekharamTodu NeedaRadhaMoodu MulluRaju Rani JackieRani / JackieMugguru Monagallu1984HeroMrs. RajasekharanSrimathi KaavaliJayaYuddhamRaja's motherKondaveeti NaguluKannammaBava MaradaluAbhimanyuduAmmayiloo! Preminchandi!Punyam Koddi PurushuduRadhaAnubandhamMalliGruhalakshmi1985Mangalya BalamJwalaRagile GundeluRadhaIllale DevataLakshmi1986Swathi MuthyamLalitha —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TeluguJeevana PoratamBandhamSanthi NivasamLalithaJailu PakshiRavana BrahmaRadhikaUkku ManishiRadhaKotigaduAranyakandaPoornima1987Donga MoguduSeethaSardar DharmannaUmmadi MoguduRowdy Police Karthika Pournami —Nandi Award for Best Supporting ActressAradhanaGangammaTrimurtuluCameoAatma BandhuvuluAmerica AbbayiNyayaniki SankelluViplavaMarana Homam1988AanimuthyamPrasanthiAnna ChelleluRadhaDharma TejaSampoorna1990Raja VikramarkaMayaIdem Pellam BaboiJhansi1992Swathi KiranamSaradaCollege BulloduSaraswathi1994Palnati PourushamMaya —Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu1997Aaro PranamKutumba Gouravam1998SuryavamsamVasundhara1998AbhishekamVijay's MotherArundhatiPrema KathaSubhadra —Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress2000VamsoddharakuduVaralakshmi2017Raja the GreatConstable Anantha Lakshmi —SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Telugu)2022Aadavallu Meeku JoharluAadhi LakshmiKrishna Vrinda VihariAmruthavalli2023AadikeshavaBalu's adoptive mother2024Operation RaavanJeevitha2025Meghalu Cheppina Prema KathaKamakshi Shankaramurthy 2026 S Saraswathi Dr. Tulasi
Hindi + List of Radhika Sarathkumar Hindi film credits Year Title RoleNotes1979Hamare TumhareSonia1980Apne ParayeLeela1986Asli NaqliVijay's sister1986Naseeb Apna ApnaChando Singh1987Kudrat Ka KanoonAarti Verma / Miss Julie Singh1990Aaj Ka ArjunLaxmi —Filmfare Award for Best Supporting ActressMera Pati Sirf Mera HaiRoopa P. Chandra1993Tum Karo VaadaSoniya1998HimmatwalaKiran1999Lal BaadshahMrs. Ranbhir Singh
Malayalam + List of Radhika Sarathkumar Malayalam film credits Year Title RoleNotes 1977 Swarna Medal 1979 Bharyaye Aavashyamundu 1983 Justice Raja Anitha 1985 Koodum Thedi Devi Makan Ente Makan Sujatha 1991 Chavettupada 1993 Arthana Bharathi 2017 Ramaleela Ragini 2019 The Gambinos Mariamma Ittymaani: Made in China Annamma Plamootil 2024 Pavi Caretaker Mariamma
Kannada + List of Radhika Sarathkumar Kannada film credits Year Title RoleNotes1983Prachanda KullaPushpa1985Jeevana ChakraUma1987Sathyam Shivam Sundaram1991NaginiDoctor Revathi
Dubbing artist + List of Radhika Sarathkumar film dubbing credits Year Title Actress Language1985Mudhal MariyathaiRadhaTamil1986VikramLissyKadalora KavithaigalRanjini1988Senthoora PooveNirosha1990Inaindha Kaigal 1994KaruthammaRajashree
Television
Serials + List of Radhika Sarathkumar television serial credits Year Title Role Channel LanguageNotes1991PennDDTamil1995ViduthalaiDD1997Naalavathu Mudichu1997–1998MarupiraviBhuvaneshwari Sun TVTamil1998–2000Idhi Katha KaduVasudhaETVTelugu1999–2001ChithiSaradha and SakthiSun TVTamil2002–2005AnnamalaiAnnamalai2005–2006SelviSelvi2007–2009Arasi Senthamizharasi and Selvi2007Ammayi Kaapuram Bhavani DeviGemini TVTeluguExtended Cameo Appearance 2009–2013ChellamayChellammaSun TVTamil2010–2012No.23 Mahalakshmi NivasamMahalakshmiGemini TVTelugu2013–2018Vaani RaniVaani and RaniSun TVTamil2014Puriyaamal PirinthomPriyaVasanthamSingaporean Tamil drama2018–2019ChandrakumariChandrakumariSun TVTamil2020–2021Chithi 2Saradha2022–2024Ponni C/O RaniVaani and RaniKalaignar TVExtended Dual Cameo Appearance2024–present Thayamma KudumbathaarThayammaDD Tamil 20267-10 Ivanga Namma Neram SetGanga DeviZee TamilCameo Appearance; Promo only
Shows + List of Radhika Sarathkumar television show credits Year Title Role Channel LanguageNotes2007Bangaram Mee KosamHost Gemini TVTelugu2012Kaiyil Oru Kodi - Are You Ready?Contestant Sun TVTamil2014Koffee with DDGuestVijay TV2015Ninaithale InikkumVendhar TV2016Good Morning TamizhaPuthuyugam TVDiwali Special2018Vaani Rani KondattamHerself Sun TVSpecial ShowVanakkam TamizhaGuestChristmas Special 2019–2020KodeeswariHostColors Tamil2020Natchathira JodiGuestSun TVChithi 2 SpecialHerself Special Show2022Wow 3ParticipantETVTeluguGame ShowAlitho SaradagaGuestJamelaa Oru MunnottamHerselfColors TamilTamilSpecial ShowUnstoppable With NBK Season 2GuestAha TeluguTelugu2023KadhanayagiJudgeStar VijayTamil2026AataZee TeluguTelugu2026-present Mahanadigai 2JudgeZee TamilTamil
Other works + List of Radhika Sarathkumar other performing arts credits Year Title Role Channel LanguageNotes1997Naalavathu MudichuDirectorDDTamilAlso Screenplay1999SiragugalValliSun TVTelevision film, also director2022GaalivaanaSaraswathiZEE5TeluguWeb series2024Thalaimai SeyalagamProducerZEE5TamilWeb seriesNayanthara: Beyond the FairytaleHerselfNetflixEnglishTamilMalayalamDocumentary film
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