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Seema (actress)
Indian actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shanthakumari Nambiar, better known by her stage name Seema, is an Indian actress[1] known for her work in Malayalam cinema. Actor Vijayan gave her the screen name "Seema".[2]
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Career
Seema began her career in Tamil film at the age of 18 as a dancer. She debuted as an actress in director Lisa Baby's Nizhale Nee Sakshi, but this film was shelved. (It was later completed with Vidhubala as heroine.) Veteran actor Vijayan rechristened her name as Seema during the filming of Nizhale Nee Sakshi.
At the age of 21 (1978), Seema starred as the heroine in her first movie in Malayalam titled Avalude Ravukal (Her Nights), directed by I. V. Sasi.[3][4][5]
She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 1984 and in 1985.
After a few years of inactivity during the 1990s, Seema became active again in 1998 in Olympiyan Anthony Adam.
Vishudha Shanthi, a biography on her life, was published by Didi Damodaran, in 2011.[6]
She received the lifetime achievement award at the 59th Idea Filmfare festival at Chennai.[7]
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Personal life
She married director I. V. Sasi on 28 August 1980. The couple have two children, one daughter, Anu and one son, Ani.
Partial filmography
Malayalam
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Tamil
Telugu
Kannada
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Television career
- TV series
- Shows
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References
External links
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