Jyotika

Jyothika Saravanan
Jyothika at Filmfare Awards South 2014
Born	Jyothika Sadanah (1977-10-18) 18 October 1977 (age 40) Mumbai, India
Residence	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1997–2009 2015-present
Spouse(s)	Suriya (2006–present)
Children	2
Family	Roshini (sister) Nagma (half-sister) Karthi (brother–in–law) Sivakumar (father–in–law)

1997–2009

Jyothika Saravanan (née Jyothika Sadanah on 18 October 1977) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She also acted in some Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films.

She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaali and her first Telugu film Tagore, opposite Chiranjeevi.

Jyothika received critical praise for playing a blind woman in Perazhagan, An alter ego Chandramukhi and Ganga in Chandramukhi, A mute and deaf girl in Mozhi and a Middle aged Woman in 36 Vayadhinile. However the turning point of her career came with the success of Vaali (1999) and Kushi (2000). At the peak of her career she agreed to play the role of an antagonist in Pachaikili Muthucharam (2006).

She received her first Filmfare Awards for Vaali as Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Kushi. A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in Kushi, Dhool, Thenali, Thirumalai, Dumm Dumm Dumm, Snegithiye, Kaaka Kaaka, Perazhagan, Chandramukhi, June R, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Mozhi and 36 Vayadhinile.