Karthika
Born
Sunanda Nair

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1984-1988
Known forThalavattam
Nayakan
Spouse
Sunil Kumar
​
(m. 1988)​
Children1
ParentCaptain PKR Nair (father)

Sunanda Nair, better known by her stage name Karthika is an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Malayalam movies and a few Tamil movies.She was one of the popular lead Malayalam actresses during 1984-1988.She is well known for her portrayal of Charumathy in Nayakan(1987).[1][2]

Early life

Karthika was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Captain PKR Nair, a retired army officer, Ex Servicemen Corporation Chairman and leader of Ex-Service Congress affiliated to the Congress party. Her mother is a homemaker. She has a sister, Sujatha Balgovind.[3] She is a trained classical dancer and Kathakali artist. She is also an amateur Tennis player.[4]

Film career

Karthika made her cinema debut as a junior artist. Her first film was in 1984, Oru Painkilikatha directed by Balachandra Menon. She played one of the group dancers in the movie. However, she got a heroine role in the very next year. Her second film is Manicheppu Thurannappol. In the movie, she played one among the female leads along with Jalaja.[5]

She has worked in twenty films, among which two films are Tamil films and the rest are Malayalam films. Adiverukal, Thalavattam, Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam, Neela Kurinji Poothappol, Ente Entethu Mathram, Desatanakkili Karayarilla, Kariyilakkattu Pole and Adukkan Entheluppam are the films performed by her in 1986. In 1987, she worked in films like Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha, Gandhinagar 2nd Street, Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam, Neeyethra Dhanya, January Oru Orma and Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham. David David Mr. David and Avanikunnile Kinnari Pookkal are the films performed by her in 1988 and 1989 respectively.[6]

She made her Tamil debut in 1987 through Nayagan with Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan and Nizhalgal Ravi. The film directed by Mani Ratnam. Her second and final Tamil film was with Sathyaraj in Poovizhi Vasalile directed by Fazil.

At the peak of her career, Karthika decided to quit the film industry. She married Dr Sunil Kumar and settled in Maldives. The couple has a son, Vishnu.[7]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
1979PrabhaathasandhyaYoung UshaMalayalamChild artist
1984Oru PainkilikathaDancerUncredited junior artist
1985Manicheppu ThurannappolDebut
1986Desatanakkili KarayarillaNirmala[8]
Kariyilakkattu PoleShilpa[9]
Ente Entethu MathremSheela
Sanmanassullavarkku SamadhanamMeera[10]
AdiverukalSreedevi[11]
Gandhinagar 2nd StreetMaya[12]
ThalavattamSavithri[13]
Adukkan EntheluppamVimala
Neela Kurinji PoothappolSandhya Varma
1987Poovizhi VasalileYamunaTamil[14]
NayakanCharumathi[15]
Idanazhiyil Oru KaalochaAbhiramiMalayalam
Ivide Ellavarkkum SukhamGigi Varma
Unnikale Oru Kadha ParayamAnimol[16]
January Oru OrmaNimmy[17]
Neeyethra DhanyaShyama
Neela Kurinji PoothappolSandhya
1988David David Mr. DavidKarthika
1991Aavanikunnile KinnaripookkalIndu

Personal life

Karthika married Sunil Kumar in 1988. She has a son, Vishnu Sunil Jaikumar, a Veterinary Surgeon & Radiologist.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ நாயகன் படத்தில் கமல் மகளாக நடித்த நடிகை என்ன ஆனார் – அவரின் குடும்ப புகைப்படம் இதோ.
  2. ↑ How can Gopalakrishna Panicker skip Meera’s son’s wedding? Karthika invites, Lalettan arrives
  3. ↑ "Arjun now waits cross IIT hurdle". Deccan Chronicle.
  4. ↑ "നടി കാ‍ർത്തികയുടെ മകൻ്റെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം". samayam. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ↑ നടി കാര്‍ത്തികയുടെ മകന്റെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം: ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ വൈറല്‍
  6. ↑ സിന്ധു ജോയിക്കൊപ്പം മലയാളികളുടെ കാർത്തിക
  7. ↑ "Karthika's son gets married". The Indian Express.
  8. ↑ Menon, Neelima (11 July 2018). "From 'Deshadanakili Karayarilla' to 'Aami': The gay identity in Malayalam films". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "'അറം' അങ്ങനെ കരിയിലക്കാറ്റ് പോലെ'യായി; അന്ധവിശ്വാസങ്ങളുടെ ഫലമായി പേര് മാറ്റിയ അറിയാക്കഥ". മാതൃഭൂമി (in Malayalam). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. ↑ ലിഷോയ്, എം. എസ്. (9 February 2017). "30 വർഷത്തിനുശേഷം സത്യൻ അന്തിക്കാട് എത്തി; പണിക്കർ ഒഴിപ്പിക്കാനെത്തിയ ആ വീട്ടിൽ" [Sathyan Anthikadu Came After 30 Years; To the House Panikkar Came To Evict]. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "തുമ്പികൈ കൊണ്ട് ആന ലാലിനെ ഒറ്റയടി....മോഹൻലാലിന് ആനയുടെ ആക്രമണം നേരിടേണ്ടി വന്നതിനെ കുറിച്ച് ബാബു നമ്പൂതിരി". Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  12. ↑ Menon, Neelima (6 November 2011). "The director with the golden touch". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Mohanlal meets Thalavattam heroine Karthika". mathrubhumi.
  14. ↑ "Poovizhi Vasalile : Tamil Movie". hummaa.com. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  15. ↑ "Tragedy brings back memories of Nayagan". The New Indian Express. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  16. ↑ Express News Service (19 May 2013). "They cast a spell on Kochiites". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  17. ↑ T, Nandakumar (22 October 2004). "Life Thiruvananthapuram : Pooja 'specials' on a platter". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  18. ↑ Deepika Jayaram (13 June 2019). "Yesteryear actress Karthika's son gets engaged". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "W Bro Sunil Kumar". lodgetvm168.
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