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Revathi is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Indian born on 8 july 1966 at Kochi (Inde)

Revathi

Revathi
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Birth name Asha Kutty
Nationality Inde
Birth 8 july 1966 (57 years) at Kochi (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards South

Asha Kutty, known by stage name Revathi, is an Indian film actress and film director, who predominantly appears in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu films.

She has won several accolades, including three National Film Awards in three different categories, and six Filmfare Awards South. Revathi is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, having studied since the age of seven and performed her arangetram in Chennai in 1979.

Apart from films, Revathi has been involved in a variety of social organisations, the most notable being the Banyan, Ability foundation, Tanker foundation and Vidyasagar, and has also served as a member of several film festivals including the Chennai International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of India.

Biography

Revathi married cinematographer and director Suresh Chandra Menon in 1986. The couple don't have any children. However following differences between them, they started living separately from 2002 and were granted divorce on 22 April 2013 by Chennai Additional Family Court. Revathi said in an interview that they would remain good friends even after the divorce. On July 8, 2014, she publicly announced that she had adopted a daughter, Mahee in 2012.

Usually with

Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
(31 films)
Nassar
Nassar
(15 films)
Ranjith
Ranjith
(8 films)
Senthil
Senthil
(15 films)
Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam
(7 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Revathi (137 films)

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Actress

A Truthful Mother
Genres Animation
Actors Revathi
Roles Punyakoti
Rating84% 4.2281854.2281854.2281854.2281854.228185
Punyakoti is based on a famous folksong in Karnataka about a cow that speaks the truth at all times. The story depicts man-animal conflict in a form that is both entertaining and informative , movie carries the message of honesty and living in harmony with nature. The story is set in Karunadu, a village along the banks of Kaveri. The original source of the folk-song is supposed to be from the Indian epic Mahabharata.
Margarita with a Straw
Directed by Shonali Bose
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films about disabilities, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Kalki Koechlin, Revathi, Sayani Gupta, William Moseley, Jacob Berger
Roles Shubhangini Kapoor
Rating71% 3.5952853.5952853.5952853.5952853.595285
Laila (Kalki Koechelin) is a wheelchair bound teenager with cerebral palsy. She is a student at Delhi University and an aspiring writer who writes lyrics and creates electronic sounds for an indie band at the university. Laila falls for the lead singer of the college band and is heartbroken when she is rejected. But she soon overcomes this phase, when she gets a scholarship for a semester at New York University and moves there with her mother (Revathy). Living in Manhattan, she meets an attractive young man named Jared (William Moseley) in her creative writing class, who is assigned to help her in typing. She also meets the fiery young activist Khanum (Sayani Gupta), a blind girl of a Pakistani and Bangladeshi descent, whom she later falls in love with. As she embarks on a journey of sexual discovery, she figures out she is bisexual, as she still feels attracted to men like Jared in spite of being with Khanum. Laila's mother believing the two are like best friends and oblivious to the fact that Khanum is her daughter's lover, invites her to Delhi to spend the winter break with the family. It is during that time that Laila finally finds the courage to tell her mother about her sexuality and her actual relationship with Khanum, which her mother initially disapproves. After a short while Laila's mother falls sick and she learns that her mother had fourth stage colon cancer which has fallen into relapse after previous treatments. Later Laila and her mother patch up and come to terms with each other. After her mother dies Laila plays a recorded speech at her mother's funeral telling how much she loved her and how she was the only one who ever understood her. The story ends with Laila going on a date, with herself, signifying that she now has taken control of her life and doesn't need anyone else to love and care for her.
Ab Tak Chhappan 2, 1h45
Genres Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Nana Patekar, Ashutosh Rana, Vikram Gokhale, Gul Panag, Tanmay Jahagirdar, Mohan Agashe
Roles Mrs Sadhu Agashe
Rating58% 2.900842.900842.900842.900842.90084
Ab Tak Chhappan 2 opens to encounter specialist Sadhu Agashe (Nana Patekar) proclaiming what he did was right. The film then goes into flashback, where we are shown what happened a few months back. Away from Mumbai, with a few cases pending against him, Sadhu now leads a peaceful life in his village (Goa) with his son Aman, mourning the loss of his wife. He cooks, lives in a house by the river and listens to his son playing the piano. However, his retired phase comes to a halt, when ex-police commissioner (Mohan Agashe) convinces Sadhu to get back on the job on the home minister's (Vikram Gokhale) request to tackle Mumbai's escalating crime scene.
2 States
2 States (2014)
, 2h29
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amrita Singh, Revathi, Ronit Roy, Achint Kaur
Roles Radha Swaminathan
Rating68% 3.448953.448953.448953.448953.44895
Krish Malhotra, a student from Delhi, is pursuing his MBA at IIM Ahmedabad. Krish comes from a family very proud of their Punjabi heritage. He meets Ananya Swaminathan in his college canteen, who comes from a conservative Tamil Brahmin family. Krish and Ananya become friends and start studying together. Soon they begin dating, and stay together for their two years on the IIM campus. Krish confides in Ananya that his real passion is writing, which he wants to pursue a career in.
Anukshanam
Anukshanam (2014)

Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Revathi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Manchu Vishnu, Brahmanandam, Navdeep, Tejaswi Madivada
Roles Shailaja
Rating57% 2.852262.852262.852262.852262.85226
Inspired by a real life incident, the film is based on a serial killer who sends a wave of panic across Hyderabad.
Ammavin Kaipesi, 2h30
Directed by Thangar Bachan
Actors Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Iniya, Thangar Bachan, Meenal, Nagineedu Vellanki, Revathi
Rating54% 2.701542.701542.701542.701542.70154
The story is woven around a mobile phone, which Thankar says connects people by voice and helps to have new relationships and maintain them. A mother has nine children, but she lives in a situation, which separates her from the children. The only way she could be in touch with them and hear their voices is a mobile phone. She regards her mobile phone as the representative of her children and has become possessive of it. Her last son is Shanthanoo and his lover is Iniya. The film also registers the strong bonding between the mother and her last son.
Father's Day
Directed by Kalavoor Ravikumar
Genres Drama
Actors Revathi, Lal, Shankar Panicker, Idavela Babu, Suresh Krishna, Vineeth
Rating62% 3.104663.104663.104663.104663.10466
The story revolves around Seetha, a tutor in a Government College. A person continuously goes behind her, spying her and later when they both meet up, he tells that he is a Criminology student, who specializes in Rapes. Seetha Lives in her niece's house. She has a caring brother, who is afraid that Seetha is not married yet. This student turns out to be her own son. He wanted to research on her history, so he collects all the relevant evidences, and starts his work. The story goes on and on, until it ends up in a DNA test. The story later revolves on how he takes revenge on the 4 rapists.
Molly Aunty Rocks!, 2h8
Directed by Ranjith Sankar
Genres Drama
Actors Revathi, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Lalu Alex, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Mamukkoya, Krishna Kumar
Roles Molly Aunty
Rating59% 2.9974952.9974952.9974952.9974952.997495
Molly is an unstoppable woman, who will do only what she feels is right. Molly’s world is unique and she is its unquestioned queen. Pranav is an egoistic bureaucrat of the premier and exclusive Indian Revenue Service, who wants his system and power to rule over the subjects. When both of them clash, sparks fly and egos would not relent. Will Molly rock or will Pranav get her locked?
Osthe
Osthe (2011)
, 2h35
Directed by Dharani
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Silambarasan, Ramesh Choudary, Richa Gangopadhyay, Santhanam, Sonu Sood, Saranya Mohan
Roles Velan and Balan's Mother
Rating37% 1.872171.872171.872171.872171.87217
Velan, a young boy, lives with his younger half-brother Balan, stepfather (Nassar) and mother (Revathi) in Kattuppakkam in the Tirunelveli district. His stepfather is always partial towards Balan which constantly angers Velan.
Indian Rupee, 2h35
Directed by Ranjith
Genres Drama
Actors Thilakan, Suresh Gopi, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Rima Kallingal, Tini Tom, Jagathy Sreekumar
Roles Dr. Sheela Koshy
Rating76% 3.841673.841673.841673.841673.84167
Indian Rupee is a satirical dig on contemporary youth who attempt to make quick money without sweating it out. Jayaprakash or JP (Prithviraj Sukumaran) is a small time real estate dealer based in Calicut, who dreams of making it big some day. JP is a school drop-out and in love with his cousin Beena (Rima Kallingal) who is a doctor, though her parents are not too keen about the marriage. JP along with his partner CH (Tini Tom) is scouting for a land deal. He is working under a senior agent Rayeen (Mamukoya) but wishes to break free as soon as possible. He believes that his fortunes are up for a change, when Achutha Menon (Thilakan), an old city dweller approaches him to sell off his land assets. The deal never happens, but Achutha Menon stays back with them and becomes a part of their life. Things start happening in a fantastic way for JP, soon after. JP manages to earn a decent fortune after some smart moves, but he learns some valuable lessons in the process, about the importance of earning money honestly in life.