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			{{Short description\|Indian actress}}
	{{BLP sources\|date=March 2021}}		{{BLP sources\|date=March 2021}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~February 2016~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2022}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=February 2016}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=February 2016}}
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Maathu		\| name = Maathu
	\| birth_date = ~~{{birth-date and age\|1973}}<!--She said in an interview with the Times of India that she acted in her first movie at the age of four and then in the Malayalam movie Pooram at the age of sixteen.-->~~		\| birth_date =
	\| spouse = {{ubl\|{{Marriage\|Dr. Jacob\|end=divorced}}\|{{Marriage\|Anbalagan George\|2018}}}}		\| spouse = {{ubl\|{{Marriage\|Dr. Jesu Jacob\|end=divorced}}\| {{Marriage\|Anbalagan George\|2018}}}}
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
	\| parents = {{ubl\|Venkit\|Shantha}}		\| parents = {{ubl\|Venkit\|Shantha}}
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actress\|Dancer}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actress\|Dancer}}
	~~\| nationality =~~		\| years_active = 1977 {{endash}} 1979<br/>1988 {{endash}} 1999<br/>2019
	\| years_active = 1977 {{endash}} 1979<br>1988 {{endash}} ~~2011~~<br>2019 ~~{{endash}} present~~
	}}		}}
	'''Madhavi''' ~~(born 1973)~~, better known by her [[stage name]] '''Maathu''', is an Indian actress who was active during the 1980s and 1990s in [[Malayalam cinema]]. She is born to [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-speaking parents Venkit and Shantha.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|access-date=31 August 2016 \|archive-date=16 September 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916155211/http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> She is best known for her role as ''Radha'' in the 1991 Malayalam movie [[Amaram]], alongside ~~mammooty~~.		'''Madhavi''', better known by her [[stage name]] '''Maathu''', is an Indian actress who was active during the 1980s and 1990s in [[Malayalam cinema]]. She is born to [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-speaking parents Venkit and Shantha.<ref name="mangalam1">{{Cite web \|url=http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 \|title=മൗനം സ്വരമായ്‌... - Page 2 \| mangalam.com \|access-date=31 August 2016 \|archive-date=16 September 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916155211/http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is best known for her role as ''Radha'' in the 1991 Malayalam movie ''[[Amaram]]'', alongside [[Mammootty]].

	==~~Personal~~ life==		==Early life==

	Maathu was married to Dr. Jacob and later divorced. They have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Jaime.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=31 August 2016 \|archive-date=16 September 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916155211/http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> She converted from [[~~Hinduism~~]] to [[~~Christianity~~]] and ~~adopted~~ the ~~name Meena~~. ~~In 2018, the actress who had [[immigrated]]~~ to ~~the [[United States]] married [[Malaysians\|Malaysian]] native, Anbalagan George~~. ~~In an Interview in 2019~~, she ~~spoke about~~ a ~~coming back after 19 years~~ to ~~film industry. <ref>{{cite news\|last=Punnoose\|first=Aby\|date=2021-11-11\|title=Maathu: I realised how much I missed doing Malayalam films on~~ the ~~sets of my comeback film\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes~~.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/maathu-i-realised-how-much-i-missed-doing-malayalam-films-on-the-sets-of-my-comeback-film/articleshow/68241701.cms\|access-date=2021-11-11\|website=Timesofindia\|language=en}}</ref>		Maathu was born as Madhavi in [[Chennai]] to a [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-speaking couple named Venkit Rao and Shantha. Her father was a manager in the film industry. She began her film career as a child artist and later went on to play lead roles. During this time, she underwent a spiritual awakening and converted to Christianity and adopted the name Meena.

	=~~=Awards==~~		Maathu married Dr. Jacob, and the couple later divorced. They have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Jaime.<ref name="mangalam1" /> In 2018, the actress, who had immigrated to the [[United States]], married a [[Malaysians\|Malaysian]] native, Anbalagan George. In a 2019 interview, she spoke about her return to the film industry after a 19-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Punnoose \|first=Aby \|date=11 November 2021 \|title=Maathu: I realised how much I missed doing Malayalam films on the sets of my comeback film \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/maathu-i-realised-how-much-i-missed-doing-malayalam-films-on-the-sets-of-my-comeback-film/articleshow/68241701.cms \|access-date=11 November 2021 \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref>
	* 1977 [[~~Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female)~~]] - [[~~Sanaadi Appanna]]~~
	* 1994 [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] - ~~[[Prathakshinam]]~~
	* 1995 [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] - ~~[[Samudhayam]]~~

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	\| 2019 \|\| ''Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu'' \|\|Jancy \|\| Malayalam		\| 2019 \|\| ''Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu'' \|\|Jancy \|\| Malayalam
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2011 \|\| ''[[Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action]]'' \|\| Leena <br>(Archive footage cameo) \|\| Malayalam		\| 2011 \|\| ''[[Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action]]'' \|\| Leena <br/>(Archive footage cameo) \|\| Malayalam
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2000 \|\| ''[[Ente Priyappatta Muthuvinu]]'' \|\|- \|\| Malayalam		\| 2000 \|\| ''[[Ente Priyappatta Muthuvinu]]'' \|\|- \|\| Malayalam
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	\| ''[[Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham]]'' \|\| Rexy \|\| Malayalam		\| ''[[Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham]]'' \|\| Rexy \|\| Malayalam
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Mattupetti Machan]]'' \|\| Parvathy \|\| Malayalam		\| ''[[Mattupetti Machan]]'' \|\| Parvathy Prabhu\|\| Malayalam
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Samaantharangal]]'' \|\| Amina \|\| Malayalam		\| ''[[Samaantharangal]]'' \|\| Amina \|\| Malayalam
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	\| ''[[Muddina Kanmani]]'' \|\| Ambika \|\| Kannada		\| ''[[Muddina Kanmani]]'' \|\| Ambika \|\| Kannada
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Rajanna]]'' \|\| \|\| Kannada		\| ''Rajanna'' \|\| Suma\|\| Kannada
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Sankeerthanampole]]'' \|\| Thulasi \|\| Malayalam		\| ''[[Sankeerthanampole]]'' \|\| Thulasi \|\| Malayalam
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	\| rowspan=8 \|1994 \|\| ''[[Napoleon (1994 film)\|Napoleon]]'' \|\| Geetha \|\| Malayalam		\| rowspan=8 \|1994 \|\| ''[[Napoleon (1994 film)\|Napoleon]]'' \|\| Geetha \|\| Malayalam
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Gamanam]]'' \|\| Syama \|\| Malayalam		\| ''[[Gamanam (1994 film)\|Gamanam]]'' \|\| Syama \|\| Malayalam
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[Prathakshinam]]'' \|\| Rahel \|\| Malayalam		\| ''[[Prathakshinam]]'' \|\| Rahel \|\| Malayalam
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	\| ''[[Varaphalam]]'' \|\| Anjali \|\| Malayalam		\| ''[[Varaphalam]]'' \|\| Anjali \|\| Malayalam
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[~~Avan Ananthapadmanabhan~~]]'' \|\| - \|\| Malayalam		\| ''[[Moonnam Loka Pattalam]]'' \|\| Gopika \|\| Malayalam
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[~~Moonnam Loka Pattalam~~]]'' \|\| ~~Gopika~~ \|\| Malayalam		\| ''[[Avan Ananthapadmanabhan]]'' \|\| \|\| Malayalam
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan=10\|1993 \|\| ''[[Addeham Enna Iddeham]]'' \|\| Nancy \|\| Malayalam		\| rowspan=10\|1993 \|\| ''[[Addeham Enna Iddeham]]'' \|\| Nancy \|\| Malayalam
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	*{{IMDb name\|0558981}}		*{{IMDb name\|0558981}}
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141027182946/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Maathu Maathu at MSI]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141027182946/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Maathu Maathu at MSI]
	* http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/Mathu-2052		* https://archive.today/20130827035011/http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo1.php?searchtext=Mathu&pigsection=Actor&picata=2&Search=Search
	* http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/maathu/filmography.html
	* https://archive.is/20130827035011/http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo1.php?searchtext=Mathu&pigsection=Actor&picata=2&Search=Search

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{{BLP sources|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Maathu
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|1973}}
| spouse = {{ubl|{{Marriage|Dr. Jacob|end=divorced}}|{{Marriage|Anbalagan George|2018}}}}
| children = 2
| parents = {{ubl|Venkit|Shantha}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|Dancer}}
| nationality =
| years_active = 1977 {{endash}} 1979<br>1988 {{endash}} 2011<br>2019 {{endash}} present
}}
'''Madhavi''' (born 1973), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Maathu''', is an Indian actress who was active during the 1980s and 1990s in [[Malayalam cinema]]. She is born to [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking parents Venkit and Shantha.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 August 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916155211/http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is best known for her role as ''Radha'' in the 1991 Malayalam movie [[Amaram]], alongside mammooty.

==Personal life==

Maathu was married to Dr. Jacob and later divorced. They have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Jaime.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 August 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916155211/http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She converted from [[Hinduism]] to [[Christianity]] and adopted the name Meena. In 2018, the actress who had [[immigrated]] to the [[United States]] married [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] native, Anbalagan George. In an Interview in 2019, she spoke about a coming back after 19 years to film industry. <ref>{{cite news|last=Punnoose|first=Aby|date=2021-11-11|title=Maathu: I realised how much I missed doing Malayalam films on the sets of my comeback film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/maathu-i-realised-how-much-i-missed-doing-malayalam-films-on-the-sets-of-my-comeback-film/articleshow/68241701.cms|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Timesofindia|language=en}}</ref>

==Awards==
* 1977 [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female)]] - [[Sanaadi Appanna]]
* 1994 [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] - [[Prathakshinam]]
* 1995 [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] - [[Samudhayam]]

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language
|-
| 2019 || ''Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu'' ||Jancy || Malayalam
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action]]'' || Leena <br>(Archive footage cameo) || Malayalam
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Ente Priyappatta Muthuvinu]]'' ||- || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=5 |1999 || ''[[Tokyo Nagarile Viseshangal]]'' || Ganga || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Aanamuttathe Aangalamar]]'' || Jayalakshmi Menon || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Aayiram Meni]]'' || Lakshmi || Malayalam
|-
| ''Mohakottaram'' || Lekshmi|| Malayalam
|-
| ''Khalanayaka'' || Jyoti|| Kannada
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1998 || ''[[Rakthasakshikal Sindabad]]'' || Kunji || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham]]'' || Rexy || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Mattupetti Machan]]'' || Parvathy || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Samaantharangal]]'' || Amina || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=5 |1997 || ''[[Kalyana Unnikal]]'' || Sugandhi || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Muddina Kanmani]]'' || Ambika || Kannada
|-
| ''[[Rajanna]]'' || || Kannada
|-
| ''[[Sankeerthanampole]]'' || Thulasi || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Vaachalam]]'' || Meenakshi || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=2 |1996 || ''[[Harbour (film)|Harbour]]'' || Panchami || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Kanjirappally Kuriachan]]'' ||Annie || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=6|1995 || ''Manikya Chempazhukka'' || Sreedevi/Rajavalli || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary]]'' || Shalini || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Kaattile Thadi Thevarude Aana]]'' || Sindhu || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Indian Military Intelligence]]'' || || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Radholsavam]]'' || Meenu || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Samudhayam]]'' || Sathi || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=8 |1994 || ''[[Napoleon (1994 film)|Napoleon]]'' || Geetha || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Gamanam]]'' || Syama || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Prathakshinam]]'' || Rahel || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji]]'' || Gouri || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Rudraksham]]'' || Revathi || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Varaphalam]]'' || Anjali || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Avan Ananthapadmanabhan]]'' || - || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Moonnam Loka Pattalam]]'' || Gopika || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=10|1993 || ''[[Addeham Enna Iddeham]]'' || Nancy || Malayalam
|-
| ''Dollar'' || Mini || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Ente Sreekuttikku]]'' || Sreekutty || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Uppukandam Brothers]]'' || Leena || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Oru Kadankatha Pole]]'' || Sandhya || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni]]'' || Maya Rajagopal || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Aagneyam]]'' || Emi || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' || Malu || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Padaleeputhram]]'' || || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Agnishalabhangal]]'' || || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=8 |1992 || ''[[Kallan Kappalil Thanne]]'' || Savithri || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Savidham]]'' || Reena || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Sadayam]]'' || Jaya || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Pramaanikal]]'' || || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Cheppadividya]]'' || Indulekha || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Aayushkalam]]'' || Sobha || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Babai Hotel]]'' || Swapna || Telugu
|-
| ''Pudhusa Padukkiren Paattu'' || Kalyani || Tamil
|-
| rowspan=6 |1991 || ''[[Sandhesam]]'' || Lathika || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Parallel College (film)|Parallel College]]'' || Indu || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Kadalorakkattu]]'' || Jayanthi || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Thudar Katha]]'' || Lakshmi Thampuratti || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Amaram]]'' || Radha || Malayalam
|-
| ''Naathu Nattaachu'' || - || Tamil
|-
| rowspan=3 |1990 || ''[[Kuttettan]]'' || Indhu || Malayalam
|-
| ''Kaliyuga Krishna'' || Jyothi || Kannada
|-
| ''Neene Nanna Jeeva'' || Raadha|| Kannada
|-
| rowspan=3 |1989 || ''Adrushta Rekhe'' || Shyamala || Kannada
|-
| ''Pooram'' || Maathu || [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]
|-
| ''Manmada Samrajyam'' ||- || [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]
|-
| rowspan=2 |1988 || ''Jadikketha Moodi'' || Uma || Tamil
|-
| ''Koil Mani Osai'' || Valli|| Tamil
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Neeya?]]'' || Child artist || Tamil
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Bairavi]]'' || Child artist || [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Sanaadi Appanna]]'' || Child artist || [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]]
|-
|}

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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0558981}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141027182946/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Maathu Maathu at MSI]
* http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/Mathu-2052
* http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/maathu/filmography.html
* https://archive.is/20130827035011/http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo1.php?searchtext=Mathu&pigsection=Actor&picata=2&Search=Search

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:1973 births]]