Maathu

Maathu
Maathu
Born	1973 (age 51)
Occupation	Actress; Dancer;
Years active	1977 – 1979; 1988 – 2011; 2019 – present
Spouse(s)	Dr. Jacob (divorced); Anbalagan George (m. 2018);
Children	2
Parent(s)	Venkit; Shantha;

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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-speaking parents Venkit and Shantha.^[1] She is best known for her role as Radha in the 1991 Malayalam movie Amaram, alongside mammooty.

Personal life[edit]

Maathu was married to Dr. Jacob and later divorced. They have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Jaime.^[2] She converted from Hinduism to Christianity and adopted the name Meena. In 2018, the actress who had immigrated to the United States married Malaysian native, Anbalagan George. In an Interview in 2019, she spoke about a coming back after 19 years to film industry. ^[3]

Awards[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Language
2019	Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu	Jancy	Malayalam
2011	Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action	Leena (Archive footage cameo)	Malayalam
2000	Ente Priyappatta Muthuvinu	-	Malayalam
1999	Tokyo Nagarile Viseshangal	Ganga	Malayalam
	Aanamuttathe Aangalamar	Jayalakshmi Menon	Malayalam
	Aayiram Meni	Lakshmi	Malayalam
	Mohakottaram	Lekshmi	Malayalam
	Khalanayaka	Jyoti	Kannada
1998	Rakthasakshikal Sindabad	Kunji	Malayalam
	Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham	Rexy	Malayalam
	Mattupetti Machan	Parvathy	Malayalam
	Samaantharangal	Amina	Malayalam
1997	Kalyana Unnikal	Sugandhi	Malayalam
	Muddina Kanmani	Ambika	Kannada
	Rajanna		Kannada
	Sankeerthanampole	Thulasi	Malayalam
	Vaachalam	Meenakshi	Malayalam
1996	Harbour	Panchami	Malayalam
1996	Kanjirappally Kuriachan	Annie	Malayalam
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
1994	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
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	Malu	Malayalam
	Padaleeputhram		Malayalam
	Agnishalabhangal		Malayalam
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
1991	Sandhesam	Lathika	Malayalam
	Parallel College	Indu	Malayalam
	Kadalorakkattu	Jayanthi	Malayalam
	Thudar Katha	Lakshmi Thampuratti	Malayalam
	Amaram	Radha	Malayalam
	Naathu Nattaachu	-	Tamil
1990	Kuttettan	Indhu	Malayalam
	Kaliyuga Krishna	Jyothi	Kannada
	Neene Nanna Jeeva	Raadha	Kannada
1989	Adrushta Rekhe	Shyamala	Kannada
	Pooram	Maathu	Malayalam
	Manmada Samrajyam	-	Telugu
1988	Jadikketha Moodi	Uma	Tamil
1988	Koil Mani Osai	Valli	Tamil
1979	Neeya?	Child artist	Tamil
1978	Bairavi	Child artist	Tamil
1977	Sanaadi Appanna	Child artist	Kannada

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References[edit]

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ Punnoose, Aby (11 November 2021). "Maathu: I realised how much I missed doing Malayalam films on the sets of my comeback film". Timesofindia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

External links[edit]

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Punnoose, Aby (11 November 2021). "Maathu: I realised how much I missed doing Malayalam films on the sets of my comeback film". Timesofindia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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