Arundhati (actress)

Arundhati
Born	Chennai Tamil Nadu
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2009–present

Arundhati (born Padmavathi) is a South Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Tamil-language films and has also been cast in some Kannada-language productions.

Arundhati made her acting debut in the Kannada film Aantharya (2009) and her debut in Tamil cinema with Velattu Kattu (2010), directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. Thereafter, she was the female lead in numerous Tamil films. In 2012 she made a guest appearance in the Kannada film Agraja with Darshan.

Arundhati was born in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India to Telugu parents. She finished her PUC from Ammanni College in Bangalore. She then completed a training course as an air hostess in Bangalore.

While Arundhati was pursuing her air hostess course, she was spotted by a director in a temple, who approached her to play a role in his films. She eventually agreed to do one movie but continued to receive acting offers. Well-known Tamil cinema director S. A. Chandrashekar approached her with the offer of a part in his film Velattu kattu, which she accepted. Although it was an average movie, critics praised her performance.

Chandrashekar gave her the name Arundhati, which was then adopted by the Tamil cinema industry. Being choosy about her roles, Arundhati turned down some offers until acting in Bodinayakarun Ganesan (2011) and Sundattam (2013) opposite Ifran. In 2014 she appeared in Netru Indru, in which she had a challenging role as a police officer who is disguised as a prostitute to catch a culprit. Though the movie did not turn out well, she was praised for her part.

She acted opposite Thaman Kumar in the romantic thriller movie Thottal Thodarum (2015), after having a role in the comedy-thriller movie Naaigal Jaakirathai (2014), opposite Sibi Sathyaraj. The movie was a hit and she received positive reviews on her performance. In 2016 she was the lead female character in the action movie Aarthanaari, which was a flop.

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