Pranathi is an Indian former model and actress. She appeared in a
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...
-language film and won critical acclaim for her performance in the
Tamil film ''
Gambeeram'' (2004). She went on to appear in a few
Tamil and
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
-language films.
Personal life
Pranathi is born to Malayalam actor
Jose and Ratnaprabha on 19 April 1987. She is married to Dr.Sivarajan in September 2011
Career
Pranathi began her career as a model. She won the Miss Beautiful Hair and Miss Best of Kochi titles at the Miss South India beauty pageant contest held in 2001. Upon completion of her schooling at the St. George's Homes, a residential school in
Ooty
Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located ...
, she began her film career.
Pranathi made her acting debut alongside
Bharath in
Jayaraj
Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj, is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry.
He has won many awards, including Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Golde ...
's successful Malayalam film ''
4 the People'' (2004). In 2005, during the making of ''
Gurudeva'' and ''Kaatru Ullavarai'' alongside actor
Jai Akash
Jai Akash, also known as Akash, is an Indian actor, who acted as hero in Telugu and Tamil films. He has acted in a Kannada film as hero too. He is the hero of the Telugu blockbuster movie Anandam '' Anandam'' (2001).
Career
Jai Sathish, a Tami ...
, reports suggested that the pair were dating. Also during 2005, her most prolific year, she appeared in a Kannada film titled ''Santosha'' as well as in the
Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Mala ...
-starrer ''
Vanakkam Thalaiva''.
She quit the film industry soon after failing to garner further offers.
Filmography
References
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Living people
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Indian film actresses
1987 births
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Telugu cinema