# Jyothika filmography

Jyothika is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil films. She also acted in some Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada films. She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1997), directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaali (1999) and her first Telugu film Tagore (2003), opposite Chiranjeevi.She won one National Award, four Filmfare Awards, six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Cinema Express Awards, one South Indian International Movie Award, International Tamil Film Award and four Dinakaran Awards. She is also a recipient of the Kalaimamani Award. She is regarded as one of the most prolific actresses in Tamil cinema. She has been ranked among the best actresses of South India by The Times of India and The Hindu.
She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1997), directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaali (1999) and her first Telugu film Tagore (2003), opposite Chiranjeevi. She received her first Filmfare Award for Vaali (1999) as Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Kushi (2000). A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in Kushi (2000), Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001), Poovellam Un Vasam (2001), Kaakha Kaakha (2004), Perazhagan (2004), Chandramukhi (2005) and Mozhi, (2007), for the latter three she won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.For the movie, Mozhi, she was in the final three for National Film Award for Best Actress for her outstanding performance, however she lost the award to Umashree for the Kannada film Gulabi Talkies. She has the been nominated 16 times for Best Tamil Actress at South Filmfare Awards.
Jyothika left the industry at the peak of her career marrying Tamil actor Suriya on 11 September 2006, after being engaged in a relationship for several years, and with whom she was paired in seven films. She made a comeback in the film 36 Vayadhinile (2015) where her performance was given good reviews and she received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil. By winning her fourth Best Actress Award at Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, she broke the record of winning most Best Actress Title till date with four as her record. After the success of 36 Vayadhinile, she appeared in a series of women centric movies like Magalir Mattum (2017), Naachiyaar (2018), Kaatrin Mozhi (2018), Raatchasi (2019), and Ponmagal Vandhal (2020) and also played a lead female role in Mani Ratnam's multi-starrer Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018). In Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007) she had a crucial role. In 2018, she appeared as the lead role of Chitra, a housewife to Arvind Swamy's character in Mani Ratnam's film Chekka Chivantha Vaanam. The first look was released on 21 August. The film has a worldwide release on 27 September 2018. She was next seen as a housewife struggling to find her own identity in Kaatrin Mozhi, the Tamil remake of Vidya Balan's Tumhari Sulu. The project was directed by Radha Mohan and marked his reunion with Jyothika after Mozhi. After the success of Kaatrin Mozhi, Jyothika signed three films, Raatchasi, produced by Dream Warrior Pictures in which she plays a school teacher; Jackpot, in which she appears as a cop co-starring Revathi under 2D Entertainment and Thambi, a Jeethu Joseph film along with Karthi. She made a comeback to Malayalam and Hindi film industry with critically acclaimed performances in Kaathal – The Core (2023) with Mammootty and Shaitaan (2024) with Ajay Devgn and R. Madhavan. The latter became the fourth highest grossing Indian film of 2024.

## Films

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
List of Jyothika film credits :
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 1998 | Doli Saja Ke Rakhna | Pallavi Sinha | Hindi | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut |
| 1999 | Vaali | Meena (Sona) | Tamil | Won—Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South Won—Best Newface Actress of the Year Won—Dinakaran Film Awards for Best Debut Actress |
| 1999 | Poovellam Kettuppar | Janaki Kannan (Kalyani) | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2000 | Mugavaree | Viji | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Kushi | Jennifer "Jenny" (Selvi) | Tamil | Won—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Won—Cinema Express Award for Best Sensational Actress Won—Dinakaran Film Awards for Best Actress |
| 2000 | Rhythm | Aruna Karthikeyan | Tamil | Won—Cinema Express Award for Best Sensational Actress |
| 2000 | Rhythm | Aruna Karthikeyan | Tamil | Nominated—Cinema Express Award for best Onscreen pair (along with Arjun) |
| 2000 | Uyirile Kalanthathu | Priya Mahalakshmi | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Thenali | Janaki | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Snegithiye | Vani "Vasu" Subramaniyam | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Little John | Vani | Tamil / Hindi / English | |
| 2001 | Dumm Dumm Dumm | Ganga Veluthambi | Tamil | Nominated—Cinema Express Award for best actress |
| 2001 | Star | Preethi | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Poovellam Un Vasam | Chella | Tamil | Won—Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2001 | 12B | Jyothika "Jo" | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Raja | Priya | Tamil | |
| 2002 | One Two Three | Narmadha | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Nagarahavu | Keerthi, Prema Patel | Kannada | Won—Udaya Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2002 | Nagarahavu | Keerthi, Prema Patel | Kannada | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada |
| 2003 | Dhool | Eshwari | Tamil | Won—ITFA Best Actress Award |
| 2003 | Dhool | Eshwari | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2003 | Priyamana Thozhi | Nandhini Ashok | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Kaakha Kaakha | Maaya Anbuchelvan | Tamil | Won—ITFA Best Actress Special Jury Award |
| 2003 | Kaakha Kaakha | Maaya Anbuchelvan | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2003 | Thirumalai | Swetha | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Tagore | Nandini a.k.a. Nandu | Telugu | |
| 2003 | Three Roses | Pooja | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Arul | Kanmani Arulkumaran | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Perazhagan | Priya / Shenbagam | Tamil | Won—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Won-Dinakaran Award for Best Actress |
| 2004 | Perazhagan | Priya / Shenbagam | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2004 | Manmadhan | Mythili | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2004 | Mass | Anjali | Telugu | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu |
| 2005 | Maayavi | Jothika a.k.a. Jo | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Chandramukhi | Ganga Senthilnathan (Ganga) / Chandramukhi | Tamil | Won—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Won—Dinakaran Award for Best Actress |
| 2005 | Chandramukhi | Ganga Senthilnathan (Ganga) / Chandramukhi | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2006 | Saravana | Sadhana | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Shock | Madhuri | Telugu | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu |
| 2006 | June R | June R. | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Vikramarkudu | Chithra Vikram Singh Rathore | Tamil | narrated as wife of Vikram Singh Rathore (uncredited, portrait appearance only) |
| 2006 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Aaradhana | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2006 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Kunthavi Gautham (Jill) | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2007 | Mozhi | Archana | Tamil | Won—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2007 | Mozhi | Archana | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2007 | Pachaikili Muthucharam | Smitha (Geetha / Kalyani) | Tamil | Won—Ananda Vikatan Award for best villain – Female |
| 2007 | Manikanda | Mahalakshmi | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Rakklippattu | Josephine | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Seetha Kalyanam | Nimisha | Malayalam | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam |
| 2010 | Nagavalli | Ganga Kailash | Telugu | (uncredited, archival footage from Chandramukhi) |
| 2015 | 36 Vayadhinile | Vasanthi Thamizhselvan | Tamil | Won—Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil Won—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Won—Behindwoods People's Choice for Best Actor – Female Won—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light Co-producer (along with Suriya & Pandiraj) |
| 2015 | 36 Vayadhinile | Vasanthi Thamizhselvan | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2017 | Magalir Mattum | Prabhavathi Surendhar | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2018 | Naachiyaar | P. Naachiyaar Kumari | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Chekka Chivantha Vaanam | Chithra Varadharajan | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Kaatrin Mozhi | Vijayalakshmi Balakrishnan (Viji) / RJ Madhu | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2019 | Raatchasi | Geetha Rani (Ammu) | Tamil | Won—Edison Award for Best Actress Won—Behindwoods Gold Medal Award for Best Actor Lead Role (Female) |
| 2019 | Jackpot | Akshaya | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Thambi | Parvathy | Tamil | |
| 2020 | Ponmagal Vandhal | Venba Pethuraj / Angel / Sakthi Jyothi | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2021 | Udanpirappe | Mathangi Sargunam | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| 2023 | Chandramukhi 2 | Ganga Senthilnathan | Tamil | (footage from Chandramukhi) |
| 2023 | Kaathal – The Core | Omana Philip Matthew | Malayalam | Won—Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Won—Vanitha Film Awards for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Nominated—Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2024 | Shaitaan | Jyoti Rishi | Hindi | |
| 2024 | Srikanth | Devika | Hindi | |
| 2025 | Dabba Cartel | Varuna Panniker | Hindi | Netflix Series |
| TBA | Shaitaan: Level 2/6 | Jyoti Rishi (Injured) | Hindi | |
| TBA | Untitled Excel Entertainment & Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Project † | TBA | Hindi | Amazon Prime Video ; Filming |

## Short films

List of Jyothika short film credits :
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2006 | Nimisham | Nimisha | Malayalam | Short film directed by Revathi S Varma |
| 2008 | Herova? Zerova? | Herself | Tamil | Docudrama |
| 2017 | Manadhaal Inaivom, Maatrathai Varaverppom | Jo | Tamil | Directed By Sudha Kongara Brand Shorts For Zee Tamil |