Saritha

Saritha is a South Indian actress. She has acted in more than 140 feature films, and been cast in the television serial "Selvi" (2005). Her mainstream career spanned from 1979 to 1989; she took a hiatus to get married to Mukesh (actor), and then raise two sons, who are now teenagers. She has separated from Mukesh and has returned to acting and dubbing voices. On March 2007, she filed for divorce. [http://malayalam.cinesouth.com/english/masala/hotnews/new/19032007-1.shtml; http://cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/17032007-2.shtml; http://www.newstodaynet.com/16mar/ld5.htm; http://in.movies.yahoo.com/070318/226/6dfo2.html]

Saritha was discovered by the famous director K. Balachander who cast her as heroine for the Telugu film "Marocharithra" (1979) opposite Kamal Haasan, which became a hit (later remade in Hindi as Ek Duje Ke Liye). She was the 162nd girl auditioned for the lead role in "Marocharithra", when director Balachander decided she was the right actress.

Director K. Balachander didn't cast her in the Hindi remake of "Marocharithra," because he needed a Punjabi actress Rati Agnihotri for the film to work in Bollywood. However, he liked Saritha's performance in "Marocharithra" (1979) so much that he cast her in 22 more South Indian films, including "Agni Satchi," "Kalyana Agathigal," and "Achamillai Achamillai." She won several acting awards for his films.

Considered to be a very sincere actress, she had tonsured her head for the cancer-affected girl role in "Sujatha"(1980) and gained several pounds to play the psychotic role in "Julie Ganapathy" (2005). Unfortunately, both films were flops.

Filmography

* Selvi serial (2005)....Thamarai
* * Album (2004)
* Ammakilikkoodu (2003) .... Janaki
* Life Is Beautiful (2000) .... Vice Principal
* Thaniyavartanam (1987)
* Malaya Marutha (1986) .... Sharada
* Kathodu Kathoram (1985) .... Marykutty
* Muhurtham Pathnonnu Muppathinu (1985) .... Indu
* Achamillai Achamillai (1984) .... Thenmozhi
* Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha Katha (1984) .... Janu
* Sivappu Sooriyan (1983)
* Agni Sakshi (1982)
* Thai Mookambhikai (1982)
* Aadavallu Meeku Joharulu (1981)
* Thaneer Thaneer (1981)
* Sujatha (1980)
* Guppedu Manasu (1979)
* Maro Charithra (1978) .... Swapna
* Thappitha Thala----

List of Hit Kannada movies of Saritha

1. Chalisuva Modagalu (with Dr. RajKumar)2. Yeradu Rekhegalu3. Mouna Geethe4. Hosa Belaku (with Dr. RajKumar)5. Bhakta Prahlada (with Dr. Rajkumar)6. Keralida Simha (with Dr. Rajkumar)7. Kamana Billu (with Dr. Rajkumar)8. Malaya Marutha (with Dr. Vishnuvardhan)9. Mugila Mallige

---years unknown--tamil films

* Nenjil oru Ragam - Rajeev

* Malaiyur mambattiyan - Thyagarajan

* Komberi Mookan - Thyagarajan

* Mouna Geethankal - K.Bagyaraj

* Netrikan - Rajinikanth

* Thanneer Thaneer - Radharavi

* Omai vizhilikal - Vijayakanth

* Vettukku oru Kannagi - Vijayakanth

* Sattai Illatha Pamparam - Sivakumar

* Anni - Mohan

* Agni Satchi - Sivakumar

* Achamillai Achamillai - Rajesh

* Kalyana Agathigal - Nazaar

* Ponnu orukku pudhusu - Sudhakar

* Enga Oru Ponnu - Sudhakar

* Melmaruvathur Athiparasakthi - Rajesh

* Thai Mookambigai - Rajesh

* Pudhu Kavithai - Rajini, Jothi

* Sivappu Sooriyan - Rajini, Radha

* Thangaikku oru geetham - T. Rajender

* Noolveli - Sarathu babi, sujatha

* Poo Poova puthirukku - Prabhu, Amala

* Vedham Pudithu - Sathyaraj, Amala

* Oru Pullangulal Adupu othugirathu - Sivakumar

* Kilvanam sivakkum - Sivaji

* Nantri - Sivaji, Suresh

* Vandi chakkram - Sivakumar

* Sainthadamma sainthadu - Sivakumar

* Album - Aryan Rajesh, Kirithiga - Mother Role

* Friends - Vijay, Surya - Mother role

* June R - Surya, Jothika - Mother role

* Julie Ganapathi - Jayaram, Ramya

* Thappu thalankal(kamal and rajini)----

ources

1. http://malayalam.cinesouth.com/english/masala/hotnews/new/19032007-1.shtml; http://cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/17032007-2.shtml; http://www.newstodaynet.com/16mar/ld5.htm; http://in.movies.yahoo.com/070318/226/6dfo2.html

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0765248|name=Saritha