Kausalya (actress)

Kausalya (actress)
Kausalya
Born Kavitha Shivashankar
December 30, 1979 (1979-12-30) (age 31)[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Other names Nandini, Kousalya
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1996–2009

Kausalya (born Kavitha Shivashankar on 30 December 1979), also known as Nandini, is an Indian film actress and model, who has starred mainly in Tamil and Malayalam films. She was purusing a modelling career, before she debuted in the 1996 Malayalam film April 16 by Balachandra Menon.[2][3][4] The following year, she appeared in her first Tamil film Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga and went on to star in several successful films, including Nerukku Ner, Priyamudan, Pooveli and Vanathai Pola.[3][4]

She had starred in over 30 films in Tamil and Malayalam in lead roles, while securing a Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Pooveli. By the mid-2000s, she turned character artiste and went on to portray supporting roles in films such as Thirumalai and Santosh Subramaniam and ventured into television with the series Manaivi which aired 436 episodes on Sun TV.[5]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
1996 April 16 Malayalam
1997 Kaalamellam Kadhal Vazhga Tamil
Nerukku Ner Akhila Tamil
1998 Sollamale Tamil
Lelam Gouri Parvathi Malayalam
Priyamudan Priya Tamil
Jolly Anitha Tamil
Pooveli Mahalakshmi Tamil Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
Unnudan Tamil
1999 Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu Priyadarshini Malayalam
Thachiledathu Chundan Usha Malayalam
Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham Tamil
Panchadara Chilaka Telugu
Alludu Garu Vacharu Telugu
2000 Vanathai Pola Tamil
Eazhaiyin Sirippil Kausalya Tamil
Thai Porandhachu Geetha Tamil
Raja Kaliamman Meena Tamil
Sandhitha Velai Agalya Tamil
James Pandu Kausalya Tamil
Kuberan Kavitha Tamil
Ilaiyavan Tamil
2001 Manadhai Thirudivittai Indhu Tamil
Kunguma Pottu Gounder Saraswathi Tamil
Thaali Kaatha Kaliamman Karpagam Tamil
Kutty Rohini Tamil
Engalukkum Kaalam Varum Lakshmi Tamil
2002 Karumadikuttan Nandinikutty Malayalam
Devan Tamil
Naranathu Thamburan Malayalam
Sundarapurushan Sridevi Malayalam
2003 Thirumalai Tamil
Sivam Dr. Gayathri Bhadran Malayalam
Udayam Ammu Malayalam
Re Swalpa Barteera Kausalya Kannada
Gandhi Nagara Kannada
Badri Kannada
2004 Manikyan Malayalam
Gowri Telugu
Vajram Nanda Devarajan Malayalam
2005 Mahanandi Telugu
2007 Sooryan Raji Malayalam
Viyyalavari Kayyalu Telugu
2008 Santosh Subramaniam Tamil
2009 I G.. Inspector General Malayalam
2009 Gowtham Kannada

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