Madhuvanti Arun

Madhuvanthi Arun is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actor Y. G. Mahendran.[1] She is a choreographer, and at times a director of various theater productions.[2][3][4][5]

Personal life

She was born to a Brahmin family.[6] She is the daughter of popular actor and playwright Y. G. Mahendra and granddaughter of veteran playwright Y. G. Parthasarathy and educationist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy. Filmmaker K. Balaji, actress Vyjayanthimala and Latha Rajinikanth are her relatives. In 2016, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry as an actress. She was married to V. Arunkumar, grandson of Gemini Ganesan and Savitri but now divorced.[7]

She is on the board of trustees of the Calibre Educational Foundation.[8] In January 2009, she was one of fifteen women named “Women of the Year” in The Ritz Fashion Magazine.[9]

Controversies

Madhuvanthi faced online backlash on April 5, 2020 when she claimed that turning all lights off for 9 minutes on 9 pm will kill all instances of the coronavirus with double-power during Modi's "nine-minutes lighting ceremony". Many people asked to government to take action against her for spreading misinformation.[10][11]

Madhuvanthi received backlash and criticism, when she spoke in an interview that she is proud of her caste on August 2019.[6]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleNotes
2016Dharma DuraiPolice officer
2017Kadamban
Shivalinga
2020Dharala PrabhuPrema
MamakikiMadhu's mother

Television
Year Title Role Language Channel
2018Vani RaniChandrikaTamilSun TV
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References
  1. "Y.Gee Mahendran's daughter arrested in the US? - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. Madras Music Mela 2001 – Dance reviews. Carnatica.net (26 December 2001). Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  3. Dancing into our hearts – Times Of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2 October 2008). Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  4. Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20080224120815/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2002/01/04/stories/2002010401221000.htm. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "பிராமணராக பிறந்த மதுவந்திக்கு திமிரு... ஆணவம்... பொங்கியெழுந்த பியூஸ் மானுஷ்..!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Tamil). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. "dinakaran". 12 January 2001. Archived from the original on 12 January 2001.
  8. Madhuvanthi Arun's novel move for children – Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  9. Women Of The Year Award. Extramirchi.com. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  10. ""இன்று இரவு இதுதான் கிரகங்களின் நிலை" : வாட்ஸ் அப் வதந்தி பரப்பிய மதுவந்தி கைது செய்யப்படுவாரா ?". Kalaignar Seithigal. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  11. Jeyya, Siby. "Actress Madhuvanthi gets trolled for a misleading video". APHerald [Andhra Pradesh Herald]. Retrieved 4 July 2020.


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