Sangeetha Krish () is an Indian actress, dancer and television presenter who predominantly appears in

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, Telugu,

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films and few

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films. Debuted in the mid 90s, Sangeetha is best known for her performances in the films '' Khadgam'' (2002), ''

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'' (2003), '' Uyir'' (2006), '' Dhanam'' (2008), '' Manmadan Ambu'' (2010), '' Masooda'' (2022) and '' Varisu'' (2023). Sangeetha is a recipient of two

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and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.

Early life

Sangeetha was born in

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, India, to Santharam and Bhanumathi.Sangeetha
. Interview at totaltollywood.com Her grandfather, K. R. Balan, is a film producer, who had produced more than 20 Tamil films. Also her father had produced several films. She has two brothers. She studied at St. John's English School and Junior College, Besant Nagar, Chennai. Sangeetha is a Bharatanatyam dancer as she had learned Bharatanatyam during her school days.

Career

Film

She started her acting career in the late 1990s under the name Rasika, beginning in an unreleased film opposite her cousin

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titled ''Poonjolai''. Her debut release was the big-budget Malayalam political thriller, ''Gangotri'' (1997). She subsequently played small roles in successful films like '' Summer in Bethlehem'' (1998) and ''

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'' (1998). She was cast as a second heroine in the

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-starrer '' Ezhupunna Tharakan'' (1999) and

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starrer ''Deepasthambham Mahaashcharyam'' (1999). In the 2000s , she changed her stage name to birth name Sangeetha and played lead and supporting roles. She also earned a small role in the

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'' (2000). Her supporting roles in '' Khadgam'' (2002) and ''

'' (2003) earned her Filmfare Awards in Telugu and Tamil. She then debuted in Kannada films alongside of Dr. Vishnuvardhan in ''Janani janmabhumi'' (1997) and later acted alongside

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in '' Nalla'' (2004).

Television

She was a judge on Vijay TV's hit show '' Jodi No.1''. She was one of the three judges along with Silambarasan and Sundaram in ''Jodi No.1 Season Two'', with S. J. Suryaah and Sundaram in ''Jodi No.1 Season Three'', and with Jeeva and Aishwarya Dhanush in ''Jodi No.1 Season Four''. She was a guest judge during the finals of Vasantham Central's Indian dance competition "Dhool" held in Singapore in 2008. She was the anchor of Enga Veetu Mapillai show in Colors Tamil. And also she is a guest jude in Dhee and Jabardasth and she is hosted Bindaas game show for few episodes in Zee telugu

Personal life

She married film playback singer Krish in 2009 at the Arunachaleshwarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. The couple has a daughter.

Filmography

Television

* Jodi No.1 (2008) * Dance Jodi Dance (2022) * Super Jodi (2023)

References

External links

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