Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early and personal life Jyothika was born to Chander Sadanah, a film producer and Seema Sadanah, in Mumbai, India. 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. Jyothika married actor on 11 September 2006, with whom she was paired in seven films;,,,,, and. The couple have two children, daughter Diya (born 10 August 2007) and son Dev (born 7 June 2010).

Career 1998–2002 She made her acting debut in the film directed by, but it did not do well commercially.In a 2000 interview with India Today, Priyadarshan said that he 'lapsed into depression' after the film flopped. Her first role was in (1999) for which she won, and Best Female Debut Later that year, she starred in, in which she played the love interest of the protagonist, portrayed by her husband. Macklemore Same Love. The success of the film became a turning point in her career. A string of successful films followed between 2000 and 2002, among them, and.

Vadivukkarasi is an Indian film and television actress. She has acted in more than 350 films and 10 television serials in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. During her career, she has played various characters, playing lead, supporting as well as antagonistic roles. Film director A. Nagarajan is her maternal uncle.

Her characters had equal importance as the hero. She also acted with during this period, in the comedy film. She was awarded the for her role in.

Her role in though small, has been widely appreciated. After the success of, she was signed to play the female lead in opposite but she was replaced by Devayani. She collaborated with for the first time by appearing in his production house ' romantic comedy alongside.

The film won positive acclaim and became a success not only in Tamil Nadu but also in Andhra with its dubbed version. She also made an appearance in opposite in. She had a in this film. Later she appeared in directed by made in all south languages. 2003–2006 In 2003, she starred in with, with, with, all of which did well at the box office, Kaakha Kaakha, in particular, being one of the biggest hits of her career. She was listed amongst the Best Actress nominees in for her roles in and. She got Special Jury For Best Actress.

Dhool, Kaakha Kaakha and Thirumalai were amongst the top 10 films of the year and wrote that she was 'virtually the undisputed queen of Kollywood'. Actor referred her as Lady Kamal Hassan due to her dedication in Acting. In 2004, she acted in a double role in the critically acclaimed opposite Suriya.

She won Tamil Nadu State Best Actress Awardfor the film. In 2005, she acted in opposite. She also performed the lead female role in the Telugu film, opposite, which was screened at the, and was a commercial success. Her most successful film to date [ ] is the starrer 2005 in which she played the title role. She won accolades for her performance in including a & Nomination. She was also offered to act with in directed by but she could not do it due to busy schedules in Tamil. Her first release in 2006 was opposite after.

Her role in was noticed before the release of the film. Jyothika's performance is fine tuned and emotionally engaged.

[ ] She has underplayed her emotions beautifully. Her films in 2006 include, a - written and directed by and opposite. The former was dubbed into as.

2007–2008 Her last films were 's and the critically acclaimed, both in 2007. Her roles in these two films, as a negative character in the former (which she played for the first time) and as a deaf and mute in the latter earned her widespread appreciation. Among these Mozhi won her acclaim. Her performance took her very close to winning the. However, she lost the award by a narrow margin at the end.

In had a crucial role and pulls off a memorable performance. Her Malayalam films and were released in 2007 and 2009 respectively after languishing in development hell for years.