Madhavi (actress)
Selected filmography -- Tamil
Table:
Year
Film
Role
Cast
Direction
Notes

1978
Uyirullavarai
Sandhya
Kamal Hassan, Sarath Babu, Saritha
K. Balachander

1980
Pudhiya Thoranangal

Sarath Babu
M. Karnan

1980
Veera Penn

Jaishankar

1981
Enga Ooru Kannagi

Jeeva, Major Sundarrajan, Sreekanth
K. Balachander

1981
Amara Kaaviyam

Sivaji Ganesan
Amirthan

1981
Thillu Mullu
Sarojini
Rajinikanth
K. Balachander
First breakthrough in Tamil

1981
Garjanai
Geetha
Rajinikanth
C. V. Rajendran

1981
Sathyam Sundaram

Sivaji Ganesan
K. S Rao

1981
Raja Paarvai
Nancy
Kamal Hassan
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

1981
Tik Tik Tik
Sharadha
Kamal Haasan, Radha, Nisha Noor, Swapna
Bharathiraja

1981
Ellam Inba Mayyam
Madhavi
Kamal Hassan
G. N. Rangarajan

1981
Panimalar

Raveendran, Pratap K. Pothen, Gandhimathi
Hemachander

1982
Neethi Devan Mayakkam

Kamal Haasan

Remake of Insaf Ka Tarazu

1982
Garuda Rekhai

Srinath, Ambika
P S Prakash

1982
Kavithai Malar

S.Devarajan

1983
Sattam
Radha
Kamal Haasan, Sarath Babu
K. Vijayan

1983
Pani Puyal

Vishnuvardhan, Sadhana
Bhargava

1983
Sattathukku Oru Saval

Suman
M. Karnan

1983
Chandi Samundi

K.S.Giri

1984
Thambikku Entha Ooru
Sumathi
Rajinikanth, Sulakshana, Sathyaraj
Rajasekar

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Maro Charitra ( transl . Another History ) is a 1978 Telugu-language Indian romantic tragedy film written and directed by K. Balachander . It stars Kamal Haasan and Saritha in the lead with Madhavi appearing in prominent roles . The film deals with cross-cultural romance between a Tamil boy and a Telugu girl . Upon release , it was commercially successful and remains a cult classic . Owing to its success in Andhra Pradesh , the film was released in the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka without being dubbed into the respective languages . This film dubbed in Malayalam as Thirakal Ezhuthiya Kavitha . This movie ran 700 days . Balachander won a Best Director at the Southern Filmfare Awards in 1979 . Later in 1981 , Balachander remade the film in Hindi as Ek Duuje Ke Liye with Kamal Haasan reprising his role . Saritha , the female lead , was , however , replaced by Punjabi actress Rati Agnihotri . The Hindi remake became a success as well .
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Sathyam Babu Dixithulu , known by his stage name Sarath Babu , is an Indian film actor , known for his works in Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam and Hindi . He has acted in more than 200 films , most of them in a supporting role . He has acted in more than 100 films in Tamil and 80 in Telugu , 20 in Kannada and a few in Malayalam and Hindi . He entered the film industry in 1973 through a Telugu film and later became popular through the Tamil film Nizhal Nijamagiradhu directed by K. Balachander . He has received eight state Nandi Awards .
Saritha is a South Indian actress who has acted in more than 250 films in Tamil , Malayalam , Kannada and Telugu languages . She was one of the popular and critically acclaimed lead actresses during the 1980s . She also appeared in a television serial , Selvi . She is also credited as a dubbing artist . She has dubbed her voice for Tamil and Telugu movies for actresses like Nagma , Vijayashanti , Tabu , Sushmita Sen , Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya in 1990s . She has dubbed in Kannada and Malayalam movies , too . She is a recipient of several state awards from Tamil , Telugu and Kannada , six Filmfare Awards and six Nandi Awards including a Special Jury Award for the film kannan Saritha received Tamil Nadu State Film Awards four times , Karnataka State Film Awards once and many Film fans association awards .
Kailasam Balachander ( 9 July 1930 - 23 December 2014 ) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry . He was well known for his distinct film-making style , and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard-hitting contemporary subject matter . Balachander 's films are well known for their portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters . Popularly referred to as Iyakkunar Sigaram ( lit . the director who scaled the peak ) , his films are usually centred on unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes . He started his film career in 1964 as a screenwriter and graduated to a director with Neerkumizhi ( 1965 ) . In a career that spanned 50 years , he had contributed to nearly 100 feature films either as a screenwriter or director , thus becoming one of the most prolific filmmakers in the country . Known among his colleagues as a tough task master , he was credited with having nurtured numerous actors , notably Nagesh , Sujatha , Kamal Haasan , Rajinikanth , Chiranjeevi , Jayaprada , Sridevi , Jayasudha , Saritha , Renuka , Nassar , Prakash Raj , Ramesh Aravind and Vivek . In his film career , Balachander had won nine National Film Awards and 13 Filmfare Awards . He was honored with the Padma Shri ( 1987 ) , India 's fourth highest civilian award , and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award , India 's highest award in cinema . He also made films under his production house , Kavithalaya Productions . Apart from Tamil , he made films in other languages such as Telugu , Kannada and Hindi .
Jaishankar ( 12 July 1938 - 3 June 2000 ) was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema . He was credited onscreen with title of Makkal Kalingnar Jaishankar or Makkal Tamilan in most of the films starring him and is sometimes referred to as the Thennagathu James Bond ( South Indian James Bond ) because of his roles in films such as Vallavan Oruvan and CID Shankar .
Tholi Kodi Koosindi is a 1981 Telugu film directed by K. Balachander and starring Saritha , Seema , Madhavi , and Sarath Babu in the lead roles with Jeeva as the villain . This movie is the debut movie for actor Jeeva as a Villain and his debut movie in Tamil cinema . The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Enga Ooru Kannagi ( English : Kannagi , from our village ) starring Major Sundarrajan . The film won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film from Government of Andhra Pradesh .
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Sreekanth is a veteran Indian actor who has performed in around 200 Tamil films since his debut in 1965 . He is considered among the versatile actors of Tamil Cinema.He is also referred as Venniradai Sreekanth . He has played the lead hero in around 50 films between 1965 and 1979 and has also played supporting roles in films with actors Sivaji Ganesan , Muthuraman , Ravichandran and Jaishankar in the lead roles . In the late seventies to early nineties , he appeared as a villain opposite actors including Sivakumar , Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan . He has also acted in Television series like Mangai opposite K. R. Vijaya and others since 1996 . He was paired in many dramas opposite Sowcar Janaki in the 1960s and 1970s .
Kailasam Balachander ( 9 July 1930 - 23 December 2014 ) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry . He was well known for his distinct film-making style , and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard-hitting contemporary subject matter . Balachander 's films are well known for their portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters . Popularly referred to as Iyakkunar Sigaram ( lit . the director who scaled the peak ) , his films are usually centred on unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes . He started his film career in 1964 as a screenwriter and graduated to a director with Neerkumizhi ( 1965 ) . In a career that spanned 50 years , he had contributed to nearly 100 feature films either as a screenwriter or director , thus becoming one of the most prolific filmmakers in the country . Known among his colleagues as a tough task master , he was credited with having nurtured numerous actors , notably Nagesh , Sujatha , Kamal Haasan , Rajinikanth , Chiranjeevi , Jayaprada , Sridevi , Jayasudha , Saritha , Renuka , Nassar , Prakash Raj , Ramesh Aravind and Vivek . In his film career , Balachander had won nine National Film Awards and 13 Filmfare Awards . He was honored with the Padma Shri ( 1987 ) , India 's fourth highest civilian award , and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award , India 's highest award in cinema . He also made films under his production house , Kavithalaya Productions . Apart from Tamil , he made films in other languages such as Telugu , Kannada and Hindi .
Amara Kaaviyam ( lit . Immortal Masterpiece ) is a 1981 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Amirtham and produced by Vishwanatham Combines . It stars Sivaji Ganesan , Sripriya and Madhavi in the lead roles . The film was a remake of the Hindi film Muqaddar Ka Sikandar .
Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy , [ a ] better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , ( 1 October 1928 - 21 July 2001 ) was an Indian actor , and producer . He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century . He was known for his versatility and variety of roles depicted on screen , which gave him also the Tamil nickname Nadigar Thilagam ( transl . the pride of actors ) . In a career that spanned close to five decades , he had acted 288 films in Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam and Hindi . Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a Best Actor award in an International film festival , the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo , Egypt in 1960 . Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan . He received the President Award for Best Tamil Actor on twelve occasions . In addition , he received four Filmfare Awards South and a National Film Award ( Special Jury ) . In 1997 , Ganesan was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award , the highest honour for films in India . He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres . Ganesan is remembered as an iconic figure of Tamil cinema .
Thillu Mullu ( transl . Hodgepodge ) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and written by Visu . A remake of the 1979 Hindi film Gol Maal , it stars Rajinikanth , Thengai Srinivasan , Nagesh , Poornam Vishwanathan , Sowcar Janaki , Madhavi and Viji Chandrasekhar . The film is about Chandran , who lies to his boss that his mother is ill to get a leave but gets caught . To save his job , he is forced to pretend to his boss that he has a twin brother . Thillu Mullu was released on 1 May 1981 . Critics particularly praised Rajinikanth 's performance , as he was known for doing mainly action films up until that point in his career . A remake of the same name was released in 2013 .
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Garjanai ( English : Roar ) is a 1981 Tamil language film directed by C. V. Rajendran starring Rajinikanth and Madhavi in the lead roles . Music was scored by Ilaiyaraaja . The film was first made in Malayalam , with Jayan . After his death during the filming of Kolilakkam , the film was re-shot with Rajinikanth ; simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil owing to Rajini 's huge fan base in Tamil Nadu . The film was dubbed into Hindi as Hum Nahi Jhukenge .
Raja Paarvai ( transl . The Royal Gaze ) is a 1981 Tamil-language Indian romance film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao . The story was written by Kamal Haasan , for whom the film was his 100th as an actor , and first as producer . The score and soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja . The film was simultaneously made and released as Amavasya Chandrudu ( transl . Moon on a new moon day ) in Telugu . Despite being a box office failure , the film received critical acclaim , and Haasan 's performance won him the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor .
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao ( born 21 September 1931 ) is an Indian film director , producer , screenwriter , composer , singer , lyricist and actor , known for his works in Telugu , Tamil , Kannada , Malayalam and Hindi films , across multiple genres . The octogenarian is widely regarded as one of the versatile directors of India . He is credited with having revolutionised the South Indian cinema with experimental films . He has garnered two National Film Awards , seven state Nandi Awards , three Filmfare Awards South , and three Karnataka State Film Awards . In 2010 , Rao headed the Jury of the Indian Panorama at the 8th Chennai International Film Festival . In 2011 , Rao received the Life Achievement Award from the Film Federation of India at the 4th Global Film Festival . Rao was also the Guest of honor alongside Barrie Osbourne at the Media and Entertainment Business Conclave 2012 hosted by FICCI and FFI . In 2012 , Rao served as one of the selection committee members for the Sundance Institute 's screenwriters lab . The 2003 animation film , Son of Aladdin had 1100 shots and 125 characters . The film won Special Mention in the Competition section at the 2003 International Childrens Film Festival Hyderabad , and was subsequently premiered at the 37th International Film Festival of India . The 2008 animation film Ghatothkach , was premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in the Critics ' Week section , and was also premiered to special mention at the Grand Finale - Children 's Film Festival 2014 of the 44th International Film Festival of India . Rao served as the executive director for the 1970 Kannada film , Samskara which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film , and Bronze Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival .
Tik ! Tik ! Tik ! is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language crime-mystery film directed by P. Bharathiraja for producer Prakash R.C , starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role supported by Madhavi , Swapna and Radha . The film was dubbed into Telugu-language under the same name and released on 7 May 1982 .
Kamal Haasan ( born 7 November 1954 ) is an Indian film actor , dancer , film director , screenwriter , producer , playback singer , lyricist and politician who works primarily in Tamil cinema and has also worked in Telugu , Malayalam , Kannada , Hindi and Bengali films . Haasan has won awards including three National Film Awards for Best Actor and 19 Filmfare Awards and nine International Awards . His production company , Raaj Kamal Films International , has produced several of his films . He started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil language film Kalathur Kannamma , for which he won the President 's Gold Medal . He met director Vaaranam Vijay who is frequently credited with shaping Haasan 's acting skills . His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal , directed by K.Balachander , in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman . He won his first National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who cares for a woman who suffers from retrograde amnesia in Moondram Pirai ( 1983 ) . He was noted for his performances in Mani Ratnam 's Nayakan ( 1987 ) and S. Shankar 's vigilante film Indian ( 1996 ) , which saw him playing dual roles of a father and a son . Since then he has appeared in films including Hey Ram ( 2000 ) , Virumaandi ( 2004 ) , Vishwaroopam ( 2013 ) which were his own productions and Dasavathaaram ( 2008 ) in which he played ten roles . Haasan was awarded the Kalaimamani award in 1984 the Padma Shri in 1990 , the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres ( Chevalier ) in 2016 . Haasan was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at 15th Mumbai International Film Festival in 2013 . On February 21 , 2018 , Haasan formally launched his political party , Makkal Needhi Maiam ( lit .
Udaya Chandrika , better known by her screen name Radha ( born 3 June 1965 ) , is an Indian film actress known mostly for her work in Tamil and Telugu films . She has also acted in few Malayalam , Kannada and Hindi . She was one of the top south Indian heroine for a decade from 1981 to 1991 . Her elder sister Ambika , was also an actress . Radha is arguably the most successful among the Kallara Sisters , the three sisters ( Ambika , Mallika , Radha ) in the art scene hailing from Kallara in Thiruvananthapuram District , Kerala . Ambika was also a highly successful actress in Tamil and Malayalam . Ambika and Radha acted together in a number of films , during the peak of their careers . They also co-owned a movie studio called ARS Studios , which was later ( 2013 ) converted into the Jolly Jimkana hotel complex . She currently appears on television as one of the judges in the STAR Vijay Jodi Number One Season 6 Reality Dance program . She is one of the most successful and highest paid actresses alongside her contemporaries like Vijayshanti . She is considered one of the greatest dancers in South Indian film industry alongside star actors like Chiranjeevi and Kamal Haasan . She received a Filmfare award for best actress Tamil for her exceptional performance as a low caste , fearless , compassionate boat woman who starts a platonic relationship with the middle aged village head in Muthal mariyathai .
Nisha Noor was a popular South Indian actress . She was mainly active in Tamil and Malayalam films . She also acted in few Telugu and Kannada as well .
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Bharathiraja ( born 23 August 1942 ) is an Indian film director who works mainly in the Tamil film industry . Making his debut in 1977 with 16 Vayathinile , he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films . As of 2017 , he has won six National Film Awards , four Filmfare Awards South , two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award . He has also directed films in Telugu and Hindi . The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award , India 's fourth-highest civilian honour , in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry .
Ellam Inba Mayyam ( transl . Happiness everywhere ) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by G. N. Rangarajan . The film stars Kamal Haasan , Jaishankar , Suman , Madhavi and Surekha . The music was handled by Ilaiyaraaja . This was the movie perhaps for the first time that Kamal Haasan played seven or more different getups . The movie was a Superhit at the box office . The film was dubbed in Telugu as Chillipi Chinnodu .
Raveendran ( Ravindher ) is an Indian actor , primarily concentrating in Malayalam and Tamil films and he was a very busy actor of both these languages in 1980 's . A multi-faceted personality , Raveendran is also a screenwriter , interior designer , anchor , a film scholar , an acting coach , social activist and director of film festivals like Kochi Metro ( Malayalam ) Short Film Fest .
Pratap K. Pothen , popularly known as Pratap , is an Indian actor , director , writer , and producer who has acted in about 100 films . He has acted in Malayalam , Tamil and Telugu as well as Hindi films . He directed films in Tamil , Malayalam and Telugu .
Ganthimathi ( 30 August 1945 - 9 September 2011 ) was a Tamil stage and film actress . She acted in over 500 films .
Neethi Devan Mayakkam ( English : Delusion of the god of law ) in Tamil , Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam ( English : Which is justice , which is duty ? ) in Telugu is a 1982 bilingual social drama film directed by Bapu . The film stars Bhanu Chander and Madhavi in the lead roles . Kamal Haasan acted as Military Officer in a guest appearance in the Tamil version and in Telugu by Krishna . The film was a remake of the Hindi film Insaf Ka Tarazu , which in turn was a remake of the 1976 Hollywood film Lipstick .
Garuda Rekhe ( Kannada : ಗರುಡ ರೇಖೆ ) is a 1982 Indian Kannada film , directed by P. S. Prakash and produced by G. S. Vasu , P. Sheshaiah , B. Manmatha Rao , M. Shivaji Rao , N. M. Victor and P. Venkata Reddy . The film stars Srinath , Ambika , Madhavi , Hema Chowdhary and Vajramuni in the lead roles . The film has musical score by Sathyam .
Narayana Swamy ( Kannada : ನಾರಾಯಣ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ; born 28 December 1943 ) , known by his stage name Srinath , is an Indian actor film producer who works predominantly in Kannada cinema . He also holds the position of vice-president of Kannada language television channel Udaya TV . He is also popularly known for his presenting in the Game Show , Adarsha Dampatigalu ( Kannada : ಆದರ್ಶ ದಂಪತಿಗಳು ) , meant for married couples competing on which pair is the ideal . Srinath is generally called with the nickname Pranaya Raja ( means , King of Romance ) because of his success in various movies involving love stories . In 2003 , he was conferred the Kalaratna Award by the Government of Karnataka .
Ambika is an Indian film and television actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil , Malayalam , Kannada films and serials . She also did a few Telugu and English films . She was one of the top south Indian heroines for a decade from 1978 to 1989 . Her younger sister Radha was also an actress . They acted together in a number of south Indian films and during the peak of their careers .
Devaraj-Mohan was a directing duo of the Indian film industry , mainly of Tamil-language films . They were known for quality films made on a low budget , thus giving a very reasonable profit for almost every film . Actor Sivakumar played the lead in most of their films . After 1980 , the duo split and S. Devarajan directed some films . Mohan died on January 2012 due to a head injury .
Sattam ( transl . The Law ) is a 1983 Tamil-language Indian film directed by K. Vijayan and produced by Anandavalli Balaji , starring Kamal Haasan and Sarath Babu in lead roles while Madhavi played the heroine . It is a remake of the Hindi film Dostana ( 1980 ) . The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Snehabandham .
Onde Guri ( Kannada : ಒಂದೇ ಗುರಿ ) is a 1983 Indian Kannada film , directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by M. P. Shankar . The film stars Vishnuvardhan , M. P. Shankar , Ramakrishna and Madhavi in the lead roles . The film has musical score by Rajan-Nagendra . The film is based on the dystopian film Mad Max .
Dr.Vishnuvardhan ( 18 September 1950 - 30 December 2009 ) , born Sampath Kumar , was an Indian film actor known for his predominantly in Kannada cinema . He appeared in over 220 films in Kannada , Hindi , Telugu , Tamil and Malayalam . He was called 'The Phoenix of Indian Cinema ' . He made his debut in the 1972 film , Vamsha Vriksha , in a supporting role . The same year he played the lead role in Puttanna Kanagal 's Naagarahaavu , and was recognized as 'The Angry Young Man of Kannada Cinema ' . He has played a variety of roles in different genres . In 2008 , a poll conducted by CNN-IBN listed Vishnuvardhan as the most popular star in the Kannada Film Industry . A road stretching 14.5 km from Banashankari Temple to Kengeri in Bengaluru has been named after the superstar . It is the longest road in Asia to be named after a celebrity . He was a martial artist , In an interview with The Hindu , he had said that it was the era of Bruce Lee and it was only Kamal Haasan and himself who had learnt martial arts in his generation . He was also the story writer of the 1997 movie Ganesha I Love You directed by Phani Ramachandra . He was also fondly called as Sahasasimha and Abhinava Bhargava by the people of Karnataka .
Shari a.k.a . Sadhana is an Indian film and Tamil television actress . She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam , Tamil , Kannada , and Telugu films .
Bhargava , also spelled Bhargav , is a community in India who believe themselves to be descended from the sage Bhrigu . Its members originate from the Dhosi Hill area and were also known as Dhusars .
Suman ( born Suman Talwar ; 28 August 1959 ) is an Indian film actor known for his work predominantly in Telugu cinema . He was one of the most prominent stars of Telugu cinema during the 1980s . He has also played the roles of Gods like Venkateswara , Shiva , and Rama in Telugu . Suman has also starred in Tamil , Malayalam , Kannada , and Odia films . He enacted the historic character Pazhayamveedan Chandhu Nambiar in the biopic Pazhassi Raja . Suman started his career in the role of a police officer in the Tamil movie Neechal kulam ( 1979 ) produced by T. R. Ramanna . Then he appeared in Tamil film Thee ( 1981 ) where he played a sincere police officer . In a career spanning almost 4 decades , he acted in more than 150 films as a hero in Telugu , Tamil , Kannada , and English language films . He has acted as the male lead in 100 Telugu films . He returned to acting by playing the villain in the Tamil films Sivaji and Kuruvi . He was cast as the main antagonist in the Malayalam movie Sagar alias Jacky . He won Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Bava Bavamaridi .
M. Karnan ( pronunciation ( help·info ) ) ( c. 1933 - 13 December 2012 ) was an Indian cinematographer and director who mainly worked in Tamil cinema . Starting his career as an assistant to V. Ramamurthi , Karnan gradually rose to a full-fledged cinematographer , and made a few films based on curry western featuring Jaishankar in the lead . In an interview to Behindwoods , cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran mentioned Karnan as an inspiration and noted the way he made films . He had a very good heart and he was a pure soul . He had helped many in his times . After prolonged illness , he died on 13 December 2012 .
Thambikku Entha Ooru ( transl . Which town are you from , brother ? ) is a 1984 Indian Tamil language film directed by Rajasekhar , starring Rajinikanth , Madhavi , Sulakshana , Sathyaraj and Senthamarai . The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja . The film was later remade in Kannada as Anjada Gandu ( 1988 ) .
Sulakshana is an Indian film and television actress who has performed in Tamil , Malayalam , Telugu , and Kannada films and serials . She started at the age of two and half in the movie Kaaviya Thalaivi as child Krishna , she was credited as Dolly . After that she acted in Thulabharam as child artist in Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , Hindi ( all versions ) and credited as Rajani . Her first leading role was with Chandra Mohan in Subhodayam in 1980 . Her second film was with Rajkumar and he gave advise to her about the importance of make-up as an actress and presented a make- up hit . After that she acted against K. Bhagyaraj as a third film Thooral Ninnu Pochi . She has acted in over 450 films . After a 12 year-break from the film industry , Sulakshana reentered the industry with the teleserial Sahana .
Rangaraj Subbiah ( born 3 October 1954 ) , professionally known as Sathyaraj , is an Indian actor , producer , director , media personality and a former politician who has predominantly appeared in Tamil cinema . He started his career in antagonistic roles and later played lead roles . His 200 films also include works in Telugu , Malayalam , Hindi and Kannada . He met with success through lead performances in Vedham Pudhithu ( 1987 ) , Nadigan ( 1990 ) , Amaidhi Padai ( 1994 ) and the Tamil Nadu government-sponsored film Periyar ( 2007 ) . He also received acclaim for supporting roles in Nanban ( 2012 ) , Raja Rani ( 2013 ) , his role as Karikala Kattappa in the two-part epic Baahubali and Kanaa ( 2018 ) . He was also the director of the film Villadhi Villain ( 1995 ) , starring himself in three different roles . In 2011 , he had a brief career as a television host for the game show Home Sweet Home on STAR Vijay . He has also served as a brand ambassador for Pothys and Kumaran Jewelry Shop .