Madhoo

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{distinguish|Madhubala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Madhoo
| image = Madhoo at Esha Deol's wedding at ISCKON temple 18.jpg
| caption = Madhoo at Esha Deol's wedding at ISKCON temple
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|03|26|df=y}}<ref name="birthday">{{cite news |title=Actress Madhoo celebrates 50th birthday with Ramya Krishnan, Queenie Singh among others in London |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/the-informer/fabulous-for-50/articleshow/68587216.cms |access-date=26 April 2019 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=27 May 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| birth_name = Madhubala
| spouse = {{marriage|Anand Shah|1999}}
| children = 2
| parents =
| relatives = [[Hema Malini]] (aunt)
| years_active = 1991-2002<br/>2008-present
}}
'''Madhoo Shah'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Madhoo Shah (@madhoo_rockstar) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/madhoo_rockstar/?hl=en |website=www.instagram.com |access-date=10 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> (born '''Madhubala'''; 26 March 1969) is an [[Indian film]] actress known for her works predominantly in [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]] language films.<ref name="Southern"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/queen-of-hearts/article19114706.ece|title=Queen of hearts: Interview with actor Madhoo|first=Subha J|last=Rao|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | first=K. | last=Vijayan | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7DpOAAAAIBAJ&pg=7060%2C1415989 | title=Catchy songs pep up Gentleman's story | work=[[The New Straits Times]] | date=14 August 1993 | access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref> She is best remembered for her portrayals in [[Kuku Kohli]]'s Hindi hit ''[[Phool Aur Kaante]]'' (1991), [[Mani Ratnam]]'s Tamil hit ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]'' (1992), which won the [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|National Film Award for Best Film on National Integration]], nomination for Best Film at the [[18th Moscow International Film Festival]]; [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]'s Telugu hit ''[[Allari Priyudu]]'' (1992), which was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]], in the mainstream section; [[Sangeeth Sivan]]'s Malayalam hit ''[[Yodha (1992 film)|Yodha]]'' (1992), and [[S. Shankar]]'s Tamil hit ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]'' (1993).<ref name="auto">{{cite news |last1=Murthy |first1=Neeraja |title=Madhubala makes a comeback |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/madhubala-makes-a-comeback/article4613966.ece |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=13 April 2013 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-roja-girls-back/article5848257.ece|title=The Roja girl's back|first=Subha j|last=rao|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 March 2014}}</ref> She is the host of the well known music television series ''[[Rangoli (TV series)|Rangoli]]'' on [[DD National]] channel since August 2019.

==Early life and family==
Madhoo is a [[Tamil people|Tamilian]].<ref name="Southern">{{cite news |last1=Ali |first1=Nyare |title=My roots are South Indian: Madhoo Shah |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/260918/my-roots-are-south-indian.html |access-date=26 April 2019 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=26 September 2018}}</ref> She was educated at [[St. Joseph's High School, Juhu]] and at [[University of Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Roja actress Madhoo is ageing gracefully at 48 and these photos are proof |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/movies/roja-actress-madhoo-is-ageing-gracefully-at-48-and-these-photos-are-proof/ss-BBVeqTs |work=www.msn.com|date=12 May 2019 |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Birthday Special: Madhu made her career with Bollywood films |url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/b-day-special-madhu-made-her-career-working-in-bollywood-films-sc89-nu-1079492-1.html |work=News Track |date=26 March 2020 |language=en|access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref> She is a niece of actress [[Hema Malini]] and therefore a cousin of [[Esha Deol]].<ref name="auto1"/>

==Career==
Madhoo was signed on by action director [[Veeru Devgan]] for his son [[Ajay Devgan]]'s debut in ''[[Phool Aur Kaante]]'' (1991), but her first release was [[K. Balachander]]' s ''[[Azhagan]]'' (1991), co-starring [[Mammooty]], [[Bhanupriya]] and [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> She made her debut in the Malayalam film ''[[Ottayal Pattalam]]'', opposite [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]. She made her comeback in 2008, in the [[Hindi]]-language film, ''Kabhi Socha Bhi Na Tha'', and has been appearing in supporting roles in films since then. She has acted in 5 films with her real name Madhu. She made a comeback to the Tamil screen with [[Balaji Mohan]]'s Tamil-Malayalam bilingual ''[[Vaayai Moodi Pesavum]]/[[Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram]]'' in 2014.<ref name="auto"/> She is the host the [[DD National]] music television series ''[[Rangoli (TV series)|Rangoli]]'' since August 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rangoli In New Avtaar With Madhu {{!}} Doordarshan |url=https://doordarshan.gov.in/ddbharti/rangoli-new-avtaar-madhu |website=doordarshan.gov.in |access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She married Anand Shah on 19 February 1999. She has two daughters Amaya and Keia.<ref name="birthday"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020426/fcover.html |title=Hits and misses |work=Screen India |access-date=29 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022114050/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020426/fcover.html |archive-date=22 October 2008 }}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

==Filmography==
===Feature films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1991 || ''[[Azhagan]]'' ||Swapna || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Phool Aur Kaante]]'' || Pooja || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| ''[[Ottayal Pattalam]]'' || Gopika Varma/Indu || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Neelagiri (film)|Neelagiri]]'' || Anitha || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1992 || ''[[Ennodishtam Koodamo]]'' || Aarathi Menon || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Yodha (1992 film)|Yodha]]'' || Ashwathy || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Vaaname Ellai]]'' ||Karpagam || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]'' || Roja || Tamil || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]]
|-
| ''[[Allari Priyudu]]'' ||Kavita Rani || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993 || ''[[Annayya (1993 film)|Annayya]]'' || Saraswathi || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]'' || Susheela || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pehchaan (1993 film)|Pehchaan]]'' || Tina || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1994 || ''[[Elaan (1994 film)|Elaan]]'' ||Mohini Sharma || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Prem Yog]]'' ||Anita|| Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Senthamizh Selvan]]'' || Vaidegi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Zaalim]]'' || Madhu || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Brahma]]'' || Chanda || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Janta Ki Adalat (1994 film)|Janta Ki Adalat]]'' || Malathi || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Puttinilla Metinilla'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1995 || ''Mohini'' || Ragini || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Diya Aur Toofan (1995 film)|Diya Aur Toofan]]'' || Aasha || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Haathkadi (1995 film)|Hathkadi]]'' || Rani || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Jallaad]]'' || Gayetri || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Ravan Raaj: A True Story|Ravan Raaj]]'' ||Geeta Suzie face || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Hum Hain Bemisaal]]'' || Marya || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1996 || ''[[Mr. Romeo]]'' || Madhu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Diljale]]'' || Shabnam || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Return of Jewel Thief]]'' || Madhu || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Panchalankurichi (film)|Panchalankurichi]]'' ||Pottu Kanni|| Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1997 || ''[[Chilakkottudu]]'' || Madhu || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Udaan (1997 film)|Udaan]]'' || Madhu || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Mere Sapno Ki Rani (film)|Mere Sapno Ki Rani]]'' || Vandana Nehle || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Yeshwant]]'' || Raagini Yeshwant Lohar || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Iruvar]]'' || Dancer || Tamil || Special appearance in "Narumughaye" song
|-
| ''[[Sher-E-Hindustan]]'' || Dancer || Hindi || Special appearance in song
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1998 || ''[[Hafta Vasuli]]'' || Inspector Durga || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Khote Sikkey]]'' || Suman || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Ganesh (film)|Ganesh]]'' || Divya || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Zulm-O-Sitam]]'' || Meena 'Billo' || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Sar Utha Ke Jiyo (film)|Sar Utha Ke Jiyo]]'' ||Shalu|| Hindi ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Chehraa (1999 film)|Chehraa]]'' || Simran || Hindi ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Mulaqaat]]'' || Archana Patkar || Hindi ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Kabhi Socha Bhi Na Tha'' || Radhika || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Tell Me O Kkhuda]]'' || Geeta|| Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!]]'' || Ritu's Aunt || Hindi ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Anthaku Mundhu Aa Tharuvatha]]''||Vidhya || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014 || ''[[Vaayai Moodi Pesavum]]'' ||Sridevi || Tamil||rowspan=2|Bilingual
|-
| ''[[Vaayai Moodi Pesavum|Samsaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram]]'' ||Vidhya || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015||''[[Ranna (film)|Ranna]]'' || Saraswathi || Kannada || Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada|Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|''[[Surya vs Surya]]''|| Nikhil's Mother || Telugu||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016 ||''[[Nannaku Prematho]]''|| Divya's Mother || Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019 ||''[[Seetharama Kalyana]]''|| Geetha's mother || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Agni Devi]]'' || Shakuntala Devi || rowspan="1" | Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Premier Padmini (film)|Premier Padmini]]''||Shruthi||Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="1" |2020 || ''[[College Kumar (2020 film)|College Kumar]]'' || Janaki || Tamil<br>Telugu||Bilingual<ref>{{cite news |title=Madhoo and Prabhu come together after 23 years in 'College Kumar' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/madhoo-and-prabhu-come-together-after-23-years-in-college-kumar/articleshow/68889624.cms |access-date=13 December 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=15 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Rowspan=4|2021 || ''[[Nail Polish (film)|Nail Polish]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=Nail Polish review: An intriguing crime-legal thriller |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/nail-polish-review-an-intriguing-crime-legal-thriller-7128682/ |access-date=7 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=5 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || Shoba Bhusan || Hindi || [[ZEE5]] Film
|-
|''Raymo''||{{TBA}} || Kannada ||Filming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/04/madhoo-plays-doctor-in-raymo-16360.html|title=Madhoo plays doctor in Raymo|website=Cinema Express|date=4 January 2020|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ishan-and-ashika-play-rock-stars-in-raymo/articleshow/73071859.cms|title=Ishan and Ashika play rock stars in Raymo - Times of India |first=Sunayana |last=Suresh|website=The Times of India|date=3 January 2020|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Thalaivi]]''|| Janaki Ramachandran || Hindi<br>Tamil<br>Telugu || Post production<ref>{{cite news |title=Actors Poorna and Madhoo on board Kangana's 'Thalaivi' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actors-poorna-and-madhoo-board-kanganas-thalaivi-118897 |access-date=25 February 2020 |work=[[The News Minute]] |date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|''Ennitu Avasanam''||{{TBA}}||Malayalam||Filming
|-
|TBA
|''[[Shaakuntalam]]''
|[[Menaka]]
|Telugu
Tamil

Hindi

Malayalam

Kannada
|Filming
|}

===Television series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2001|| ''Kaveri'' || Kaveri || Tamil ||
|-
|2002||[[Devi (TV series)|''Devi'']]||Devi|| [[Hindi]] ||
|-
|2012||''[[Soundaravalli]]''||Soundaravalli||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||Cameo
|-
|2017 || ''[[Aarambh: Kahaani Devsena Ki]]'' || Maharani Sambhavija/Padmavija|| Hindi || Dual role
|-
|2017 || ''Koshish Se Kamyabi Tak'' || Celebrity guest|| Hindi ||
|-
|2017||''[[D 4 Dance|D4 Junior v/s Senior]]''||Celebrity Judge||[[Malayalam]]|| Grand finale episode
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0534866|name=Madhoo}}

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[[Category:Tamil actresses]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actors from Mumbai]]

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