K. V. Shanthi

{{Infobox person

| name = K. V. Shanthi

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|6|25|df=y}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|9|21|1937|6|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kottayam, Kerala, India

| occupation = Actress

| spouse = G.Sasikumar, Trivandrum.

| years_active = 1953–1975

}}

K. V. Shanthi (June 25, 1937 – September 21, 2020) known by her stage name Shanthi was an Indian actress acted in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil movies. She was a prominent lead actress and dancer in Indian Cinema during the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She appeared in famous Hindi films like Chori Chori of 1956.

Background

She was born at Samkranthi, Kottayam, Kerala, and later moved to Chennai. She was married to Sasikumar and they had one son named Shyam Kumar.{{cite web |title=Innalathe Tharam: K. V. Shanthi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu4jyAtwK70 |publisher=amritatv.com |access-date=10 July 2014 |archive-date=19 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219141949/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu4jyAtwK70 |url-status=dead }} She was one of the permanent actresses of Merryland Studio's movies. She has acted in more than 50 Malayalam movies and a few movies in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi.{{Cite web |script-title=ml:ശാന്തി കെ.വി |language=ml |trans-title=Santhi K. V. |url=http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=2&no_of_displayed_rows=2&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=S |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927144631/http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=2&no_of_displayed_rows=2&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=S |archive-date=27 September 2013 |quote=Santhi K. V has acted in many films including Singing Pinkili, Wild Jasmine, Black Hand, Daughter, Teacher, Son of the Elephant Raised Vanambadi. And Tamil films. Left the scene. (Google translation)}}