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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Other uses|Urvashi (disambiguation)}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Urvashi
| image = Urvashi-3333.jpg
| caption = Urvashi
| other_names =
| birth_name = Kavitha Ranjini<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/kavitha-ranjini-is-the-real-name-of-actress-urvashi/articleshow/64494591.cms |title=Kavitha Ranjini is the real name of actress Urvashi}}</ref>
| birth_date = 25 January 1969
| birth_place = [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| parents =
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Kalaranjini]] (sister)|[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] (sister)|[[Sooranad Kunjan Pillai]] (grandfather)}}
| spouse = {{ubl|{{Marriage|[[Manoj K. Jayan]]| 2000|2008|reason=divorced}}|{{Marriage|Shivaprasad|2013}}}}
| children = Tejalakshmi(b.2001), Ishaan Prajapathi (b.2014)
}}

'''Urvashi''' '''(Kavitha Ranjini)''', is an Indian actress, dubbing artist, television host, scriptwriter and film producer known for her works in the [[South India|Southern]] film industry, predominantly in [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/114588/ |title=നായികമാര്‍ എന്തിന് ഭയക്കണം?, Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies |publisher=Mathrubhumi.com |date=21 July 2010 |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> In a career spanning over four decades, she has won one [[National Film Award]], five [[Kerala State Film Awards]], three [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] and two [[Filmfare Award South]] respectively. Known for her distinct style of acting, she is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Urvashi, the mother of all roles |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/urvashi-the-mother-of-all-roles/photostory/79297126.cms |access-date=2023-02-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-08 |title=Why Malayalam Cinema’s Usual Rules Do Not Apply To Urvashi |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/urvashi-malayalam-cinema-actress_in_5e3d16ccc5b6bb0ffc0e8e5f |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>

Urvashi was a prominent [[lead actress]] of the 1980s and 1990s, primarily in [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] Films. She has written the films ''[[Ulsavamelam]]'' and ''[[Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu]]'', the latter was also produced by her. She won the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance in ''[[Achuvinte Amma]]'' (2005), which was her comeback movie after a period of 6 years.<ref name="mathrubhumi1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-90671 |title=ഏകാന്തതയുടെ കടല്‍ ഞാന്‍ നീന്തിക്കടക്കും - articles, infocus_interview - Mathrubhumi Eves |publisher=Mathrubhumi.com |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> She has won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]], with a record five times, which includes three consecutive wins from 1989 to 1991. She has also received two [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]].

==Early and personal life==

Urvashi was born to popular drama actors Chavara V. P. Nair and Vijayalakshmi in [[Sooranad]], [[Kollam district|Kollam]] district. Her elder sisters are actors [[Kalaranjini]] and [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/popular-siblings-from-the-malayalam-film-industry/photostory/48708581.cms |title=Popular siblings from the Malayalam film industry |date=28 August 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=18 June 2021}}</ref> Her two brothers, Kamal Roy and Prince had also acted in few Malayalam movies. Prince (Nandu of [[Layanam]] fame) committed suicide at the age of 26.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 March 2009 |title=Friday Review : The Urvashi formula |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/03/20/stories/2009032050740100.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=9 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324074316/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/03/20/stories/2009032050740100.htm |archive-date=24 March 2009}}</ref> She had her primary education from Fort Girl's Mission High School, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], until fourth grade and later at Corporation Higher Secondary School, Kodambakkam until ninth grade, when the family shifted to [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lifeglint.com/content/emigre/140324/uravashi-and-munthanai-mudichu |title=മുന്താണെ മുടിച്ചും പതിനാലുകാരി കവിതയും |language=ta |author=PK Sreenivasan |access-date=9 March 2018}}</ref> Firstly, Urvashi was cast by director [[K. Bhagyaraj|K.Bhagyaraj]] in his village based film ''[[Mundhanai Mudichu]]''. The film was successful and declared super hit at box office. She could not continue her studies since she had become busy with her movie career by then.

Urvashi married film actor Manoj K. Jayan on 2 May 2000. They have a daughter, Teja Lakshmi born in November 2001. However, they got divorced in 2008. Urvashi then married [[Chennai]] based builder Sivaprasad in November 2013. The couple had a boy, Ishaan Prajapathi in August 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vinodadarshan.com/2014/03/actress-urvashi-second-marriage-with.html |title=Actress Urvashi's Second Marriage with Sivaprasad |date=30 March 2014 |access-date=9 March 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
She acted in around 702 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. She started her acting career as a child artist, at the age of 10, in a Malayalam movie ''Kathirmandapam'', released in 1979, as [[Jayabharathi]]'s daughter. She acted as [[Srividya]]'s dance student in the movie ''Digvijayam'', released in 1980, she plays [[Krishna]] in the song sequence ''Madhumaasa Nikunjathil'', where her sister [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] plays [[Radha]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cinemaa Chirimaa with Kalpana and Manju Pilla: 22-9-2014 |url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26f7br_cinemaa-chirimaa-22-9-2014-22-september-2014-part-2-mazhavil-manorama_tv?start=220 |publisher=mazhavilmanorama |access-date=9 March 2018}}</ref> She has also acted as a child artist in ''Ninaivukal Maraivathillai'', a Tamil movie, in 1983, but it was never released. Then she acted as a heroine, at the age of 13, to [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] in the movie ''Thodarum Uravu'', which completed shooting in 1983, but released in 1986.<ref name=mathrubhumi1/>

Her first released film as heroine was ''[[Mundhanai Mudichu|Munthanai Mudichchu]]'' ([[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], directed by [[K. Bhagyaraj]]) in 1983, making her debut movie. ''Ethirppukal'' ([[Malayalam]], 1984) was one of her earlier films in [[Malayalam]]. During the peak of her career, she starred in M. P. Sukumaran Nair's award-winning film ''Kazhakam'' in 1995, without taking a single penny as remuneration. She was awarded Best Actress for this role. She has acted in some advertisements, and has participated in many stage shows also.

She has acted in successful movies with Kamal Haasan which became super hit blockbuster in Tamil cinema. She also hosted Kannada Show Krazy Couple on [[Zee Kannada]]

==Filmography==
{{Main|Urvashi filmography}}

==Awards and nominations==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Urvashi
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{BH person|urvashi}}
* [http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Urvashi&limit=120 Urvashi] at MSI

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