Maathu
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Maathu | |
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Born | 1973 | (age 49)
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Years active | 1977 – 1979 1988 – 2011 2019 – present |
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Children | 2 |
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Madhavi (born 1973), better known by her stage name Maathu, is an Indian actress who was active during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam cinema. She is born to Telugu-speaking parents Venkit and Shantha.[1] She is best known for her role as Radha in the 1991 Malayalam movie Amaram, alongside mammooty.
Personal life[]
Maathu was married to Dr. Jacob and later divorced. They have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Jaime.[2] She converted from Hinduism to Christianity and adopted the name Meena. In 2018, the actress who had immigrated to the United States married Malaysian native, Anbalagan George. In an Interview in 2019, she spoke about a coming back after 19 years to film industry. [3]
Awards[]
- 1977 Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) - Sanaadi Appanna
- 1994 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards -
- 1995 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards - Samudhayam
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Language |
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2019 | Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu | Jancy | Malayalam |
2011 | Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action | Leena (Archive footage cameo) |
Malayalam |
2000 | - | Malayalam | |
1999 | Tokyo Nagarile Viseshangal | Ganga | Malayalam |
Jayalakshmi Menon | Malayalam | ||
Aayiram Meni | Lakshmi | Malayalam | |
Mohakottaram | Lekshmi | Malayalam | |
Khalanayaka | Jyoti | Kannada | |
1998 | Kunji | Malayalam | |
Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham | Rexy | Malayalam | |
Mattupetti Machan | Parvathy | Malayalam | |
Samaantharangal | Amina | Malayalam | |
1997 | Sugandhi | Malayalam | |
Muddina Kanmani | Ambika | Kannada | |
Rajanna | Kannada | ||
Sankeerthanampole | Thulasi | Malayalam | |
Vaachalam | Meenakshi | Malayalam | |
1996 | Panchami | Malayalam | |
Annie | Malayalam | ||
1995 | Manikya Chempazhukka | Sreedevi/Rajavalli | Malayalam |
Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary | Shalini | Malayalam | |
Kaattile Thadi Thevarude Aana | Sindhu | Malayalam | |
Indian Military Intelligence | Malayalam | ||
Meenu | Malayalam | ||
Samudhayam | Sathi | Malayalam | |
1994 | Geetha | Malayalam | |
Gamanam | Syama | Malayalam | |
Rahel | Malayalam | ||
Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji | Gouri | Malayalam | |
Rudraksham | Revathi | Malayalam | |
Varaphalam | Anjali | Malayalam | |
- | Malayalam | ||
Gopika | Malayalam | ||
1993 | Addeham Enna Iddeham | Nancy | Malayalam |
Dollar | Mini | Malayalam | |
Sreekutty | Malayalam | ||
Uppukandam Brothers | Leena | Malayalam | |
Oru Kadankatha Pole | Sandhya | Malayalam | |
Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni | Maya Rajagopal | Malayalam | |
Aagneyam | Emi | Malayalam | |
Ekalavyan | Malu | Malayalam | |
Malayalam | |||
Malayalam | |||
1992 | Kallan Kappalil Thanne | Savithri | Malayalam |
Savidham | Reena | Malayalam | |
Sadayam | Jaya | Malayalam | |
Malayalam | |||
Indulekha | Malayalam | ||
Aayushkalam | Sobha | Malayalam | |
Babai Hotel | Swapna | Telugu | |
Pudhusa Padukkiren Paattu | Kalyani | Tamil | |
1991 | Sandhesam | Lathika | Malayalam |
Parallel College | Indu | Malayalam | |
Jayanthi | Malayalam | ||
Thudar Katha | Lakshmi Thampuratti | Malayalam | |
Amaram | Radha | Malayalam | |
Naathu Nattaachu | - | Tamil | |
1990 | Kuttettan | Indhu | Malayalam |
Kaliyuga Krishna | Jyothi | Kannada | |
Neene Nanna Jeeva | Raadha | Kannada | |
1989 | Adrushta Rekhe | Shyamala | Kannada |
Pooram | Maathu | Malayalam | |
Manmada Samrajyam | - | Telugu | |
1988 | Jadikketha Moodi | Uma | Tamil |
Koil Mani Osai | Valli | Tamil | |
1979 | Neeya? | Child artist | Tamil |
1978 | Bairavi | Child artist | Tamil |
1977 | Sanaadi Appanna | Child artist | Kannada |
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References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Punnoose, Aby (11 November 2021). "Maathu: I realised how much I missed doing Malayalam films on the sets of my comeback film". Timesofindia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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Categories:
- Living people
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- Actresses from Chennai
- Actresses in Kannada cinema
- Actresses in Malayalam cinema
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- Indian film actresses
- 1973 births