Rohini (actress)

Rohini (born 15 December 1967) is an Indian actress, model, anchor, lyricist, screenwriter, voice actor and director.[1] She has mainly acted in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam films along with few Kannada films. Having started her acting career at five, she has about 130 south Indian films to her credit.[2] She received National Award of Special mention and Andhra Pradesh State Award for Best Female Actor in 1996 for the film Stri.[3][4]

Rohini
Born (1967-12-15) 15 December 1967
thummapala, Andhra Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesRohini Molleti
OccupationActress
lyricist
screenwriter
voice actress
Director
model
anchor
Years active1976—1995
2004—present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1996; div. 2004)​
ChildrenRishivaran (b.1998)

Early life

A native of Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh Rohini spent all her childhood in Chennai.[5] Her father Appa Rao Naidu was a panchyat officer and mother Radha was a housewife.[6] Her father always wanted to become an actor, though he couldn't be an actor he encouraged his daughter to become an actress and he fulfilled his ambition through his daughter. Her mother died when she was five years old and father remarried later.[7]

Personal life

She was married to actor Raghuvaran in 1996. The couple have a son Rishivaran born in 1998. The couple have got divorced in 2004.

Career

She started her career in 1976 as a child actress. She was first seen as a wide-eyed five year old in Yashoda Krishna, a Telugu film. She is also a popular dubbing artist in the Telugu and Tamil industries. She has voiced six characters in five of Mani Ratnam's films.[8] She lent her voice to actresses like Jyothika (Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu), Aishwarya Rai (Iruvar and Raavanan),[5] Manisha Koirala (Bombay)[1] and Amala (Shiva).[8] She has also dubbed for Girija Shettar in Geethanjali.

She wrote lyrics for the Tamil film Pachaikili Muthucharam, before ending another hiatus by writing all songs in the album, Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey.[9] Her acting skills were recognized and she was given the Kalaimamani award recently.

She writes episodes for Tamil TV serials.[5] She started writing scripts for TV series way back in 1996, and has adapted the Sahithya Academy Award winning novel Verukku Neer for a tele film in 2005.[4] She hosted the live TV talk show Kelvigal Aayiram for Vijay TV, which she said "dealt with issues close to my heart".[8] She moderated the Tamil programme Azhagiya Tamizh Magal on Kalaignar TV[10] and has worked as the anchor of Raj TV's show, Rohini's Box Office in which she reviewed the latest releases.[11]

Being an activist for AIDS awareness, Rohini has also directed short films for M.G.R. Medical University and Tamil Nadu Aids Control Society.[4] In 2008, Rohini had directed a 50-minute documentary Silent Hues about film industry's Child actresss, she being one herself.[12] In 2013, she has directed a feature film Appavin Meesai which is yet to be released.[13]

Awards

Filmography

Rohini has mainly acted in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam films along with few Kannada films. Having started her acting career at five, she has about 130 south Indian films to her credit.[14]

As actress
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleLanguageOther notes
1974HarathiTeluguChild actress
1974Aadambaralu AnubandaluTeluguChild actress
1974Intinti KathaTeluguChild actress
1975Yashoda KrishnaKrishnaTeluguChild actress
1975Amma NaanaTeluguChild actress
1975BhagasthuluTeluguChild actress
1975Anna Thammulla AnubandamTeluguChild actress
1975BalipeetamTeluguChild actress
1975Raktha SambandaluTeluguChild actress
1975SamsaramTeluguChild actress
1975Challani ThalliTeluguChild actress
1975BharathiTeluguChild actress
1976Bhakta KannappaTeluguChild actress
1976Mayor MeenakshiTamilChild actress
1976SecretaryTeluguChild actress
1976Mahakavi KshetrayyaLord KrishnaTeluguChild actress
1976RajaTeluguChild actress
1977Adavi RamuduGowri (Dumb girl)TeluguChild actress
1977MoratoduTeluguChild actress
1977Khaidhi KalidasuTeluguChild actress
1977Oke RakthamTeluguChild actress
1977KalpanaTeluguChild actress
1977Ee Tharam ManishiTeluguChild actress
1977Jeevana TheeraluTeluguChild actress
1978Nayudu BavaTeluguChild actress
1978Thalle Challani DhaivamTeluguChild actress
1978Chilipi KrishnuduTeluguChild actress
1978Cheyyethi Jai KottuTeluguChild actress
1979Maavari ManchitanamTeluguChild actress
1979Laxmi PoojaTeluguChild actress
1979Shri Vinayaka VijayamuTeluguChild actress
1980Talli DeevenaTeluguChild actress
1980NizhalgalTamilChild actress
1981Pedala BrathukuluTeluguChild actress
1981Nyayam KavaliSarojaTeluguChild actress
1981SumaiTamilChild actress
1981IllaluTeluguChild actress
1981TyagayyaTeluguChild actress
1982Madhura SwapnamSeethaluTeluguChild actress
1982Bhakta Dhruva Markandeya Telugu
1982Subbarao Ki Kopam VachhindiTelugu
1982Naa DesamTelugu
1982Illali KorikaluTelugu
1982Nalugu SthambalataTelugu
1982KakkaDeviMalayalam
1982DheeraRaniMalayalam
1982Parvaiyin MarupakkamViswanathan's daughterTamil
1982Kalavari SamsaramSudhaTelugu
1983Ilamai KaalangalMeeraTamil
1983Thandikkappatta NyayangalTamil
1983Valartha KadaTamil
1983Maga MaharajuTelugu
1983Nava MohiniTelugu
1983RugmaPrayagaMalayalam
1983Ee YugamMalayalam
1983Kuyiline ThediMeenuMalayalam
1983Aa RathriRadhaMalayalam
1984Thirakil Alpa SamayamAminaMalayalam
1984Piriyilla NaamSrideviMalayalam
1984Parannu Parannu ParannuMini / Jessy / SreekuttyMalayalam
1984Radhayude KamukanMalayalam
1984ShabadhamRadhaMalayalam
1984Ivide ThudangunnuSheelaMalayalam
1984SandarbhamShariMalayalam
1984Ariyatha VeethikalSheelaMalayalam
1984Oru PainkilikathaVilasiniMalayalam
1984DevanthakuduLakshmiTelugu
1985Thirittu Rajakkal-Tamil
1984AduthaduthuMalayalam
1984Theere PratheekshikkatheInduMalayalam
1984Oru Kochu Swapnam-Malayalam
1984Arante Mulla Kochu MullaRohiniMalayalam
1985Adhyayam Onnu MuthalRemaMalayalam
1984Ponmaalai PozhudhuTamil
1985AnniRadhaTamil
1985Oru KudakeezilSrideviMalayalam
1985Akalathe AmbiliAshwathyMalayalam
1985OzhivukaalamChinnuMalayalam
1985Nerariyum NerathuRathiMalayalam
1985Gayathridevi Ente AmmaPriyaMalayalam
1985Orikkal OridathuSoniyaMalayalam
1985Ee Thanalil Ithiri NeramLeenaMalayalam
1985Ivide Ee TheerathuSreedeviMalayalam
1985Aarodum ParayaruthuGirijaMalayalam
1985Manakkale ThathaMinikuttyMalayalam
1985Katha IthuvareKalaMalayalam
1985Oru Sandesam KoodiRemaMalayalam
1985MounanombaramLekhaMalayalam
1985Ee Lokam Ivide Kure ManushyarSheelaMalayalam
1985Ee Shabdam Innathe ShabdamPushpaMalayalam
1985Onnaamprathi OlivilMalayalam
1985Ormikkan OmanikkanMalayalam
1986Love StoryShobhaMalayalam
1986Koodanayum KattuLizaMalayalam
1986Njan KathorthirikkumAasiMalayalam
1986Abhayam ThediVasanthiMalayalam
1986RareeramChitraMalayalam
1986Prathyekam SradhikkukkaMalayalam
1986AdiverukalAnnakuttyMalayalam
1986Ponnum Kudathinum PottuRaniMalayalam
1986Thaaiku Oru ThaalaattuChellamTamil
1987VruthamThresiaMalayalam
1987YaagagniLathaMalayalam
1987Onnaam Maanam PoomaanamRajasreeMalayalam
1987TheekkattuMercyMalayalam
1987VambanVijiMalayalam
1987P.C. 369SudhaMalayalam
1987Manja ManthrangalGladiaMalayalam
1987January Oru OrmaMainaMalayalam
1987Achuvettante VeeduAswathy NairMalayalam
1987Itha SamayamayiAliceMalayalam
1987Kanan KothichuMalayalam
1987Chamundeshwari Pooja MahimeKumari MalathiKannada
1987Attagaru ZindabadTelugu
1988Raktha SamharamTelugu
1988Maharajasri MayagaduTelugu
1988Jadi Ketha MoodiGayathriTamil
1988DhwaniSunithaMalayalam
1988AnuragiJulieMalayalam
1988Onninu Purake MattonnuSudhaMalayalam
1988SankhanaadamThulasiMalayalam
1988DhinarathrangalPonniMalayalam
1988PaadhamudraAshwathyMalayalam
19881921LakshmiMalayalam
1989Kali Kaaryamayi-Crime BranchSunithaMalayalam
1989AgnipraveshamMalayalam
1989VarnatheruUrmilaMalayalam
1989MizhiyorangalilMalayalam
1989Dhruva NakshatramSarojaTelugu
1989Bhale DampathuluSusheelaTelugu
1989Naa Mogudu Naake SonthamTelugu
1989Dharmam VellumGeethaTamil
1990MidhyaMalayalam
1990Jawani ZindabadRamaHindi
1990SilambuRasathiTamil
1990Pudhu VarisuNithyaTamil
1990Manasukketha Maapillai Tamil
1991Pavunnu PavunuthanPavunnuTamil
1991Thanthu Vitten EnnaiSuryaTamil
1991Jagadeka VeeraPadminiKannada
1991EzhunnallathuMalayalam
1992Rendu Pondatti KaavalkaaranRukminiTamil
1992Senbaga ThottamMangaTamil
1992AbhiramiVasanthiTamil
1992Natchathira NayaganRadhaTamil
1993SamaagamamElsammaMalayalam
1993MarupadiyumKavithaTamil
1993Pudhu PiraviTamil
1993AparnaMalayalam
1993Pettredutha PillaiVaidehiTamil
1993Nallathe NadakkumJayaTamil
1993Bandhukkal SathrukkalSheelaMalayalam
1994Magalir MattumPapammaTamil
1994ThamaraiPoogodaiTamil
1994PuthranLisaMalayalam
1994CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.Arundathi Nair/ Revathy NairMalayalam
1995Sundarimaare SookshikkukkaNimmiMalayalam
1995AasaiGangaTamil
1995StriTeluguNational Film Award – Special Mention
1995ThondanSubhaTamil
1995Thotta ChinungiAmluTamil
1995IlavarasiLakshmiTamil
1996Veettukulle ThiruvizhaGayathriTamil
2004VirumaandiAngela KaathamuthuTamil
2005AyyaMaadasami's WifeTamil
2006IlakkanamSusiTamil
2007 Naalaiya Pozhuthum Unnodu Nagai Tamil
2007ThaamirabharaniPechchikaniTamil
2007Onbadhu Roobai NottuKameelaTamil
2007Rock & RollNirmalaMalayalam
2008ThalappavuKarthyayaniMalayalam
2009VaamananRohiniTamil
2009Yavarum Nalam
13B: Fear Has a New Address		TV ReporterTamil
Hindi
20092 Harihar NagarSulochanaMalayalam
2010In Ghost House InnSulochanaMalayalam
2010Pen SingamTamil
2010Moscowin KaveryTamil
2010NandalalaTamil
2011Ala ModalaindiRevathiTelugu
2011PayyansPadmaMalayalam
2011City of GodLakshmiMalayalam
2011SankarankovilTamil
2011Innanu Aa KalyanamLillykuttyMalayalam
2012Second ShowDevakiMalayalam
2012Shiva Manasulo ShrutiShiva's motherTelugu
2012IshqJayaTelugu
20123Janani's motherTamil
2012Diamond NecklaceDr. SavithriMalayalam
201218 VayasuDr. SuchithraTamil
2012Kozhi KoovuthuValliammaiTamil
2013Thirumathi TamizhTamil
2013Black ButterflyBenny's motherMalayalam
2013Jagadguru Adi ShankaraSankara's motherTelugu
2013Anthaka Mundu Aa TarvathaSujathaTelugu
2013Thanga MeenkalParvathiTamil
2014Kotha JantaSirish's Mother Telugu
2014VenmegamJyothiTamil
2014Oka Laila KosamNandana's motherTelugu
2014Chinnadana Nee KosamNandhini's motherTelugu
2014Ormayundo Ee MukhamVasundhara DeviMalayalam
2015Sir C. P.Kochu MaryMalayalam
2015Baahubali: The BeginningShivudu / Shiva's mother (Sanga)Telugu/Tamil
2015SherGautam's motherTelugu
2015ColumbusAshwin's motherTelugu
2016Nenu SailajaSailaja's motherTelugu
2016Action Hero BijuBhavathiMalayalam
2016Uyire UyireTamil
2016Jeniffer KaruppaiyaTamil
2016GentlemanGautham's motherTelugu
2016GuppyGuppy's motherMalayalam
201654321TeacherTamil
2016Balle VellaiyathevaaSakthi's motherTamil
2016AchamindriTamizh Selvi, LawyerTamil
2017SathyaDoctorMalayalam
2017Baahubali 2: The ConclusionShivudu / Shiva's mother (Sanga)Telugu
Tamil
2017Role ModelsShreya's motherMalayalam
2017VelaikkaranPonniTamil
2017Okka KshanamJeeva's motherTelugu
2018Awe!Radha's motherTelugu
2018RangasthalamChitti Babu's motherTelugu
2018Abhi & Anu
Abhiyude Katha Anuvinteyum		MeenaTamil
Malayalam
2018Goli Soda 2Inbavalli's motherTamil
2018LoverCharita's motherTelugu
2018Chi La SowLathaTelugu
2018Traffic RamasamyRukkuTamil
2018Kadal KuthiraigalRefugeeTamil
2019OttamSaraMalayalam
2019NeerthiraiBanuTamil
2019JiiviLakshmiTamil
2019Manmadhudu 2JananiTelugu
2019MagamuniDeivanaiTamil
2019Sye Raa Narasimha ReddyPadmammaTelugu
2019BigilAnitha's motherTamil
2019Thipparaa MeesamLalita, Mani's motherTelugu
2019Market Raja MBBSLathaTamil
2019Iddari Lokam OkateVarsha's motherTelugu
2020Ala VaikuntapuramuloLakshmiTelugu
2020JohaarTelugu
2020VSreelata, Apoorva's motherTelugu
2020Kolaambi SundarambalMalayalamPost Production
2020Vinodhan TamilPost Production
2020Rocky Tamil
2021Rang De-Telugu
As lyricist
As choreographer
As director

Dubbing Artist
YearFilmActressLanguageOther notes
1989GeethanjaliGirija ShettarTeluguAlso for the Tamil version
1989ShivaAmalaTeluguAlso for the Tamil version ; Udhayam
1990Anjali (Dubbed version)RevathiTelugu
1990Neti SiddharthaAyesha JhulkaTelugu
1990Prema YuddhamAmalaTelugu
1990AggiramuduAmalaTelugu
1991ChembaruthiRojaTamil
1991Shanti KrantiJuhi ChawlaTelugu
1991Rowdy AlluduShobanaTelugu
1992April 1 VidudalaShobanaTelugu
1992Prema SikharamMamta KulkarniTelugu
1992MeeraAishwaryaTamil
1992Ashokan (Tamil Dubbed version)MadhooTamil
1992AnthamUrmila MatondkarTelugu
1993Thiruda ThirudaAnu AgarwalTamil
1993GentlemanMadhooTamil
1994AaveshamMadhooTelugu
1994Vietnam ColonyVineethaTamil
1994May MadhamSonali KulkarniTamil
1995BombayManisha KoiralaTamil
1995AsuranRojaTamil
1995Villadhi VillainNagmaTamil
1995VeluchamiShrutiTamil
1995Lingababu Love StoryRajashreeTelugu
1995Chinna VathiyarRanjithaTamil
1995Mr. MadrasVineethaTamil
1995KuruthipunalGowthamiTamil
1995Sogasu Chuda Taramaa?IndrajaTelugu
1996Kalloori VaasalPooja BhattTamil
1996SengottaiRambhaTamil
1996Kadhal KottaiHeera RajagopalTamil
1996KrishnaHeera RajagopalTamil
1996Mr. RomeoShilpa ShettyTamil
1996SiraichaalaiTabuTamilAlso Telugu version
1996Tamizh SelvanRojaTamil
1996IndianManisha KoiralaTamilTelugu Version also
1997DevathaiKeerthi ReddyTamil
1997IruvarAishwarya RaiTamilTelugu Version also
1997Vaazhga JananayagamPragathiTamil
1999OotyRojaTamil
2004Yuva (Dubbed version)Meera JasmineTelugu
2004ArjunKeerthi ReddyTelugu
2006Vettaiyadu VilayaduJyothikaTamil
2007Pachaikili MuthucharamAndrea JeremiahTamil
2007GuruAishwarya RaiTamil
2008SandaiNadhiyaTamil
2008KanchivaramShriya ReddyTamil
2009PattalamNadhiyaTamil
2010RaavananAishwarya RaiTamil
2011MappillaiManisha KoiralaTamil
2019The Lion KingAlfre WoodardTamilFor the character Sarabi
2020VaikuntapuramTabuTamil

As Playback Singer

Television
Tamil
  • Ganga (Sun TV (India) ) Screenplay and direction
  • Kelvigal Aayiram (Vijay TV) as Host
  • Azhagiya Tamizh Magal (Kalaignar TV) as Moderator
  • Rohini's Box Office (Raj TV) as Host
  • Kelvigal Neram (Vendhar TV) as Host
  • Geethanjali - Telefilm (Doordarshan) as Writer
Malayalam
Telugu

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