Shanthi Krishna is an Indian actress known for her leading roles in

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and

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films. As a star in the 1980s and 1990s, she won many accolades including the

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India since 1969 to an actress for the best performance within the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. Until 1997, the awards w ...

for her performance as Sharadammini in '' Chakoram'' (1994), and the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress three times in a row also Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam for her performance in '' Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'', her comeback film.

Early life

Her parents are R. Krishna and K. Sharada, a Palakkad Iyer family based in

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. She completed her education at Mumbai S.I.E.S. College and General Education Academy. Her three brothers are Sreeram, Satheesh and film director

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. The same year, she acted in her first Tamil film, ''Paneer Pushpangal''. She quit the film industry after her first marriage, but made a comeback in 1991 in the movie ''

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''. She won the

for her performance in ''Chakoram'' (1994). In 1997 she stopped appearing in Malayalam movies. She served as a jury member in Malayalam film awards. She made a second comeback in 2017 with the movie ''Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela''.

Personal life

Shanthi Krishna married Malayalam actor

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in 1984 and divorced him in 1995. She married Sadasivan Bajore in 1998, the secretary of Rajiv Gandhi Group of Institutions. They have two children, Mitul and Mithali. The couple divorced in 2016. She lived in the US for a while and later returned to

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Awards

; Kerala State Film Awards * 1992 - Second Best Actress - ''Savidham'' * 1994 - Best Actress - '' Chakoram'' ; Other Awards *1992, 1994, 1995 - Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress *2017 - Asiavision Awards for Best supporting actress - '' Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' *2018 - Vanitha Film Awards for Best supporting actress - '' Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' *2018 - Flowers Indian film Awards 2018 - Best Supporting actress - '' Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' *2018 - Asianet Film Awards - Best Character Actress - '' Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' *2018 - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam -'' Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' *2018 - Jaycee foundation Awards 2018 - Best Supporting actress - '' Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' *2018 - NAFA awards USA - Best supporting actress- Njandugalude Nattil Oridavela

Filmography

*''All films are in

, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

*Chitrageetham (

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) as Host *Chapalyam (

) *Ammayi (Telefilm,

) *Scooter (

) as Swayamprabha *Seemantham (

) as Swayamprabha *Kuthirakal (

) *Paliyathachan (

) *Mohapakshikal (

) *Malayali Veettamma (FLOWERS TV) as Judge *Comedy stars season 2 ( Asianet) as Judge * Kaliveedu (

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) *MY G Flowers Oru Kodi (FLOWERS TV) as Participant *Oru Chiri Iruchiri Bumper Chiri (Mazhavil Manorama) as Judge * Geetha Govindam (TV series) ( Asianet)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishna, Shanthi Living people 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Kerala State Film Award winners Kerala Film Critics Awards winners Actresses from Mumbai 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Indian television actresses Actresses in Hindi television Actresses in Malayalam television Actresses in Telugu cinema Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)