Arundhati is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Kannada-language films. Arundhati made her debut in a Tamil movie Veluthu Kattu (2010) which was produced by S. A. Chandrasekhar.

Arundhati
Born
Padma

NationalityIndian
Other namesApsara, Padmavathi
EducationBapu Composite PU College, Bangalore
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
TelevisionSun TV
Parents
  • Venkatswamy (father)
  • Geetha (mother)
FamilyYogesh

Early life

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Arundhati was born in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, to Venkatswamy and Geetha. She has a younger brother named Yogesh. She finished her PUC at Bapu Composite PU College in Bangalore and then started a training course as an air hostess in Bangalore.[citation needed]

Career

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Director and producer S. A. Chandrashekar spotted and approached Arundhati, then still a student, in a temple and offered her a pivotal role in the film Veluthu Kattu.[1] The film's box office returns were average, though critics have praised her performance.[2]

S. A. Chandrashekar gave her the screen name Arundhati, which was then adopted by the Tamil film industry. She was very choosy about her role, and this resulted in her turning down some offers until she acted in Bodinayakkanur Ganesan (2011) and Sundaattam (2013) opposite Irfan. In 2014, she appeared in a challenging role in Netru Indru as a police officer who is disguised as a prostitute. The movie did not do well at the box office.

She then appeared in the romantic thriller Thottal Thodarum (2015) opposite Thaman Kumar after playing a pivotal role in the comedy-thriller movie Naaigal Jaakirathai (2014) opposite Sibi Sathyaraj. This movie turned out to be a box office hit, and it received positive reviews from the critics.[3] In 2016, she played the female lead in the action flick Arthanari, which was a box-office disaster. She played a role in Kaala, which had an ensemble cast. She has been signed to play the lead in Mugam, which is currently under production.[4]

Filmography

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  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Notes
2009 Vedappan Deepika
2010 Kolminchu Kannada film[1]
2010 Veluthu Kattu Arukkani
2011 Bodinayakkanur Ganesan Saraswathi
2013 Aantharya Apsara Kannada film[5]
2013 Sundaattam Kalaivani
2014 Agraja Charandas's wife Kannada film[5]
2014 Netru Indru Akila
2014 Naaigal Jaakirathai Renuka
2015 Thottal Thodarum Madhu
2016 Arthanari Sathya
2018 Kaala Kaala's Daughter in law
2019 Namma Veettu Pillai Paari's wife
2022 Viruman Kanimozhi

Television

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2017- Gramathil Oru Naal (Sun TV)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Owe it to six yards". Bangalore Mirror. 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Veluthu Kattu Movie Review". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ^ Vasudevan, K. V. (16 July 2016). "Air hostess to actress: Arundhati". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ K., Janani (14 August 2017). "Arundhati essays a bold role in Kaala". Deccan Chronicle.
  5. ^ a b "Ganesh's heroine replaced again". The Times of India. 18 June 2014.
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