Vineetha

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{{infobox person
| name = Vineetha
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| birth_name = Santhiya
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|09|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Visakhapatnam]], [[India]]
| othername = Thakkali
| years active = 1993-2009
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| occupation = [[Actress]]
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'''Vineetha''' is a former Indian film actress, who appeared predominantly in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films and [[Malayalam]] films. She has also acted in some [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Hindi]] films. She made her debut through the Tamil film ''[[Chinna Jameen]]'' (1993).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actress/vineetha|title = Hindi movie actress Vineetha profile, filmography,biography}}</ref>

==Career==
The actress was arrested in 2003 on suspicion of prostitution but was later cleared in 2004 with no charges, with Vineetha stating the trial had put her through mental agony and she added that the police had filed a false case against her to malign her name in the society.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121005010858/http://www.sify.com/movies/actress-vinitha-released-news-tamil-kkfvMvefdgj.html sify.com]</ref> After taking a break from the industry for eight years, she returned in 2008 to play a supporting role in the low-budget drama ''[[Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38721.html|title = Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref> She has acted in over 70 films in most of the major Indian languages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tamilwire.net/19349-actress-vinitha.html|title = Tamilwire.net -}}</ref>

==Notable filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Language
!class=unsortable|Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1993 || ''[[Chinna Jameen]]'' || Jyothi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Kattabomman (film)|Kattabomman]]'' || Priya || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="6"|1994 || ''[[Chinna Madam]]'' || Gayathri || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Nila (film)|Nila]]'' || Nila / Ramya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pathavi Pramanam]]'' || Krishnaveni || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Ulavaali'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Uzhiyan]]'' || Kanaka || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Vietnam Colony (1994 film)|Vietnam Colony]]'' || Gayathri || Tamil
||
|-
| rowspan="7"|1995 || ''[[Veluchami]]'' || Rasathi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Raja Muthirai]]'' || Abirami || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Karnaa]]'' || Anjali || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Periya Kudumbam]]'' || Bharathi|| Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Mr. Madras]]'' || Devi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Maamanithan'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Maanthrikam]]'' || Menaka || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| rowspan="8" |1996 || ''[[Mahaprabhu (film)|Mahaprabhu]]'' || Jyothi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pudhu Nilavu]]'' || Jeeva || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'' || Neena || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Rajaputhran]]'' || Moti || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Dhani'' || Vaani || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu]]'' || Manisha || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Ladies Doctor]]'' || Janaki || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Manava 2022'' || Priya || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1997 || ''[[Samrat (1997 film)|Samrat]]'' || Chandramukhi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Shapath]]'' || Shalu || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| rowspan="6"|1998 || ''[[Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi]]'' || Valli || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Veera Thalattu]]'' || Eswari || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Sivappu Nila (1998 film)|Sivappu Nila]]'' || Raani / Jhansi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Mayajalam]]'' || Surya Shanker || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Ustadon Ke Ustad (1998 film)|Ustadon Ke Ustad]]'' || Sapna || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Vaare Vah Moguda'' || Sailaja || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1999 || ''[[Shera (film)|Shera]]'' || Shivani || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Durgada huli'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2000 || ''[[Vaanathaippola]]'' || Radha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[The Warrant]]'' || Annie || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Rapid Action Force (film)|Rapid Action Force]]'' || Vasantha Kumari || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Paapigala Lokadalli'' || Bhavana || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2001 || ''[[Engalukkum Kaalam Varum (2001 film)|Engalukkum Kaalam Varum]]'' || Teja || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Bengal Tiger (2001 film)|Bengal Tiger]]'' || Vangana || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2002 || ''[[Thandavam]]'' || Vasundharamma || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Ee Bhargavi Nilayam'' || Devi || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Kaliyodam (2003 film)|Kaliyodam]]'' || Vineetha || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Thullum Kaalam]]'' || Porkodi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Desiya Paravai'' || Priya || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi]]'' || Chandramukhi || Tamil ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb person|1696867}}

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[[Category:Actresses from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:1978 births]]

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