Udaya Chandrika, better known by her screen/stage name Radha (born 3 June 1965), is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films in addition to a few Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. She was one of the top heroines in the film industry for about a decade; from 1981 to 1991 (dominating the 80s era). Her elder sister Ambika, was also an actress. Ambika and Radha acted together in a number of films, during the peak of their careers. They also co-owned a movie studio called "ARS Studios" in 1986. She appeared on television as one of the judges in the STAR Vijay Jodi Number One Season 7 and 8 Reality Dance program. Personal life Radha hails from Kallara Village near Kilimanoor in a at Thiruvananthapuram District in Kerala. She was born as Udaya Chandrika on 3 June 1965 and is the third daughter of Karunakaran Nair and Sarassama. Her siblings are Ambika, Mallika, Suresh and Arjun. Her elder sister Ambika is also a popular actor of the Indian Silver Screen. The two sisters dominated the '80s and were an unavoidable factor in the South Indian film industry at the time. Radha married hotelier Rajasekaran Nair on 10 September 1991. The couple has two daughters Karthika Nair, Thulasi Nair and one son Vignesh Nair. After her marriage in 1991, Radha chose to completely step away from the limelight of acting as she had already established herself as a superstar throughout the 80s era through her abundant work displayed in just a short span. Radha introduced her daughters Karthika Nair and Thulasi Nair. But both of them didn't have much interest in acting. When many fans requested Radha to do movies, she stated that she didn't have time to play in the movies further as Radha had been managing her business in Chennai, Kerala & Mumbai. In 2021, Radha along with husband Rajasekaran Nair joined Bharatiya Janata Party. Rajasekaran Nair is the party's candidate from Neyyatinkara constituency for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. Radha is otherwise active on social media, such as IG (Instagram) and others. She has also been involved with T.V shows as a judge for the following: Jodi Number One season 6 Jodi Number One season 7 Jodi Number One season 8 Jodi Number One season 9 Kalakka Povathu Yaru Season 8 Kodeeswari (Guest) Super Queen BB Jodi (Telugu as judge) Career Tamil cinema