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.
2024
as Devika
2024
as Jyoti Rishi
2023
as Omana Philip
2021
as Maathangi Sargunam
2020
as Venba
2019
as Parvathy
2019
as Akshaya
2019
as Geetha Rani
2018
as Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Balakrishnan
2018
as Chitra Varadarajan
2018
as P. Naachiyaar
2017
as Prabha
2015
as Vasanthi Thamizhselvan
2009
as Nimisha
2007
as Mahalakshmi/Madhumita
2007
as Archana
2007
as Smitha / Geetha
2006
as Kundavi
2006
as Aradhana
2006
as Vikram's Wife (Archive Footage)
2006
as Madhurima
2006
as June R
2006
as Sadhana
2005
as Jyothika
2005
as Ganga / Chandramukhi
2004
as Anjali
2004
as Mythili
2004
as Gayathri
2004
as Priya / Shenbagam
2003
as Shweta
2003
as Pooja
2003
as Nandu
2003
as Maya Anbuchelvan
2003
as Nandini Ashok
2003
as Eeswari
2002
as Keerthi / Prema
2002
as Priya
2002
as Narmada
2001
as Chella
2001
2001
as Jho jo
2001
as Ganga
2001
as Vani Vishwanath
2000
as Vani 'Vasu' Subramaniam
2000
as Janaki
2000
as Priya
2000
as Aruna
2000
as Jennifer
2000
as Viji Chandrasekhar
1999
as Janaki / Kalyani
1999
as Sona
1998
as Pallavi Sinh