Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Geetha


Geetha is an Indian actress who has performed in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. She debuted in the Tamil language film Bhairavi as Rajnikant’s sister. Since then she has acted in films of all the South Indian languages, and in a few Hindi films.

Film Career

Her first notable role in a Malayalam movie (she was mentored by director Kailasam Balachander) was her performance in Panchagni (based on the true life story of Naxalite revolutionary Ajita), opposite Mohanlal. Geetha was nominated for that year's national award for best actress.[citation needed] The role in Panchagni was the turning point for Geetha and made her a star.[citation needed] Some of her other notable films include Vatsalyam, Sughamo Devi, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Aadharam, and Aavanazhi and Puthu Puthu Arthangal.

She has over 100 south Indian Films including over 50 Kannada Films to her credit.

Geetha also acted in Tamil tele-serials like Kai Alavu manasu and Engirindho Vanthaal.

After her marriage in 1997- she quit acting for a brief period- however she has returned to the Industry and has acted usually as the hero's mother in movies like Santhosh Subramaniam and Something Something.


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