Shamitha Shreekumar

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{{Short description|Indian television/film actress (born 1980)}}
{{Indian name|Shamitha|Shreekumar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shamitha Shreekumar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|03|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| other_names = Bhavani
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2001-present
| spouse = [[Shreekumar]]
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Shankar–Ganesh|Ganesh]] (father-in-law)
}}

'''Shamitha Shreekumar''' (born 1980) ({{lang-ta|ஷமிதா ஸ்ரீகுமார்}}) is an Indian Tamil television and film actress who predominantly works in South Indian tamil television soap operas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://behindtalkies.com/shamitha-shreekumar/|title=Shamitha Shreekumar Biography, Wiki, DOB, Family, Profile, Movies list|date=2017-12-07|work=BT|access-date=2018-05-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/shamita.html#biography|title=All you want to know about #Shamita|work=FilmiBeat|access-date=2018-05-20|language=en}}</ref> Her only film appearance in the 2001 film ''[[Pandavar Bhoomi]]'' received critical performance for her acting alongside [[Arun Vijay]] before she gained more popularity as a serial actress in Tamil Nadu. She received praise from the audience for her positive roles in TV dramas ''[[Sivasakthi (TV series)|Sivasakthi]] and'' ''[[Ponnunjal (TV series)|Ponnunjal]]'' and also for her negative role in Vijay TV serial, ''[[Mouna Ragam (TV series)|Mouna Ragam]]''.<ref name="serial">{{cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/tamil/had-i-been-the-usual-glycerine-addict-i-wouldnt-have-found-this-fame/articleshow/62659759.cms|title='Had I been the usual glycerine addict, I wouldn't have found this fame' - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref>

== Career ==
Originally born as Bhavani, Shamitha first became acquainted with director [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]] when attending the premiers show of his ''[[Porkkaalam]]'' (1997), in which Shamitha's sister Rajeswari had played a pivotal role. He subsequently cast her in his next film with [[Prashanth]] titled ''Vinnodum Mugilodum'' under the stagename of Shivani, and as a result, she quit her psychology degree in 2000 and prepared herself for an acting career.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040825224015/http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/shamitha.asp</ref> The film did not materialise, and thus she changed her stagename to Shamitha and was cast as the lead actress by Cheran in his village drama ''[[Pandavar Bhoomi]]'' (2001). She played dual roles in the film as Jeeva and Thamarai, and appeared alongside [[Arun Vijay|Arunkumar]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/television/107069-i-didnt-get-film-offers-but-i-got-better-husband-interview-of-tv-actress-shamitha-srikumar.html|title="சினிமா வாய்ப்பு அமையலை... ஆனா அன்பான கணவர் கிடைச்சார்!" நெகிழும் 'மெளன ராகம்' ஷமிதா ஶ்ரீகுமார்|last=Anandaraj.K|date=2017-11-07|work=Vikatan|access-date=2018-05-20|language=ta}}</ref> She won positive reviews for her portrayal, with a reviewer from Rediff.com noting "she carves a niche in the hearts of the viewers, not as a pompous heroine but as the-girl-next-door."<ref name="rediff.com">https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/nov/02bhumi.htm {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}</ref> The film performed well commercially and later received the second prize award in the 2001 [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] for [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Best Tamil film]].

Despite garnering attention with ''Pandavar Bhoomi'', Shamitha was not able to receive further opportunities to act in films and eventually started to act in television serials in the late 2000s. She made her television serial debut through [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]], where she played the lead role Sakthi alongside [[Shreekumar]] in the 2008 mystery TV series ''[[Sivasakthi (TV series)|Sivasakthi]]''.<ref name="ss2019">{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/television/interview-with-shreekumar-and-shamitha|title = விகடன் Tv: "திமிரான பொண்ணுன்னு நினைச்சேன்!"}}</ref>

Shamitha also played lead roles in few soap operas, including ''[[Ponnunjal (TV series)|Ponnunjal]],'' a TV serial which aired on Sun TV from 2013 to 2016, and ''[[Pillai Nila (TV series)|Pillai Nila]],'' which was telecast through Sun TV from 2012 to 2014. After playing protagonists in her previous serials, she went onto play a villainous role in the television soap opera ''[[Mouna Ragam (TV series)|Mouna Ragam]],'' which was telecast through [[Star Vijay]] Television until 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=59474|title=வில்லி கேரக்டரிலும் வெளுத்துகட்டும் ஷமிதா|work=Dinamalar|access-date=2018-05-20|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She married fellow television actor, [[Shreekumar]] on 28 April 2009. They had met during their breakthrough serial ''Sivasakthi''. They have 2 children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-09-05/shamitha-28-04-09.html|title=Famous music director's son and actress to wed - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Shree Shankar Ganesh Shamitha|website=www.behindwoods.com|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/shanker-ganeshs-son-marriage-tamil-event-18207.html|title=Events - Shanker Ganesh's son marriage Movie Trailer Launch - IndiaGlitz Tamil|work=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref>

==Filmography==
Films
;
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Ref
|-
|2001
|''[[Pandavar Bhoomi]]''
| Jeeva / Thamarai
|<ref name="rediff.com"/>
|}

;Television
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!Year
!Serial
!Role
!Television
!Ref
|-
|2008–2009
|''[[Sivasakthi (TV series)|Sivasakthi]]''
|Sivasakthi
| rowspan="3" |[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| <ref name="ss2019"/>
|-
|2010-2012
|''Vasantham''
|Nandhini
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012–2014
|''[[Pillai Nila (TV series)|Pillai Nila]]''
|Kokila
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/mounaragam-villi-kadhambari-shamitha-shreekumar-176228/|title = மென்மையான ஹீரோயின் டூ படுபயங்கற வில்லி: 'மெளனராகம்' ஷமிதா ஸ்ரீகுமார்}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Puguntha Veedu]]''
|Radha
|[[Zee Tamil]]
|<ref name="serial"/>
|-
|2014–2016
|''[[Ponnunjal (TV series)|Ponnunjal]]''
|Nandhini
|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|
|-
|2017–2020
|''[[Mouna Ragam (TV series)|Mouna Ragam]]''
|Kadhambari
|[[Vijay TV]]
|.<ref name="serial"/>
|-
|2019–2020
|''Poove Sempoove''
|Uma Maheswari
|[[Kalaignar TV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/mounika-and-shamithas-new-serial-poove-sempoove/articleshow/70554249.cms|title = Mounika and Shamitha's new serial 'Poove Sempoove' - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|2020–2021||[[Thirumagal (TV series)|Thirumagal]]||Aishwarya||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||

|-
|2021-Present||[[Peranbu (TV series)|Peranbu]]||Raja Rajeshwari||[[Zee Tamil]]||
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|nm3133103|Shamitha Shreekumar}}

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