
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Jyothika Saravanan born as Jyothika Sadanah is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She also acted in some Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. She debuted in Bollywood in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film Vaali and her first Telugu film Tagore, opposite Chiranjeevi. Jyothika received critical praise for playing a blind woman in Perazhagan, Alter-egos Chandramukhi and Ganga in Chandramukhi, A mute and deaf girl in Mozhi and a middle aged woman in 36 Vayadhinile. However, the turning point of her career came with the success of Vaali (1999) and Kushi (2000). At the peak of her career, she agreed to play the role of an antagonist in Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007). She received her first Filmfare Awards for Vaali as Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Kushi. A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in Kushi, Dhool, Thenali, Thirumalai, Dumm Dumm Dumm, Snegithiye, Kaaka Kaaka, Perazhagan, Chandramukhi, June R, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Mozhi and 36 Vayadhinile. Jyothika left the industry at the peak of her career marrying actor Suriya on 11 September 2006, after being engaged in a relationship for several years, and with whom she was paired in seven films. She won three Filmfare Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Dinakaran Awards, International Tamil Film Awards and other awards and nominations. She is also a recipient of the Kalaimamani Award. She made a comeback in the film 36 Vayadhinile (2015), which received good reviews from the critics, especially for her performance and she received Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for the movie. She became the first actress to win both Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.

as Priya

as Sarika Rawat
2026

as Varuna
2025

as Priya
2002

as Jyoti Rishi
2024

as Kundavi
2006

as Jennifer
2000

as Nandini Ashok
2003

as Vani Vishwanath
2001

as Ganga / Chandramukhi
2005

as Maya Anbuchelvan
2003

as Sona
1999

as Gayathri
2004
as Jyoti Rishi
2024

as Sarika Rawat
2026

as Devika
2024

as Jyoti Rishi
2024

as Omana Philip
2023

as Maathangi Sargunam
2021

as Venba
2020

as Parvathy
2019

as Akshaya
2019

as Geetha Rani
2019

as Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Balakrishnan
2018

as Chitra Varadarajan
2018

as P. Naachiyaar
2018

as Prabha
2017

as Vasanthi Thamizhselvan
2015
as Nimisha
2009

as Mahalakshmi/Madhumita
2007

as Archana
2007

as Smitha / Geetha
2007

as Kundavi
2006

as Aradhana
2006

as Vikram's Wife (Archive Footage)
2006

as Madhurima
2006

as June R
2006

as Sadhana
2006