Kausalya also known as Nandini, is an Indian film actress and model, who has starred mainly in Tamil and Malayalam films. She was purusing a modelling career, before she debuted in the 1996 Malayalam film April 16 by Balachandra Menon

Balachandra Menon

Balachandra Menon is an Indian film actor, director, script writer, lyricist, and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. He made some popular films in the 1980s and 1990s...

. The following year, she appeared in her first Tamil film Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga and went on to star in several successful films, including Nerukku Ner, Priyamudan

Priyamudan

Priyamudan is a Tamil directed by Vincent Selva. The film, starring Vijay and Kausalya, focuses on the story of where the protagonist is of a hyper-possessive nature and therefore, tries to achieve whatever he desires using any means.-Story:...

, Pooveli

Pooveli

Pooveli is a Tamil film directed by Selva. The film stars Karthik, Abbas, Kausalya and Heera Rajgopal in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharadwaj....

and Vanathai Pola

Vanathai Pola

Vanathai Pola is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijaykanth, Prabhu Deva, Meena, Livingston, Kausalya, Senthil, and Anju Aravind. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by S.A.Rajkumar. The film was a super hit in 2000...

.

She had starred in over 30 films in Tamil and Malayalam in lead roles, while securing a Filmfare Award for Best Actress

Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)

The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1953...

 for her performance in Pooveli. By the mid-2000s, she turned character artiste

Character actor

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 and went on to portray supporting roles

Supporting actor

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 in films such as Thirumalai

Thirumalai

Thirumalai is a Tamil film which released on 24 October 2003 and was directed by Ramana. This film has Joseph Vijay in the main lead, with Jyothika. Lawrence Raghavendra and Kiran Rathod make special appearances in the film.-Plot:...

and Santosh Subramaniam

Santosh Subramaniam

Santosh Subramaniam is a 2008 Tamil musical and romantic film which was directed and co-written by Raja Mohan while Kalaprathi S. Agoram produced the film. While Jayam Ravi and Genelia D'Souza played the lead roles, Prakash Raj and Geetha, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry,...

and ventured into television

Television

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 with the series Manaivi which aired 436 episodes on Sun TV.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1996	April 16		Malayalam
1997	Kaalamellam Kadhal Vazhga		Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
	Nerukku Ner	Akhila	Tamil
1998	Sollamale		Tamil
	Lelam Lelam Lelam is a 1997 Malayalam film directed by Joshiy, written by Renji Panicker, and starring Suresh Gopi, M. G. Soman, Siddique, N. F. Varghese, and Nandini. The story revolves around the rivalry between two liquor business groups. The film was a box office success and was among the highest-grossing...	Gouri Parvathi	Malayalam
	Priyamudan Priyamudan Priyamudan is a Tamil directed by Vincent Selva. The film, starring Vijay and Kausalya, focuses on the story of where the protagonist is of a hyper-possessive nature and therefore, tries to achieve whatever he desires using any means.-Story:...	Priya	Tamil
	Jolly	Anitha	Tamil
	Pooveli Pooveli Pooveli is a Tamil film directed by Selva. The film stars Karthik, Abbas, Kausalya and Heera Rajgopal in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharadwaj....	Mahalakshmi	Tamil	Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1953...
	Unnudan		Tamil
1999	Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu	Priyadarshini	Malayalam
	Thachiledathu Chundan Thachiledathu Chundan Thachiledathu Chundan is a 1999 Malayalam action-drama film directed by Shajoon Karyal, produced by Thampi Kannanthanam, and starring Mammootty, Nandini, Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Captain Raju and Kaveri...	Usha	Malayalam
	Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham Aasiyil Oru Kaditham is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Selva. The film stars Prashanth and Kausalya in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva.-Cast:*Prashanth as Karthik*Kausalya as Lakshmi...		Tamil
	Panchadara Chilaka		Telugu
	Alludu Garu Vacharu		Telugu
2000	Vanathai Pola Vanathai Pola Vanathai Pola is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijaykanth, Prabhu Deva, Meena, Livingston, Kausalya, Senthil, and Anju Aravind. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by S.A.Rajkumar. The film was a super hit in 2000...		Tamil
	Eazhaiyin Sirippil Eazhaiyin Sirippil -Cast:*Prabhu Deva as Ganesan*Kausalya*Roja as Saroja*Suvalakshmi*Vivek as Arasu*Ranjith*Nassar*Anu Mohan*PanduPlot=...	Kausalya	Tamil
	Thai Porandhachu	Geetha	Tamil
	Raja Kaliamman	Meena	Tamil
	Sandhitha Velai Sandhitha Velai Sandhitha Velai is a 2000 Tamil language film directed by Ravichandran. The film features Karthik in dual lead roles whilst Roja, Kausalya and Moulee play supporting roles...	Agalya	Tamil
	James Pandu James Pandu Plot =James and Paandu are porters. Though they were inseparable friends before there is no love lost between them now. James is in love with Renu while Kousalya, a mute, has feelings for Paandu. The owner of a chit fund company hires James to 'steal' a bag of money from himself so he could abscond...	Kausalya	Tamil
	Kuberan	Kavitha	Tamil
	Ilaiyavan		Tamil
2001	Manadhai Thirudivittai Manadhai Thirudivittai Manadhai Thirudivittai ; ) is a 2001 Indian Tamil film, written and directed by newcomer R. D. Narayanamurthy, starring Prabhudeva, Kausalya and newcomer Gayatri Jayaraman in lead roles and also stars both the comedians Vivek and Vadivelu, being their most recent colloboration in Tamil films...	Indhu	Tamil
	Kunguma Pottu Gounder Kunguma Pottu Gounder -Plot:Kandasamy Satyaraj, His wife Alamelu Rambha are illiterate who wants their son to study in a reputed school where the parents are required to be graduates. Kandasamy requests Saraswati Kousalya, to act as his child's mother. There begins the chaos that leads to a whole lot of rib tickling...	Saraswathi	Tamil
	Thaali Kaatha Kaliamman	Karpagam	Tamil
	Kutty	Rohini	Tamil
	Engalukkum Kaalam Varum	Lakshmi	Tamil
2002	Karumadikuttan	Nandinikutty	Malayalam
	Devan Devan (film) Devan is a 2002 Tamil action film starring Arun Pandian, Meena and Kausalya in the lead roles while Karthik Muthuraman and Senthil make guest appearances. Vijayakanth makes an extended special appearance...		Tamil
	Naranathu Thamburan		Malayalam
	Sundarapurushan	Sridevi	Malayalam
2003	Thirumalai Thirumalai Thirumalai is a Tamil film which released on 24 October 2003 and was directed by Ramana. This film has Joseph Vijay in the main lead, with Jyothika. Lawrence Raghavendra and Kiran Rathod make special appearances in the film.-Plot:...		Tamil
	Sivam	Dr. Gayathri Bhadran	Malayalam
	Udayam	Ammu	Malayalam
	Re Swalpa Barteera	Kausalya	Kannada
	Gandhi Nagara		Kannada
	Badri		Kannada
2004	Manikyan		Malayalam
	Gowri Gowri (film) Gowri is a 2004 Telugu film that was directed by B.V. Ramana. The action/drama film stars Sumanth and Charmme Kaur. It was produced by Sravanti Ravi Kishore. The film is a remake of a Tamil film, Thirumalai. Gowri was a hit at the box office collecting close to 11 crore Rs...		Telugu
	Vajram Vajram Vajram is a 2004 Malayalam drama film written by Dennis Joseph and directed by Pramod Pappan. It starred Mammootty in the lead role and Master Mithun played another important role.-Plot:...	Nanda Devarajan	Malayalam
2005	Mahanandi		Telugu
2007	Sooryan Sooryan Sooryan is a 2007 Malayalam film directed by V. M. Vinu, starring Jayaram and Vimala Raman in the lead.-Plot:Sooryan tells the story of Sooryanarayanan , who is a very popular and accomplished singer. His family comprises his mother and his widowed sister Raji and her two kids...	Raji	Malayalam
	Viyyalavari Kayyalu Viyyalavari Kayyalu Viyyalavari Kayyalu is 2007 Telugu Film starring Uday Kiran and Neha Jhulka. E.Satti Babu directed this movie. L. Sreedhar, produced it under their banner Larsco Entertainments of Ramalakshmi Creations...		Telugu
2008	Santosh Subramaniam Santosh Subramaniam Santosh Subramaniam is a 2008 Tamil musical and romantic film which was directed and co-written by Raja Mohan while Kalaprathi S. Agoram produced the film. While Jayam Ravi and Genelia D'Souza played the lead roles, Prakash Raj and Geetha, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry,...		Tamil
2009	I G.. Inspector General		Malayalam
2009	Gowtham		Kannada

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