Vichithra

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| name = Vichitra

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|7|df=y}}{{cn|date=January 2025}}

| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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| occupation = Actress

| other_names = Jayanthi Shaji{{cn|date=January 2025}}

| yearsactive = 1991–present

| known_for = Cooku with Comali

Bigg Boss Season 7

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Vichitra is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil-language films. She has also appeared in a few Telugu-language, Malayalam and Kannada films. In 2023, she entered season 7 of the reality show Bigg Boss.

Career

Her breakthrough came in the form of a glamorous role in Selva's Thalaivasal (1992), where she played 'Madippu' Hamsa. She has appeared in supporting roles, notably in Rasigan (1994), Muthu (1995) and Suyamvaram (1999).{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/Film/rasigan.html |title=Rasigan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508082444/http://www.indolink.com/Film/rasigan.html |archive-date=8 May 2016 |access-date=11 July 2018 |url-status=usurped |publisher=indolink.com}} She briefly forayed into a career in television, playing a leading role in the drama Maami Chinna Maami. She has settled in Pune after marriage and has retired from films however she still remained active in television.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com:80/channels/tamil/article/70980.html |title=Vichitras father murdered |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601065305/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/70980.html |archive-date=1 June 2017 |date=14 September 2011 |access-date=11 July 2018 |work=indiaglitz.com |url-status=live }}

Personal life

She is the daughter of actor Williams and Mary Vasantha (Vijaya), and has two sisters and a brother. Her father was murdered during a robbery incident in September 2011.{{cite news |access-date=12 February 2014 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Hooded-robbers-kill-actors-father/articleshow/9973899.cms?referral=PM |author=Mahalingam Ponnusamy |title=Hooded robbers kill actor's father |work=The Times of India |date=14 September 2011}}

Filmography

Year !Title !style="width: 100px;" \| Role !style="width: 80px;" \| Language !class=unsortable\|Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1991	Porkkodi	Shenba	Tamil	Unreleased film, credited as Jayanthi
rowspan="6" \| 1992	Aval Oru Vasantham	Sridevi	Tamil	Credited as Jayanthi
Chinna Thayee	Ponnamma	Tamil
Thalaivasal	"Madippu" Hamsa	Tamil
Thevar Magan		Tamil
Ezhamedam	Sridevi	Malayalam
Rishi		Malayalam
rowspan="7" \| 1993	Amaravathi		Tamil	Special appearance
Sabash Babu	Hamsa	Tamil
Enga Muthalali	Kaveri	Tamil
Jaathi Malli	Savitri	Tamil
Rajathi Raja Raja..		Tamil	Special appearance
Madhumathi		Tamil
Athma		Tamil	Special appearance
rowspan="7" \| 1994	Rasigan	Chandrika Rani	Tamil
Ravanan	Sundari	Tamil
Veera		Tamil	Special appearance
Mani Rathnam		Tamil	Special appearance
Vandicholai Chinraasu		Tamil	Special appearance
Amaidhi Padai		Tamil	Special appearance
Rudraksham		Malayalam
rowspan="10" \| 1995	Muthu	Rathidevi	Tamil
Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala	Minnalkodi	Tamil
Villadhi Villain	Amsavalli	Tamil
Asuran	Balamani	Tamil
Seethanam	Sarasu	Tamil
Ragasiya Police	Ezhilarasi	Tamil
Periya Kudumbam	Pappamma	Tamil
Thotta Chinungi	Monica	Tamil
Pokiri Raja	Chitra	Telugu
Thiruvithamkoor Thirumanassu		Malayalam
rowspan="5" \| 1996	Mappillai Manasu Poopola	Ganga	Tamil
Rajali		Tamil
Sukhavasam	Shilpa	Malayalam
Azhakiya Ravanan	Film actress	Malayalam
Selva	Jyothi	Tamil
rowspan="8" \|1997	Aravindhan		Tamil	Special appearance
Sathi Sanam		Tamil
Shobhanam		Malayalam
Ettupatti Rasa		Tamil	Special appearance
Raasi		Tamil	Special appearance
Sishya		Tamil	Special appearance
Samrat		Tamil	Special appearance
Kadhal Palli	Mynaa	Tamil
rowspan="8" \| 1998	Ponmaanai Thedi		Tamil
Ellame En Pondattithaan	Laila Kumari	Tamil
Kizhakkum Merkkum	Valli	Tamil
King	Vichithra	Kannada
Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi		Tamil	Special appearance
Poonthottam		Tamil	Special appearance
Shanti Shanti Shanti		Kannada	special appearance
Harichandra		Tamil	Special appearance
rowspan="11" \| 1999	Thodarum	Radha	Tamil
Adutha Kattam		Tamil
Charlie Chaplin		Malayalam
Mudhal Etcharikkai	Bharathi	Tamil
Suyamvaram	Vichithra	Tamil
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga		Tamil
Pombalainga Samacharam		Tamil
Ponnu Veetukkaran	Diana	Tamil
Jayam	Amudha	Tamil
Kanmani Unakkaga		Tamil
Modati Hecharika		Telugu
rowspan="2" \| 2000	Penngal	Mangalam	Tamil
Gandharva Rathri	Meneka	Malayalam
rowspan="6" \| 2001	Bhalevadivi Basu	Pushpa	Telugu
En Iniya Pon Nilavae		Tamil
Krishna Krishna	Rukmani	Tamil
Seerivarum Kaalai	Rukku	Tamil
Theerpugal Maatrapadalaam	Inspector Lakshmi	Tamil
Kinavu Pole		Malayalam
2002	Iravu Padagan	Sundari	Tamil
2013	Ente Puthiya Number		Malayalam
2024	Joshua: Imai Pol Kaakha		Tamil	{{Cite web \|title=Gautham Vasudev Menon's Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha gets release date \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/feb/16/gautham-vasudev-menons-joshua-imai-polkaakhagets-release-date-52104.html \|access-date=2024-03-01 \|website=Cinema Express \|date=16 February 2024 \|language=en}}

=Television Serials=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel !! Language
	Maami Chinna Maami		rowspan=4\|Sun TV	rowspan=5\|Tamil
1997–2001	Kokila Enge Pogiraal
2000–2001	Vazhkai	Chellamma
2019–2020	Raasathi	Chintamani
2021	Anandhi	Deivanayagi	Raj TV
2021–2022	Kalyani	Malini Nambiar	Mazhavil Manorama	Malayalam
2022–2023	Geetha Govindam	Mukkotamma	ETV	Telugu
2022–2023	Karthigai Deepam	Rajashri	Zee Tamil	Tamil

= Television Shows =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Channel

!Notes

!Ref

2023

|Cooku with Comali (Season 4)

|Contestant

|Star Vijay

|2nd Runner-up

|{{Cite news |date=8 February 2023 |title=Cook with Comali (CWC) Season 4: Take a Look At The Comali's & Contestant's Lists With Photos |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/top-listing/cook-with-comali-cwc-season-4-take-a-look-at-the-comalis-and-contestants-lists-with-photos-5-1110.html |access-date=8 February 2023}}

2023-2024

|Bigg Boss Tamil (Season 7)

|Contestant

|Star Vijay

|{{eliminated|Evicted Day 98}}