Preetha Vijayakumar

{{short description|Indian actress and businesswoman}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}

{{Indian name|Preetha|Vijayakumar}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Preetha Vijayakumar

| image = Preetha Vijayakumar 62nd Filmfare South Awards.jpg

| caption = Preetha in 2015

| birth_name = Preetha Vijayakumar

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|1|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

| occupation = {{ubl|Actress|Businesswoman}}

| othername = Pritha Hari, Radha, Rukmini

| years_active = 1997–2002

| spouse = {{Marriage|Hari|2002}}

| children = 3

| parents = {{ubl|Vijayakumar|Manjula Vijayakumar}}

| relatives = Sridevi Vijayakumar (Sister)
Vanitha Vijayakumar (Estranged Sister)
Arun Vijay (Half-brother)

}}

Preetha Hari (née Preetha Vijayakumar) is an Indian former actress and businesswoman who predominantly acted in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. After her marriage to film director Hari, she retired from the film industry in 2002.

Career

Preetha had first signed up to portray the leading role in Ravi Raja Pinisetty's Telugu film Rukmini opposite Vineeth in 1997, and she made her Tamil film debut with Sandhippoma in 1998.{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm |title=A-Z (V) |accessdate=11 December 2017 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003725/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm |archivedate=24 April 2013 }} She is noted for her role in the movie Padayappa as Rajinikanth's daughter.

Personal life

File:Director Hari with his wife Preetha.jpg.]]

She was born as second child to actor Vijayakumar and actress Manjula. She married director Hari in 2002 and has three sons.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2007 |title=Interview: Director Hari |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/2003/june/06-06-03.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213084224/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/interviews/2003/june/06-06-03.htm |archive-date=13 December 2007 |website=Dinakaran}}

Filmography

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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable"|Notes

1997RukminiRukminiTelugucredited as Rukmini
rowspan="2"|1998SandhippomaNilaniTamil
DharmaSharmilaTamil
rowspan="7"| 1999Ponnu VeettukaaranInduTamil
PadayappaAnitaTamil
SuyamvaramHema KuselanTamil
WifeKrantiTelugu
Om Namah ShivayaGowriKannada
Udayapuram SulthanGopikaMalayalamMalayalam Debut
Red IndiansPreethaMalayalam
rowspan="3"| 2000Kakkai SiraginilaeGayatriTamil
Maa AnnayyaSumathiTelugu
Kshemamga Velli Labhamga RandiJanakiTelugu
rowspan="3"| 2001Priyamaina NeekuSirishaTelugu
ChanduTelugu
DubaiAliceMalayalam
rowspan="3"|2002Alli ArjunaNishaTamil
Punnagai DesamNandhiniTamil
SnehithanAnn MaryMalayalam

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