Jyothika

Jyothika Saravanan born as Jyothika Sadanah is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She also acted in some Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaali and her first Telugu film Tagore, opposite Chiranjeevi. Jyothika received critical praise for playing a blind woman in Perazhagan, Alter-egos Chandramukhi and Ganga in Chandramukhi, A mute and deaf girl in Mozhi and a middle aged woman in 36 Vayadhinile. However, the turning point of her career came with the success of Vaali (1999) and Kushi (2000). At the peak of her career, she agreed to play the role of an antagonist in Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007). She received her first Filmfare Awards for Vaali as Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Kushi. A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in Kushi, Dhool, Thenali, Thirumalai, Dumm Dumm Dumm, Snegithiye, Kaaka Kaaka, Perazhagan, Chandramukhi, June R, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Mozhi and 36 Vayadhinile. Jyothika left the industry at the peak of her career marrying actor Suriya on 11 September 2006, after being engaged in a relationship for several years, and with whom she was paired in seven films. She won three Filmfare Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Dinakaran Awards, International Tamil Film Awards and other awards and nominations. She is also a recipient of the Kalaimamani Award. She made a comeback in the film 36 Vayadhinile (2015), which received good reviews from the critics, especially for her performance and she received Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for the movie. She became the first actress to win both Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.

Known For: Acting

Born: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 1978-10-18

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1998	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Pallavi Sinh	74
2	1999	Vaali	Sona	69
3	1999	Poovellam Kettuppar	Janaki / Kalyani	60
4	2000	Mugavari	Viji Chandrasekhar	66
5	2000	Kushi	Jennifer	69
6	2000	Rhythm	Aruna	77
7	2000	Uyirile Kalanthathu	Priya	49
8	2000	Thenali	Janaki	70
9	2000	Snegithiye	Vani 'Vasu' Subramaniam	70
10	2001	Dum Dum Dum	Ganga	58
11	2001	Little John	Vani Vishwanath	51
12	2001	12 B	Jho jo	56
13	2001	Star		50
14	2001	Poovellam Un Vasam	Chella	61
15	2002	123	Narmada	58
16	2002	Raja	Priya	40
17	2002	Nagarahavu	Keerthi / Prema	0
18	2003	Dhool	Eeswari	59
19	2003	Priyamaana Thozhi	Nandini Ashok	64
20	2003	Kaakha Kaakha	Maya Anbuchelvan	75
21	2003	Tagore	Nandu	66
22	2003	Three Roses	Pooja	20
23	2003	Thirumalai	Shweta	59
24	2004	Perazhagan	Priya / Shenbagam	61
25	2004	Arul	Gayathri	65
26	2004	Manmadhan	Mythili	61
27	2004	Mass	Anjali	64
28	2005	Chandramukhi	Ganga / Chandramukhi	69
29	2005	Maayavi	Jyothika	65
30	2006	Saravana	Sadhana	48
31	2006	June R	June R	55
32	2006	Shock	Madhurima	57
33	2006	Vikramarkudu	Vikram's Wife (Archive Footage)	66
34	2006	Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu	Aradhana	71
35	2006	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	Kundavi	69
36	2007	Pachaikili Muthucharam	Smitha / Geetha	58
37	2007	Mozhi	Archana	76
38	2007	Manikanda	Mahalakshmi/Madhumita	32
39	2009	Seetha Kalyanam	Nimisha	10
40	2015	36 Vayadhinile	Vasanthi Thamizhselvan	67
41	2017	Magalir Mattum	Prabha	68
42	2018	Naachiyaar	P. Naachiyaar	55
43	2018	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam	Chitra Varadarajan	65
44	2018	Kaatrin Mozhi	Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Balakrishnan	76
45	2019	Raatchasi	Geetha Rani	65
46	2019	Jackpot	Akshaya	34
47	2019	Thambi	Parvathy	65
48	2020	Ponmagal Vandhal	Venba	63
49	2021	Udanpirappe	Maathangi Sargunam	50
50	2023	Kaathal - The Core	Omana Philip	70
51	2024	Shaitaan	Jyoti Rishi	63
52	2024	Srikanth	Devika	76
53		Jyothika x Sonakshi Sinha		0
54		Shaitaan 2		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2025	Dabba Cartel	Varuna	69

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

2025

Dabba Cartel

Varuna

Jyothika

Film

Television