Sangeetha Krish (née Santharam) is an Indian actress, dancer and television presenter who predominantly appears inTamil,Telugu,Malayalam films and fewKannada films.^[3] Debuted in the mid 90s, Sangeetha is best known for her performances in the filmsKhadgam (2002),Pithamagan (2003),Uyir (2006),Dhanam (2008),Manmadan Ambu (2010),Masooda (2022) andVarisu (2023). Sangeetha is a recipient of twoFilmfare Awards South and aTamil Nadu State Film Award.

Sangeetha was born inChennai, India, to Santharam and Bhanumathi.^[4] Her grandfather, K. R. Balan, is a film producer, who had produced more than 20 Tamil films. Also her father had produced several films.^{[citation needed]} She has two brothers. She studied at St. John's English School and Junior College, Besant Nagar, Chennai.^[4] Sangeetha is aBharatanatyam dancer as she had learned Bharatanatyam during her school days.^[5]

She started her acting career in the late 1990s under the name Rasika, beginning in an unreleased film opposite her cousinVenkat Prabhu titledPoonjolai.^[6] Her debut release was the big-budget Malayalam political thriller,Gangotri (1997). She subsequently played small roles in successful films likeSummer in Bethlehem (1998) andKaadhale Nimmadhi (1998). She was cast as a second heroine in theMammootty-starrerEzhupunna Tharakan (1999) andDileep starrerDeepasthambham Mahaashcharyam (1999). In the 2000s , she changed her stage name to birth name Sangeetha and played lead and supporting roles. She also earned a small role in theMohanlal-starrerSradha (2000). Her supporting roles inKhadgam (2002) andPithamagan (2003) earned her Filmfare Awards in Telugu and Tamil. She then debuted in Kannada films alongside of Dr. Vishnuvardhan inJanani janmabhumi (1997) and later acted alongsideSudeep inNalla (2004).

She was a judge on Vijay TV's hit showJodi No.1. She was one of the three judges along withSilambarasan andSundaram inJodi No.1 Season Two, withS. J. Suryaah and Sundaram inJodi No.1 Season Three, and withJeeva andAishwarya Dhanush inJodi No.1 Season Four.

She was a guest judge during the finals of Vasantham Central's Indian dance competition "Dhool" held in Singapore in 2008.She was the anchor ofEnga Veetu Mapillai show in Colors Tamil.And also she is a guest jude inDhee andJabardasth and she is hosted Bindaas game show for few episodes inZee telugu

She married film playback singerKrish in 2009 at the Arunachaleshwarar Temple inTiruvannamalai.^[7] The couple has a daughter.^{[citation needed]}

• Jodi No.1 (2008)
• Dance Jodi Dance (2022)
• Super Jodi (2023)

• Sangeetha atIMDb^{[citation needed]}
• Sangeetha (as Rasika) atIMDb

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