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{{short description|Indian Malayalam Actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Karthika
| birth_name = Sunanda Nair
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| native_name =
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| other_names =
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| parents = [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] P. K. R. Nair (father)
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| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| relatives =
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 1984{{endash}}1988
| known_for = ''[[Thalavattam]]'' (1986)<br/>''[[Nayakan]]'' (1987)
| spouse = {{Marriage|Dr. Sunil Kumar|1988}}
| children = 1
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'''Sunanda Nair''', better known by her [[stage name]] '''Karthika''' is an Indian former actress who worked predominantly in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] movies and a few [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] movies. She was one of the popular lead Malayalam actresses during 1984-1988.She is well known for her portrayal of Charumathy in ''[[Nayakan]]'' (1987).<ref>[https://tamil.behindtalkies.com/nayagan-movie-actress-karthika-family-and-son-wedding-picture/ நாயகன் படத்தில் கமல் மகளாக நடித்த நடிகை என்ன ஆனார் – அவரின் குடும்ப புகைப்படம் இதோ.]</ref><ref>[https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=228555&u=how-can-gopalakrishna-panicker-skip-meera%E2%80%99s-son%E2%80%99s-wedding-karthika-invites-and-lalettan-arrives-228555 How can Gopalakrishna Panicker skip Meera's son's wedding? Karthika invites, Lalettan arrives]</ref>

==Early life==
Karthika was born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]] to [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] P. K. R. Nair, a retired army officer, Ex Servicemen Corporation Chairman and leader of Ex-Service Congress affiliated to the [[Indian National Congress]]. Her mother is a homemaker. She has a sister, Sujatha Balgovind.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150528/nation-current-affairs/article/arjun-now-waits-cross-iit-hurdle |work=Deccan Chronicle |title=Arjun now waits cross IIT hurdle|date=28 May 2015 }}</ref> She is a trained [[Indian classical dance|classical dancer]] and [[Kathakali]] artist. She is also an amateur [[Tennis]] player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/evergreen-malayalam-actress-karthikas-son-engagement-stills/articleshow/69757350.cms |work=samayam |title=നടി കാ‍ർത്തികയുടെ മകൻ്റെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം |accessdate=13 June 2019}}</ref>

==Film career==
Karthika made her cinema debut as a junior artist. Her first film was in 1984, ''[[Oru Painkilikatha]]'' directed by [[Balachandra Menon]]. She played one of the group dancers in the movie. However, she got a heroine role in the very next year. Her second film is ''[[Manicheppu Thurannappol]]''. In the movie, she played one among the female leads along with [[Jalaja]].<ref>[https://www.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/movies-music/news/actress-karthika-son-engagement-picture-viral-karthika-old-malayalam-actress-1.3869369 നടി കാര്‍ത്തികയുടെ മകന്റെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം: ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ വൈറല്‍]</ref>

She has worked in twenty films, among which two films are Tamil films and the rest are Malayalam films. [[Adiverukal]], [[Thalavattam]], [[Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam]], [[Neela Kurinji Poothappol]], [[Ente Entethu Mathram]], [[Desatanakkili Karayarilla]], [[Kariyilakkattu Pole]] and [[Adukkan Entheluppam]] are the films performed by her in 1986. In 1987, she worked in films like [[Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha]], [[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]], [[Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam]], [[Neeyethra Dhanya]], [[January Oru Orma]] and ''Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham''. [[David David Mr. David]] and [[Avanikunnile Kinnari Pookkal]] are the films performed by her in 1988 and 1989 respectively.<ref>[https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/sindhu-joy-with-actress-karthika.html സിന്ധു ജോയിക്കൊപ്പം മലയാളികളുടെ കാർത്തിക]</ref>

She made her [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] debut in 1987 through ''[[Nayagan]]'' with [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Saranya Ponvannan]] and [[Nizhalgal Ravi]]. The film directed by [[Mani Ratnam]]. Her second and final Tamil film was with [[Sathyaraj]] in ''[[Poovizhi Vasalile]]'' directed by [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]].

At the peak of her career, Karthika decided to quit the film industry. She married Dr. Sunil Kumar and went to the [[United States]]. The couple has a son, Vishnu. She is now settled in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/actress-karthika-son-marriage-photos-335657/ |work=The Indian Express |title=Karthika's son gets married}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|1979||''[[Prabhaathasandhya]]''||Young Usha||rowspan=12|[[Malayalam]]||Child artist||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|1984||''[[Oru Painkilikatha]]''||Dancer ||Uncredited junior artist||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|1985||''[[Manicheppu Thurannappol]]''|| Karthika ||Debut||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|Rowspan=9|1986 ||''[[Desatanakkili Karayarilla]]'' ||Nirmala||||<ref>{{cite news |last=Menon |first=Neelima |title=From 'Deshadanakili Karayarilla' to 'Aami': The gay identity in Malayalam films |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/deshadanakili-karayarilla-aami-gay-identity-malayalam-films-84563 |accessdate=23 July 2019 |work=[[The News Minute]] |date=11 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Kariyilakkattu Pole]]''||Shilpa||||<ref>{{cite news |title='അറം' അങ്ങനെ കരിയിലക്കാറ്റ് പോലെ'യായി; അന്ധവിശ്വാസങ്ങളുടെ ഫലമായി പേര് മാറ്റിയ അറിയാക്കഥ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/sudhakar-mangalodhayam-padmarajan-ananthapadmanabhan-kariyilakkattupole-movie-1.4913805 |access-date=1 August 2020 |work=[[Mathrubhumi|മാതൃഭൂമി]] |date=18 July 2020 |language=ml}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Ente Entethu Mathrem]]'' ||Sheela||||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|''[[Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam]]'' ||Meera||||<ref>{{cite news |last=ലിഷോയ് |first=എം. എസ്. |title=30 വർഷത്തിനുശേഷം സത്യൻ അന്തിക്കാട് എത്തി; പണിക്കർ ഒഴിപ്പിക്കാനെത്തിയ ആ വീട്ടിൽ |trans-title=Sathyan Anthikadu Came After 30 Years; To the House Panikkar Came To Evict |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/sanmanassullavarkku-samadhanam-mohanlal-sathyan-anthikkad-malayalammovie-kochi-1.1718176 |access-date=11 February 2017 |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |date=9 February 2017 |language=ml}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Adiverukal]]''||Sreedevi||||<ref>{{cite news |title=തുമ്പികൈ കൊണ്ട് ആന ലാലിനെ ഒറ്റയടി....മോഹൻലാലിന് ആനയുടെ ആക്രമണം നേരിടേണ്ടി വന്നതിനെ കുറിച്ച് ബാബു നമ്പൂതിരി |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=60848&u=adiverukal-movie-elephant-attacked-mohanlal-60848 |accessdate=28 August 2020 |work=[[Kerala Kaumudi]] |date=19 March 2019 |language=ml}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]]''||Maya||||<ref>{{cite news |last=Menon |first=Neelima |title=The director with the golden touch |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article240024.ece |access-date=29 February 2016 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=6 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229065642/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article240024.ece |archive-date=29 February 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Thalavattam]]''||Savithri||||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/movies-music/movie-news/mohanlal-meets-thalavattam-heroine-karthika-1.4462318 |work=mathrubhumi |title=Mohanlal meets Thalavattam heroine Karthika }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Adukkan Entheluppam]]''||Vimala||||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|''[[Neela Kurinji Poothappol]]'' ||Sandhya Varma||||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|Rowspan=8|1987||''[[Poovizhi Vasalile]]''||Yamuna||rowspan=2|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/poovizhi-vasalile/30775 |title=Poovizhi Vasalile : Tamil Movie |access-date=30 December 2011 |publisher=hummaa.com}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Nayakan]]'' ||Charumathi||||<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2010 |title=Tragedy brings back memories of Nayagan |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/oct/07/tragedy-brings-back-memories-of-nayagan-193076.html |access-date=24 November 2020 |archive-date=21 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321071954/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/oct/07/tragedy-brings-back-memories-of-nayagan-193076.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha]]'' ||Abhirami||rowspan=8|[[Malayalam]]|| ||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|''Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham'' ||Gigi Varma||||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|''[[Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam]]'' ||Animol||||<ref>{{cite news |last=Express News Service |title=They cast a spell on Kochiites |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/They-cast-a-spell-on-Kochiites/2013/05/19/article1596548.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091711/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/They-cast-a-spell-on-Kochiites/2013/05/19/article1596548.ece |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=18 December 2015 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=19 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|''[[January Oru Orma]]'' ||Nimmy||||<ref>{{cite news |last=T |first=Nandakumar |title=Life Thiruvananthapuram : Pooja 'specials' on a platter |url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2004/10/22/stories/2004102200860200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220084715/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2004/10/22/stories/2004102200860200.htm |archive-date=20 February 2016 |access-date=20 December 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 October 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Neeyethra Dhanya]]'' ||Shyama||||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
| ''[[Neela Kurinji Poothappol]]'' ||Sandhya||||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|1988||''[[David David Mr. David]]'' ||Karthika||||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|1991||''[[Aavanikunnile Kinnaripookkal]]'' ||Indu||||{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|}

==Personal life==
Karthika married Sunil Kumar in 1988. She has a son, Vishnu Sunil Jaikumar, a Veterinary Surgeon & Radiologist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/yesteryear-actress-karthikas-son-gets-engaged/articleshow/69774183.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Yesteryear actress Karthika's son gets engaged |author=Deepika Jayaram |access-date=13 June 2019 |date=13 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lodgetvm168.org/images/wm/W.Bro.Sunilkumar_2015.html |work=lodgetvm168 |title=W Bro Sunil Kumar}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0440232|name=Karthika}}

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