Karthika Nair

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Karthika Nair
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2009–2017
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
Rohit Menon
(m. 2023)
Parent(s)Radha
Rajasekaran Nair
RelativesThulasi Nair (sister)

Karthika Nair (born 27 June 1992)

Dileep.[3][4][5]

Early and personal life

Karthika was born to former Indian actress Radha. She has a brother and a sister, Thulasi Nair, who is also a South Indian actress. She did her schooling in Podar International School[6] in Mumbai and earned a degree in business from a London School of Economics-affiliated college.[7]

Karthika Nair married Rohit Menon in Udai Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 19 November 2023.[8][9]

Career

She made her acting debut at the age of 17 in the 2009

Sugandha Bai and Urvashi, the Celestial beauty.[11][12] Her first-ever dual role was well received and critics raved about her performance. British director Danny Boyle was highly impressed with her work in the film.[13]

In 2012, she appeared in a single Telugu film Dammu, directed by Boyapati Srinu, in a limited glamorous role. Her performance and the movie received mixed reviews and ended up being a commercial failure. She was paired with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and shared screen space with Trisha.

In 2013, she appeared in the comedy film

Dileep. Her performance as Surekha, a mute Christian young widow who works in Indian Revenue Service was well received and so is the film. Later, she appeared in the title role in the Tamil film Annakodi, directed by legendary filmmaker Bharathiraja.[14] Though the film received negative reviews, her performance as a damsel in distress received positive response. She made her Kannada debut with Brindavana, a remake of Telugu blockbuster Brindavanam.[15] The film repeated the success of the original. In the film, she was paired with Darshan
.

In 2014, she appeared in her third Telugu film Brother of Bommali, where she played Lucky, the streetwise tomboy twin sister of Allari Naresh's character. The film starred Brahmanandam, Ali and Kelly Dorji, Nagineedu and Vineet Kumar. In the film, she has donned a full-length comic role.

In 2015, she appeared in her third Tamil Political crime drama film Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai, directed by National Film Award winner S. P. Jananathan, alongside Arya, Vijay Sethupathi and Shaam.[16] As part of her role, she learned how to ride a motorcycle.[17] Her performance as Kuyili, a mastermind behind a prison break plan received a positive response. The film received commercial success and critical acclaim. Her portrayal of Kuyili is cited as a complete deprival of regular commercial heroine characterizations.

Her much delayed film Vaa Deal,[18] starring Arun Vijay is yet to be released or would be considered unreleased & shelved forever.

Television

In the year 2017, Karthika made her Television debut after retiring from movies, since 2015 with the

Star Plus, starring opposite Rajneesh Duggal.[19] In the series, she played Devasena, a warrior queen, which was well received by both audience and critics. The show aired its last episode on 10 September 2017.[20]

Filmography

Films
Year Movie Role Language Notes
2009 Josh Vidhya Telugu
2011 Ko Renuka Narayanan Tamil
Makaramanju
Sugandha Bai
Urvashi
Malayalam
2012 Dammu Neelaveni Telugu
2013 Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath Surekha Malayalam
Annakodi Annakodi Tamil
Brindavana Bhoomi Kannada
2014 Brother of Bommali Mahalakshmi / Lucky Telugu
2015 Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai Kuyili Tamil
Television
Year Title Role Language Notes
2017 Aarambh Devasena Hindi Television debut

References

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  2. ^ "Tollywood Actress Says Goodbye to Movies". Sakshi Post. 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ Princess Devsena, now on television – Rediff.com Movies Archived 9 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Rediff.com (7 June 2017). Retrieved on 2017-08-30.
  4. ^ "Rajniesh Duggal: 'Aarambh' is not based on 'Baahubali'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Here's everything you want to know about Baahubali inspired show Aarambh". India Today. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Karthika: T-town's new face". The Times of India. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  7. ^ Nayar, Parvathy S (14 August 2012). "Karthika gearing up for a career in hotel industry". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  8. ^ The Times of India (20 November 2023). "Karthika Nair gets married to Rohit Menon". Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Radha's daughter Karthika Nair is a happy bride in latest wedding pictures". The Indian Express. 22 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Ko hits half-century!", The Times of India, 11 June 2011, archived from the original on 26 September 2012, retrieved 17 June 2011
  11. ^ "'Makara Manju' was a tough experience: Karthika Nair". Filmydum. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  12. ^ "Karthika debuts in Malayalam with Makaramanju". Sify. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  13. ^ "Karthika dazes Danny Boyle". IndiaGlitz. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  14. ^ "Karthika is Annakodi!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Karthika and Vedhika in Darshan's Brindavana". Telugu Now. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  16. ^ Karthika is Arya & Vijay Sethupathi’s girl. Sify. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  17. ^ Kumar, Hemanth (17 August 2014). An action-packed year ahead for Karthika Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  18. ^ "Arun Vijay and Karthika don't wish to distract the kids, Deal, Arun Vijay". Behindwoods.com. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  19. ^ "Aarambh PROMO: Fiery Tanuja Mukerji & gorgeous Karthika Nair as 'Devsena' in Star Plus magnum opus will blow your mind!". ABP News. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Would you miss Star Plus' Aarambh? – Telly Updates". Telly Updates. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

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