Anandhi (born Rakshita; 9 December) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in

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and

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films. After her debut in the Telugu film ''

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'' (2012), she appeared in

Vetrimaaran V. Chitravel Vetrimaaran (born 4 September 1975) is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his unique filmography with major commercial success and highly critically acclaime ...

's Tamil production ''

Poriyaalan ''Poriyaalan'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller film directed by Thanukumar, written by Manimaran, and produced by Vetrimaaran. The film features Harish Kalyan and Anandhi in the leading roles. Velraj is the cinematographer for ...

'' (2014). The same year she got her major breakthrough with

Prabhu Solomon Prabhu Solomon (born 7 May 1969) is an Indian film director who has primarily worked on Tamil films. After making his directorial debut in 1999 with ''Kannodu Kanbathellam'', he had a middling career before rising to prominence with the success ...

's '' Kayal'' (2014) by which she is recognized as ''Kayal Anandhi''. She also won Special Prize for ''Kayal'' at the

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Early life

Anandhi was born in a

family in

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Career

Anandhi made her debut with

Maruthi Maruthi Dasari, known mononymously as Maruthi, is an Indian film director, director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing low budget films like ''Ee Rojullo'' and ''Bus Stop (201 ...

's coming-of-age film ''

'' (2012). Her next film, ''

Priyathama Neevachata Kushalama ''Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama'' (''Darling, are you fine there'') is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina, starring Varun Sandesh, Komal Jha, and Hasika. J. Samba Siva Rao produced this film an ...

'', opened in March 2013 to negative reviews, though a critic claimed that "the saving grace for the film is the performance of the lead pair - Varun Sandesh and Hasika", adding that Hasika "looks traditional and has put up a decent show as well." She had also signed on to appear in the Tamil film, ''

'' (2014) alongside

Harish Kalyan Harish Kalyan (born 29 June 1990) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He made his acting debut in 2010 with the film '' Sindhu Samaveli'' and gained recognition for his roles in '' Poriyaalan'' (2014), '' Vil Ambu'' (2016), ...

, written by

Manimaran Manimaran is an Indian film director, working in the Tamil film industry. Career He made his directorial debut in Tamil, '' Udhayam NH4'' (2013) featuring Siddharth and a newcomer Ashrita Shetty in lead roles. It was simultaneously dubbed an ...

. During production, the scope of the film became larger after it was announced that director

had chosen to invest in the venture as a co-producer. Anandhi appeared in

's directorial venture '' Kayal'', in which she plays the title role. The director decided to rechristen her as Anandhi from Rakshita for the film, and she was selected after auditioning twice before impressing Solomon. Her performance received praise. She was nominated for several Best Debut Actress awards for 2014, including at the

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. In 2015, Anandhi's first release was in A. Sarkunam's ''

Chandi Veeran ''Chandi Veeran'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by A. Sarkunam and produced by director Bala. The film stars Atharvaa and Anandhi, while Lal, Rajashree, and Bose Venkat essay supporting roles. The music was c ...

'' produced by

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, in which she portrayed the romantic interest of

Atharvaa Atharvaa Murali (born 7 May 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with '' Baana Kaathadi'' (2010). He then garnered critical accl ...

's character. Anandhi then worked on the adult comedy flick ''

Trisha Illana Nayanthara ''Trisha Illana Nayanthara'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil language sex comedy film written and directed by Adhik Ravichandran, in his directorial debut. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, Anandhi and Manisha Yadav, with VTV Ganesh and Simran p ...

'' (2015) starring alongside G. V. Prakash Kumar. Post-release, Anandhi revealed her displeasure at working with the director and revealed that she was led to believe that the film would be a "cute love story" and not an "adult comedy". Anandhi nonetheless helped to promote the release of the film's Telugu version. In 2016, she played two films with G. V. Prakash Kumar in ''

Enakku Innoru Per Irukku ''Enakku Innoru Per Irukku'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language mafia comedy film directed by Sam Anton starring G. V. Prakash Kumar (who also composed the music) and Anandhi in the lead roles. Produced by Subaskaran Allirajah, who is from L ...

'' and ''

Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru ''Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh and produced by N. Ramasamy. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, Nikki Galrani and Anandhi, while Prakash Raj and RJ Balaj ...

''. In 2017, her films were '' Rubaai'', ''

Pandigai ''Pandigai'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by debutant Feroz and produced by his wife Vijayalakshmi Ahathian. The film stars Krishna and Anandhi, while Saravanan, Pandi, Karunas, Madhusudhan R ...

'' and ''

En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom ''En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom'' () is a 2017 Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by K. P. Jagan. Thamizh, Anandhi, and Yogi Babu play the film's lead roles, amongst an ensemble cast. Production for the film began in February 2017 ...

''. In 2018, she appeared in

Mari Selvaraj Mariselvam Selvaraj is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in the Tamil film industry. He worked as an assistant director to Ram. He made his directorial debut with '' Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018), which opened to highly positive re ...

's debut film ''

Pariyerum Perumal ''Pariyerum Perumal'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Mari Selvaraj, and produced by Pa. Ranjith. The film stars Kathir and Anandhi, while Yogi Babu and G. Marimuthu appear in supporting roles. It follows ...

'', one of the best Tamil films made on caste discrimination and the pain of the oppressed people. The film was released to positive reviews, while the cast'
performance
was critically acclaimed. Her next project was ''

Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu ''Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu'' (), also known simply as ''Gundu'' (), is a 2019 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Athiyan Athirai. The film stars Attakathi Dinesh, Dinesh and Anandhi ...

'' (2019). Anandhi's character in the film was similar to that she played in ''Pariyerum Perumal''. Anandhi appeared in the web series ''

Live Telecast ''Live Telecast'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller television series written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and starring Kajal Aggarwal, Vaibhav, Anandhi, Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, Daniel Annie Pope and Priyanka Nair. The seri ...

'' (2021) directed by

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and starring

Kajal Aggarwal Kajal A Kitchlu (née Aggarwal; born 19 June 1985), known professionally as Kajal Aggarwal, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Aggarwal is considered as one of the highest paid actresses of South In ...

and

Vaibhav Reddy Sumanth Reddy (born 21 April 1978), better known as Vaibhav, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut with the Telugu film '' Godava'' (2007) under his father, A. Kodandarami Reddy's direction. He is ...

Personal life

Anandhi married Socrates on 7 January 2021 in

. He is a marine engineer turned assistant director, philosopher, and brother-in-law of

Moodar Koodam ''Moodar Koodam'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil language action comedy film written, produced and directed by Naveen. The film stars the director himself alongside Sendrayan, Kuberan, and Rajaji in lead roles. Oviya, Anupama Kumar, Jayaprakash, Fi ...

–fame director Naveen, notable for working in '' Alaudhinin Arputha Camera'' and ''

Agni Siragugal Frances Antony Cyril Raja (born 24 July 1975), known professionally as Vijay Antony, is an Indian music composer, playback singer, actor, film editor, lyricist, audio engineer, and filmmaker working predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his d ...

''. Anandhi and Socrates have a son.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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