Jyothika Saravanan is a popular actress and producer in South Indian cinema. She has worked in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu film industries. She is considered one of the best actresses in the South film industry. The list of achievements of this actress includes several awards including the National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards South, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Kalaimamani Award. She has earned these fame for her acting skills. She has acted alongside all the South mega stars like Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna and Chiranjeevi.
| Attribute | Details |
| Born | 18 October 1978 |
| Years Active | 1998 – Present |
| Spouse | Suriya |
| Children | 2 (Diya & Dev) |
| Family | Sadanah family
Sivakumar family (By marriage) |
Personal & Early details
Jyotika Saravanan was born on 18 October 1978 into a Punjabi Hindu family. Her father Chander Sadana was a film producer and her mother Seema Sadana was a Muslim. She has two siblings, Roshini and Suraj. Actress Nagma is her half-sister.
Jyothika and Suriya first met on the sets of the movie ‘Puvellam Kettupar‘ in 1999. They fell in love. After a long relationship, they got married on 11 September 2006 in Chennai. The couple has two children, Diya and Dev.
Net Worth
Jyothika is the highest paid actress in the Tamil film industry. She charges Rs 2-5 crore per movie. She has also surpassed Suriya in terms of wealth. According to reports, Suriya’s current wealth is Rs 206 crore while Jyothika’s wealth is Rs 331 crore. They are also one of the Dhoni artist duo.
Movies
Jyotika made her film debut in 1997 with the Hindi film ‘Doli Saja Ke Rakhna’. She then entered the Tamil film industry in 1999 with the film ‘Vaali’ and in 2003 with the film ‘Tagore’ in Telugu. She won the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for Best Female Debut in the South in her subsequent films. She won the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award in 2000 for her performance in the movie ‘Kushi’.
Some of her notable films from 2001 to 2007:
2001– Damma Damma Damma, Puvellam Un Bhasam
2002– Raja
2003– Dhool, Thirumalai
2004– Kakha Kakha, Perazhagan
2005– Chandramukhi
2006– Saravana, Manmadhan
2007– Mozhi
Released in 2005, ‘Chandramukhi‘ was a hit and the movie took her to a unique height in the acting world. She then won the award for the film ‘Mojhi’ released in 2007. She holds the record for receiving the most nominations at the South Filmfare Awards.
She got married to Tamil actor Suriya in 2006 after a long relationship while at the peak of her success. They worked together in 7 films during their relationship. In 2015, she worked in the film ’36 Vayadhinil’. For this film, she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Filmfare Award for South. She then appeared in films like ‘Magalir Mattum’ (2017), ‘Nachiyar’ (2018), ‘Catrin Mojhi’ (2018), ‘Raatchasi’ (2019), and ‘Ponmagal Vandhal’ (2020).
Brand Embasidor
Jyothika became the first brand ambassador of Zee Tamil channel. She has worked in various promotions of the channel and is still doing promotions. The brand launch was celebrated with the entire star family of Zee Tamil at the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors stage and the inauguration.
Jyothika, along with actor Vivek, worked as an ambassador in the Plastic Free Tamil Nadu campaign in the state led by former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami
