Birthday Exclusive: Jyothika
The bubbly actress from Kollywood, Jyothika, turns 35 today!- Here's wishing Jyothika a very happy birthday!
- The couple has two children, daughter Diya born on August 10, 2007, and son Dev, born on June 7, 2010.
- Jyothika and Suriya have acted together in movies like 'Poovellam Kettuppar', 'Uyirile Kalanthathu', 'Kaakha Kaakha', 'Perazhagan', 'Maayavi', 'June R' and 'Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'.
- Jyothika married co-star and longtime boyfriend Suriya on September 11, 2006. The happily married couple still go on lunch dates!
- The Arjun-starrer 'Manikanda' was Jyothika's last movie. She was later seen in 'Herova? Zerova?', a documentary produced by her husband Suriya.
- In 2007, she bagged another state award for Best Actress for her performance in the superhit 'Mozhi'. The movie also starred Prithviraj, Prakash Raj and Swarnamalya.
- But perhaps her most memorable performance was in 'Chandramukhi' where she was seen as a person suffering from split personality. She shared space with Rajinikanth, Prabhu Ganesan and Nayantara.
- She played the role of a blind girl in the movie 'Perazhagan' for which she bagged a state award for Best Actress.
- In 2003, she was seen in Gautham Menon's thriller 'Kaakha Kaakha' that turned to be a blockbuster and one of Jyothika's most popular performances. She received critical acclaim and was even nominated for a Filmfare Award.
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- She established herself as an actress to watch out for after the superhit romantic movie 'Kushi' that also starred Vijay. She won her first filmfare award for Best Actress for her role. The movie was eventually remade into Telugu, Hindi and Kannada.
- Her debut in Kollywood as a leading actress was the 1999 'Poovellam Kettuppar'. It was Suriya's and Jyothika's first movie together. They were rumored to be be dating each other after this.
- She made her first appearance on the big screen with the Bollywood flick 'Doli Saja Ke Rakhna' directed by Priyadarshan. She starred opposite Akshaye Khanna.
- Actress Nagma is her half sister from her mother's previous marriage.
- Jyothika Sadanah was born on 18 October, 1978 in Mumbai to Chander and Seema Sadanah.
The bubbly actress from Kollywood, Jyothika, turns 35 today!
Birthday Exclusive: Jyothika
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