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Abitha

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Abitha
Born
Jenila
Other namesJaneesha
OccupationActress
SpouseSunil
Children2

Abitha is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language films and television serials. She appeared in notable productions including Sethu alongside Vikram. She is famous for her role as Archana in the serial Thirumathi Selvam, which aired from 2007 to 2013 in Sun TV starring opposite Sanjeev. She was the winner of Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for Best Actress twice by Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for Thirumathi Selvam in the years 2010 and 2012.[1]

Career

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As a teenager, Abitha used to go and see the television serial, Nancy starring Sanghavi, being filmed near her house in Thiruvottiyur. The director of that serial recognised her and spoke to her parents, roping her in to play the heroine's sister in their next TV serial Criminal.[2] After doing a couple of serials, she did a low-budget film titled Golmaal as the sister of the lead lady and then B-Grade film titled Devadasi in Malayalam. At that time, director Bala roped her in for a leading role in Sethu alongside Vikram, which she signed after Keerthi Reddy and Rajshri had dropped out.[3] Bala renamed her Abitha from her original name of Jenila for the film, after the character she was portraying. The film opened in December 1999 at a single noon show at a suburban theatre but built up through word-of-mouth publicity and ran for over one hundred days at several cinema halls across Chennai, becoming a critical and commercial success. Sethu won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and secured wins in the Best Film category at the Filmfare Awards and the Cinema Express Awards, while Abitha won critical acclaim for her role of a timil Brahmin girl.[4] After Sethu's success, Abitha was flooded with offers but chose to complete her studies and finish her PG in Sociology from Annamalai University. She revealed that by the time she decided to come back she had lost her contacts in the industry and was thereafter seen in only a couple of insignificant projects.[5]

She appeared alongside veteran actor Ramarajan in Seerivarum Kaalai before starring in Poove Pen Poove alongside newcomer Ishaq Husseini. After the failure of those films she played the role of Arjun's sister in Arasatchi. Other films in the period, such as Pirantha Naal with Prakash Raj, Kashmir with Abhinay and Kandhavel with Murali were not completed and indefinitely shelved.[6][7][8] In 2005, she got another breakthrough and signed on to play the lead role in Kannamma scripted by Karunanidhi, but to do so she unceremoniously opted out of another film titled Ullakadathal. Subsequently, the producers of that film complained and got her banned by the Producer's Council, leaving her out of both films.[9] [10] Later that year she featured in Unarchigal alongside Abbas and Kunal.[11]

Abitha was selected the best actress of Sun TV in the first two editions of Sun Kudumbam awards held in the years 2010 and 2012 for her performance as Archana in the show. She also starred in the serial Thangamana Purushan. She got married in 2009 and continued to work in serials following her marriage.[12]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Language Notes
1997 Ettupatti Rasa Ponrasu's daughter Tamil Credited as Janeesha
1998 Golmaal Reshma
1997 Masmaram Jasmine Malayalam
1999 Devadasi Mala Malayalam
Sethu Abithakuchalambal (Abitha) Tamil Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
2001 Seerivarum Kaalai Kamakshi
Poove Pen Poove
2002 Puthiya Alai
2004 Arasatchi Shwetha Ashok Mehta
Aagodella Olledakke Kannada
2006 Unarchigal Amrutha Tamil
Suyetchai MLA Lakshmi
2007 Nam Naadu Sathya's wife
2017 En Kadhal Devathai
2023 Thee Ivan

Television

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Year Title Role Channel Language
1997 Criminal Doordarshan Tamil
1998 Gokulam Colony
2002 Varam Swarna Sun TV
2003 Kungumam
2003–2005 Priyanaka ETV Telugu
2005 Kadamattathu Kathanar Unnimaya Asianet Malayalam
2006–2007 Raja Rajeshwari Raja Rajeshwari Sun TV Tamil
2006–2007 Sorgam Surya
2007–2013 Thirumathi Selvam Archana
2008–2010 Thangamana Purushan Raasi Kalaignar TV
2008 Manikoondu Special Appearance Sun TV
2009 Simran Thirai Shalini Jaya TV
2009–2010 Adhiparasakthi Renuka Devi Raj TV
2011 Thendral Archana Sun TV
2013–2014 Ponnunjal Nandhini Vishwa
Muthaaram Ranjini Murali
2019 Lakshmi Stores Dr. Shyamala / Shanthi
2022–2023 Maari[13] Deivanai Zee Tamil
2022 Super Mom Season 3 Contestant

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal 2012 Winner List". metromasti.com.
  2. ^ "I was thrilled when 'Sethu' was a big hit". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 23 November 2006.
  3. ^ "Tamil Movie News: March edition". Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Warrier, Shobha (17 August 2004). "Vikram's obsession gets its reward". Rediff. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Grill Mill - Abitha". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 May 2010.
  6. ^ "New Tamil films in the making". 5 August 2003. Archived from the original on 5 August 2003.
  7. ^ "Tamil Movies Online ::::: News". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Location news - Pirantha naal". 24 August 2004. Archived from the original on 24 August 2004.
  9. ^ Archived copy Archived 26 January 2013 at archive.today
  10. ^ Archived copy Archived 26 January 2013 at archive.today
  11. ^ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai - தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". Cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Wedding bells for Abitha". The Times of India. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  13. ^ "New show 'Maari' set to launch soon; Abitha set for a comeback after 3 years". The Times of India. 5 June 2022.
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