Kaveri (actress)

For similarly named actresses, see Kaveri Jha and Kaveri (Tamil actress).

Kaveri,^[1] also known as Kalyani, is an Indian actress and film producer who mostly appeared in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada language films.^[2] Starting her career in the mid-90s , she had a critically acclaimed performance in the 2002 Telugu film Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!, that fetched her the Nandi Award for Best Actress.

Kaveri
Born	Kavumbhagom, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
Other names	Kalyani, Kaveri
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Spouse	Surya Kiran ​ (divorced)​

Early life

Kaveri was born into a Malayali family settled in Kavumbhagom, Thiruvalla, Kerala.^{[citation needed]} Her father, Muralidharan, worked at Kerala State Road Transport Corporation.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Kaveri started her film career as a child artist in Malayalam films, and then appeared in several Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. After playing lead and supporting roles in Malayalam, Tamil films, she enacted female lead roles in several Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu language films.^{[citation needed]}

She has won the Kerala state television award for best actress in 2002 for Anna and Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance in Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru (2002). She is perhaps best known for her appearances and critically acclaimed performances in films such as Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum, Samudhiram, Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Kabaddi Kabaddi and Kasi.

Personal life

Kaveri was married to Surya Kiran and later they separated.^[3][4]

Awards

Kerala State Television Awards

• 2002–Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress – Annaa

Nandi Awards

• 2002–Nandi Award for Best Actress – Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru

SICA Awards

• 2002– SICA Awards for Best Actress – Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1986	Ammanamkili		Malayalam
1988	Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal	Young Valsala		As child artist
1989	Yaathrayude Anthyam	child in the bus		As child artist
1990	Vembanaad	Younger daughter		As child artist
	Marupuram			As child artist
1991	Vishnulokam			As child artist
1992	Sadayam	Lathika		As child artist
	Champakulam Thachan	Devi's friend
1993	Bhoomi Geetham	Subhashini
Porutham	Asha
Midhunam	Sulochana's sister
Avan Ananthapadmanabhan	Mani
1994	Sukham Sukhakaram/Ipadikku Kaadhal	-	Malayalam/Tamil
	Vardhakya Puranam	Sathi	Malayalam
1995	Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary	Seetha
1996	Udhyanapalakan	Indu		Debut as lead actress
	Devaraagam	–
1997	Guru	Syamanthaka		India's official entry to the Oscars
	Kilukil Pambaram	Rohini
	Guru Sishyan	Radha
	Manasam	Maya/Young Rajalakshmi		Dual Role
	Anubhoothi	Girija
	Raajathanthram	Renu
	Five Star Hospital	Raphael's lover
1998	Graama Panchaayathu	Sunanda
1999	Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum	Lakshmi
	Thachiledathu Chundan	Indhu
	Sparsham	Arundhathi
	Sambhrama	Manju	Kannada
	Chaithrada Chiguru	Shilpa	Kannada	Karnataka State Award for Best Film
2000	Kannukkul Nilavu	Gayathri	Tamil
	Appu	Pooja
	Pennin Manathai Thottu	Meena
	Mark Antony	Reeja/Kunjipennu	Malayalam
	Dada Sahib	Ayisha
2001	Ninaikkatha Naalillai	Kausalya	Tamil
	Samudhiram	Rasamani
	Swarnachirakumay	-	Malayalam
	Kasi	Kaveri	Tamil
2002	Seshu	Abitha Kuchalambha	Telugu
	Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru	Swathi		Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actress SICA Award For Best Actress Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress
2003	Pellamtho Panenti	Kalyani
	Vasantham	Julie		Nominated –Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
	Kabaddi Kabaddi	Kaveri
	Punnagai Poove	Nithya	Tamil
	Thillana Thillana	Vandana	Malayalam
	Dongodu	Rukhmini Naidu	Telugu
2004	Letha Manasulu	Dhanalakshmi
	Pedababu	Neelaveni
	Rama Krishna	Sita	Kannada
	Nothing But Life	Vandana	English
2005	Dhana 51		Telugu	Guest appearance
	Pandem	Seeta
	Kannadi Pookal	Meera Sakthivel	Tamil
	Sravanamasam	Kavita Reddy	Telugu
	Made in USA	Vandana	Malayalam
2006	Hope	Pooja Rao	Telugu	National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
2007	Operation Duryodhana	Mahesh's wife	Telugu
	Kangaroo	Nancy	Malayalam
	Lakshyam	Bose's wife	Telugu	Nominated –Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
	Munna	Munna's mother
2008	Raksha	Aarthi Rajeev
2009	Chapter 6	Sathyabhama		Also producer
	Najarana
2010	Janakan	Nirmala	Malayalam
	April Fool	Indhu		Cameo
	Kutti Pisasu	Savithri	Tamil
	Cara Majaka	Savithri	Telugu
	Brahmalokam To Yamalokam Via Bhulokam	Goddess Saraswati
2012	Onamalu	Rukmini
	Agnatham	Anamika
2014	Legend	Jitendra's wife
	Ra Ra... Krishnayya	Jaggu Bhai's wife
	O Manishi Katha	Sita
2016	Traffic	Maria	Hindi
2017	Hebbuli	Anuradha	Kannada
	Winner	Lakshmi	Telugu
	Karuppan	Muthu	Tamil
2018	Geetha Govindam	Govind's mother	Telugu	Uncredited photo only
	Taxiwaala	Shiva's sister-in-law	Telugu
	Chalakkudykkaran Changathy	Herself	Malayalam	Uncredited photo only
2019	Yatra	Kavitha's mother	Telugu

TV career

Year	Serial	Role	Language	Channel
2012–2013	Thyagam	Abhirami	Tamil	Sun TV
2002	Anna	Anna	Malayalam	Kairali TV
	Pranyam		Malayalam	Surya TV Telefilm
	Appooppamthadi		Malayalam