Surekha (actress)

Surekha
Surekha
Born	Sureka Marie; Andhra Pradesh, India
Resting place	India
Nationality	Indian-American
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1979–1993 ; 2012-2018 ; 2018-2021
Spouse(s)	Dr. Sreenivas (No more)
Children	1

Surekha Marie – was an Indian film and television actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada^{[citation needed]}, and Telugu films. Her debut role in the Bharathan movie Thakara was well noted for her performance.^[1]

Background[edit]

Surekha was born into a Christian family in Andhra Pradesh. Her father P. Ramaravu, was the general manager in a factory and mother was a teacher. She had a brother, Naveen. Since her father got a job in a bank in Chennai her family migrated to Tamil Nadu. She had her primary education from Chennai Holy Angels school and obtained her Masters in English Literature and P.G. diploma in Advertising. She had produced one Telugu serial and she had acted in a Telugu serial and she did a Hindi serial "Vishwa Mitra" before her marriage.

Family[edit]

She was married to Doctor Sreenivas in 1995 but he is no more^[2] She had a daughter, Katherine. She left the film field after marriage. Then she concentrated on business. She owned a production company called Chennai Media Plus. She made a comeback through a 2012 movie Masters. She resided at Chennai with family.^[3]

Filmography[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Language
2017	Zebra Varakal	Jalaja	Malayalam
2016	Poy Maranju Parayathe	Radhamma	Malayalam
2015	Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga	Ambujam	Tamil
2014	Manjapai		Tamil
2014	Paris Payyans		Malayalam
2012	Masters	Sheetal's mother	Malayalam
1993	Aathma		Tamil
1992	Idhuthanda Sattam		Tamil
1987	Ithrayum Kalam	Saraswathy	Malayalam
1986	Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu	Prasannakumari	Malayalam
1986	Chekkaeran Oru Chilla	Savithri	Malayalam
1986	Ice Cream	Seema	Malayalam
1985	Ambada Njane		Malayalam
1985	Mulamoottil Adima	Devamma	Malayalam
1985	Muhurtham Pathnonnu Muppathinu	Dr. Neelima	Malayalam
1985	Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki	Geetha	Malayalam
1984	Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol	Hema	Malayalam
1984	Vellimohangal		Malayalam
1984	Gadusu Pindam	-	Telugu
1983	Onnu Theriyadha Pappa		Tamil
1982	Thadakom	Sulekha	Malayalam
1982	Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam	Kumar's finacee	Malayalam
1982	Novemberinte Nashtam	Ambika	Malayalam
1982	Innalenkil Nale	Ayisha	Malayalam
1982	John Jaffer Janardhanan	Manju	Malayalam
1982	Thunaivi	-	Tamil
1982	Ee Nadu	Chembakam	Malayalam
1982	Njan Ekananu		Malayalam
1982	Nallathu Nadanthe Theerum	-	Tamil
1981	Ellam Inba Mayyam	Gomathi	Tamil
1981	Greeshma Jwala	Valli	Malayalam
1981	Kilungatha Changalakal		Malayalam
1980	Aarohanam	Geetha	Malayalam
1980	Angadi	Karthi	Malayalam
1980	Mounathinte Shabdham		Malayalam
1979	Prabhu	Sandhya	Malayalam
1979	Thakara	Subhashini	Malayalam
1978	Karunamayudu	Mother Mary	Telugu
1976	Thoorpu Padamara	-	Telugu

TV serials[edit]

Year	Serial	Role	TV	Language
Unknown	Vishwa Mithra			Hindi
Unknown	Unknown	N/A	Producer	Telugu
Unknown	Unknown			Telugu
	Unknown	N/A	Producer	Malayalam
1992	Aihithyamala	N/A	Producer	Malayalam
2010-2011	Madhavi		Sun TV	Tamil
2011-2013	Uthiri Pookal	Krishna Veni	Sun TV	Tamil
2013	Abhinethri		Surya TV	Malayalam
2013	Kasturimaan (2013)		Asianet	Malayalam
2014-2014	Mannan Magal		Jaya TV	Tamil
2013	Valli	Bhagyam (Valli's mom)	Sun TV
2013 – 2016	Azhagi	Chandra
2014 – 2015	Chandralekha	Lakshmi
2015 – 2018	Deivamagal	Sampoornam
2015 – 2016	Priyasaki		Zee Tamil

References[edit]

↑ Nostalgia. Nostalgiamag.in. Retrieved on 12 November 2013.
↑ "O Record with T.N.Gopakumar:Surekha". youtube.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
↑ ഭാഗ്യം കൊണ്ട് ആത്മഹത്യ ചെയ്തില്ലെന്ന് മാത്രം - articles,infocus_interview - Mathrubhumi Eves. Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved on 12 November 2013.

External links[edit]

Surekha on IMDb
Surekha at MSI

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[1] Nostalgia. Nostalgiamag.in. Retrieved on 12 November 2013.

[2] "O Record with T.N.Gopakumar:Surekha". youtube.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

[3] ഭാഗ്യം കൊണ്ട് ആത്മഹത്യ ചെയ്തില്ലെന്ന് മാത്രം - articles,infocus_interview - Mathrubhumi Eves. Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved on 12 November 2013.

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