Shanthi Krishna
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Shanthi Krishna is a 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...

 and Malayalam movie actress active during the 1980s. She has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress winners:-References:**...

 in 1994.

Personal life

She was born to R. Krishan and Sharada in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 in 1964. She completed her education in Mumbai S.I.E.S College and General Education Academy.

Shanthi Krishna was married to Malayalam movie hero Sreenath
Sreenath
Sreenath was a popular Malayalam film and television actor. He acted in many hit films, including Shalini Ente Koottukari, Ithu Njangalude Katha, Oru CBI Diary Kurippu, and Kireedam....

 who has acted as the lead hero in Tamil films like Rayil Payanangalil and Kal Vadiyum Pookkal and numerous Malayalam movies, but divorced him in March 1995. She lost her first child when she was still married to Sreenath. Her first husband Sreenath is reported to have committed suicide on April 23, 2010.

Currently, she is married to the director of Rajiv Gandhi Group of Institutions. She also works with her husband in the business as the director of cultural activities promoting Indian dances and programmes. She has two children; her son is nine years and daughter is five years. She now lives with her family in USA.

Career

She entered into film industry through the Malayalam movie 'Nidra' directed by Bharathan
Bharathan
Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...

. Her popular movies include Eenam, Visa, Mangalam Nerunnu, Ithu Njangalude Kadha, Kilukilukkam, Sagaram Shantham, Himavahini, Chillu, Savidham, Chakoram, Kauravar
Kauravar
Kauravar is a 1992 Malayalam film directed by Joshi, written by Lohithadas, and starring Mammootty, Vishnuvardhan , Thilakan, Murali, Babu Antony and Bheeman Raghu....

, Nayam Vekthamakkunnu, Pingami
Pingami
Pingami is a 1994 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and produced by Mohanlal under the banner of Pranavam Arts.-Plot:...

, Vishnulokam, Ennum Nanmakal
Ennum Nanmakal
Ennum Nanmakal is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkadu. The movie tells the story of a middle-class man.-Plot:Radha Devi is an office assistant working in the city of Kozhikode. She is in love with the unemployed Sivan...

, Pakshe
Pakshe
Pakshe is a 1994 Malayalam romantic drama film written by Venu Nagavally and directed by Mohan. It stars Mohanlal and Shobhana in the lead roles. Though a usually repeated story in Malayalam films, the director is successful in saying the story in the most heart-touchable way...

 etc.

She received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress winners:-References:**...

 for her performance in the malayalam film 'Chakoram' in 1994. She has also consecutively won three awards for her performance in TV serials. Later, she chose to be away from her acting career in films and tele-serials.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards:
  • 1994 - Best Actress
    Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
    The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress winners:-References:**...

     - Chakoram

Tamil

  • Panneer Pushpangal
    Panneer Pushpangal
    Panneer Pushpangal is a 1981 Tamil film directed by Bharathi-Vasu about a high school romance set in a hills station school located in Ooty.-Plot:...

     (1981)
  • Chinnamul Periamul (1981)
  • Sivappu Malli
    Sivappu Malli
    Sivappu Malli is a 1981 Kollywood film directed by Ramanarayanan, starring Vijayakanth, Chandrashekar, Shanthi Krishna, Aruna and S.S. Chandran.-Synopsis:Sathyanathan, Punyakodi and their partners are an atrocious lot...

     (1981)
  • Simla Special
    Simla Special
    Simla Special is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. S V Sekhar, Sripriya, Thenga sreenivasan, YGM, Manorama are other major stars appearing in this comedy....

     (1982)
  • Manal Kayiru
    Manal Kayiru
    Manal Kayiru is a 1982 Tamil movie directed by Visu. SV shekar plays a hardheaded man who wants to marry a perfect woman and he has a list of conditions which need to be met. But visu has other plans and marries him off a girl who does not meet any of his listed criteria...

     (1982)
  • Nerrukku Ner
    Nerrukku Ner
    Nerruku Ner is a 1997 Tamil film starring Vijay, Surya in his screen debut, Simran and Kausalya in the lead with Raghuvaran, Shanthi Krishna, Karan, Vivek, Manivannan, Prakash Raj and Dhamu forms an ensemble cast. The film was directed by Vasanth and was produced by director Mani Ratnam with his...

     (1997)

Malayalam

  • Kalyana Unnikal (1997)
  • Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman (1995)
  • Sukrutham
    Sukrutham
    Sukrutham is a 1994 Malayalam film directed by Harikumar, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, with background music by Johnson. It is considered one of the outstanding Malayalam films of the mid-1990s...

     (1994)
  • Ilayum Mullum (1994)
  • Kudumba Visesham (1994)
  • Pakshe
    Pakshe
    Pakshe is a 1994 Malayalam romantic drama film written by Venu Nagavally and directed by Mohan. It stars Mohanlal and Shobhana in the lead roles. Though a usually repeated story in Malayalam films, the director is successful in saying the story in the most heart-touchable way...

     (1994)
  • Pingami
    Pingami
    Pingami is a 1994 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and produced by Mohanlal under the banner of Pranavam Arts.-Plot:...

     (1994)
  • Parinayam
    Parinayam
    Parinayam is a Malayalam–language film directed by Hariharan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The key characters are played by Mohini, Vineeth and Manoj.K.Jayan...

    (1994)
  • Varana Malyam (1994)
  • Aalavattam
    AalavaTTam
    Aalavattam is a special decorative circular shield or fan that is held beneath both sides of respectable idols, deities or mythological characters during festivals and dances, especially in the state of Kerala in South India...

     (1993)
  • Chenkol
    Chenkol
    Chenkol is a 1993 Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by A. K. Lohithadas. This is the sequel of 1989 movie Kireedam and became huge success at the box office.-Plot:...

     (1993)
  • Gandharvam
    Gandharvam
    Gandharvam is an Indian film in Malayalam language directed by Sangeeth Sivan and Mohanlal and Kanchan appearing in lead roles along with Jagathi Sreekumar, Devan, Vijayakumar, Premkumar and Kaviyoor Ponnamma...

     (1993)
  • Mahanagaram (1992)
  • Kauravar
    Kauravar
    Kauravar is a 1992 Malayalam film directed by Joshi, written by Lohithadas, and starring Mammootty, Vishnuvardhan , Thilakan, Murali, Babu Antony and Bheeman Raghu....

     (1992)
  • Pandu Pandoru Rajakumari
    Pandu Pandoru Rajakumari
    Pandu Pandoru Rajakumari is a 1992 Malayalam film directed by Viji Thampi having Jagadish, Anju and Nedumudi Venu in the lead roles.-Plot:Traumatized by deaths of her mother and husband, Devu was taken by her father-in-law Balan Nambyar went to hotel by Johnson in Ooty one day Appukuttan Pillai got...

     (1992)
  • Savidham (1992)
  • Vishnulokam (1991)
  • Ennum Nanmakal
    Ennum Nanmakal
    Ennum Nanmakal is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkadu. The movie tells the story of a middle-class man.-Plot:Radha Devi is an office assistant working in the city of Kozhikode. She is in love with the unemployed Sivan...

     (1991)
  • Himavahini (1983)
  • Sagaram Santham (1983)
  • Visa (1983)
  • Chillu (1982)
  • Ithu Njangalude Katha
    Ithu Njangalude Katha
    Ithu Njangalude Katha is a 1982 Malayalam film made in India, by P. G. Viswambharan. The movie marked the debut of Mukesh and Shanthi Krishna.-Cast:*Sreenath ... Raghu*Mukesh ... Ramankutty*Jagathy Sreekumar ... Vasu*Shanthi Krishna ... Prabha...

     (1982)
  • Kelkatha Shabdam (1982)
  • Chakoram(1994)
  • Apaaratha(1992)
  • Johnny
    Johnny
    -Films:* Johnny Angel * Johnny Belinda * Johnny Guitar* Johnny Dangerously* Johnny Handsome* Johnny Be Good* Johnny Mnemonic*Johnny Nitro...

    (1993)
  • Laalanam(1996)
  • Nidhra(1981)
  • Shalini Ente Kootukari (1981)
  • Mangalam Nerunu (1984)
  • Mayamayooram (1993)
  • Swapnalokam (1984)

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