Raadhika Sarathkumar is an Indian actress, entrepreneur,producer and politican who works predominantly in the Tamil and Telugu cinema. She also starred in Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films.[3] She is the founder and CP of the Radaan Mediaworks India Limited and doing serials in most of the south Indian languages.[4] and is a recipient six Filmfare Awards South,two Nandi Awards and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
She made her cinematic debut in 1978 Tamil Movie Kizhakke Pogum Rail. Then she started acting in many Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films.
She has also produced a film titled Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (1985), which won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.[6]
She was awarded Best Telugu Actress for Nyayam Kavali (1981), Best Tamil Actress for Dharma Devathai (1986), Neethikku Thandanai (1987) and Keladi Kanmani (1990).[7][8][9]
After becoming successful in cinema, Raadhika wanted to do something different and decided to take on the small screen, a venture that everyone thought was a mistake she would regret. But determined to pursue something she believed in, namely producing her own TV software under the Radaan Mediaworks, she started the same in 1994. After some initial hiccups, the company re-emerged successfully as Radaan Mediaworks (I) Ltd in 1999, and by 2008, had an annual turnover exceeding.[10]
She was a judge on Vijay TV's Jodi Number One Season 4.[11]
She produced serials such as Idi Katha Kadu (Telugu), Chitti, Annamalai, Selvi, Arasi, Chellamay, Vani Rani, Thamarai and Chithi - 2.[12]
In September 2019, she was awarded as "Nadigavel Selvi" during audio launch of Market Raja MBBS.[13]
She has won 1 - National Film Awards (Producer), 6 - Filmfare Awards Souths , 3 - Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, 1 - Cinema Express Awards and 1 - Nandi Awards.
She joined before the 2006 Assembly elections to join the AIADMK along with his husband R. Sarathkumar.[14] In October 18 2006, she was dismissed from AIADMK for anti-party activities.[15] She was the deputy general secretary of All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi from 2007.
Main article: Raadhika Sarathkumar filmography