Sandhya Jagarlamudi (born 15 April 1985) is an Indian television and film actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials and a few Telugu shows. Sandhya was a leading actress in television from 2006 till 2018. She is known for her role as Karpagam in the blockbuster soap opera Athipookal which aired on Sun TV. She is also known for appearing in other soap opera such as Vamsam, Chandralekha and Sundari. Early life Sandhya was born on 15 April 1985 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India to a Tamil speaking family. At the age of 5 she moved to Chennai and studied at st.joseph's high school. Later in early 2001 she moved back to Hyderabad and studied at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University. She studied Masters in English Literature and a double degree in Psychology. After completing her studies she moved back to Chennai to pursue acting in 2006. Career Sandhya started her career as an actress in the soap opera Chellamadi Nee Enakku in 2006 which aired on Sun TV. After her debut she later shifted her attention to the Tollywood television industry and acted in the serial Ammayi Kaapuram which telecast on Gemini TV in 2007. In 2013, Sandhya made her breakthrough as a leading television actress in the super hit serial Athipookal playing the lead role as Karpagam a surrogate mum. Her appearance in that show reached heights and she was well known after that. She later went on the act in other serials such as Vamsam, Chandralekha and Sundari. In 2016 she made her first film debut in the Tamil film Peigal Jaakkirathai as a supporting actress. Filmography Television Serials Shows References External links Tamil television actresses Actresses in Tamil television Actresses in Telugu television Indian film actresses Tamil actresses Living people Actresses from Chennai 1985 births 21st-century Indian actresses