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Janani Iyer ( born 31 March 1989) is an Indian film actress and model. Starting a modelling career after her studies, she appeared in over 150 television advertisements before getting signed by director Bala to essay the lead female role in the Tamil feature film Avan Ivan.

Janani Iyer was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India into a Tamil family. Brought up in Chennai as well, she studied at D.A.V. School in Gopalapuram and later completed engineering in computer science at Saveetha Engineering College in Chennai.

After her studies, she ventured into modelling and appeared in over 150 regional television advertisements. However, she said, she always dreamt of becoming an actress, considering acting to be her  passion in life. During her modelling career, she appeared in insignificant cameo roles in Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru (2009) and Gautham Menon's Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010).

In early 2010, following the recommendation of director A. L. Vijay, Janani went to audition for director Bala, who was looking for a Tamil-speaking new face for the lead female character in his new film project, Avan Ivan. Upon seeing her audition, Bala signed her for the role, saying he felt that she fits into the role.The comedy-drama film, which also starred Arya, Vishal Krishna and Madhu Shalini, featured Janani in the role of an innocent police constable. Her next release was Paagan, in which she was paired opposite Srikanth. A critic from sify wrote,  Janani Iyer looks beautiful and it is a relief to watch a Tamil girl speaking in her own voice.

Raja Rani is an upcoming Tamil romantic comedy film directed by debutant Atlee Kumar, who previously worked with Shankar as an assistant in Enthiran 2010 and produced by A. R. Murugadoss in association with Fox Star Studios. The film features Arya, Jai, Nayantara, Sathyaraj, Santhanam and Nazriya Nazim in the lead roles. It received 'U' Certificate from Central Board of Film Certification. The film is scheduled to release on 27 September 2013.

Atlee Kumar, an assistant director to Shankar, narrated his script to Murugadoss in early 2012 and the pair agreed to make a film featuring Arya and Nayanthara in the lead roles. Atlee Kumar, who had worked under director Shankar for Enthiran and Nanban will turn a director with his film Raja Rani starring Arya, Nayanthara, Jai, Sathyaraj and Nazriya Nazim in the lead roles. AR Murugadoss, the producer of the film.

Bhavatharani is an Indian Tamil singer and music director. She is the daughter of film composer Ilaiyaraaja and her brothers are the noted film composers Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja.

She has mostly sung songs under her father and her brothers' direction. She was awarded the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 2001 for her rendition of the song "Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu" from the film Bharathi, composed by her father Ilaiyaraaja.

Bhavatharini made her debut as a singer in Raasaiya. The song was a super hit. From then onwards, she sings in albums composed by her dad and brothers. She had also lent her voice in songs composed by Deva & Sirpy.

In 2001, she bagged the National Award for the song Mayil Pola Ponnu Onnu in the movie Bharathi (music director - Ilaiyaraaja).

She turned music director for the 2002 film Mitr, My Friend, directed by Revathi, starring Shobhana. She then forayed into the Telugu film industry, too, with Avunaa. She has also composed music for Phir Milenge directed by Revathi again starring Shilpa Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan and Salman Khan. In June 2012 she was roped in to score the tunes for Vellachi, a village-based subject.