# Sangita Madhavan Nair

Sangita Madhavan Nair is an Indian actress, who has worked in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada film.

## Career

She started her career as a child artiste in the Malayalam movie Snehikkan Oru Pennu, released in 1978. Her debut film as a child artist in Tamil was En Rathathin Rathame (1989), which is the remake of Hindi movie Mr. India. The first film where she acted as a heroine was Ellame En Rasathan in 1995.
She is also well known for her role with actor Vijay's breakthrough film Poove Unakkaga (1996).
Subsequently, she starred in notable Tamil movies such as Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996), Alexander (1996), Vallal (1997), Pongalo Pongal (1997), Kalyana Vaibhogam (1997) and Ethirum Pudhirum (1999).
For her role in Malayalam satire film, Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998), which was written and directed by Sreenivasan, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress.
She portrayed impactful characters such as Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava (1995), Manthrikumaran (1998), Pallavur Devanarayanan (1999), Saphalyam (1999), Vazhunnor (1999) and Crime File (1999).
In Kannada, she is known for the movies Yaare Neenu Cheluve (1998) and Yare Nee Abhimani (2000).
She makes her comeback after 14 years in Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan (2014) with Sreenivasan. Directed by Shibu Balan, the film, touted as a satirical comedy opened to lukewarm response and reviews. Sangita has made a comeback to the silver screen with a strong character named Devi in Chaaver (2023). After 25 years, Sangita returns to Tamil cinema with Bharath’s Kaalidas 2.

## Personal life

She was born as the youngest among four children, to Madhavan Nair from Kottakkal, Malappuram and mother, Padma from Kuzhalmannam, Palakkad, settled in Chennai. Her father migrated to Chennai for fruit business and the family settled there. She had her primary education from Sri Gujarati Vid Matriculation School, Chennai. She has two sisters, Mallika and Charu and a brother, Nitheesh.
She married cinematographer S. Saravanan in 2000 and retired from acting after marriage. The couple have a daughter Saai Thejaswathy born in 2002. She assisted her husband when he directed his first film, Silambattam starring Silambarasan, Sana Khan and Sneha.

## Partial filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 1978 | Snehikkan Oru Pennu | | Malayalam | |
| 1983 | Manju | | Malayalam | |
| 1986 | Vartha | | Malayalam | |
| 1986 | Ennennum Kannettante | | Malayalam | |
| 1987 | Neeyallengil Njan | Syamala | Malayalam | |
| 1989 | En Rathathin Rathame | | Tamil | |
| 1991 | Idhaya Vaasal | Uma | Tamil | |
| 1991 | Shanti Kranti | Orphan | Kannada | |
| 1991 | Shanti Kranti | Orphan | Telugu | |
| 1991 | Nattukku Oru Nallavan | Orphan | Tamil | |
| 1991 | Shanti Kranti | Orphan | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Naangal | Gayathri | Tamil | |
| 1992 | Samundi | Lakshmi | Tamil | |
| 1992 | Nani | | Telugu | |
| 1992 | Nadody | Sindhu | Malayalam | |
| 1993 | Arthana | Anu | Malayalam | |
| 1993 | Thalattu | Sangita | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Captain Magal | Anjali | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Mahanadhi | Adult Kaveri | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Ravanan | Uma | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Sarigamapadani | Sangita | Tamil | |
| 1995 | Simhavalan Menon | Urmila | Malayalam | |
| 1995 | Ellame En Rasathan | Raani | Tamil | |
| 1995 | Pullakuttikaran | Ammu | Tamil | |
| 1995 | Swapnam | | Malayalam | |
| 1995 | Seethanam | Dhanalakshmi | Tamil | |
| 1995 | Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava | Malu | Malayalam | |
| 1996 | Amman Kovil Vaasalile | Poongothai | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Poove Unakkaga | Priyadarshini (Nirmala Mary) | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Kaalam Maari Pochu | Indra | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Vetri Vinayagar | Asirikai | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Namma Ooru Raasa | Rasaathi | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Alexander | Priya | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Vallal | Chella Kili | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Ganga Gowri | Gowri | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Adrasakkai Adrasakkai | Sangita | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Pongalo Pongal | Chitra | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Punniyavathi | | Tamil | Unreleased |
| 1997 | Kalyana Vaibhogam | Shanthi | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Kattathoru Penpoovu | Kasthuri | Malayalam | |
| 1998 | Rathna | Chinthamani | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala | Shyamala | Malayalam | Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Cinema Express Award for Best Actress - Malayalam |
| 1998 | Manthrikumaran | Aswathy | Malayalam | |
| 1998 | Yaare Neenu Cheluve | Kamali | Kannada | |
| 1998 | Kumbakonam Gopalu | Sangeetha | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy | Sangeetha | Telugu | |
| 1999 | Ethirum Pudhirum | Selvi | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Poomaname Vaa | Seetha | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Pallavur Devanarayanan | Vasundhara | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Vazhunnor | Rabeka | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Crime File | Amala | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Saaphalyam | Sumithra | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Jayam | Durga | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Yare Nee Abhimani | Utthara | Kannada | |
| 2000 | Kann Thirandhu Paaramma | Gayatri, Amman | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Kanal Kireedam | Mary | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan | Sunitha | Malayalam | |
| 2023 | Chaaver | Devi | Malayalam | |
| 2024 | Parakramam | Savithri | Malayalam | |
| 2024 | Anand Sreebala | Sreebala | Malayalam | |
| 2025 | Hridayapoorvam | TBA | Malayalam | Filming |
| 2025 | Kaalidas 2 | TBA | Tamil | Filming |