Shamitha Shreekumar (born 1980) (Tamil: ஷமிதா ஸ்ரீகுமார்) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in South Indian Tamil television soap operas.[1][2] Her only film appearance in the 2001 film Pandavar Bhoomi received critical performance for her acting alongside Ranjith before she gained more popularity as a serial actress in Tamil Nadu. She received praise from the audience for her positive roles in TV dramas Sivasakthi and Ponnunjal and also for her negative role in Vijay TV serial, Mouna Ragam.[3]
Shamitha Shreekumar | |
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| Born | 28 March 1980 Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Other names | Shami |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1994 - present |
| Spouse | Shreekumar |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Ganesh (father-in-law) |
Career edit
Originally born as Bhavani, Shamitha first became acquainted with director Cheran when attending the premiers show of his Porkkaalam (1997), in which Shamitha's sister Rajeswari had played a pivotal role.[4] He subsequently cast her in his next film with Prashanth titled Vinnodum Mugilodum under the stagename of Shivani, and as a result, she quit her psychology degree in 2000 and prepared herself for an acting career.[5] The film did not materialise, and thus she changed her stagename to Shamitha and was cast as the lead actress by Cheran in his village drama Pandavar Bhoomi (2001). She played dual roles in the film as Jeeva and Thamarai, and appeared alongside Arunkumar in the lead role.[6] She won positive reviews for her portrayal, with a reviewer from Rediff.com noting "she carves a niche in the hearts of the viewers, not as a pompous heroine but as the-girl-next-door."[7] The film performed well commercially and later received the second prize award in the 2001 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Tamil film.
Despite garnering attention with Pandavar Bhoomi, Shamitha was not able to receive further opportunities to act in films and eventually started to act in television serials in the late 2000s. She made her television serial debut through Sun TV, where she played the lead role Sakthi alongside Shreekumar in the 2008 mystery TV series Sivasakthi.[8]
Shamitha also played lead roles in few soap operas, including Ponnunjal, a TV serial which aired on Sun TV from 2013 to 2016, and Pillai Nila, which was telecast through Sun TV from 2012 to 2014. After playing protagonists in her previous serials, she went onto play a villainous role in the television soap opera Mouna Ragam, which was telecast through Star Vijay Television until 2020.[9]
Personal life edit
She married fellow television actor, Shreekumar on 28 April 2009. They had met during their breakthrough serial Sivasakthi. They have a daughter.[10][11]
Filmography edit
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pandavar Bhoomi | Jeeva / Thamarai | [7] |
- Television
| Year | Serial | Role | Television | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009 | Sivasakthi | Sivasakthi | Sun TV | [8] |
| 2010–2012 | Vasantham | Nandhini | ||
| 2012–2014 | Pillai Nila | Kokila | [12] | |
| Puguntha Veedu | Radha | Zee Tamil | [3] | |
| 2014–2016 | Ponnunjal | Nandhini | Sun TV | |
| 2017–2020 | Mouna Ragam | Kadhambari | Vijay TV | .[3] |
| 2019–2020 | Poove Sempoove | Uma Maheswari | Kalaignar TV | [13] |
| 2020–2021 | Thirumagal | Aishwarya | Sun TV | |
| 2021–2023 | Peranbu | Raja Rajeshwari | Zee Tamil | [14] |
| 2023–2023 | Ponni | Jayalakshmi | Star Vijay |
References edit
- ^ "Shamitha Shreekumar Biography, Wiki, DOB, Family, Profile, Movies list". BT. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "All you want to know about #Shamita". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "'Had I been the usual glycerine addict, I wouldn't have found this fame'". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "வாய்ப்பே, என் வாசல் வந்தாய்!". Kalki (in Tamil). 19 August 2001. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "From Bhavani to Shivani to Shamitha…". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 25 August 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Anandaraj.K (7 November 2017). ""சினிமா வாய்ப்பு அமையலை... ஆனா அன்பான கணவர் கிடைச்சார்!" நெகிழும் 'மெளன ராகம்' ஷமிதா ஶ்ரீகுமார்". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b "rediff.com, Movies: The Pandavar Bhoomi review".
- ^ a b "விகடன் Tv: "திமிரான பொண்ணுன்னு நினைச்சேன்!"".
- ^ "வில்லி கேரக்டரிலும் வெளுத்துகட்டும் ஷமிதா". Dinamalar. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Famous music director's son and actress to wed - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Shree Shankar Ganesh Shamitha". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Events - Shanker Ganesh's son marriage Movie Trailer Launch - IndiaGlitz Tamil". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "மென்மையான ஹீரோயின் டூ படுபயங்கற வில்லி: 'மெளனராகம்' ஷமிதா ஸ்ரீகுமார்".
- ^ "Mounika and Shamitha's new serial 'Poove Sempoove'". The Times of India.
- ^ "'Peranbu' to hit the TV screens on December 13". The Times of India.