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Myna Nandhini (born 21 May 1991) is an Indian actress and television personality who is best known as Myna Revathi in '' Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2)'', Alabarai Myna in ''Chinna Thambi'' and for her major breakthrough role Mynavathi in '' Aranmanai 3'' (2021). She is also the winner of the cooking show ''
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'' which aired on
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in 2015. She is also a contestant on ''
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''. She is best known for her roles in films such as ''
Vamsam ''Vamsam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film, starring debutante Arulnidhi and Sunaina in lead roles. The film is produced by Arulnidhi's father and M. Karunanidhi's youngest son, M. K. Thamizharasu, and features Jayaprakash, Ganj ...
'' (2010), '' Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga'' (2013), '' Romeo Juliet'' (2015), '' Kanchana 3'' (2019), '' Namma Veettu Pillai'' (2019), '' Petromax'' (2019), '' Aranmanai 3'' (2021) and '' Vikram'' (2022).


Early life

Born as Nandhini Rajendran to her parents Rajendran and Rani on 21 May 1991 in a remote town in
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,
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. Nandhini went on to study at Meenakshi Matriculation School,
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and Ambiga College of Arts and Science,
Anna Nagar Anna Nagar (formerly known as Naduvakkarai), is a neighbourhood in the metropolitan city of Chennai, India. Named after former chief minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai, it is located in the north-western part of Chennai and forms a part o ...
where she completed her
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(BBA) degree. However after completing her degree she decided to act in few television drama's as a "Time killer". Nandhini can also speak fluent Tamil and English.


Career

Nandhini debuted her career as an actress in the film '' Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' as a un credited role in the film. She later made her television debut with the comedy reality show '' Kalakka Povathu Yaaru'' where she participated as a contestant. In 2010, she was approached by director
Pandiraj Pandiraj (பாண்டிராஜ் in Tamil) is an Indian film director and producer, writer who works in Tamil cinema. His debut film, '' Pasanga'' (2009), was commercially successful and won several awards, including the National Film A ...
who offered her a role in his film ''
Vamsam ''Vamsam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film, starring debutante Arulnidhi and Sunaina in lead roles. The film is produced by Arulnidhi's father and M. Karunanidhi's youngest son, M. K. Thamizharasu, and features Jayaprakash, Ganj ...
'' she later agreed to the offer and played the supporting role of Sarasu. She later also appeared in films such as '' Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga'' (2013), '' Vellaikaara Durai'' (2014) and '' Romeo Juliet''. In 2016, she made her debut as an actress in television by appearing in the soap opera '' Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)'' playing the role of a friend to female protoganist, her role in the drama was highly credited and praised. Her name in that role "Myna" got popular afterwards. She also appeared in television shows such as '' Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri'', '' Pandian Stores'', '' Aranmanai Kili'' and ''
Chinna Thambi ''Chinna Thambi'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Prabhu as the titular character, an uneducated village simpleton and Khushbu as Nandini, a homeschooled wealthy girl. ...
''. In 2022, actor
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approached Nandhini offering her a crucial role in his action film '' Vikram'' she later accepted the offer and starred opposing actor
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in the film. Later that year she also appeared in the film ''
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'' appearing as a cameo role as a drama artist in the film. She also played a crucial role in the 2021 web series '' November Story'' alongside actors
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, G. M. Kumar and
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. The web series also marked Nandhini's debut web series.


Personal life

In 2017, Nandhini married her long time boyfriend Karthikeyan (Karthick) in January. However 6 months into their marriage Karthick committed suicide after a misunderstanding among the couple. In 2019 she re married this time to television actor and comedian Yogeswaram, in 2020 the couple was blessed with a child. She is also the cousin of Sri lankan singer and songwriter
Dinesh Kanagaratnam Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 31 August 1981), also known by his initials A. D. K. or simply Dinesh Kanagaratnam, is a Sri Lankan R&B and hip hop artist and music producer who has composed tracks in Tamil language. He also often collaborat ...
.


Filmography


Films


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Television Serials


Web series


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