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Geetha is an Indian actress who appears inMalayalam,Telugu,Kannada,Tamil andHindi films. She debuted in the Tamil filmBairavi (asRajinikanth's sister). Since then she has acted in over 200 films in all majorSouth Indian languages, and in a few Hindi films.^{[citation needed]} She also appears in South Indian television serials. Geetha has won twoFilmfare Awards South andKerala State Film Awards,Karnataka State Film Awards each.^[1]

Geetha made her film debut with the 1978 Tamil filmBairavi as thetitle character in which she playedRajinikanth's sister. She was in her seventh grade when she was cast for the film.^[2] She later discontinued her studies to concentrate on her movie career.^[3] Her performance as Indira in the 1986Malayalam filmPanchagni^[4] based on the true life story of aNaxalite revolutionaryAjitha was well acclaimed and described byThe Hindu as "one of Malayalam cinema's landmark heroines".^[2] The same year she had more Malayalam releases such asSukhamo Devi,Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku,Aavanazhi,Geetham, etc. made her a popular actress in Malayalam cinema^[2] She won the State award for the second best actress in 1989 forOru Vadakkan Veeragatha.,^[2] most of her notable performances were withMammootty andMohanlal.

Her notableKannada movies are withRajkumar,Ananth Nag,Vishnuvardhan andAmbareesh. Some of her notable movies areDhruva Thare,Devatha Manushya,Anuraga Aralithu,Shruthi Seridaaga, andAakasmika with Rajkumar. Other films areEradu Rekhegalu,Mareyada Manikya,Mrugaalaya,Veeradhi Veera,Mithileya Seethayaru,Nenapina Doni,Bairavi,Shiva Mecchida,Giri Baale,Ramanna Shamanna,Goonda Guru,Nigooda Rahasya,Ramapurada Ravana,Prachanda Kulla,Hrudaya Pallavi,Daada,Aaradhane,Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa andAruna Raaga. She formed a successful romantic pair with Ambareesh and acted with him in over fifteen movies.

Geetha also acted inTamil Serials likeKai Alavu Manasu andEngirindho Vanthaal, both directed byK. Balachander. She also starred in theTamil Serials such asKatha Kathayaam Karanamaam and recently inRajakumari, where she playedRamya Krishnan's mother which aired onSun TV.

She did a cameo asKamal Haasan's dance partner for the song 'Ve Vela Gopemmala' inK. Viswanath'sSagara Sangamam. The Malayalam dubbed version was also a superhit and 'Karmegha Varnnante Maril' made her popular in Kerala before her sensational debut inPanjagni.

In 1997 she married Vasan Thatham, an AmericanCPA and IndianChartered accountant. The couple lived inNew Jersey, where Vasan is a business promoter and advisor to corporations. The couple have one son who was born in 1999.^[5]

After her marriage, she took a break from acting during 1998 to 2002. She returned to acting in 2003 and has played roles like hero's mother, in movies such asNuvvostanante Nenoddantana,Okkadu,Pournami,Unakkum Enakkum,Santosh Subramaniam,Sivakasi,Azhagiya Tamil Magan,Masters andAnwar. She has since moved toChennai.^[6]

Karnataka State Film Awards

• Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress -Aruna Raaga (1986)

Kerala State Film Awards

• 1989 -Second Best Actress -Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha

Filmfare Awards South

• Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada -Shruthi Seridaaga^[12][13]
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam -Aadhaaram

Cinema Express Awards

• 1988 : Best Actress – Malayalam - Vaishalii

• Geetha atIMDb

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