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{{short description|Indian film and television actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vanitha Krishnachandran
| image =
| birth_name = Sai Vanitha
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = [[Actor|Film actor]]
| years_active = 1979–1987<br/>2002–present
| parents = Ganeshan, Kamala, Kiran (Star Nephew)<ref name="mangalam1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/women/interview/102322 |title=Vanitha interview |work=Mangalam |access-date=7 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006111125/http://www.mangalam.com/women/interview/102322 |archive-date=6 October 2013}}</ref>
| spouse = [[Krishnachandran]] <br/>(m.1986–present)
| children =
}}

'''Vanitha Krishnachandran''' is an Indian film and television actress. She acted during the 1980s in nearly 170 films in [[Tamil film|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] films. She is currently more active with several Tamil and Malayalam television serials.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web |last=Sudhish |first=Navamy |url=https://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/The-new-generation-mom/2013/10/12/article1828026.ece |title=The new generation mom |work=The New Indian Express |date=12 October 2013 |access-date=16 June 2016 |archive-date=30 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330023851/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/The-new-generation-mom/2013/10/12/article1828026.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Vanitha was born to Ganeshan and Kamala as the youngest of four children at [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Her father is from [[Manjeri]], [[Kerala]], whose paternal ancestors originally hail from [[Tamil Nadu]] and her mother is from Tiruchirappalli. She was originally named Sai Vanitha, since her parents were huge devotees of the Indian guru [[Sathya Sai Baba]]. She has two elder sisters, Sai Prashanthi and Sai Jayalakshmi and an elder brother, Sai Ram. She had her primary education at [[RSK Higher Secondary School]], Tiruchirappalli. She stopped studies after tenth grade since she became busy with movies by then.<ref name="mangalam1"/>

She married Malayalam actor and singer [[Krishnachandran]] on 11 May 1986 with whom she starred in ''Eenadu'', ''Vanithapolice'', ''Belt Mathai'', ''Deeparadhana and a few other films''.<ref name="hindu2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701240300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127214618/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701240300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 November 2007 |title=Tailor-made role - TVDM |date=7 July 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
Vanitha entered the film industry as a 13-year-old and her debut film was ''Padai Maarinal'' directed by national award-winning director Durai, in 1979 in which she played a school girl.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She played the lead role in her first Malayalam film, ''Chandrabimbam'' and became popular among Malayalis with her roles in ''Eenadu'', ''Kaikeyi'', and ''Enickum Oru Divasum''.<ref name="hindu2006"/> She acted opposite [[Mammooty]] and [[Mohanlal]], in '[[Vikatakavi]] and ''Chakravalam Chuvannappol'', respectively. She said "I worked round-the-clock in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films" and "cut down my assignments following my marriage".<ref name="hindu1">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/03/05/stories/2010030550441600.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017210036/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/03/05/stories/2010030550441600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2013 |title=Grillmill - CHEN |date=5 March 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref> The last film she did before marriage was ''Kalyana Agathigal'' which was her 100th film.<ref name="hindu1"/>

In 2001, In Tamil, she made a comeback with a negative role in [[K. Balachander]]'s television serial ''Kaalmulaitha Aasai''. She has continued to act in serials in Tamil, such as ''Alaigal'', and ''Kolangal'', and Malayalam. She portrayed Jalaja teacher in [[K. K. Rajeev]]'s serial ''Amma Manasu'' <ref name="hindu2006"/> and has said that it was the real break in her second innings.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She also played the role of a mother in Tamil films like ''[[Kana Kandaen]]'', ''[[Kalabha Kadhalan]]'' and ''[[Parijatham (2006 film)|Parijatham]]'' and in many Malayalam films.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>

==Partial filmography==

===Tamil===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1979 || ''Padhai Maarinal'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Adukku Malli]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 1980 || ''[[Sujatha (1980 film)|Sujatha]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Kaadu'' || ||
|-
| ''Malargale Malarungal'' || ||
|-
| ''Nandri Karangal'' || ||
|-
| ''Malargindra Paruvathile'' || ||
|-
| ''Neer Nilam Neruppu'' || ||
|-
| ''Panam Penn Paasam'' || ||
|-
| ''Porkkaalam'' || ||
|-
| ''Oli Pirandhathu'' || Poongavanam ||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 1981 || ''[[Andhi Mayakkam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Anjatha Nenjangal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Vasantha Kaalam'' || Kala ||
|-
| ''Madhu Malar'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nandu (film)|Nandu]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| ''[[Kazhugu (1981 film)|Kazhugu]]'' || Vasanthi ||
|-
| ''[[Simla Special]]'' || Sri Sri ||
|-
| ''Nandu'' || Uma ||
|-
| rowspan=18 | 1982 || ''[[Parvaiyin Marupakkam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ayiram Muthangal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kanne Radha]]'' || Geetha ||
|-
| ''Vedikkai Manidhargal'' || ||
|-
| ''Amma'' || ||
|-
| ''Thunai'' || ||
|-
| ''Vadivangal'' || ||
|-
| ''Vetri Namedhe'' || Rani ||
|-
| ''[[Auto Raja (1982 film)|Auto Raja]]'' || Shanthi ||
|-
| ''[[Echchil Iravugal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Adhisayappiravigal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Theerpugal Thiruththapadalam]]'' || Kamini ||
|-
| ''Asthivaram'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Rani Theni]]'' || Kanagam ||
|-
| ''[[Nandri Meendum Varuga]]'' || Herself ||
|-
| ''Punitha Malar'' || Vanitha ||
|-
| ''Nenjil Oru Ragam'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=11 | 1983 || ''[[Anal Kaatru]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Yugu Dharmam'' || ||
|-
| ''Bramacharigal'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Muthu Engal Sothu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Thalaimagan'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Thudikkum Karangal (1983 film)|Thudikkum Karangal]]'' || Stella ||
|-
| ''Anney Anney'' || ||
|-
| ''Soora Puli'' || ||
|-
| ''Seerum Singangal'' || ||
|-
| ''Unmaigal'' || Kalpana||
|-
| ''Poikkal Kudhirai'' || || Guest role
|-
| rowspan=12 | 1984 || ''[[Oorukku upadesam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Pei Veedu'' || ||
|-
| ''Nyayam'' || ||
|-
| ''Sukra Desai'' || ||
|-
| ''Vai Sollil Veeranadi'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Neengal Kettavai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ambigai Neril Vanthaal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Aalaya Deepam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Unga Veetu Pillai'' || Sujatha ||
|-
| ''Priyamudan Prabhu'' || ||
|-
| ''Pillaiyar'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Vai Pandal]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=13 | 1985 || ''[[Pudhu Yugam (1985 film)|Pudhu Yugam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Raman Sreeraman]]'' || Saradha ||
|-
| ''Sivappu Nila'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Veli (film)|Veli]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Vetrikani'' || ||
|-
| ''Mookanankayiru'' || ||
|-
| ''Porutham'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Chain Jayapal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Ammavum Neeye Appavum Neeye'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Raja Rishi]]'' || Ammani ||
|-
| ''Police Police'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kalyana Agathigal]]'' || Yeshodha ||
|-
| ''En Selvame'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1986 || ''[[Kulirkaala Megangal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Oru Manithan Oru Manaivi'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Naan Adimai Illai]]'' || ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Anjatha Singam]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2003 || ''[[Student Number 1]]'' || Sibi's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Anbe Anbe]]'' || Vishali's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2004 || ''[[Arul (film)|Arul]]'' || Arul's sister in law ||
|-
| ''[[Singara Chennai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Loves (film)|Loves]]'' || Hari's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Gomathi Nayagam]]'' || Thangam ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2005 || ''[[Kana Kandaen]]'' || Archana's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Kundakka Mandakka]]'' || Roopa's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2006 || ''[[Kalabha Kadhalan]]'' || Anbarasi's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Parijatham (2006 film)|Parijatham]]'' || Subhathra's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2008 || ''[[Yaaradi Nee Mohini]]'' || Godavari ||
|-
| ''[[Sandai]]'' || Kathiresan's aunt ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2010 || ''[[Chikku Bukku]]'' || Meena's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Kalloori Kalangal]]'' || Santhosh's mother ||
|-
| ''Mudhal Kadhal Mazhai'' || Aanjaneyar Kumar's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2011 || ''[[Ko (film)|Ko]]'' || Ashwin's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Bhavani (2009 film)|Bhavani]]'' || Deepa's mother ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Manam Kothi Paravai]]'' || Thirumathi Ramaiah ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2013 || ''[[Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya]]'' || Shiva's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Desingu Raja]]'' || Thamarai's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2014 || ''[[Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal]]'' || Pavithra' mother ||
|-
| ''[[Brahman (film)|Brahman]]'' || Siva's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Vellaikaara Durai]]'' || Murugan's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2015 || ''[[Kirumi]]'' || Anitha's mother ||
|-
| ''Ore Oru Raja Mokkaraja'' || Ananthavalli ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2016 || ''[[Nambiar (film)|Nambiar]]'' || Ramachandran's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai]]'' || Vinod's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Mapla Singam]]'' || Sailaja's mother ||
|-
|}

===Malayalam===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1980 || ''Chandrahasam'' || Sreedevi ||
|-
| ''[[Chandra Bimbam]]'' || Mini ||
|-
| ''[[Shalini Ente Koottukari]]'' || Shalini's sister ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Guha (film)|Guha]]'' || Kamala ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 1982 || ''[[Aadharsam]]'' || Simmy ||
|-
| ''[[Enikkum Oru Divasam]]'' || Swapna ||
|-
| ''[[Innalenkil Nale]]'' || Rekha ||
|-
| ''[[Ee Nadu]]'' || Radha ||
|-
| ''[[Velicham Vitharunna Penkutty]]'' || Vanitha ||
|-
| rowspan=8 | 1983 || ''[[Belt Mathai]]'' || Amina ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Madapravinte Katha]]'' || Malathi ||
|-
| ''Mouna Ragam'' || ||
|-
| ''Professor Janaki'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Deepaaradhana]]'' || Janu ||
|-
| ''[[Kaikeyi (film)|Kaikeyi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Aadhipathyam'' || Kanam ||
|-
| ''[[Chakravalam Chuvannappol]]'' || Prabha ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1984 || ''[[Vikatakavi]]'' || Nabeesa ||
|-
| ''[[Vanitha Police]]'' || Ratnamma ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Sumangaliyude Kadha]]'' || Kalyani ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1985 || ''[[Nayakan (1985 film)|Nayakan]]'' || Heroine ||
|-
| ''[[Nulli Novikkathe]]'' || ||
|-
| 1989 || ''Aazhikkoru Muthu'' || Jaya ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Sargavasantham]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Basket'' || Siva ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Nottam]]'' || Vishnu's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2007 || ''[[Chocolate (2007 film)|Chocolate]]'' || Vanaja ||
|-
| ''[[Rock & Roll (film)|Rock & Roll]]'' || Chandramouli's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2008 || ''[[Minnaminnikoottam]]'' || Rosemary's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Innathe Chintha Vishayam]]'' || Kamala's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Mulla (film)|Mulla]]'' || Lachi's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2009 || ''[[Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded]]'' || Azar's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Bhagyadevatha]]'' || Rosy ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2011 || ''[[Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku]]'' || Viswanathan's mother ||
|-
| ''Themmadi Pravu'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=8 | 2012 || ''[[Orkut Oru Ormakoot]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty]]'' || Suryan's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'' || Vinod's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Perinoru Makan]]'' || Thulasi ||
|-
| ''[[101 Weddings]]'' || Malathi ||
|-
| ''[[Vaadhyar]]'' || Anoop's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Chapters (film)|Chapters]]'' || Krishna Kumar's mother ||
|-
| ''[[I Love Me (film)|I Love Me]]'' || Xavi's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2013 || ''[[3 Dots]]'' || Padmakumar's wife ||
|-
| ''[[72 Model]]'' || Saajan's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Ravu]]'' ||Sanjay's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Vishudhan]]'' || Sunny's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Artist (film)|Artist]]'' || Gayatri's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi]]'' || Azma ||
|-
| ''[[Memories (2013 film)|Memories]]'' || Marykutty ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2014 || ''[[How Old Are You? (film)|How Old Are You]]'' || Nirupama's mother ||
|-
| ''Pianist'' || Manu's mother ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2015 || ''[[Mili (2015 film)|Mili]]'' || Sudha ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Second Class Yathra]]'' || Indira ||
|-
| ''Monsoon'' || Anaas's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Urumbukal urangarilla]]'' || Ratha ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2016 || ''[[Kali (2016 film)|Kali]]'' || Anjali's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Pa Va]]'' || Elamma ||
|-
| ''[[Inspector Dawood Ibrahim]]'' || Dawood Ibrahim's mother ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Kadamkatha'' || Sudha ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2018 || ''[[Kammara Sambhavam]]'' || Gomathi ||
|-
| ''[[Thobama]]'' || Shanthi ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Brother's Day]]'' || Mother Superior ||
|-
| 2021 || ''Neeravam'' || Rajeswari||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2022 || ''[[Vaashi (2022 film)|Vaashi]]'' || Ebin's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Aanandam Paramanandam]]'' || Vimala teacher ||
|-
| 2025 || ''Ambalamukkile Visheshangal'' || Girijakumari ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Cinema Express |date=2025-11-11 |title=Gokul Suresh's Ambalamukkile Visheshangal confirms release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Nov/11/gokul-sureshs-ambalamukkile-visheshangal-confirms-release-date |access-date=2025-11-11 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Kannada===
* ''Dharma'' (1985)

==Television ==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date= December 2022}}

=== Television series ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
! Language
|-
|rowspan=2|2001–2003||''Kaalmulaitha Aasai''|| Valli||rowspan=3|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||rowspan=5|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|[[Alaigal (TV series)|''Alaigal'']]||Seetha
|-
|2003–2006||[[Kolangal (TV series)|''Kolangal'']]||Saradha
|-
|2004–2005||''Engirundho Vandhaal''||Vijaya||[[Jaya TV]]
|-
|2005–2006||''Alli Raajiyam''||Malarvizhi||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2006–2007||''Amma Manassu''||Jalaja Teacher||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2007||''Kanavugal Aayiram''|| ||[[Jaya TV]]||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|''Mounam Nombaram''||Rachel||[[Kairali TV]]||rowspan=3|[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2008||''January''|| ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|2009||''Coimbatore Ammayi''|| ||[[Amrita TV]]
|-
|2009–2011||[[Madhavi (TV series)|''Madhavi'']]|| ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2009||''Kudumbayogam''||Dathamma||[[Surya TV]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|''Aagneyam''|| ||[[DD Malayalam]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2011–2012||''Deivathinte Swantham Devootty''||Kalyani||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2011–2013||[[Akashadoothu (TV series)|''Akashadoothu'']]||Mary||[[Surya TV]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2011–2012||''Paattukalude Paattu''||Sulochana||[[Surya TV]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2012||''[[Kumkumapoovu]]''||Professor Rajalakshmi||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|''Chandralekha''|| ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2017–2019||[[Mullum Malarum (TV series)|''Mullum Malarum'']]|| Kanthiyamma||[[Zee Tamil]]||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|2017||''Nilavum Nakshathrangalum''|| ||[[Amrita TV]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2018–2019||[[Kalyana Parisu (TV series)|''Kalyana Parisu 2'']]||Subbulakshmi||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|2021–2023||''[[Aanpirannol]]''||Daisy Teacher||[[Amrita TV]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2024–present||''Meera''||Subhadra ||[[Amrita TV]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2024||''[[Siragadikka Aasai (TV series) ]]''||Subbulakshmi||[[Star Vijay]]||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|}

=== Other television shows ===
* ''JB Junction''
* ''Tharapakittu''
* ''Red Carpet''
* ''Manassiloru Mazhavillu''

==Web series==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
! Language
! Notes
|-
|2019||[[Queen (TV series)|''Queen'']]||Janani Devi||[[MX Player]]||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||
|-
|2024-2025||''[[Uppu Puli Kaaram]]''||Subba lakshmi||[[Hotstar]]||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||
|-
|2025|| ''Yuva Sapnon Ka Safar''|| ||Waves OTT||Multilingual (mainly [[English language|English]])||Anthology series<br>Segment: ''Backstage''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Backstage review: Anjali Menon's film is a gentle take on the fragilities of friendship|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/backstage-review-anjali-menons-film-is-a-gentle-take-on-the-fragilities-of-friendship|website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=23 May 2025|date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0889150}}

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