Jyothika Bio Data

Jyothika Sadanah Saravanan or simply Jyothika (born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress who has acted in the Tamil and Telugu film industries as the lead heroine.

Personal life
Born in Bombay, she is the daughter of a film producer, Chander Sadanah, and Seema Sadanah. She has two sisters : Nandita (Nagma), who is also an actress, Radhika (Roshni), and a younger brother Rahul. She had dated Surya for over 4 years and married him on 11 September 2006. After the wedding, she announced her decision to stop acting. However, being a profesional actress, she will be completing the movies that she had committed to before her wedding.

Career
Her first movie was the Hindi film

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, directed by Priyadarshan, opposite Akshaye Khanna. Though the film did not do well at the box office, she was noticed by the Tamil and Telugu industry. She proceeded to act in Kollywood, where she debuted in a guest appearance in Vaali. Her first Tamil movie as a heroine was Poovellam Kaettupaar with Surya. A string of successful movies followed, among them Kushi, Dumm Dumm Dumm and Snehitye. In 2003 she starred in Dhool with Vikram, in Kaaka Kaaka with Surya and in Thirumalai with Vijay. In 2004, she acted in a double role for Perazhagan and received the Dinakaran Best Actress Award for it. In 2005, she acted in Manmadhan opposite Silambarasan and won accolades for her role in it. Her most successful movie to date is Chandramukhi in 2005 with Rajinikanth.

Awards
Filmfare Award - 1999 - Best Debutant (Vaali)
Filmfare Award - 2000 - Best Actress (Tamil) (Khushi)
Filmfare Award - 2003 - Best Actress

(Tamil) (Perazhagan)
Dinakaran Award - 2004 - Best Actress (Perazhagan)
Tamil Nadu Government Award - 2004 - Best Actress (Perazhagan)
Kalaimamani Award 2005 - Best Actress (Chandramuki)
55th Fans Association awards -2005-Best Actress(Chandramuki)

Filmography
2006 - Mozhi 2006 - Pachaikili Muthucharam 2006 - Manikanda 2006 - Sillunu Oru Kaadhal 2006 - Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu 2006 - Saravana 2006 - Shock 2005 - June R 2005 - Chandramukhi 2005 - Maayavi 2004 - Mass 2004 - Arul 2004 - Perazhagan 2004 - Manmadhan 2004 - Thirumalai 2003 - Three Roses 2003 - Tagore 2003 - Kaaka Kaaka 2003 - Dhool 2003 - Priyamana Thozhi 2002 - Raja 2002 - Little John 2002- 123 2001 - Poovellam Un Vasam 2001 - Dumm Dumm Dumm 2001 - 12B 2001 - Star 2001 - Thenali 2000 - Khushi 2000 - Rhythm 2000 - Uyirile Kalanthathu 2000 - Mugavari 2000 - Snegithiye 2000 - Poovellam Kettuppar 1999 - Vaali 1998 - Doli Saja Ke Rakhna