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	'''Kasthuri''' is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who has appeared in [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]], [[Malayalam cinema\|Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]] language films. She is playing the role of Tulasi in [[Intinti Gruhalakshmi]]She had her schooling in Madras and started modelling while in high school. She won the Miss Madras title in 1992.<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/kasthuri/biography.html</ref> Kasthuri debuted in the Tamil film ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]'' (1991). In the early 2010s, she made a comeback and took on roles as a supporting actress and as a television host.{{cn\|date=May 2021}}		'''Kasthuri''' is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who has appeared in [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]], [[Malayalam cinema\|Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]] language films. She is playing the role of Tulasi in [[Intinti Gruhalakshmi]].She had her schooling in Madras and started modelling while in high school. She won the Miss Madras title in 1992.<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/kasthuri/biography.html</ref> Kasthuri debuted in the Tamil film ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]'' (1991). In the early 2010s, she made a comeback and took on roles as a supporting actress and as a television host.{{cn\|date=May 2021}}

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	=== Topless photoshoot ===		=== Topless photoshoot ===
	In 2014, she was photographed [[Toplessness\|topless]] and half-[[Nudity\|nude]] as a part of Jade Beall's book ''The Bodies of Mothers: A Beautiful Body Project''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-kasthuris-photo-shoot-motherhood-wins-hearts-she-says-amazed-response-35573 \|title=Actor Kasthuri's photo shoot for motherhood wins hearts, she says amazed at response \|publisher=The News Minute \|date=2015-10-30 \|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Actress Kasthuri Poses Semi-nude for Photo-book 'Bodies of Mothers'\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/oct/30/Actress-Kasthuri-Poses-Semi-nude-for-Photo-book-Bodies-of-Mothers-836421.html\|access-date=2021-06-25\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Team\|first=DNA Web\|date=2015-10-31\|title=South Indian actress Kasthuri poses topless for Jade ~~Beall’s ‘A~~ Beautiful Body ~~Project’~~\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-south-indian-actress-kasthuri-poses-topless-for-jade-beall-s-a-beautiful-body-project-2140526\|access-date=2021-06-25\|website=DNA India\|language=en}}</ref> The images from the shoot were later illegally shared by Indian websites, and Kasthuri announced that she would take legal action against the sites.		In 2014, she was photographed [[Toplessness\|topless]] and half-[[Nudity\|nude]] as a part of Jade Beall's book ''The Bodies of Mothers: A Beautiful Body Project''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-kasthuris-photo-shoot-motherhood-wins-hearts-she-says-amazed-response-35573 \|title=Actor Kasthuri's photo shoot for motherhood wins hearts, she says amazed at response \|publisher=The News Minute \|date=2015-10-30 \|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Actress Kasthuri Poses Semi-nude for Photo-book 'Bodies of Mothers'\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/oct/30/Actress-Kasthuri-Poses-Semi-nude-for-Photo-book-Bodies-of-Mothers-836421.html\|access-date=2021-06-25\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Team\|first=DNA Web\|date=2015-10-31\|title=South Indian actress Kasthuri poses topless for Jade Beall's 'A Beautiful Body Project'\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-south-indian-actress-kasthuri-poses-topless-for-jade-beall-s-a-beautiful-body-project-2140526\|access-date=2021-06-25\|website=DNA India\|language=en}}</ref> The images from the shoot were later illegally shared by Indian websites, and Kasthuri announced that she would take legal action against the sites.

	==Comments and social issues==		==Comments and social issues==
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	\| ''[[Abhirami (film)\|Abhirami]]'' \|\| Dhanam \|\|		\| ''[[Abhirami (film)\|Abhirami]]'' \|\| Dhanam \|\|
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	\| ''Gang War'' \|\|Kaveri \|\| Telugu \|\|		\| ''Gang War'' \|\|Kaveri \|\| [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] \|\|
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	\| rowspan="7" \|1993 \|\|''[[Rakkayi Koyil]]'' \|\| Vellaiyamma \|\| rowspan="5" \| Tamil \|\|		\| rowspan="7" \|1993 \|\|''[[Rakkayi Koyil]]'' \|\| Vellaiyamma \|\| rowspan="5" \| Tamil \|\|
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	\| rowspan="4" \| 1997 \|\| ''[[Chilakkottudu]]'' \|\| Kasturi \|\|		\| rowspan="4" \| 1997 \|\| ''[[Chilakkottudu]]'' \|\| Kasturi \|\|
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	\| ''Ratha Yatra'' \|\| - \|\|		\| ''Ratha Yatra'' \|\| Ganga \|\|
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	\|2002 \|\| ''Adheena'' \|\| -\|\| Malayalam \|\|		\|2002 \|\| ''Adheena'' \|\| Princess Adheena\|\| Malayalam \|\|
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	\|\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Malai Malai]]'' \|\| Lakshmi \|\| rowspan="2" \| Tamil \|\|		\|\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Malai Malai]]'' \|\| Lakshmi \|\| rowspan="2" \| Tamil \|\|

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{About||the singer|Kasturi Shankar|}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
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| occupation = {{hlist|[[Film actress]]|[[Model (person)|Model]]}}
| years_active = 1991-2001<br> 2009-present
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'''Kasthuri''' is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who has appeared in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]] language films. She is playing the role of Tulasi in [[Intinti Gruhalakshmi]]She had her schooling in Madras and started modelling while in high school. She won the Miss Madras title in 1992.<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/kasthuri/biography.html</ref> Kasthuri debuted in the Tamil film ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]'' (1991). In the early 2010s, she made a comeback and took on roles as a supporting actress and as a television host.{{cn|date=May 2021}}

==Personal life==
She married Ravikumar, a doctor in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|last=James|first=Anu|date=2015-10-29|title=Actress Kasthuri goes topless to highlight motherhood, photos go viral|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/actress-kasthuri-goes-topless-highlight-motherhood-photos-go-viral-652406|access-date=2021-06-02|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref> The couple have 2 children, a son and a daughter. Her daughter is a [[leukaemia]] survivor.<ref name="toi">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/casting-couch-in-filmdom-isnt-a-myth-it-does-exist/articleshow/57593669.cms|title=Casting couch in filmdom isn't a myth, it does exist - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Career==
After graduation from [[Ethiraj College for Women]], Kasthuri won Miss Chennai in 1992. Being a state-level hockey champion and an RD cadet in air force wing is one of her many accomplishments from her youth. ‘Beauty with brains’. Not only was she a successful model, but also, she was a finalist in the BBC’s Mastermind India 2000 quiz. Her acting career began in 1991 with the film, ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]'' (1991). From working on small budget Tamil films, she went on to work into more mainstream movies alongside legends, such as [[Kamal Haasan]] in ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996). A 30-minute documentary film, Kasthuri: A South Indian Film Star, was released as a tribute to her success in the film industry. She gained attention for her acting skills in ''[[Annamayya (film)|Annamayya]]'' (1997) and dance performance in ''[[Kaadhal Kavithai]]'' (1998). After her marriage she took a break from her career and settled in the USA.

However, she decided to make a comeback as a supporting actress and television host. Her debut comeback film was ''[[Malai Malai]]'' (2009) and also worked on ''[[Vina Vidai Vettai]]'' (2013-2014) for [[Puthuyugam TV]]. Kasthuri raises her voice on social issues by writing a column in ''[[The Times of India]]'' newspaper occasionally.<ref>https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/kasthuri</ref>

She also notably portrayed a key supporting role as an investigative agent in [[Adhik Ravichandran]]'s ''[[Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan]]'' (2017), appearing alongside [[Silambarasan]].<ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jun/22/i-am-too-old-for-vijay-too-young-for-rajinikanth-kasthuri-1619372.html</ref>

==Other work==
===Television===
Kasthuri works as quiz master at staged events and on television. She had taken an early interest during childhood in participating in quiz events, and later continued making competitive appearances, and notably appeared as a contestant on BBC's ''[[Mastermind India]]'' in 2000. She later made a comeback to hosting television-based quiz shows in the 2010s, and worked on ''[[Vina Vidai Vettai]]'' for [[Puthuyugam TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journeyline.in/newsdet.aspx?q=54012|title=In the limelight again|website=www.journeyline.in}}</ref>

After rejecting the opportunity to appear on the Tamil reality television show ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil]]'' in 2018, she joined the [[Bigg Boss Tamil 3|third season of the show]] in 2019 as a wildcard entry contestant.<ref>https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/tamil-cinema/article/bigg-boss-tamil-3-contestant-kasthuri-makes-shocking-revelations-over-her-payment-dues/660190</ref>

After that, she made her comeback to Telugu audience in [[Intinti Gruhalakshmi]] serial which airs on Star Maa now.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pasupuleti|first=AuthorPriyanka|title=Kasthuri Shankar testing her luck on small screen|url=https://telanganatoday.com/kasthuri-shankar-testing-her-luck-on-small-screen|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Columns===
In the late 1990s, Kasthuri wrote a weekly column titled "Keep It Simple Stupid" in the ''Kumudham'' magazine.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19990420125444/http://www.minnoviyam.com/star/track14.html</ref>

=== Topless photoshoot ===
In 2014, she was photographed [[Toplessness|topless]] and half-[[Nudity|nude]] as a part of Jade Beall's book ''The Bodies of Mothers: A Beautiful Body Project''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-kasthuris-photo-shoot-motherhood-wins-hearts-she-says-amazed-response-35573 |title=Actor Kasthuri's photo shoot for motherhood wins hearts, she says amazed at response |publisher=The News Minute |date=2015-10-30 |access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Actress Kasthuri Poses Semi-nude for Photo-book 'Bodies of Mothers'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/oct/30/Actress-Kasthuri-Poses-Semi-nude-for-Photo-book-Bodies-of-Mothers-836421.html|access-date=2021-06-25|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=DNA Web|date=2015-10-31|title=South Indian actress Kasthuri poses topless for Jade Beall’s ‘A Beautiful Body Project’|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-south-indian-actress-kasthuri-poses-topless-for-jade-beall-s-a-beautiful-body-project-2140526|access-date=2021-06-25|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> The images from the shoot were later illegally shared by Indian websites, and Kasthuri announced that she would take legal action against the sites.

==Comments and social issues==
Kasthuri is an active commentator regarding social issues through an occasional column with the [[Times of India]] and via Twitter, and her tweets have sometimes elicited debate in the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/column-ek-gaon-mein-ek-kisan-raghuthatha/articleshow/59714343.cms|title=The Word View: Ek Gaon Mein Ek Kisan Raghuthatha! - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In early 2017, she questioned [[Rajinikanth]]'s ability as a potential politician, and her opinion garnered criticism from the actor's fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/230517/i-am-a-true-fan-of-rajini-sir-kasturi.html|title=I am a true fan of Rajini sir: Kasturi|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=23 May 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/kasthuri-says-shes-a-true-fan-of-rajinikanth/|title=Kasthuri Says She's A "True Fan" Of Rajinikanth|date=23 May 2017}}</ref> In late 2018, she criticised Rajinikanth's ignorance over the [[Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi|Rajiv Gandhi assassination case]] and engaged in a further exchange with Rajinikanth's supporters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mynation.com/news/rajinikanth-actress-kasthuri-war-of-words-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-pi83h0|title=Rajinikanth, actress Kasthuri engage in war of words over Rajiv Gandhi assassination case|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}</ref> Kasthuri spoke out as a part of the [[Me Too movement (India)|Me Too movement]] in India, suggesting that her reluctance to give into patriarchal behaviour meant that she was removed from several film projects. She revealed that one male actor took a particular vengeance against her for her rebuff to his advances, and subsequently made it difficult for her to work on other projects.<ref name="toi"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/kasthuri-people-think-women-cant-climb-ladder-without-favours-man/|title=Kasthuri: "People Think Women Can't Climb Up The Ladder Without The Favours of a Man!"|date=12 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/winds-change-kollywood-more-women-actors-speak-about-misogyny-industry-59241 |title=Winds of change in Kollywood? More women actors speak up about misogyny in the industry |publisher=The News Minute |date=2017-03-25 |access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref> She criticised directors [[Bharathiraja]] and [[S. Shankar]] on April 2019, she said director Bharathiraja and his son has black skin and they use North Indian girls with lighter skin in their movies while S. Shankar goes a long way and imports white skin foreign girls in his movies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rajkumar|date=2019-04-17|title=பொது மேடையில் பாரதி ராஜாவின் நிறம் குறித்து கேலி செய்த கஸ்தூரி.! இதே வேல தானா.!|url=https://tamil.behindtalkies.com/kasthuri-mocks-director-bharathiraja/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Tamil Behind Talkies|language=en-US}}</ref>

A person, who claimed himself to be actor [[Ajith Kumar|Ajith]]'s fan, had allegedly made sexist comments against Kasturi Shankar on January 2020. A week after this, Kasthuri Shankar blasted him, by suggesting him to ask his mother or sister if he wants a woman for sex. She used the tag ''#dirtyajithfans'', which started trending in India. Some fans of Ajith created ''#DirtyKasthuriAunty'' to counter this. A war of words continued and created a controversy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-19|title='Avvai Shanmughi' Kamal's kutty daughter is now grown up - Red hot pics - Tamil News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/actress-kasthuri-slams-ajith-fan-for-dirty-obscene-comments-on-her-tamil-news-251655|access-date=2021-06-25|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H.|date=2020-01-19|title=Kasturi Shankar faces backlash for shutting down sexist Ajith fans; #DirtyKasthuriAunty trends on Twitter|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kasturi-shankar-faces-backlash-shutting-down-sexist-ajith-fans-dirtykasthuriaunty-trends-twitter-811958|access-date=2021-06-25|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" |1991 || ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]'' || Kasthuri || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Chakravarthy (1991 film)|Chakravarthy]]'' || Praseetha || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Rasathi Varum Naal]]'' || Radha || rowspan="6" | Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |1992 || ''[[Government Mappillai]]'' || Mallaria ||
|-
| ''[[Chinnavar]]'' || Meena ||
|-
| ''[[Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| ''[[Senthamizh Pattu]]'' || Shanmathi ||
|-
| ''[[Abhirami (film)|Abhirami]]'' || Dhanam ||
|-
| ''Gang War'' ||Kaveri || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="7" |1993 ||''[[Rakkayi Koyil]]'' || Vellaiyamma || rowspan="5" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pudhiya Mugam]]'' || Raja's first wife ||
|-
| ''[[Pass Mark]]'' || Shanthi||
|-
| ''[[Athma (film)|Aathma]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| ''[[Udan Pirappu]]''|| Sumathi||
|-
| ''[[Nippu Ravva]]''|| Bharathi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Enga Muthalali]]'' || Kalyani || rowspan="5" | Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |1994 || ''[[Amaidhi Padai]]'' || Thayamma ||
|-
| ''[[Watchman Vadivel]]''|| Radha ||
|-
| ''[[Raja Pandi]]'' || Ponnuthaayi ||
|-
| ''[[Thendral Varum Theru]]'' || Nalini ||
|-
| ''[[Jaana (film)|Jaana]]'' || Kasturi || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||
|-
| rowspan="8" |1995 || ''[[Sindhu Bath]]'' || Shobana || rowspan="4" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''Chinna Mani'' || Chinna Mani ||
|-
| ''[[Kolangal (1995 film)|Kolangal]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| ''Aakaya Pookal'' || Kamakshi ||
|-
| ''God Father'' || Aruna || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Agrajan]]'' || Sreedevi || rowspan="3" | Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Radholsavam]]''||Chempakam ||
|-
| ''[[Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava]]'' || Ammu ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |1996 || ''[[Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata]]'' || - || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' || Kasthuri || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Krishna (1996 Tamil film)|Krishna]]'' || Lizy ||
|-
| ''Soggadi Pellam'' ||- || rowspan="6" | [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Merupu]]'' ||Prema ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1997 || ''[[Chilakkottudu]]'' || Kasturi ||
|-
| ''Ratha Yatra'' || - ||
|-
| ''[[Annamayya (film)|Annamayya]]'' || Akkalamma ||
|-
| ''Maa Ayana Bangaram'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1998 || ''[[Mangalya Pallakku]]'' || Seethalakshmi || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Thutta Mutta]]'' || Dr. Seema || rowspan="2" | Kannada ||
|-
| ''One Man Army'' || Kasthoori||
|-
| ''[[Sneham (1998 film)|Sneham]]'' ||Radhika || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Kaadhal Kavidhai]]'' || Swapna || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1999 || ''[[Habba]]'' ||Anu || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || Uma || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Panchapaandavar]]'' || Nandini || Malayalam ||
|-
|rowspan="4" | 2001 || ''[[Engalukkum Kaalam Varum (2001 film)|Engalukkum Kaalam Varum]]'' || Pooja || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Dosth (2001 Tamil film)|Dosth]]'' || -|| Special appearance in the song "Hey Sal Sal"
|-
| ''[[Akasa Veedhilo]]'' || Padma || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Premakke Sai]]'' || Vedha || Kannada ||
|-
|2002 || ''Adheena'' || -|| Malayalam ||
|-
|| 2009 || ''[[Malai Malai]]'' || Lakshmi || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="3" |2010 || ''[[Thamizh Padam]]'' ||- || Special appearance in the song "Kuthuvilakku"
|-
| ''[[Gudu Gudu Gunjam]]'' || Malleeshwari || rowspan="2" | Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Don Seenu]]'' || Lakshmi ||
|-
|rowspan="2" |2011 || ''[[Pathinaaru]]'' || Ilavarasi || rowspan="8" | Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Thoonga Nagaram]]'' || - || Special appearance
|-
||2012 || ''[[Naanga]]'' || Chithra||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013 || ''Azhagan Azhagi'' ||- || Special appearance in the song "Ethuvarai Vaanam"
|-
| ''[[Naan Rajavaga Pogiren]]'' || Bharathi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014 || | ''[[Vadacurry]]'' || Satish's sister in law ||
|-
| ''Naan Ponnu Ondru Kanden'' || -|| Special appearance in the song "Othaya Retaya"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017 || | ''[[Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan]]'' || Ruby ||
|-
| ''[[Samanthakamani (film)|Samanthakamani]]'' || Krishna's mother || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018 || ''[[Traffic Ramasamy (film)|Traffic Ramasamy]]'' || Witness in court || rowspan="5" | Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Thamizh Padam 2]]'' || -|| Special appearance in the song "Vaa Vaa Kaama"
|-
| rowspan="1" |2020 || ''[[Velvet Nagaram]]'' || Gauri ||
|-
| rowspan="1" |2021 ||''[[Thamilarasan]]'' || || Filming
|-
| rowspan="1" |2021 ||''[[Un Kadhal Irundhal]]'' || || Filming
|-
|}

;Television
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!Year!! Title !! Role !! Language !! Channel !! Notes
|-
|||''Eshtadanam''||||Malayalam||[[DD Malayalam]]||Serial
|-
|1995||''Kaiyalavu Manasu''||Vani||Tamil||||Serial
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Mastermind India]]'' || Contestant || rowspan="5" | Tamil || [[BBC]] ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Sun Kudumbam Awards 2010]]'' || Host ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
|-
| 2013-14 || ''[[Vina Vidai Vettai]]'' || Host ||[[Puthuyugam TV]] ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Vina Vidai Vettai Juniors]]'' || Host || Puthuyugam TV ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3]]'' || Contestant ||[[Star Vijay]] || Evicted <br>Day 63
|-
|2020 – present||''[[Intinti Gruhalakshmi]]''||Tulasi||Telugu||[[Star Maa]]||Serial
|-
|2020||''Cash''||Participant||Telugu||[[ETV Telugu|ETV]]||Reality Show
|-
|2020||''[[Agni Natchathiram (TV series)|Agni Natchathiram]]''||Rudra||Tamil||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||Serial
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0441030|name=Kasthuri}}

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