Sithara
Born
Kilimanoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active1986–2000
2004–present
Known for
Parents
  • Parameshwaran Nair
  • Valsala Nair

Sithara is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films. She made her Tamil debut in 1989 with K. Balachander's Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal.[1] She is best known for her performances in super-hit films such as Padayappa, Halunda Tavaru, Pudhu Vasantham. She is also known for her works in Television.[2]

In a film career spanning thirty seven years, she has starred in over hundred films in a variety of roles. Her recent Telugu hits include Srimanthudu, Shankaraabharanm, and Bhale Bhale Magadivoy.

Sithara made a Tamil cinema comeback with Nagesh Thiraiyarangam directed by Guinness record holder Isaq.[3][4][5]

Early life

Sithara was born as the eldest among three children to Parameshwaran Nair and Valsala Nair in Kilimanoor. Her father Parameshwaran Nair was an engineer at Electricity board and her mother was also an officer at Electricity board. She has two younger brothers, Pratheesh and Abhilash. She Studied in Lourdes Mount School, Vattappara. She was studying for pre university certification at Sree Sankara Vidyapeetom College, Kilimanoor, when she acted in her debut movie Kaveri (1986).[6]

Selected filmography

Tamil films

List of Sithara Tamil film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1989Pudhu Pudhu ArthangalJyothi
1990Unnai Solli KutramillaiJanaki
1990Pudhu Pudhu RagangalKanika
1990Pudhu VasanthamGowri
1990Puriyaadha PudhirSindhu
1990Oru Veedu Iru VasalGuest Appearance
1991Paattondru KettenSneha
1991Archana IASArchana
1992Kaaval GeethamPriya
1992Endrum AnbudanNandhini
1993Maamiyar VeeduAnandavalli
1993Pettredutha PillaiKalyani
1994Pondattiye DeivamParimala, Shyamala
1995Thai Thangai PaasamKalyaani
1998NatpukaagaGowri
1999Chinna DuraiMaragatham
1999PadayappaPadayappa's sister
2000Manu NeedhiPoongodi's mother
2000MugavareeShantha
2000ThirunelveliVaradappan's wife
2013MathapooKarthik's sister
2014PoojaiRamaswamy's wife
2017MunnodiSathya's mother
2018Nagesh ThiraiyarangamNagesh's mother

Kannada films

List of Sithara Kannada film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1994Halunda TavaruJyothi
1995Karulina KudiYashodha
1995KavyaKalpana
1995Bangarada KalashaUma
1995Deergha SumangaliGayathri
1995Ganeshana GalateLakshmi
1996Bangarada ManeMegha
1997Ammavra GandaPrenu
2001Jenu GooduSharada
2010Naanu Nanna KanasuKalpana
2015Mr. AiravataSita Devi
2016ChakravyuhaStudent's mother
2018BrihaspathiSudhir's mother
2018BuckasuraArya's mother
2018Amma I Love YouAnnapurna

Telugu films

List of Sithara Telugu film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1991TeneteegaAmrutha
1999Sneham KosamGowri
2004SambaSamba's sister[7]
2009JoshSathya's mother
2010BrindavanamLakshmi
2010Gudu Gudu GunjamSeeta
2012Yamaho YamaYana' wife
2013Om 3DJyothi
2014LegendJaidev's younger sister
2014Chinnadana Nee KosamNithin's Mother
2014Naa RakumaruduBindu's mother
2015SrimanthuduCharuseela's mother
2015Bhale Bhale MagadivoyLucky's mother
2015SankarabharanamRajjo Devi
2016Janatha GarageBujji's Mother
2017Sathamanam BhavatiSudha
2017Jaya Janaki NayakaNarayana's wife
2017OxygenRaghupathi's wife
20172 countriesLaya's Mother
2018Rangula RatnamVishnu's mother
2018Bharat Ane NenuBharath's step mother
2018Raju GaduSeeta
2018Srinivasa KalyanamLakshmi[8]
2018Aravinda Sametha Veera RaghavaVaralakshmi
2018Hello Guru Prema KosameGayatri
2019Mr. MajnuNikitha's mother
2019JodiVasavi
2022SammathameKrishna's mother

Malayalam films

List of Sithara Malayalam film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1986KaveriKaveri
1987OridathuRema
1987PonnuAmmu
1988MukthiShobha
1988AryanThatrikutty
1988Paadha MudraSharadha
1989NaduvazhikalRema
1989MazhavilkavadiAmminikutty
1989Puthiya KarukkalSindu
1989ChanakyanGeethu
1989JaathakamMalini
1990PurappaduKunjumol
1990VachanamMaya
1990MaanmizhiyaalPrasanna
1990OrukkamBhagi
1991EzhunnallathuRemani
1993JournalistRanjini Menon
1993ChamayamLiza[9]
1994BhagyavanAmmu
1997GuruVaidehi
2009Bharya Onnu Makkal MoonnuLisamma[10]
2009VellathoovalSheela
2013Black ButterflyIndira

TV serials

List of Sithara Malayalam television serials credits
Year Title Channel Language Notes
1998–2001Ganga Yamuna SaraswatiRaj TVTamilTV debut
1999SindhooramAsianetMalayalam
2000ParasparamSurya TVMalayalam
2002SnehaAsianetMalayalam
2006EetharamMalayalam
2006Summer in AmericaKairali TVMalayalamCharacter - Meera
2008AarthiRaj TVTamilCharacter - Arathi
2008–2009ThirumagalKalaignar TVTamil
2010Swathi ChinukuluETVTeluguCharacter - Tulsi
2012Mouna RaagaluETVTelugu
2016Kavari MaangalJaya TVTamilCharacter- Sandhya
2017ParasaktiVasanth TVTamil
2017Ee Tharam KathaETVTeluguCharacter - Hema
2021-2022Intinti GruhalakshmiStar MaaTeluguCharacter - Pravallika
2023–PresentPoova ThalayaSun TVTamilCharacter - Rajeshwari

Personal life

Sithara never married, a decision she took early in her life after her father's death.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Sithara-An eventful career". The Hindu. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Y. SUNITA CHOWDHARY (25 March 2010). "The evergreen star". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "தியேட்டரில் நடக்கும் கதைதான் 'நாகேஷ் திரையரங்கம்' திரைப்படம்". Tamil Cinetalk. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "கின்னஸ் சாதனையாளர் இயக்கும் 'நாகேஷ் திரையரங்கம்'". Chennai Online. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (27 October 2016). "Veteran Latha returns as a tribal woman". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "ഞാൻ പ്രണയിച്ചിരുന്നു. Sithara was a lead actress from 1989 till 1999.പക്ഷേ..." manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Telugu cinema Review - Samba - NTR, Bhumika Chawla, Genelia - VV Vinayak - Kodali Nani". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  8. ↑ Jayakrishnan (14 March 2018). "Mahesh Babu and Kiara Advani shooting a romantic number for 'Bharat Ane Nenu'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "sithara". teluguvids.com.
  10. ↑ "Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonuu review. Bharya Onnu Makkal Moonuu Malayalam movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz. 1 August 2009.
  11. ↑ "Actress Sithara reveals why she decided not to get married". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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