Indraja (actress)

Rajathi, better known by her stage name Indraja, is an Indian film actress best known for her work in Telugu and Malayalam films. She has also starred in a few Tamil and Kannada films and in some television shows.[2][3]

Indraja
Born
Rajathi[1]
Occupation
Years active1993 – 2007
2014 – present
Spouse(s)Mohammed Absar
Children1

Early life

Indraja, whose real name is Rajathi, was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in a Carnatic musical family. She is the eldest of three sisters, the other two being Bharathi and Sobha. During school days, she won prizes in singing and drama competitions. A trained classical singer and dancer, she learned Kuchipudi dance form Madhavapeddi Murthy.[2] She was preparing to be a journalist.[4][5] She hosted TV shows like Thaka Dhimi Tha.

Career

Indraja was cast as a child actress in Rajinikanth-starrer Uzhaippali movie. With Jantar Mantar, her first movie as a grown-up, she adopted the name of her character in that movie, 'Indraja' as her stage name. Later, S. V. Krishna Reddy's Yamaleela catapulted her to instant stardom. The film ran for over a year.[2] She acted in Thadayam and Rajavin Parvaiyile but she was not able to make much headway in Tamil movies, as both movies failed to make an impact at the box office.[2]

She played the female lead roles in a number of successful Malayalam films, such as the 1999 action drama Ustaad alongside Mohanlal, crime thriller F.I.R alongside Suresh Gopi, 2002 comedy-drama Chronic Bachelor alongside Mammootty, 2004 comedy drama Mayilattam opposite Jayaram, and 2005 action drama Ben Johnson alongside Kalabhavan Mani are some of her most notable Malayalam films. After a hiatus post her marriage, she has returned to movies with some notable roles in several Telugu movies.

Personal life

Indraja is married to stand up actor Mohammed Absar on 7 September 2005. The couple have a daughter.[6]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1993UzhaippaliYoung Sri VidyaTamil
1993Purusha LakshanamTamil
1994Hello BrotherHerself TeluguSpecial appearance in the song "Kannepetta Ro"
1994Jantar MantarIndrajaTelugu
1994YamaleelaLilyTelugu
1994Amaidhi PadaiTamil
1995Sogasu Chooda TharamaaNeelu (Neelima Devi)Telugu
1995Amma DongaMohana / KalyaniTelugu
1995Rajavin ParvaiyileGowriTamil
1995Balaraju Bangaru PellamTelugu
1995Aasthi Mooredu Asha BaareduDancerTelugu
1995Vaddu Bava ThappuPriyaTelugu
1995Server Sundaramgari AbbayiTelugu
1995ErroduSeetaluTelugu
1995Love GameInduTelugu
1995Vajram-Telugu
1995SubhamasthuSarojaTelugu
1995Mummy Mee AayanochaduSharadaTelugu
1996SampradhayamGeethaTelugu
1996Pittala Dora-Telugu
1996Once MoreKalyaniTelugu
1996Nalla PoosaluRevathiTelugu
1996Jagadeka Veerudu-Telugu
1996Bobbili BolluduRathaniTelugu
1997ThadayamDeviTamil
1997Oka Chinna MaataGeetaTelugu
1997Jai BajarangabhaliRamyaTelugu
1997IllaluTelugu
1997ChilakkottuduIndrajaTelugu
1997PeddannayyaSravaniTelugu
1997ChinnabbayiLalithaTeluguCameo appearance
1998VelaiCharulathaTamil
1998Kalavari Chellelu Kanaka Maha Lakshmi-Telugu
1998Gadibidi Krishna-Kannada
1999The GodmanMumthasMalayalam
1999Surya PuthrikaTelugu
1999IndependenceSinduMalayalam
1999F.I.RLailaMalayalam
1999Pichodi Chetilo RaayiTelugu
1999Chinni Chinni AasaAasaTelugu
1999TelanganaTelugu
1999UstaadKshamaMalayalam
1999Coolie RajaSumaKannada
1999PrathyarthaKannada
1999Avale Nanna HudugiKannada
1999The KillerSitaKannada
2000Samakka Saarakka-Telugu
2000Mundaithe Oora HabbaKannada
2000Sundara PurushaHeroine IrvasiKannada
2000KhadgaGayathriKannada
2000SradhaSudhaMalayalam
2001UnnathangalilHelenMalayalam
2002Krishna GopalakrishnaBhamaMalayalam
2003CheriArundhatiMalayalam
2003Achante KochumolDaisyMalayalam
2003Chronic BachelorBhavani RajasekharanMalayalam
2003War and LoveCapt. Hema VarmaMalayalam
2003RelaxChitraMalayalam
2004ThalamelamAmmukuttyMalayalam
2004AgninakshathramAmmuMalayalam
2004Engal AnnaBhavaniTamil
2004Mayilattam MeenakshiMalayalam
2005Lokanathan IASMalayalam
2005Ben JohnsonGouriMalayalam
2006Highway Police RanjiniMalayalam
2006Narakasuran Neena ViswanathanMalayalam
2007IndrajithShahinaMalayalam
2014Dikkulu Choodaku RamayyaBhavaniTelugu
2015BuduguDr. Geetha ReddyTelugu
2015LionCBI Deputy Chief IndraniTelugu
2017Sathamanam BhavatiJhansi Telugu
2017SamanthakamaniBhanumati Telugu
2018AgnyaathavaasiKrishnaveni BhargavTelugu
2018Happy WeddingNeerajaTelugu
2019Software SudheerChnadru's motherTelugu
TBA12CAsha PaiMalayalamFilming

Television
ShowLanguageChannelNotes
SundarakandaTeluguGemini TV
AsoakavanamTamilPuthuyugam TV, Polimer TVDubbed version of Sundarakanda
PaasamSun TV
Aan Paavam
BhairaviSpecial appearance
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References
  1. "Indraja". Sify. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. "Indraja". Sify. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. Profile of Malayalam Actor Indraja. En.msidb.org (26 January 2009). Retrieved on 2017-10-25.
  4. "Director's dream". Rediff. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. "Tamil Star – Profile". Archived from the original on 4 May 2001.
  6. My Marriage isn't a Secret: Senior Heroine. AP Today (7 September 2014)
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