Nithya Ravindar is an Indian actress and dubbing artist who works primarily in Malayalam and Tamil films and television.
Background and career
Her father was a government employee and mother was a house wife. Her father had a drama troupe and she started as child artist in her father's dramas. She has one younger sister, Jayasree and one elder sister, Kalyani . She had her primary education from Stella Matutina College of Education, Chennai till eighth grade. Due to shortage in attendance she shifted to Government girls high school. She dropped her studies at ninth grade since she became busy with movies by then. Nithya started her film career as a child artist in Kuruthikkalam, a Malayalam movie in 1969. She went on to act in few movies as a child artist and later became a heroine in Malayalam cinema. She had acted in few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. She is married to Ravindran, a Cameraman in Tamil movies. The couple has a daughter, Janani and a son, Arjun. She is a voice artist also in Tamil-language films.
Television Year Title Role Language ChannelKurangu ManasuTamilKanniyam Kirthika SivakavithaMalayalamDoordarshan1986Here is CrazyTamilDoordarshan1988Ladies HostelManka1989 Smrithikal MalayalamDoordarshan1995–1996RaghuvamsamTamilSun TV1996–1998Costly Mapillai 1996MarmadesamVidhya's sister1997–2002Nimmadhi Ungal Choice 5 1998Jannal - Sila Nijangal Sila Nyayangal 1998–1999 Akshaya Anandhi1999–2002Galatta KudumbamSondhamae EndrallumPushpanjali2000–2001 Anandha Bhavan Jaya2001–2002Soolam 2001–2004Velan2001–2002Kelunga Maamiyare 2001–2004Alai Osai 2001AlaigalSeethaJyothiMadhangiTeluguGemini TV2002–2004Amma TamilSun TVAgal Vilakkugal Kungumam2002–2003Veetukku Veedu LootyChellamma aka PachaiyammaJaya TVSigaram Sun TV2003Appa 2003–2007Therkappu Kalai Theeratha Avargal2004Shakthi Jaya TVAkkaTeluguGemini TVDeivam2004–2006Chidambara RahasiyamSivagamiTamilSun TVKannavaruvagga2004–2007SorgamRaja RajeshwariKalki Jaya TV2004–2008Imsai Arasigal Sun TV 2005Nisha Kanthi 2005–2006ManaiviDeerga SumangaliSelvangalAlli Rajjiyam KokilaNilavai Pidippom Raj TV2005–2007Mugangal Sun TV Malargal SaradhaMuhurthamVepilaikariNimmadhi2005–2008Aarthi Raj TV2006Athu Matum Ragasiyam Sun TV2006–2007Surya 2006–2008Chellamadi Nee Enakku2007Paasam Naanayam 2007–2010Vasantham Kamakshi2008Nagavalli Bhagyarathi2008Simran Thirai Jaya TV2008Azhagana Natkal Kalaignar TV2008–2011Geethanjali Raj TV2009–2010Senthoora Poove Sun TVThirupavai Mythili2009Rudra Menaka Zee Tamil2009–2012UravugalRajeshwariSun TV2009–2010MegalaKarunamanjari Raj TV2009–2011Kodi Mullai2010–2012Anupallavi Gayathri Sun TVPondati Thevai MaamiMama Maaple 2011–2013Marudhani2011–2016Azhagi Major Amma2011–2014IlavarasiShyamala 2012–2014Paartha Gnabagam Illayo Kalaignar TV2012 Veediyal Pudithu - Micro Thodar Macro Sinthanaigal Raj TV2013UthiripookalManomamiSun TV2013–2016Devathai 2013–2014Kurinji MalarLakshmiKalaignar TV 2014–2015Vaazhve DhaayamDoordarshan2014Karai (10 Mani Kathaigal) Sun TV2014–2015Vani RaniSavithri2015–2016Sabitha Engira Sabapathi Saraswathi Raj TV2015Apoorva Raagangal Karpagam Sun TVPriyasakiDamayanthiZee Tamil2017–2018Okariki Okaru TeluguETV2018–2020MinnaleAmudhaTamilSun TV2018Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)Sivagami AmmalStar Vijay 2018–2019Aranmanai Kili Yamuna2019–2020RasaathiSaraswathi Sun TV 2020–2021Kannana KannePushpa2021Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal Kamala Zee Tamil2021–2022Namma Veetu Ponnu Visalatchi Star Vijay2021–2022ThalattuPeri AayiSun TV2023Priyamaana ThozhiPeriyyayi2024–presentLakshmi Gowri2025 Office Paari's mother JioHotstar2025–present Ayali Padma Zee Tamil2026 Gettimelam Lakshmi
Filmography
Year Title Role Language Notes 1969 Kuruthikkalam Malayalam 1978 Mariamman Thiruvizha Tamil 1979Pambaram Malayalam1980Kudumbam Oru Kadambam Mythili Tamil Savithiri Tamil Lorry Rani MalayalamManiyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla Raseena Malayalam Ashwaradham Shanti Malayalam1981 Rani Tamil Mayilppeeli Malayalam1982 Anthiveyilile Ponnu Malayalam Paanjajanyam Sarada Malayalam Theerpu Seetha Tamil Kurukkante Kalyanam Sainaba MalayalamEnikkum Oru DivasamUsha Malayalam Football Malayalam Post Mortem Malayalam Chiriyo Chiri Neena MalayalamSnehapoorvam Meera MalayalamVelicham Vitharunna Penkutty Nithya Malayalam 1983 Naseema Usha MalayalamCoolie Santhi Malayalam Antha Sila Naatkal Tamil Theeram Thedunna ThiraNurse Malayalam Ee Yugam Geetha Malayalam Oru SwakaryamKanakam Malayalam Kattathe Kilikkoodu Malayalam Khaidi Suryam's sisterTelugu 1984Onnum Mindatha BharyaRoohiya Malayalam Krishna Guruvaayoorappa BhamaMalayalam Vetta MalayalamSwathiTeluguVepraalamAnu Malayalam Dhavani Kanavugal Tamil 1985 Uyarndha Ullam Tamil Chillu Kottaram Malayalam Nyayam Meere Cheppali Prabhakar's sister Telugu 1986Manavudu Danavudu Telugu Sirivennela Samyuktha Telugu credited as Samyuktha1987Aalappirandhavan Tamil Swayamkrushi Telugu 1988 Raktha Samharam Telugu 1995 Naan Petha Magane Tamil 1999Kudumba Sangili Tamil 2000Alaipayuthey Nair's wife Tamil 2001 Sigamani Ramamani Sundaramoorthy's wife Tamil 2002Pammal K. Sambandam Rajeswari's motherTamil Mutham Sudha's mother Tamil 2003 Anbe Anbe Sivagami Tamil Vadakku Vaasal Murali's sisterTamil 2004Vaanam Vasappadum Ganesan's wifeTamil 2009Kannukulle Tamil 2010Uthamaputhiran Bharatham SundaramTamil 2014Megha Mugilan's Mother Tamil 2017Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen Thenmozhi's mother Tamil Thondan Tamil 2018 Onaaigal Jakkiradhai Anjali's mother Tamil 2019 Puppy Prabhu's mother Tamil 2021 Atrangi Re Vishu's mother Hindi 2022 Naai Sekar Sekar's mother Tamil
Dubbing credits
Movies Year Film For Whom 1982 Engeyo Ketta Kural Adult Meena 1988 En Thangachi Padichava Rupini En Vazhi Thani Vazhi Nishanthi Dhayam Onnu Rekha 1990 Anthi Varum Neram Latha Urudhi Mozhi Shanthini 1991 Anbu Sangili Subisha Oorellam Un Pattu Aishwarya 1992 Annaamalai Rekha Government Mappillai Kasthuri Chinna Poovai Killathe Meenakshi Daddy Renuka Suyamariyadhai Pallavi Kizhaku Veluthachu Aishwarya Vaaname Ellai Ramya Krishnan 1993 Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam Latha Manbumigu Mestri Roja 1994 Anbalayam Renuka Shahane 1995 Atha Maga Rathiname Viji Pasumpon Shenbaga Baasha Shenbaga Rowdy Boss Rambha 1996 Vaikarai Pookkal Dharani Thedi Vandha Raasa Ilavarasi Pudhu Nilavu Ilavarasi Enakkoru Magan Pirappan Anju Aravind Gopala Gopala Anju 1997 Thaali Pudhusu Kalaranjini Vivasaayi Magan Anuja 2000 Snegithiye Ishita Arun 2000 Thirunelveli Sithara 2002 Baba Seema Run Rajashree Bagavathi Seema 2003 Anbe Sivam Seema Jayam Nalini Boys (Telugu Dubbed Version) Subhasini Arasu Sudha 2004 Jai Seetha 2005 Jithan Nalini London Nalini Sukran Nalini Priyasakhi Rekha 2006 Paramasivan Seetha Kadhale En Kadhale Chitra Shenoy Vijetha Saranya Ponvannan Amirtham Rekha Parijatham Roja Kurukshetram Roja Adaikalam Nalini 2007 Manikanda Nalini 18 Vayasu Puyale Nalini Kuttrapathirikai Roja Veerappu Sumithra Mudhal Kanave Rajyalakshmi 2008 Kaalai Seema Jodhaa Akbar (Tamil Dubbed Version) Poonam Sinha Maanavan Ninaithal Nalini Azhagu Nilayam Nalini 2009 Iru Nadhigal Nalini Mariyadhai Ambika Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi Nalini 2010 Kathai Nalini Thillalangadi Nalini 2011 Nagaram Marupakkam Nalini Kasethan Kadavulada Nalini Ponnar Shankar Seetha Seedan Sheela Payanam Sri Lakshmi 2012 Thaandavam (Telugu dubbed version) Saranya Ponvannan 2013 Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru Nalini 2015 Sandamarutham Nalini Agathinai Nalini Kalai Vendhan Nalini 2016 Saagasam Nalini Ka Ka Ka Po Nalini Thozha Jayasudha 2017 Singam 3 Nalini 2018 Kasu Mela Kasu Nalini 2019 Kaithi Malavika Avinash 2020 Ayya Ullen Ayya Nalini 2021 Maara Seema Thalaivi Bhagyashree Aranmanai 3 Nalini 2022 Valimai Sumithra Visithiran Sudha Chandran 2023 Paatti Sollai Thattathe Nalini
Television Year Title For Whom 1988 Malgudi Days (Tamil Dubbed Version) Vaishali Kasaravalli1995VizhuthugalRani1998–1999AkshayaBabitha2000–2022All Tamil serialsNalini2000–2001KrishnadasiAnju2001-2002 Kelunga Mamiyare Neengalum Marumagal Than Seema2002AnnamalaiJyothi Lakshmi NambikkaiJanavi 2003–2004Chinna Papa Periya PapaKalpana / Seema2005-2007Kalki Venniradai Nirmala2006–2007Raja RajeswariVenniradai Nirmala2009ArasiMalavika Avinash / Sudha Chandran 2009–2010RudraSri Lakshmi2009–2013Thangam Seema 2013 Rajakumari Geetha2013–2017Vamsam Seema2019ChandrakumariViji Chandrasekhar 2019–2020Kandukondain KandukondainSeema 2020Roja Vinaya Prasad 2020–2021Suryavamsam Poornima BhagyarajThirumathi HitlerAmbika2021Kaatrukena VeliMalavika AvinashJothi SeemaVellamalAmbika2021–2022Enga Veetu MeenatchiPoornima Bhagyaraj2026SamanthiNalini
References
External links
Nithya at MSI