Vineetha
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{{Short description|Actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Vineetha
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| birth_name = Santhiya
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| birth_place = Visakhapatnam, India
| othername = Thakkali
| years active = 1993-2009
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| occupation = Actress
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Vineetha is a former Indian actress, who appeared predominantly in Tamil films and Malayalam films. She has also acted in some Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. She made her debut through the Tamil film Chinna Jameen (1993).{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
Career
The actress was arrested in 2003 on suspicion of prostitution but was later cleared in 2004 with no charges, with Vineetha stating the trial had put her through mental agony and she added that the police had filed a false case against her to malign her name in the society.{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/actress-vinitha-released-news-tamil-kkfvMvefdgj.html |title=Actress Vinitha released |website=Sify |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005010858/http://www.sify.com/movies/actress-vinitha-released-news-tamil-kkfvMvefdgj.html |archive-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=dead}} After taking a break from the industry for eight years, she returned in 2008 to play a supporting role in the low-budget drama Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38721.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525175630/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38721.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2008|title = Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}} She has acted in over 70 films in most of the major Indian languages.{{Cite web|url=http://tamilwire.net/19349-actress-vinitha.html|title = Tamilwire.net -| work=TamilWire | date=14 September 2008 }}
Her younger brother Shankar acted in a film called Thullum Kaalam (2005).{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/News/9-4-05/vinitha_brother.htm | title=Behindwoods : Vinitha's brother debut! | access-date=18 August 2022 | archive-date=23 February 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223112211/http://www.behindwoods.com/News/9-4-05/vinitha_brother.htm | url-status=live }}
Notable filmography
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| Year
!Film !Role !Language !class=unsortable|Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |1993 | Chinna Jameen | Jyothi | Tamil | |
| Kattabomman | Priya | Tamil | ||
| rowspan="7" |1994 | Chinna Madam | Gayathri | Tamil | |
| Alludu Pooru Ammai Joru
| |Telugu | | ||||
| Nila | Nila / Ramya | Tamil | ||
| Pathavi Pramanam | Krishnaveni | Tamil | ||
| Ulavaali | Tamil | |||
| Uzhiyan | Kanaka | Tamil | ||
| Vietnam Colony | Gayathri | Tamil | ||
| rowspan="7"|1995 | Veluchami | Rasathi | Tamil | |
| Raja Muthirai | Abirami | Tamil | ||
| Karnaa | Anjali | Tamil | ||
| Periya Kudumbam | Bharathi | Tamil | ||
| Mr. Madras | Devi | Tamil | ||
| Maa Manithan | Tamil | |||
| Maanthrikam | Menaka | Malayalam | ||
| rowspan="9" |1996 | Mahaprabhu | Jyothi | Tamil | |
| Pudhu Nilavu | Actor Jeeva | Tamil | ||
| Gnanapazham | Tamil | |||
| Karuppu Roja | Neena | Tamil | ||
| Rajaputhran | Moti | Malayalam | ||
| Dhani | Vaani | Kannada | ||
| Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu | Manisha | Telugu | ||
| Ladies Doctor | Janaki | Telugu | ||
| Manava 2022 | Priya | Kannada | ||
| rowspan="2"|1997 | Samrat | Chandramukhi | Tamil | |
| Shapath | Shalu | Hindi | ||
| rowspan="6"|1998 | Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi | Valli | Tamil | |
| Veera Thalattu | Eswari | Tamil | ||
| Sivappu Nila | Raani / Jhansi | Tamil | ||
| Mayajalam | Surya Shanker | Malayalam | ||
| Ustadon Ke Ustad | Sapna | Hindi | ||
| Vaare Vah Moguda | Sailaja | Telugu | ||
| rowspan="2"| 1999 | Shera | Shivani | Hindi | |
| Durgada huli | Kannada | |||
| rowspan="4"|2000 | Vaanathaippola | Radha | Tamil | |
| The Warrant | Annie | Malayalam | ||
| Rapid Action Force | Vasantha Kumari | Malayalam | ||
| Paapigala Lokadalli | Bhavana | Kannada | ||
| rowspan="2"| 2001 | Engalukkum Kaalam Varum | Teja | Tamil | |
| Bengal Tiger | Vangana | Hindi | ||
| rowspan="2"| 2002 | Thandavam | Vasundharamma | Malayalam | |
| Ee Bhargavi Nilayam | Devi | Malayalam | ||
| 2003 | Kaliyodam | Vineetha | Malayalam | |
| 2005 | Thullum Kaalam | Porkodi | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Desiya Paravai | Priya | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi | Chandramukhi | Tamil |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1696867}}
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Category:Actresses from Tamil Nadu
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:20th-century Indian actresses
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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