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Jyothika Sadanah Saravanan is a Tamil actress who has
acted in the Tamil and some Telugu films. She is widely
popular in Kollywood and is regarded as one of the top
actors in the field.
Early life and background Jyothika
Saravanan was born on Feb.15, 1984 in Kuttappuzha, Thiruvalla
in Kerala. Born as Jasmine Mary Joseph to Joseph and
Aleyamma, the Marthomite by birth completed her schooling
in Mar Thoma Residential School, Thiruvalla.
Career
Her first movie was the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna,
directed by Priyadarshan, opposite Akshaye Khanna. Though
the film did not do well at the box office, she was
noticed by the Tamil industry. She proceeded to act
in Kollywood, where she debuted in a guest appearance
in Vaali. Jyothika won the Filmfare Award for the Best
Newcomer for this film. Her first Tamil movie as a heroine
was Poovellam Kettuppar with Surya. A string of successful
movies followed, among them Kushi,for which she won
the Filmfare award for the Best Actress, Tenali and
Dumm Dumm Dumm. In 2003 she starred in Dhool with Vikram,
in Kaaka Kaaka with Surya and in Thirumalai with Vijay.In
2004, she acted in a double role for Perazhagan and
received the Dinakaran Best Actress Award and TheFilmfare
award for it.She became the top tamil actress through
her successful movie Chandramukhi in 2005 with Rajinikanth.
She is widely recognised for her notable role in the
film Chandramukhi, which is a remake of Manichitrathazhu,
a successful Malayalam film .Her last movie Mozhi, in
which she played the role of a self confident, strong
and brave mute and deaf girl, was a huge success, and
her performance as Archana is considered as her best
ever performance. Thus Jyothika left the field of arc
lights leaving a lasting impact.
Personal life
Jyothika Saravanan (Sadhana before marriage) was born
in Bombay.She is the daughter of a film producer, Chander
Sadanah, and Seema Sadanah. She has two sisters, Nandita
(Nagma), who is also an actress, Radhika (Roshni), and
a younger brother Suraj. She did her schooling in Bombay.
She discontinued her Psychology Degree course from Mithibai
College of Arts, Bombay to come into acting. She dated
well acclaimed Tamil actor Surya for over 3 years, then
married him on 11 September 2006.The couple is widely
acknowledged as the most popular South Indian Celebrity
couple, and is known to have a large fan base.After
the wedding, she announced her decision to stop acting.
She gave birth to a girl baby Diya on August 10, 2007.
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