Dr. Sharmila
Personal information
Born
Sharmila Kothandaraman

(1974-11-15) 15 November 1974[1][2]
Bombay (now Mumbai),[3] Maharashtra, India
EducationMBBS
Occupation(s)Actress, anchor, doctor,
social activist, Youtuber
Spouses
  • A. L. Mohan
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2002; div. 2004)​
  • ​
    (m. 2004)​
[4]
Children1[5][6]
ParentsKothandaraman (father)
WebsiteTwitter
Facebook
YouTube information
Years active2022–present
Genre(s)Politics, society, art, literature, food, life, health, soap opera, cinema
Subscribers55,600+
(Dec 2023)
Total views8,652,446
(Dec 2023)
WebsiteSharmila Talkies

Dr. Sharmila is a doctor, actress, social activist and YouTuber from Tamil Nadu, India. She debuted in a STAR Vijay show, Puthira Punithama? along with N. Mathrubootham,[7] which made her popular. She went on to act in various television series in both Tamil and Malayalam, and a couple of Tamil films.

Early life

Sharmila was born on 15 November 1974[1][2] in Bombay (now Mumbai),[8] the capital city of Maharashtra, into a Brahmin family[9] who later settled in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. Her father Kothandaraman owned a pharmaceutical concern.[10]

Sharmila had a younger brother Hari who died sometime before 2022.[11]

Education

Sharmila attended C.S.I. Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai, and was a topper there.[12][13] She also learnt Bharatanatyam for ten years under Nandana Gopalakrishnan.[10]

Medical career

Sharmila went on pursue an MBBS degree in Orthopedics at Kilpauk Medical College (Chennai) in 1993.[13][14] Later, she worked as a house surgeon at Government Royapettah Hospital around 1996.[15]

Television career

Sharmila started anchoring quiz shows on Jaya TV (formerly JJ TV), following which she conducted a talk show Indha Vaaram Ivar, in which she interviewed celebrities.[10] She was subsequently selected by reputed psychiatrist Dr. N. Mathrubootham, who wanted to conduct sex education discussions on television, to read the letters from the public. The show, Puthira Punithama? brought Sharmila, who was dubbed "gutsy" for hosting the show, to popularity.[10] Director K. Balachander took notice of her and offered her roles in his tele-serials such as Jannal and Irandaam Chanaakiyan. Sharmila considers Balachander as her mentor and guru who taught her the nuances of acting.[10]

YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelNotes
PunnagiTamil
Kurangu Manasu
1999GuhanSun TV
1999–2000Jannal-Marabu KavithaigalGomathiRaj TV
1999Dhik Dhik DhikVijiSun TV
2000Kelviyin NayaganeJeevitha
2001Oorarinda RahasiyamKrishnaveniDD Podhigai
2000–2001Irandaam ChanakyanSun TV
2000VishalamVishalamDD Podhigai
2001–2002Nandini OppolNandini NurseMalayalamAsianet
2001–2003NambikkaiNandiniTamilSun TV
2002–2004Agni SaatchiNilaVijay TV
IndhiraManogiriSun TV
2003–2004SahanaJaya TV
2003–2007AvargalSun TV
2003–2005Adugiran KannanGayathri[16]
2006PennUma[17]
2005–2007Malargal
Muhurtham
2007Chellamadi Nee EnakkuShylaja
Naanayam
2007–2010AthipookalDr. Jhansi
2007Aṟiviyal AruviDD Podhigai
2008DevimahathmyamMenaMalayalamAsianet
2008–2009Savale SamaliRajakumariTamilRaj TV
Naalavathu MudichuJaya TV
ThenmozhiyalKalaignar TV
2011Devimahathmyam Maharani/JanakiMalayalamAsianet
AdhiparasakthiTamilVijay TVBilingual with Devimahathmyam
2012–2014Paartha Gnabagam IllayoKalaignar TV
Merku Mambalathil Oru KadhalZee Tamil
2012–2013Karthigai PengalSun TV
2013–2014Agni ParavaiPuthuyugam TV
2014–2018KaruthamuthuJagadambaMalayalamAsianet
2015–2019ValliGayatriTamilSun TV
2016Sathyam Shivam SundaramMaharaniMalayalamAmrita TV
Amme MahamayeRugmini Mohini / Neeli / Dr. KarthikaSurya TV
2017–2019Pagal NilavuMalarvizhiTamilVijay TV
2018–2022RojaShenbagam / SaraswathiSun TV
2019Kadaikutty SingamNaachiyaarVijay TV
ThazhampooDevaki
2019–2020Tamil SelviDr. IndiraSun TV
2020ChandralekhaVasundhara Devi
Poove UnakkagaShenbagamSpecial Appearance
MagarasiVasundhara Devi
2022–PresentNinaithale InikkumSavithriZee Tamil
Shows

Filmography

  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997KaadhaliInterviewer
1998PonmanamPriya
2000Chinna Chinna KannileHerself
2001CitizenBhai's wife
2001Paarthale Paravasam
2002OnnamanRavisankar's sister in lawMalayalam film
2009PadikathavanKavitha
2010Bale PandiyaPandiya's mother
2011MappillaiSaravanan's sister
2011Narthaki
2013Kalyana Samayal SaadhamRaghu's aunt
2014Marumunai
2014Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani
2016ZeroSharmila
2017KaadhaliBandhavi's motherTelugu film
2018Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala

YouTube career

On 24 February 2022, Sharmila announced her Youtube channel named "Sharmila Talkies".[18] The channel's content includes politics, society, art, literature, food, life, health, soap opera, and cinema.

Awards

Personal life

Sharmila married AL Mohan, a TV production executive, but later they filed and were granted a divorce.[19] Later, she married S. S. Balaji, a member of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK).

Sharmila has one child, a daughter, born on 28 December 2004.[6][20]

References

  1. 1 2 தமிழ்வளவன் [@TamilvalavanM] (15 November 2022). "Happy b day mam 💙 @DrSharmila15 https://t.co/1jIkDk6cEl" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 Dr SHARMILA [@DrSharmila15] (19 September 2021). "@gmuruganraj1979 @annamalai_k Naan inge thaan 47 varushama irukken bro😀😀" (Tweet) (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "https://twitter.com/DrSharmila15/status/1664682991396986882?s=20". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 29 September 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Dr SHARMILA [@DrSharmila15] (5 February 2022). "Happy Anniversary ❤️❤️❤️⁦@VckBalaji⁩ https://t.co/BsAlFb67Lk" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "விகடன் TV: "மக்கள் சினிமாவையும் அரசியலையும் குழப்பிக்கலை!"". ஆனந்த விகடன். 27 May 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 Bigg Boss விட மோசமா எங்க வீட்ல சண்ட நடக்கும்! - Dr Sharmila & her Daughter Laughter Ride Interview. BehindwoodsTV. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Mathrubhootham Dead". The Hindu. Chennai. 24 February 2006. Archived from the original on 21 November 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "https://twitter.com/DrSharmila15/status/1664682991396986882?s=20". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 29 September 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "'என் அடையாளம் மனிதமும் சமூக நீதியும்தான்… பிராமணராக பிறந்தது அல்ல!' டாக்டர் ஷர்மிளா காரசாரம்". Indian Express Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Hindu : The doctor who preferred the arc lights". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Dr SHARMILA [@DrSharmila15] (1 July 2022). "@SJB56856832 ஹரி… என் தம்பியின் பெயர்.. he is no more" [@SJB56856832 Hari... my brother's name.. he is no more] (Tweet) (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Dr SHARMILA [@DrSharmila15] (24 January 2022). "I am proud to say that I am a student of #CSI Ewart Matriculation School and throughout my entire school years… they have never once attempted to force Christianity or their religious practices on me. They taught me secularism confidence, self reliance & compassion 🙏❤️ https://t.co/90xamJzaMM" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  13. 1 2 Dr SHARMILA [@DrSharmila15] (28 June 2021). "@BVediappan I studied in KMC Chennai after being a topper in my school…unnai maadhiri soplaangi ku adhu theriya vaaipillai…summa piliraadhe" (Tweet) (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ Philip, Jaison [@Jasonphilip8] (23 November 2022). "@DrSharmila15 @TamilRatsaschi You were my house-surgeon once, @DrSharmila15 .I distinctly remember. 1993 batch KMC. Not willing to elaborate.... ஈன்ற பொழுதின் பெரிதுவக்கும் தன்மகனைச் சான்றோன் எனக்கேட்ட தாய்!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Dr SHARMILA [@DrSharmila15] (31 May 2021). "@DravidanIt Oh yes…I remember that clearly….1996…I was in Royapettah hospital as a house surgeon…he was brought there for post mortem" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ Abinaya creations "Serials". Abinaya Creations. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  17. ↑ The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/02/24/stories/2006022402910800.htm Archived 27 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ↑ Dr SHARMILA [@DrSharmila15] (24 February 2022). "நண்பர்களே! எனது புதிய முயற்சியாக SHARMILA TALKIES என்னும் YouTube channel தொடங்கியுள்ளேன். உங்களின் மேலான ஆதரவை எதிர்பார்க்கிறேன். Like/ Share செய்யவும் Subscribe செய்யவும் 🙏🙏😍 Welcome to Sharmila Talkies! New youtube channel https://t.co/R1aJb0xqDW via @YouTube" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ "Dr Sharmila gets a divorce". Music India Online. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 27 March 2007.
  20. ↑ Actress Sharmila - தப்பு பண்ணா சொல்லிடு | Mom Daughter Duo |Dr Sharmila Actress | Relationship Goals. AvalGlitz. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via YouTube.
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