Karthika (Malayalam actress)

Sunanda Nair (born Thiruvananthapuram) better known by her stage name Karthika is an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Malayalam movies and a few Tamil movies.[1] She was one of the popular lead Malayalam actresses during the late 1980s.[2][3] She is well known for her portrayal of Charumathy in Nayakan alongside Kamal Hasan.

Karthika
Born
Sunanda Nair

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesSunanda Sunilkumar
OccupationActress
Years active1979 - 1991
Known forNayakan
Thalavattam
Spouse(s)Dr Sunil Kumar (m.1988)
ChildrenDr Vishnu Sunil
Parent(s)Captain PKR Nair (father)
RelativesSujatha Balgovind (sister)

Early life

Karthika was born on Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Captain PKR Nair, a retired army officer, Ex Servicemen Corporation Chairman and leader of Ex-Service Congress affiliated to the Congress party. Her mother is a homemaker. She has a sister, Sujatha Balgovind.[4] She is a trained classical dancer and Kathakali artist. She is also an amateur Tennis player.[5]

Film career

Karthika made her cinema debut as a junior artist. Her first film was in 1984, Oru Painkilikatha directed by Balachandra Menon. She played one of the group dancers in the movie. However, she got a heroine role in the very next year. Her second film is Manicheppu Thurannappol. In the movie, she played one among the female leads along with Jalaja.

She has worked in twenty films, among which two films are Tamil films and the rest are Malayalam films.Adiverukal, Thalavattam, Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam, Neela Kurinji Poothappol, Ente Entethu Mathram, Desatanakkili Karayarilla, Kariyilakkattu Pole and Adukkan Entheluppam are the films performed by her in 1986. In 1987, she worked in films like Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha, Gandhinagar 2nd Street, Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam, Neeyethra Dhanya, January Oru Orma and Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham. David David Mr. David and Avanikunnile Kinnari Pookkal are the films performed by her in 1988 and 1989 respectively.

She made her Tamil debut in 1987 through Nayagan with Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan and Nizhalgal Ravi. The film directed by Mani Ratnam. Her second cum final Tamil film was with Sathyaraj in Poovizhi Vasalile directed by Fazil.

At the peak of her career, Karthika decided to quit the film industry. She married Dr Sunil Kumar and settled in Maldives. The couple is blessed with a son, Vishnu.

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
1979PrabhaathasandhyaYoung UshaMalayalamChild artist
1984Oru PainkilikathaDancerUncredited junior artist
1985Manicheppu ThurannappolDebut
1986Desatanakkili KarayarillaNirmala
Kariyilakkattu PoleShilpa
Ente Entethu MathremSheela
Sanmanassullavarkku SamadhanamMeera
AdiverukalSreedevi
Gandhinagar 2nd StreetMaya
ThalavattamSavithri[6]
Adukkan EntheluppamVimala
Neela Kurinji PoothappolSandhya Varma
1987Poovizhi VasalileYamunaTamil
NayakanCharumathi
Idanazhiyil Oru KaalochaAbhiramiMalayalam
Ivide Ellavarkkum SukhamGigi Varma
Unnikale Oru Kadha ParayamAnimol
January Oru OrmaNimmy
Neeyethra DhanyaShyama
Neela Kurinji PoothappolSandhya
1988David David Mr. DavidKarthika
1991Aavanikunnile KinnaripookkalIndu

Personal life

Karthika married Dr Sunil Kumar on 1988. She has a son, Dr Vishnu Sunil Jaikumar, a Veterinary Surgeon & Radiologist.[7][8]

References
  1. "Karthika". IMDb.
  2. "Karthika (Malayalam Old Actress)". filmibeat.
  3. "Karthika". nettv4u.
  4. "Arjun now waits cross IIT hurdle". deccanchronicle.
  5. "നടി കാ‍ർത്തികയുടെ മകൻ്റെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം". samayam. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. "Mohanlal meets Thalavattam heroine Karthika". mathrubhumi.
  7. Deepika Jayaram (13 June 2019). "Yesteryear actress Karthika's son gets engaged". timesofindia. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. "W Bro Sunil Kumar". lodgetvm168.
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