Shanthi Krishna

Shanthi Krishna
Shanthi Krishna
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980–1986; 1991–1998; 2017–present;
Spouses	Sreenath <div style="display:inline-block;Expression error: Unexpected < operator">(m. 1984; div. 1995); Sadasivan Bajore <div style="display:inline-block;Expression error: Unexpected < operator">(m. 1998; div. 2016);
Children	2
Relatives	Suresh Krissna (brother)

Shanthi Krishna is an Indian actress known for her leading roles in Malayalam and Tamil films. As a star in the 1980s and 1990s, she won many allocades including the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Sharadammini in Chakoram (1994), and the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress three times in a row also Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam for her performance in Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela, her comeback film.

Early life[edit]

Her parents are R. Krishna and K. Sharada, a Palakkad Iyer family based in Bombay. She completed her education at Mumbai S.I.E.S. College and General Education Academy. Her three brothers are Sreeram, Satheesh and film director Suresh Krissna.^[1]^[2]

The same year, she acted in her first Tamil film, Paneer Pushpangal.^[3] She quit the film industry after her first marriage, but made a comeback in 1991 in the movie Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu.^[4] She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Chakoram (1994). In 1997 she stopped appearing in Malayalam movies.^[5] She served as a jury member in Malayalam film awards.^[6] She made a second comeback in 2017 with the movie Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela.

Personal life[edit]

Shanthi Krishna married Malayalam actor Sreenath in 1984 and divorced him in 1995. She married Sadasivan Bajore in 1998, the secretary of Rajiv Gandhi Group of Institutions.^[7] They have two children, Mithul and Mithali. The couple divorced in 2016.^[8]^[9] She lived in the US for a while and later returned to Bengaluru.^[1]^[10]

Awards[edit]

Kerala State Film Awards

1992 - Second Best Actress - Savidham
1994 - Best Actress - Chakoram

Other Awards

1992, 1994,1995 -Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress
2017 - Asiavision Awards for Best supporting actress - Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela
2018 - Vanitha Film Awards for Best supporting actress - Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela
2018 - Flowers Indian film Awards 2018 - Best Supporting actress - Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela
2018 - Asianet Film Awards - Best Character Actress - Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela
2018 - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam -Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela
2018 - Jaycee foundation Awards 2018 - Best Supporting actress - Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela
2018 - NAFA awards USA - Best supporting actress- Njandugalude Nattil Oridavela

Filmography[edit]

All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Panneer Pookaley		Tamil film
1980	Taalam Oru Lokam		Tamil film
1981	Nidra	Aswathy
	Tharattu	Meera
	Sivappu Malli	Mallika	Tamil film
	Chinna Mul Peria Mul	Radha	Tamil film
	Panneer Pushpangal	Uma	Tamil film
1982	Kelkatha Shabdam	Sushama
	Ithu Njangalude Katha	Prabha
	Kilukilukkam	Anjali
	Idiyum Minnalum
	Manal Kayiru	Uma	Tamil film
	Simla Special	Uma	Tamil film
	Chillu	Annie
1983	Visa	Nalini
	Eenam	Subhadra
	Swapnalokum
	Omanathinkal	Ajitha/Gopi's wife
	Sagaram Santham	Sreedevi
	Himavahini	Hema
	Maniyara	Sabna
	Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla	Herself
1984	Anbulla Malare		Tamil film
1984	Mangalam Nerunnu	Usha
1985	Hemavin Kadhalargal		Tamil film
1986	Nimishangal	Anitha
1991	Ennum Nanmakal	Radha Devi
	Achan Pattalam	Ashok's mother
	Vishnulokam	Savithri
	Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu	Valsala
1992	Savidham	Sudha Thampuratti
	Pandu Pandoru Rajakumari	Devayani
	Kauravar	Ramani
	Aparatha	Soumini
	Sabarimalayil Thanka Sooryodayam	Radhika
	Mahanagaram	Geetha
1993	Gandharvam	Lakshmi
	Mayamayooram	Dr. Vimala
	Johnny	Margaret
	Chenkol	Jose's wife
	Aalavattam	Urmila
1994	Dhadha	Devi
	Varanamaalyam	Vasundara
	Parinayam	Maathu
	Pingami	Vijay Menon's Mother
	Pakshe	Rajeswari
	Kudumba Visesham	Aswathy
	Ilayum Mullum	Parvathy
	Chakoram	Shardamani
1995	Sukrutham	Durga
	Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman	Hemalatha
	Thakshashila	Ganga
1996	April 19	Zeenath
1996	Laalanam	Saleena
1997	Nerrukku Ner	Shanthi	Tamil film
	Kalyana Unnikal	Raziya
	Laali	Shanthi Krishna	Kannada film
1998	Priyuralu	Subhadra	Telugu film
1998	Manjeeradhwani	Subhadra
2012	Lumiere Brothers	Herself	Archive footage
2012	Karppooradeepam	Sheela
2017	Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela	Sheela Chacko	^[11]
2018	Kuttanadan Marpappa	Mary	Also playback singer
	Aravindante Athidhikal	Geethalakshmi	Cameo Appearance
	Mazhayathu	Anamika (Principal)
	Krishnam	Meera	Bilingual film
	Mangalyam Thanthunanena	Thresiamma	Also playback singer
	Ente Ummante Peru	Ramlath
2019	Vijay Superum Pournamiyum	Radhamani
	Mikhael	Ancy
	Lonappante Mammodheesa	Valyechi
	Athiran	Lakshmi
	Mangalath Vasundhara	Mangalath Vasundhara
	Vakathirivu	Sathi teacher
	Subharathri	Khadeeja
	Margamkali	Chandrika
	Ulta	Savithri
2020	Shyamaragam	Bhagyalakshmi
2021	Thirike	Fathima
2022	Gold	Subhadra
2023	Nila	Malathi
	Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum	Anitha
	Section 306 IPC	Advocate
	King of Kotha	Malathi
	Achan Oru Vaazha Vechu	Krishna Priya
	Masterpeace	Lisamma	Disney+ Hotstar Web series
	Inheritance
	Ethire
	Vellaram Kunnile Velli Meenukal
2024	Machante Maalakha †	TBA	^[12]

Television[edit]

Chitrageetham (Doordarshan) as Host
Chapalyam (Doordarshan)
Ammayi (Telefilm, Doordarshan)
Scooter (Doordarshan) as Swayamprabha
Seemantham (Doordarshan) as Swayamprabha
Kuthirakal (Doordarshan)
Paliyathachan (Doordarshan)
Mohapakshikal (Doordarshan)
Malayali Veettamma (FLOWERS TV) as Judge
Comedy stars season 2 (Asianet) as Judge
Kaliveedu (Surya TV)
MY G Flowers Oru Kodi (FLOWERS TV) as Participant
Oru Chiri Iruchiri Bumper Chiri (Mazhavil Manorama) as Judge
Geetha Govindam (TV series) ( Asianet)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "JB Junction with Shanthikrishna". kairalitv.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ "CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal". cinidiary.com.
^ "Malayalam actors of the young generation are at ease: Shanthi Krishna to TNM". The News Minute. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "Profiles Movie Gallery Reviews Actors Actress TV Stars Videos Showtime You are here: Home » News » Movie-news » Santhikrishna, back in gossip Santhikrishna, back in gossip". kerala9.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ "Happy about Njandonam". Deccan Chronical. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "For yesteryear poster girl Shanthi Krishna, it's third comeback". OnManorama. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "നടി ശാന്തി കൃഷ്ണ വീണ്ടും വിവാഹമോചിതയായി". mangalam.com.
^ "Actress Shanthi Krishna files for divorce from her second husband". OnManorama. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "Shanthi Krishna files for divorcement again - ChennaiVision". 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Shanthi Krishna is back in Mollywood". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ Features, C. E. (7 May 2024). "Machante Maalakha gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

External links[edit]

Shanthi Krishna at IMDb

[auto-1] "JB Junction with Shanthikrishna". kairalitv.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[2] "CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal". cinidiary.com.

[3] "Malayalam actors of the young generation are at ease: Shanthi Krishna to TNM". The News Minute. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[4] "Profiles Movie Gallery Reviews Actors Actress TV Stars Videos Showtime You are here: Home » News » Movie-news » Santhikrishna, back in gossip Santhikrishna, back in gossip". kerala9.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[5] "Happy about Njandonam". Deccan Chronical. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[6] "For yesteryear poster girl Shanthi Krishna, it's third comeback". OnManorama. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[7] "നടി ശാന്തി കൃഷ്ണ വീണ്ടും വിവാഹമോചിതയായി". mangalam.com.

[8] "Actress Shanthi Krishna files for divorce from her second husband". OnManorama. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[9] "Shanthi Krishna files for divorcement again - ChennaiVision". 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[10] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[11] "Shanthi Krishna is back in Mollywood". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[12] Features, C. E. (7 May 2024). "Machante Maalakha gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

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v t e Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
1969–1970	Sheela (1969) Sharada (1970)
1971–1980	Sheela (1971) Jayabharathi (1972) Jayabharathi (1973) Lakshmi (1974) Rani Chandra (1975) Sheela (1976) Santhakumari (1977) Shoba (1978) Srividya (1979) Poornima Bhagyaraj (1980)
1981–1900	Jalaja (1981) Madhavi (1982) Srividya (1983) Seema (1984) Seema (1985) Shari (1986) Suhasini Maniratnam (1987) Anju (1988) Urvashi (1989) Urvashi (1990)
1991–2000	Urvashi (1991) Srividya (1992) Shobana (1993) Shanthi Krishna (1994) Urvashi (1995) Manju Warrier (1996) Jomol (1997) Sangita (1998) Samyuktha Varma (1999) Samyuktha Varma (2000)
2001–2010	Suhasini Maniratnam (2001) Navya Nair (2002) Meera Jasmine (2003) Kavya Madhavan and Geethu Mohandas (2004) Navya Nair (2005) Urvashi (2006) Meera Jasmine (2007) Priyanka Nair (2008) Shweta Menon (2009) Kavya Madhavan (2010)
2011–2020	Shweta Menon (2011) Rima Kallingal (2012) Ann Augustine (2013) Nazriya Nazim (2014) Parvathy (2015) Rajisha Vijayan (2016) Parvathy (2017) Nimisha Sajayan (2018) Kani Kusruti (2019) Anna Ben (2020)
2021–present	Revathi (2021) Vincy Aloshious (2022)