Revathi

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Revathy (born as Asha Kelunni Kutty on 8 July 1966) is an Indian actress and film director. She has acted in Malayalam, Tamil Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films, directed several feature-length films, and has acted in and produced multiple television programs, totaling over twenty years of experience in the entertainment industry and over a hundred films to her credit. She has won several accolades, including three National Film Awards, in three different categories, and six Filmfare Awards South.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Revathy was born as Asha Kelunni Kutty in Kochi to Major Kelunni, a major in the Indian Army,^[1] and Lalitha Kelunni.Her father's house is in Kalladikkode, Palakkad.House name is "Malankattil".There are many relatives of her living in here. She has one sister named Bindu. In 1983, while living in and attending school in Chennai, Tamil Nadu she was spotted by noted Tamil director Bharathiraja, who was searching for a new heroine for his next film, and went on to play the heroine of Mann Vasanai which became a Silver Jubilee hit. Since then, she has acted in over one hundred films in all four major South Indian languages as well as Hindi. Revathi has co-starred with leading Malayalam film actor Mohanlal in films like Devasuran and Kilukkam.

Over the course of her career, she has earned numerous awards both regionally and nationally, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for three consecutive years (1992–1994) for Thevar Magan, Marupadiyum, and Priyanka respectively, the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal, the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Thevar Magan, as well as the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Ankuram. Alongside many that include awards from the Film Fans Association, the Tamil Nadu State Government, Cinema Express, and other organizations.

Mitr, My Friend (2002) was her first full-length directorial venture. An Indian English film, a rarity at the time of its making, Mitr garnered an award for Best Regional Film (English) at the National Awards and got Shobana her second national award for best actress. Her next film as a director, Phir Milenge (2004), created waves as one of the first Hindi movies to deal with the sensitive subject of AIDS. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai, as well as the Malayalam anthology film Kerala Cafe. Revathy was also one of the judges for the acting talent competition "Mammootty, the best actor award" on Asianet, along with reputed Malayalam film director Renjith.

Apart from films, she has been involved in a variety of social organisations, the most notable being the Banyan, the Ability Foundation, the Tanker Foundation, and Vidyasagar, and has also served as a member of several film festivals including the Chennai International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of India.

She is trained in the dance form of Bharatanatyam, having studied since the age of seven and performed her arangetram in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in 1979.^[2] She started dating cinematographer and director Suresh Menon in early 1980s. The duo got married with the blessings of their parents in 1986. However, marital relations ran into rough weather following differences between them. They started living separately since 2002. Revathy and Suresh Menon then filed separate petitions, seeking mutual split, before the court. The couple was granted divorce on April 22, 2013,^[3] by Chennai Additional Family Court.^[4]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films
Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1983	Mann Vasanai	Muthupechi	Tamil	Filmfare Special Award – South
1983	Kattathe Kilikoodu	Asha Thampi	Malayalam
1984	Ponnu Pidichirukku		Tamil
	Kai Kodukkum Kai	Seetha	Tamil
	Manasa Veena		Telugu
	Seetamma Pelli	Seethamma	Telugu
	Pudhumai Penn	Seetha	Tamil
	Vaidhegi Kaathirunthaal	Vaidhegi	Tamil
	Unnai Naan Santhithen		Tamil
1985	Pournami Alaigal		Tamil
	Oru Kaidhiyin Diary	Sharada	Tamil
	Kanni Rasi	Dhanalakshmi	Tamil
	Selvi	Selvi	Tamil
	Udhaya Geetham	Shanthi	Tamil
	Pagal Nilavu	Jyothi	Tamil
	Ente Kanakkuyil	Anuradha	Malayalam
	Aagaya Thaamaraigal		Tamil
	Kunguma Chimizh	Rukmani	Tamil
	Prema Paasam		Tamil
	Thiramai	Bhanu	Tamil
	Aan Paavam	Revathi	Tamil
1986	December Pookal	Poornima aka Annam	Tamil
	Marumagal	Radha	Tamil
	Maragatha Veenai	Kokila	Tamil
	Revathy		Tamil
	Mouna Raagam	Divya	Tamil
	Lakshmi Vanthachu	Lakshmi	Tamil
	Punnagai Mannan	Malini	Tamil
1987	Lankeswaran	Seetha	Tamil
	Aankiliyude Tharattu	Sunitha Menon	Malayalam
	Gramathu Minnal		Tamil
1988	Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal	Lakshmi/Kakkothi/Vavachi	Malayalam	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
	Raogari Illu		Telugu
	Puravritham		Malayalam
	Moonnam Mura	Mini Johnson	Malayalam
1989	Prema	Maggie	Telugu
	Varavelpu	Rama	Malayalam
	Nangalude Kochu Doctor	Mini	Malayalam
	Idu Saadhya	Indu	Kannada
	Uthama Purushan	Lakshmi	Tamil
	Lankeshwarudu	Swapna	Telugu
1990	Idhaya Thamarai	Manju	Tamil
	Arangetra Velai	Marsha	Tamil
	Kizhakku Vaasal	Thaayamma	Tamil	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Anjali	Chitra	Tamil
	Ottayadi Paathakal		Malayalam
	Sathriyan	Jaya	Tamil	Guest Appearance
	Raja Kaiya Vacha	Radha	Tamil	Guest Appearance
1991	Mrugathrishna		Telugu
	Ayul Kaithi	Nithya	Tamil
	Kilukkam	Nandini	Malayalam
	Love	Maggie Pinto	Hindi
1992	Raat	Manisha Sharma (Mini)	Hindi
	Chinna Pasangal Naanga	Marikolunthu	Tamil
	Ankuram	Sindhura	Telugu	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
	Deiva Vaakku	Hamsaveni	Tamil
	Advaitham	Lakshmi Menon	Malayalam
	Thevar Magan	Panchavarnam	Tamil	National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Muskurahat	Nandini	Hindi
1993	Marupadiyum	Thulasi	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Pudhiya Mugam	Anjali	Tamil
	Devasuram	Bhanumathi	Malayalam
	Gaayam	Anitha	Telugu
	Maya Mayuram	Nanda	Malayalam
1994	Paasamalargal	Asha	Tamil
	Magalir Mattum	Sathya	Tamil
	Priyanka	Priyanka	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Tarpan	Sumitra	Hindi
	Padheyam	Radha	Malayalam
	En Aasai Machan	Thayamma	Tamil
	Chinna Pullai		Tamil
1995	Avatharam	Ponnamma	Tamil
	Tamizhachi		Tamil
	Gandhi Pirandha Mann	Lakshmi	Tamil
	Aur Ek Prem Kahani	Manga	Hindi
	Agni Devan	Sudarshana	Malayalam
	Thotta Chinungi	Bhuvana	Tamil
1996	Meendum Savitri	Manju	Tamil
1996	Subash	Savithri	Tamil
1997	Iruvar	Maragatham	Tamil
	Mangamma	Mangamma	Malayalam
	Nishabda	Dr. Vinitha	Kannada
1998	Thalaimurai	Naachchiyaa	Tamil	Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress
1998	Ganesh	Rangamma	Telugu
1999	Taj Mahal	Manoj's mother	Tamil
2001	Raavanaprabhu	Bhanumathi	Malayalam
2002	Red	Janaki	Tamil
	Thamizhan	Jaya	Tamil
	Nandanam	Thankam	Malayalam
	Kaiyethum Doorath	Dr. Omana Babunath	Malayalam
	Gramaphone	Sara	Malayalam
	Krishna Pakshakkilikal		Malayalam
	Eeshwar	Sujatha	Telugu
2003	Mizhi Randilum	Sridevi	Malayalam
	Dhoop	Sarita Kapoor	Hindi
	Ab Tak Chhappan	Namita Sadhu Agashe	Hindi
	Darna Mana Hai	Pramila's mother	Hindi
2004	Vaanam Vasappadum		Tamil
2004	Phir Milenge	Dr. Raisingh	Hindi
2005	Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...	Sandhya Sinha	Hindi
	Ponniyin Selvan	Ponni	Tamil
	Kanda Naal Mudhal	Maragatham	Tamil
	Anandabhadram	Gayathri	Malayalam
2007	Nishabd	Amrita	Hindi
2008	Thoondil	Dr. Jayanthi	Tamil
2009	Vannathupoochi		Tamil
	Currency		Malayalam
	Vellathooval		Malayalam
	Nammal Thammil	Lakshmi	Malayalam
2010	Paattinte Palazhy	Raziya	Malayalam
	Gaayam 2	Anitha	Telugu
	Penpattanam	Girija	Malayalam
2011	Osthe		Tamil
2011	Indian Rupee	Dr. Sheela Koshy	Malayalam
2012	Father's Day	Seethalekshmy	Malayalam
	Molly Aunty Rocks!	Molly Mamen	Malayalam	Pending — SIIMA Award for Best Actress Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
	Konjam Koffee Konjam Kaadhal		Tamil
2014	2 States	Ananya's mother	Hindi	Filming

Television
Year	Film	Language	Notes
1990	Iravil Oru Pagal	Tamil	Doordarshan
1991	Penn	Tamil	Doordarshan
1994	Revathy	Tamil	Sun TV
1997	Doctors	Tamil	Sun TV
1999–2000	Nirangal	Tamil	Sun TV
1999	Chinna Chinna Aasai	Tamil	Sun TV Episode: August 15, 1947
2000	Boom Boom Shaka Laka	Tamil	Sun TV
2001	Kadhai Kadhaiyaam Karanamaam	Tamil	Vijay TV Episode: DNA
2002	Sindhanaigal	Tamil	Jaya TV
2003	Pudumai Penngal	Tamil	KTV

As director

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2002	Mitr, My Friend	English	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English
2004	Phir Milenge	Hindi
2009	Kerala Cafe	Malayalam	"Makal" segment
2010	Mumbai Cutting	Hindi	"Parcel" segment
2011	Red Building Where the Sun Sets	English	Short film National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare