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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{short description|Indian radio jockey and actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mamathi Chari
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|21|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |title= எப்போதும் இளமையாக இருக்க இதுதான் வழி – பிக் பாஸ் மமதி சாரி ஃபிட்னெஸ் சீக்ரெட்ஸ்! |url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/bigg-boss-mamathi-chaari-fitness-secrets-tamil-news-293120/|website=tamil.indianexpress.com|access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Television personality|actress|}}
| alma mater =
| years_active = 2007 – present
| other_names = Sharmal
}}
'''Mamathi Chari''' (born 21 December 1978) is an Indian radio jockey, television personality and actress who predominantly appears in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films and television shows.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamathi Chari Age, Boyfriend, Height, Husband & More Facts|url=https://www.biography.mastdunia.com/mamathi-chari-age-boyfriend-height-husband-more-facts/mamathi-chari-das|website=www.biography.mastdunia.com|access-date=31 August 2022|archive-date=31 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831073506/https://www.biography.mastdunia.com/mamathi-chari-age-boyfriend-height-husband-more-facts/mamathi-chari-das|url-status=dead}}</ref> She hosted the television show ''[[Vanakkam Tamizha]]'' and appeared as an actress in the soap opera ''[[Vani Rani (TV series)|Vani Rani]]''.<ref name=F>{{cite web |title= ‘Stylish Thamizhachi’ is a fitness freak |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/080719/stylish-thamizhachi-is-a-fitness-freak.html|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Taking the small screen big-time |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/television/280517/taking-the-small-screen-big-time.html|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mamathi was born on 21 December 1978, in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. She studied at Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School and later attended I.P. Pavlov, where she graduated Medicine.<ref name=kalki>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1997-04-27/page/78/mode/2up|pages=78–79|date=27 April 1997|language=ta|title=ரஷியா to ராஜ் டீ.வி|access-date=21 May 2023}}</ref> After her divorce, she took a hiatus from the entertainment industry and became a businesswoman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Divorce ஆனபிறகு மன அழுத்தத்துலேருந்து வெளியே வர பல ஆண்டுகளாச்சு! Mamathi Chari Emotional |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/anchor-vj-mamathi-chari-s-interview|website=cinema.vikatan.com|access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref> She came back to the limelight in 2017. However in 2020 she announced that she permanently is going to quit the television industry and focus on medical school.<ref>{{cite web |title= The ‘The Making of Heroes: The Adventures of Zoe and Scruffy’, incorporates topics such as divorce, adoption and gender neutrality |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/the-the-making-of-heroes-the-adventures-of-zoe-and-scruffy-incorporates-topics-such-as-divorce-adoption-and-gender-neutrality/article65626057.ece|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mamathi shares helpline number for women facing domestic abuse|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mamathi-shares-helpline-number-for-women-facing-domestic-abuse/articleshow/75187098.cms|website=[[Times Of India]]|access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
Mamathi started her career as anchor for Raj TV.<ref name=kalki /> She worked as an RJ for Big FM's ''Big Vanakkam'' in 2007 before working as a host for several television shows.<ref name=F/> She made her acting debut in the soap opera ''[[Vani Rani (TV series)|Vani Rani]]'' which aired on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] 2013. She played the dual role of Kokila Saaminathan and Jessie both antagonist characters. She later appeared as a radio jockey on the television show ''[[Vanakkam Tamizha]]'' which also aired on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]. In 2018 she participated in the reality show which aired on [[Star Vijay]] called ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 2)]]'' participating as a contestant, however she was later evicted from the house on day 14 of the show.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} After her eviction from the show she acted in the mini web series called ''[[Time Enna Boss!?]]'' in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title='Time Enna Boss' made me realise I can do comedy, says Mamathi Chari|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/time-enna-boss-made-me-realise-i-can-do-comedy-says-mamathi-chari-895196.html|website=www.deccanherald.com|access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref>

In 2022, she announced her return after a 2 years hiatus and was cast in a supporting role in the upcoming film ''Thunivu'' alongside actors [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Manju Warrier]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/popular-tv-anchor-mamathi-chari-has-joined-thunivu-film-dubbing-process-81742#google_vignette|title=Mamathi Chari in Thunivu : துணிவு படத்தில் இணைந்துள்ள புதிய பிரபலம்... டப்பிங் முடிச்சாச்சு... விவரம் உள்ளே|last=யுவராஜ்|first=லாவண்யா|work=[[ABP Nadu]]|date=2022-10-29|accessdate=2025-10-26|language=ta}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[[Thunivu]]'' || Channel Head ||
|-
| ''[[Kolai (film)|Kolai]]'' || Doctor ||
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Network
|-
| rowspan="1"|2020 || ''[[Time Enna Boss!?]]'' || House Owner || [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Show !! Role !! Channel !! Notes
|-
|2001||''Nee Naan Aval''|| ||Star Vijay||
|-
| 2004 || ''Hello Thamizha'' || Host || [[Star Vijay]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''Rani Maharani'' || Host || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2013-2017 || ''[[Vani Rani (TV series)|Vani Rani]]'' || Kokila Saaminathan / Jessie ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Dual roles
|-
| rowspan="1"|2017 || ''[[Vanakkam Tamizha]]'' || Host ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2018 || ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 2)]]'' || Contestant ||[[Star Vijay]] || Evicted Day 14
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|11899496}}

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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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