Rohini (actress)


Rohini is an Indian actress, lyricist, screenwriter, voice actor and director. She has mainly acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu films along with few Kannada films. Having started her acting career at five, she has about 130 south Indian films to her credit. She received National Award of Special mention and Andhra Pradesh State Award for Best Female Actor in 1996 for the film Stri.

Personal life

A native of Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh Rohini spent all her childhood in Chennai. Her father Ravu Naidu was a panchyat officer and mother Saraswathi was a housewife. Her father always wanted to become an actor, though he couldn't be an actor he encouraged his daughter to become an actress and he fulfilled his ambition through his daughter. Her mother died when she was five years old and father remarried later.
She was married to well known actor Raghuvaran.

Career

She started her career in 1976 as a child artist. She was first seen as a wide-eyed five year old in Yashoda Krishna, a Telugu film.
She is also a popular dubbing artist in the Telugu and Tamil industries. She has voiced six characters in five of Mani Ratnam's films. She lent her voice to actresses like Jyothika, Aishwarya Rai, Manisha Koirala and Amala. She has also dubbed for Girija Shettar in Mani Rathnam's only Telugu movie till date Geethanjali.
She wrote lyrics for the Tamil film Pachaikili Muthucharam, before ending another hiatus by writing all songs in the album, Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey. Her acting skills were recognized and she was given the Kalaimamani award recently.
She writes episodes for Tamil TV serials. She started writing scripts for TV series way back in 1996, and has adapted the Sahithya Academy Award winning novel Verukku Neer for a tele film in 2005. She hosted the live TV talk show Kelvigal Aayiram for Vijay TV, which she said "dealt with issues close to my heart". She moderated the Tamil programme Azhagiya Tamizh Magal on Kalaignar TV and has worked as the anchor of Raj TV's show, Rohini's Box Office in which she reviewed the latest releases.
Being an activist for AIDS awareness, Rohini has also directed short films for M.G.R. Medical University and Tamil Nadu Aids Control Society. In 2008, Rohini had directed a 50-minute documentary Silent Hues about film industry's child artists, she being one herself. In 2013, she has directed a feature film Appavin Meesai which is yet to be released.

Awards

; As actress
Denotes films that have not yet been released

; As lyricist
; As choreographer
; As director
YearFilmActressLanguageOther notes
1989GeethanjaliGirija ShettarTelugu
1989ShivaAmalaTelugu
1990Anjali RevathiTelugu
1992April 1 VidudalaShobanaTelugu
1992MeeraAishwaryaTamil
1993GaayamRevathiTelugu
1993Thiruda ThirudaAnu AgarwalTamil
1994May MadhamSonali KulkarniTamil
1995BombayManisha KoiralaTamil
1995Villadhi VillainNagmaTamil
1995Chinna VathiyarRanjithaTamil
1995KuruthipunalGowthamiTamil
1995Sogasu Chuda Taramaa?IndrajaTelugu
1996Kalloori VaasalPooja BhattTamil
1996SengottaiRambhaTamil
1996Kadhal KottaiHeera RajagopalTamil
1996Mr. RomeoShilpa ShettyTamil
1996IndianManisha KoiralaTamil
1997DevathaiKeerthi ReddyTamil
1997IruvarAishwarya RaiTamil
2004Yuva Meera JasmineTelugu
2004ArjunKeerthi ReddyTelugu
2006Vettaiyadu VilayaduJyothikaTamil
2007Pachaikili MuthucharamAndrea JeremiahTamil
2007GuruAishwarya RaiTamil
2008Sandai NadhiyaTamil
2008KanchivaramShriya ReddyTamil
2009PattalamNadhiya MoiduTamil
2010RaavananAishwarya RaiTamil
2011MappillaiManisha KoiralaTamil
2019The Lion KingSarabiTamil

As Playback Singer

; Tamil
; Malayalam