Raadhika Sarathkumar is an Indian actress, entrepreneur, producer and politician who works predominantly in Tamil cinema along with Telugu cinema as well as a few Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films.[3] She is the founder and CP of the Radaan Mediaworks India Limited and doing serials in most of the south Indian languages.[4] and is a recipient six Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
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Vice President of the All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi | |
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Assumed office 31 August 2007 | |
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Born | (1963-08-21) 21 August 1963 (age 59)[1] |
Political party | AISMK (2007–present) |
Other political affiliations | AIADMK (2006) |
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Children | 2 |
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Raadhika is the daughter of the late Tamil actor and comedian, M. R. Radha who hails from Tamilnadu and Geetha who is a Srilankan. Raadhika did her education in India, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. She has a younger sister Nirosha, who is also an actress, and two younger brothers, Raju and Mohan. She also has an older half-brother Radha Ravi.
Raadhika married actor Sarathkumar on 4 February 2001. They had been friends before their marriage and had been paired in two films: Namma Annachi (1994) and Suryavamsam (1997). The couple has a son named Rahul born in 2004.
Her daughter Rayane married Cricketer Abhimanyu Mithun in 2016. Raadhika became a grandmother in 2018 when Rayane had a son.[5]
She made her cinematic debut in 1978 Tamil Movie Kizhakke Pogum Rail. Then she started acting in many Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films.
She has also produced a film titled Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (1985), which won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.[6]
She was awarded Best Telugu Actress for Nyayam Kavali (1981), Best Tamil Actress for Dharma Devathai (1986), Neethikku Thandanai (1987) and Keladi Kanmani (1990).[7][8][9]
After becoming successful in cinema, Raadhika wanted to do something different and decided to take on the small screen, a venture that everyone thought was a mistake she would regret. But determined to pursue something she believed in, namely producing her own TV software under the Radaan Mediaworks, she started the same in 1994. After some initial hiccups, the company re-emerged successfully as Radaan Mediaworks (I) Ltd in 1999, and by 2008, had an annual turnover exceeding.[citation needed]
She was a judge on Vijay TV's Jodi Number One Season 4.[10]
She produced serials such as Idi Katha Kadu (Telugu), Chitti, Annamalai, Selvi, Arasi, Chellamay, Vani Rani, Thamarai and Chithi - 2.[citation needed]
In September 2019, she was awarded as "Nadigavel Selvi" during audio launch of Market Raja MBBS.[11]
She has won 1 - National Film Awards (Producer), 6 - Filmfare Awards Souths , 3 - Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, 1 - Cinema Express Awards and 1 - Nandi Awards.
She joined before the 2006 Assembly elections to join the AIADMK along with her husband R. Sarathkumar.[12] In October 18 2006, she was dismissed from AIADMK for anti-party activities.[13] She was the vice president of All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi from 2007.
Year | Award | Award Category | Work | Result | Reference |
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1981 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Telugu | Nyayam Kavali | Won | [14] |
1985 | National Film Awards | Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director | Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (Film Producer) | Won | [15] |
1986 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Tamil | Dharma Devathai | Won | [16][17] |
1987 | Neethikku Thandanai | Won | [18] | ||
Nandi Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Karthika Poornima | Won | [8] [9] | |
1988 | Cinema Express Awards | Best Actress | Paasa Paravaigal & Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran | Won | [19] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | Special Award | Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran | Won | [citation needed] | |
1989 | Best Actress | Ninaivu Chinnam | Won | [20] | |
1990 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Tamil | Keladi Kanmani | Won | [citation needed] |
1993 | Cinema Express Awards | Best Actress | Kizhakku Cheemayile | Won | [21] |
1995 | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | Special Award for Best Actress | Pasumpon & Rani Maharaani | Won | [citation needed] |
1999 | Nandi Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Prema Kadha | Won | [22] |
2008 | Vivel Chinnathirai Award | Best Actress | Arasi | Won | [23] |
2010 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Best Overall Performance Award | Won | [24] | |
2012 | Special Jury Award for Best Actress | Chellamay | Won | [25] | |
2014 | Best Actress | Vani Rani | Won | [24] | |
Filmfare Awards South | Lifetime Achievement Award – South | Overall Contribution to Tamil Cinema | Won | [citation needed] | |
2015 | Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Thanga Magan | Won | [26] | |
South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | [27] | ||
2016 | Provoke Lifestyle Awards | TV Sensation of the Year | Various Serials | Won | [28] |
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