Kasthuri (actress)
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Kasthuri | |
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Born | Kasthuri (1974-05-01) 1 May 1974 Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Film actress, model, Anchor . |
Spouse(s) | Ravikumar |
Children | Son:Sankalp Ravikumar Daughter:Shobini Ravikumar |
Kasthuri is an Indian film actress, model, TV show anchor and social activist. She began her acting career in 1991 in Kollywood and has been subsequently associated with Tamil films. Prior to acting, she has been a model.
Contents
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
4 References
5 External links
Career
Kasthuri debuted in the Tamil film aAatha Un Koyiley in 1991, and appeared in a number of Tamil films thereafter, including the horror film Rasathi Varum Naal, Government Mappilai, Chinnavar and Senthamizh Paatu alongside Prabhu Ganesan in 1992.
Kasturi was the subject of a 30-minute documentary film Kasthuri: A South Indian Film star made by Richard Breyer and N C Rajamani in 1995.[1][2]
Although Kasthuri initially retired from film after her Hindi short film The Bypass in 2003, she made a comeback in 2010 with the film Thamizh Padam.[3] s.
Personal life
Kasturi was born at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her Father was an Engineer from IIT and mother was an advocate. She has a younger brother. She was an all rounder in school and had participated many competitions like singing, dance and quiz. She was a rank holder in SSLC and Plus two exams and the recipient of Gold medal. She was a state level hockey champion during school days. She was also an active member of National Cadet Corps (India) and became an RD cadet in air force wing. She also participated in the popular quiz show Master Mind India, hosted by Siddhartha Basu and made it to the second round in 2000. She has also done modelling before entering the film industry. She won Miss Madras title in 1992. She has even participated in Miss India contest during 1994.
In recent times she has been more involved in social welfare activities and has raised her voice continuously against corruption and is creating more awareness about political changes via social media.[4]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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1991 | Aatha Un Koyilile | Kasthuri | Tamil | |
Chakravarthy | Praseetha | Malayalam | ||
Rasathi Varum Naal | Radha | Tamil | ||
1992 | Chinnavar | Meena | Tamil | |
Senthamizh Pattu | Shanmathi | Tamil | ||
Urimai Oonjalaadukirathu | Uma | Tamil | Nindu Samsaaram (Telugu) | |
Abhirami | Dhanam | Tamil | ||
Government Mappillai | Mallaria | Tamil | ||
Gang War | Telugu | |||
1993 | Aathma | Tamil | ||
Rakkayi Koyil | Tamil | |||
Pass Mark | Tamil | |||
Pudhiya Mugam | Tamil | Cameo Appearance | ||
Nippu Ravva | Bharathi | Telugu | ||
Udan Pirappu | Sumathi | Tamil | ||
Enga Muthalali | Kalyani | Tamil | ||
1994 | Amaidhi Padai | Thayamma | Tamil | |
Thendral Varum Theru | Nalini | Tamil | ||
Jaana | Kasturi | Kannada | ||
Rajapandi | Ponnuthaayi | Tamil | ||
Aagaya Pookkal | Tamil | |||
Watchman Vadivel | Tamil | |||
1995 | Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava | Ammu | Malayalam | |
Sindhu Bath | Shobana | Tamil | ||
Chinna Mani | Chinna Mani | Tamil | ||
Kolangal | Uma | Tamil | ||
God Father (1995 film) | Telugu | |||
Agrajan | Sreedevi | Malayalam | ||
Radholsavam | Malayalam | |||
1996 | Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata | Kannada | ||
Indian | Kasturi | Tamil | ||
Krishna | Tamil | |||
Soggadi Pellam | Telugu | |||
Merupu | Prema | Telugu | ||
1997 | Chilakkottudu | Kasturi | Telugu | |
Ratha Yatra | Telugu | |||
Annamayya | Akkalamma | Telugu | ||
Maa Aayana Bangaram | Telugu | |||
1998 | Mangalya Pallakku | Seethalakshmi | Malayalam | |
Thutta Mutta | Dr. Seema | Kannada | ||
One Man Army | Kannada | |||
Sneham | Radhika | Malayalam | ||
Kaadhal Kavidhai | Kasthuri | Tamil | ||
1999 | Suyamvaram | Uma | Tamil | |
Habba | Kannada | |||
Ladies Special | Tamil | |||
Panchapaandavar | Nandini | Malayalam | ||
2001 | Akasa Veedhilo | Padma | Telugu | |
Dosth | Tamil | Special appearance | ||
Engalukkum Kaalam Varum | Pooja | Tamil | ||
Premakke Sai | Vedha | Kannada | ||
2002 | Machakanni | Tamil | ||
2002 | Adheena | Tamil | ||
2003 | The Bypass | Woman in the jeep | Hindi | Short film |
2009 | Malai Malai | Lakshmi | Tamil | |
2010 | Thamizh Padam | Tamil | Special Appearance | |
Gudu Gudu Gunjam | Malleeshwari | Telugu | ||
Don Seenu | Lakshmi | Telugu | ||
2011 | Pathinaaru | Ilavarasi | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
Thoonga Nagaram | Tamil | Special Appearance | ||
2012 | Naanga | Tamil | ||
2013 | Azhagan Azhagi | Tamil | Special appearance | |
Naan Rajavaga Pogiren | Bharathi | Tamil | ||
2014 | Vadacurry | Satish's sister in law | Tamil | |
Naan Ponnu Ondru Kanden | Tamil | Special appearance | ||
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam | Tamil | |||
2017 | Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan | Agent Ruby | Tamil | |
Samanthakamani | Krishna's mother | Telugu | ||
2018 | Nalinakanthi | Ambhika | Tamil | |
Thamizh Padam 2.0 | Tamil | Special Appearance |
References
^ "Kasthuri: A South Indian Film Star". Film Info. Film makers library.
^ The Journal of Asian Studies. Association for Asian Studies. 1995. p. 915.
^ "Kasthuri is back with Noothukku Nooru!". Sify. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
^ http://www.mangalam.com/women/celebrity/196228?page=0,0
External links
Kasthuri on IMDb
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