Kausalya (actress)

Nandini (born Kavitha; 30 December 1979[1]), commonly known as Kausalya, is an Indian actress and model, who has starred mainly in South Indian cinema. After starting her career in leading roles, she has since gone on to portray supporting roles.[2]

Nandini (Kausalya)
Born
Kavitha

(1979-12-30) 30 December 1979
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Other namesNandini, Tamilselvi
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1996–2010
2014–present
Parent(s)Shivasankar, Poornima

Career

Nandini was pursuing a modelling career, before she debuted in the 1996 Malayalam film April 19 by Balachandra Menon.[3][4][5] The following year, she appeared in her first Tamil film Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997) with Murali and went on to star in several successful films in Tamil like Nerukku Ner (1997), Priyamudan (1998), Sollamale (1998), Pooveli (1998), Vaanathaippola (2000) and Kutty (2001).

She went on to appear in many Malayalam films including Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu (1998), Karumadikkuttan (2001), Sundara Purushan (2001), Shivam (2002), Udayam (2004), Vajram (2004), Maanikyan (2004) and Sooryan (2007).

She had starred in over 30 films in Tamil and Malayalam, while securing a Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for her performance in Pooveli. She mostly acted in saree-clad and conservative roles. By the mid-2000s, she turned character artiste and went on to portray supporting roles in films such as Thirumalai (2003) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008) and ventured into television with the series Manaivi which aired 436 episodes on Sun TV.[6]

In 2004, she attempted to make a comeback as a lead actress but unfortunately several of her projects became delayed. Films such as Thiagarajan's Police which starred her alongside Prashanth, Manadhil with Karthik, Vendumadi Nee Enakku and Rosappoo Chinna Rosappoo with Sathyaraj, were readied but then stalled in quick succession.[7][8]

Kausalya returned to the Tamil industry after 6 years with the action film, Poojai (2014).[9]

Personal life

Kausalya was born in Bangalore, Karnataka state. Her father Shivashankar Siddalingappa, a Bangalorean, worked as a depot manager at Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation.[10] Her mother is half Marathi and half Kannada, and was born and brought up in Sri Lanka. Her grandmother was from Sri Lanka.[11]

Awards
Filmfare Award South

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1996April 19NandhiniMalayalam
1997Kaalamellam Kadhal VaazhgaKausalyaTamil
1997Nerukku NerAkilaTamil
1997LelamGouri ParvathiMalayalam
1998SorryKannada[13]
1998JollyAnithaTamil
1998PriyamudanPriyaTamil
1998SollamaleSwethaTamil
1998PooveliMahaTamilFilmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1998UnnudanGowriTamil
1998Ayal Kadha EzhuthukayanuPriyadarshiniMalayalam
1999Alludugaaru VachcharuMahalakshmiTelugu
1999Thachiledathu ChundanUshaMalayalam
1999Panchadara ChilakaKalyaniTelugu
1999Aasaiyil Oru KadithamLakshmiTamil
2000VaanathaippolaNandiniTamil
2000Eazhaiyin SirippilKausalyaTamil
2000Thai PorandhachuGeethaTamil
2000Raja KaliammanMeenaTamil
2000Sandhitha VelaiAgalyaTamil
2000James PanduKausalyaTamil
2000IlaiyavanJananiTamil
2000KuberanKavithaTamil
2001Engalukkum Kaalam VarumLakshmiTamil
2001Thaali Kaatha KaliammanKarpagamTamil
2001Naranathu ThampuranHemalathaMalayalam
2001Kunguma Pottu GounderSaraswathiTamil
2001KarumadikuttanNandinikuttyMalayalam
2001KuttyRohiniTamil
2001Sundara PurushanSrideviMalayalam
2001Manadhai ThirudivittaiIndhuTamil
2001JameendarMalayalam
2002DevanJacquelineTamil
2002ShivamDr. Gayathri BhadranMalayalam
2003Ree Swalpa BarteeraKausalyaKannada
2003Gandhi Nagara-Kannada
2003BadriSoniKannada
2003ThirumalaiNagalakshmiTamil
2004UdayamAnjuMalayalam
2004VajramNanda DevarajanMalayalam
2004GowriNagalaxmiTelugu
2004Manathil-Tamil
2005MaanikyanNirmala MenonMalayalam
2005MahanandiMrs. SwamiTelugu
2007SooryanRajiMalayalam
2007Viyyalavari KayyaluBhoopati Rayudu's wifeTelugu
2008Santosh SubramaniamSantosh's sisterTamil
2009I G Inspector GeneralYaminiMalayalam
2009GhautthamGeethaKannada
2009Satrumun Kidaitha ThagavalTamil
2010Rambabu Gadi PellamTelugu
2014PoojaiSusheelaTamil
2015Elinjikkavu POLekshmiMalayalam
2016Anuraga Karikkin VellamAnuradhaMalayalam
2017Sangili Bungili Kadhava ThoraeSangili Aandavar's sisterTamil
2017Rarandoi Veduka ChudhamKaushalyaTelugu
2017Brahma.comKamu's motherTamil
2018KoottaliLakshmiTamil
2018JayamahalQueen MatangiKannada
2018EchcharikkaiJaanuTamil
2018MandharamLakshmi, Rajesh's motherMalayalam
2018SavyasachiMahalakshmiTelugu
20194 LettersAnjali's motherTelugu
2019Natpe ThunaiPrabhakaran's motherTamil
2019KhylaMithraTamil
2021Michaelpatty RajaLaila's real motherTamil
2021Engada Iruthinga Ivvalavu NaalaSanjay's motherTamil
2021Rang DeArjun's motherTelugu
2021UthraDeviTamil
2022HeroSubbu's motherTelugu
2022Radha KrishnaTamil
2023SaandrithazhTamil

Television
Year Title Role Channel Language
2004-2006ManaiviHamsaveni/KrishnaveniSun TVTamil
2004ChittaHema / ThatthaSurya TVMalayalam
2005ThanichuDevapriya Raman IAS / DevuttyAsianet
2006Amme NamasthutheDevi BhakthaYouTube
(Devotional album)
2008Kanden SeethaiyaiSTAR VijayTamil
2010DharmayudhamBhairaviMega TV
2010AlaipayutheyKannammaJaya TV
2014-2015AkkaManimekhalaiSun TV
2015SpandhanamAnnieSurya TVMalayalam
2016-2017AmmaSukanyaSuvarna TVKannada
2022SundariNandan BharathiSun TVTamil

Music video
Year Title Role Channel Language
2019Chottanikkara Amme NarayanaDevi BhakthaYouTube
(Devotional album)		Malayalam

Web series
Year Title Role Platform Notes
2020 Chadarangam Bhavani ZEE5 [14][15] Telugu

References
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  14. "Srikanth plays NTR in Chadarangam". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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