played a vital role in Rajinikanth's movie Shankar Salim Simon. This role made her one of the only 2 actresses, along with Lakshmi, to be paired with MGR and Rajinikanth in the 1970s Tamil movies. After a hiatus of 14 years, she successfully reprised her career by acting in leading roles in many mega-serials in Tamil and Telugu. In 2002, the actress played vicious mothers-in-law in the Telugu television serials Eenati Ramayanam, Pavithrabandham and Matti Manishi. Most recently, she has gained much notoriety alongside Raadhika in the Tamil television serials Chitthi, Kasthuri, Selvi and most famously in Arasi. Her role in Arase is very popular amongst the demographic of Tamils that religiously follow mega serials, namely housewives and children. Her role is best known for her catchphrases "Pada Pada Padannu Irukkiradhu" and "Idhu Rombo Too Much" and the humorous portrayal of the character. Currently she is acting in the serials Roja as Canada Kamakshi and Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum as Vijayalakshmi. Notable filmography Television Serials Shows Personal life She is married to Sabapathy, a Singapore businessman in 1983 and has 2 sons Karthik and Sreenivas. References External links Indian film actresses Living people Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners Filmfare Awards South winners Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil television Actresses in Telugu television Year of birth missing (living people)