Jyothika Saravanan life and biography

Jyothika Sadanah Saravanan is a popular Tamil film actress who acted in several Tamil films. She also acted in a few Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. She gained critical acclaim for her performances in Kushi, Perazhagan, Chandramukhi and Mozhi, winning one Filmfare and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Jyothika was born to Chander Sadanah, a film producer, and Seema Sadanah, in Mumbai, India. She was born into a Punjabi family. Actress Nagma is her half sister. She completed her schooling in Learner's Academy, Mumbai. She later majored in Psychology at the Mithibai College in Mumbai.

She also has a sister Roshini (born Radhika) and a brother Suraj, who is working as an assistant director for Priyadarshan.

She married Tamil actor Surya Sivakumar on 11 September 2006, with whom she had acted in several films. The couple has a daughter, Diya, (born on August 10, 2007) and son Dev (born in June 7, 2010).

She made her acting debut in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna with her co-star Akshaye Khanna, directed by Priyadarshan. She later ventured into the Tamil film industry. Her first role was a cameo appearance in Vaali (1999), which starred Ajith Kumar and Simran. Later that year, she starred in Poovellam Kettuppar, in which she played the love interest of the protagonist, portrayed by her future husband Surya Sivakumar.

She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for her role in Kushi. She also received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for Perazhagan in 2004, Chandramukhi in 2005 and Mozhi in 2007.

Awards:
1999 - Filmfare Best Tamil Debutant Award - Vaali
2000 - Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil - Kushi
2004 - Dinakaran Best Actress Award - Perazhagan
2004 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress - Perazhagan
2005 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress - Chandramukhi
2005 - Kalaimamani Best Actress Award - Chandramukhi
2005 - 55th Fans Association Best Actress Award - Chandramukhi
2007 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress - Mozhi

Filmography:
2007 : Pachaikili Muthucharam
2007 : Mozhi Archana
Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actress
2007 : Manikanda
2009 : Seetha Kalyanam

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