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and

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Career

She made her film debut with the film ''

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'' in 1995 opposite Vijay. Swathi shared the screen space with

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in ''

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'' (1996) directed by

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. After the success of ''Vaanmathi'', Swathi returned to

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to complete her education and turned down film offers. She played opposite Vijay in '' Vasantha Vaasal'' (1996) and ''

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'' (1996). She played a supporting role with

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in '' Mappillai Gounder'' (1997). After a few films in Tamil, she debuted in Hindi with

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and

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in '' Hatyara'' (1998). In the same year, she joined hands with Ajith in ''

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'' (1999) directed by

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. She was cast opposite

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in '' Annan'' (1999). In 2000, Swathi was seen in a Hindi film ''Qurbaniyaan''. The same year, she paired opposite Mithun Chakraborty in '' Justice Chowdhary''. Swathi got a small yet meaty role in ''

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'', a Kannada film with Vishnuvardhan. In 2003, she shared the screen space with

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in ''

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'' directed by

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. In 2004, she was seen in ''

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'' in a supporting role. In this movie, Swathi shared the screen space with R. Parthiban. In 2008, she played a supporting role in ''

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''. She was last seen in

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's ''

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'' in 2009 and she chose to bid adieu to the acting career.

Personal life

She married a company director, Kiran, on 2 December 2009 at Maruthi Gardens, Red Hills in Hyderabad. The couple have one son.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swathi Actresses from Andhra Pradesh Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people)