Shanthakumari Nambiar, known by her stage name Seema, is an Indian actress known for her work in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. Actor Vijayan gave her the screen name "Seema".

Career

Seema began her career in Tamil film at the age of 18 as a dancer. She debuted as an actress in director Lisa Baby's ''Nizhale Nee Sakshi'', but this film was shelved. (It was later completed with Vidhubala as heroine.) Veteran actor Vijayan rechristened her name as Seema during the filming of ''Nizhale Nee Sakshi''. At the age of 21 (1978), Seema starred as the heroine in her first movie in Malayalam titled '' Avalude Ravukal'' (''Her Nights''), directed by I. V. Sasi. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 1984 and in 1985. After a few years of inactivity during the 1990s, Seema became active again in 1998 in '' Olympiyan Anthony Adam''. ''Vishudha Shanthi'', a biography on her life, was published by Didi Damodaran, in 2011. She received the lifetime achievement award at the 59th Idea Filmfare festival at

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Personal life

She married director I. V. Sasi on 28 August 1980. The couple have two children, one daughter, Anu and one son, Ani.

Partial filmography

Malayalam

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Tamil

Telugu

Kannada

Television career

;TV series ;Shows

References

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