Showing all artists born in 1970

Saranya Ponvannan is an Indian film actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. Saranya made her debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's Nayagan and went on to play lead roles in a few films during the late 1980s. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she returned to feature films as a character artiste, essaying supporting roles, particularly playing mother characters to lead artists. For her performances in films including Raam (2005), Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005), Em Magan (2006) and Kalavani (2010), she has received notable critical praise and several accolades, including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress, while her performance in Thenmerku Paruvakaatru fetched her the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2011. Saranya is the daughter of famous Malayalam film director A. B. Raj.  She is married to a fellow actor, Ponvannan.

Saranya made her debut in Mani Ratnam's Godfatheresque production, Nayagan opposite Kamal Haasan, in which she performed the lead female character. The film, which went on to become a titanic success, became one of the only few films where she had essayed the lead female role.

After marriage in 1995, she settled down to domestic bliss, refusing to take up any film offers. In 2000, however, she was offered the lead role in the comedy television series, Veettukku Veedu Lootty, which she accepted. Subsequently, she decided to accept some good offers, enacting supporting roles. Her close friend is actress Sukanya.

Since then she has appeared in many films in supporting roles most notably Raam, Thavamai Thavamirundhu and Em Magan. Her performance as Veerayi, a widowed mother torn between love and possessiveness, in the 2010 film Thenmerku Paruvakaatru - incidentally her 100th release - ultimately fetched her the National Film Award for Best Actress.

J.D. Chakravarthy (born Nagulapati Srinivasa Chakravarthy) is an Indian film actor and director known for his works in South Indian film industry and Bollywood. 

Chakravarthy made his screen debut with the Telugu film, Siva, an action blockbuster directed by Ram Gopal Varma, premiered at the 13th International Film Festival of India.He subsequently made his Bollywood debut with the remake of the same film titled Shiva (1990). He was then starred in the blockbuster Satya, premiered in the Indian panorama section, at the 1998 International Film Festival of India, and was listed among CNN-IBN's 100 greatest Indian films of all time, and  Chakravarthy has received the Screen Award Special Jury Award for his work in the film.

Chakravarthy is starred in around 50 films in a variety of roles predominantly Telugu, and few Tamil, and Malayalam films. He is best known for his performances in box office hits like Neti Siddhartha (1990), Money (1993), Gulabi (1996), Mrugam (1996), Bombay Priyudu (1996), Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997), Egire Paavurama (1997), Wife of V. Varaprasad (1998), Premaku Velayara (1999), Pape Naa Pranam (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Premaku Swagatam (2002), Madhyanam Hathya (2004) Dubai Seenu (2007), Homam (2008), Josh (2009), Sarvam (2009), Arima Nambi (2014) and Ice Cream 2 (2014).

He is also starred in Hindi films like Vaastu Shastra alongside Sushmita Sen, Bhoot Returns, alongside Manisha Koirala, and Aag. He made his film directing debut, with Darwaza Bandh Rakho which was archived at the New York Institute of Technology, as part of the film course He then went on to direct Darna Zaroori Hai, Homam and Sidham.

R. Panneerselvam (born 10 April 1970) is an Indian/Tamil action film director. His films include Renigunta (2009) starring the actor known as Johnny.

His film 18 Vayasu is about a mentally unstable youngster who falls in love and was made with the same team who made Renigunta.

He was the associate director of N. Linguswamy, an Indian film director; he worked on Lingusamy\\\'s action films Run (2002), Ji (2005), Sandakozhi (2005) and Bheema (2008).

Shobana Chandrakumar (born 21 March 1970), known as Shobana is an Indian film actress and Bharatanatyam dancer. She was among the popular lead actress in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films during the 1980s and 1990s. Shobana was born to Anandam and Chandrakumar, in Kerala. She is the niece of the Travancore sisters Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, all of whom were renowned for their skill in classical Indian dance. The veteran actress Sukumari is her paternal aunt. She is single and is involved in her dance school as well as her creative pursuits full time. Her very close friends from the industry are Revathi, Suhasini & Rohini. Famous actor and renowned dancer Vineeth is related to her. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in the films Manichitrathazhu (1993) and Mitra My Friend (2002). In 2006, the Government of India honored Shobana with the Padma Shri for her contributions towards the arts.

Karunaas is a Tamil comedic film actor in the Tamil film industry. He has acted with many prominent actors and starred in successful films. Appearing mostly in supporting roles and providing comical relief, he also played lead roles in Dindigul Sarathy and Ambasamudram Ambani. Apart from acting, Karunas is known as a musician and singer as well.

Karunas was born as Karunanidhi in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India. He did his schooling at Palangudi Bharathi School and later studied at Nandanam Arts, Presidency College. Karunas began his career as pop singer and dancer. He became a popular singer of 'Gaana' or Tamil Folk Music.  He then gradually appeared in films as a comedian.

Karunas is a modern day comedian and has done good comic roles. His main comedy style like popular comedian Vivek is satire which he usually diverts in the direction of College romances or stuck up snobbish beauties.

His funniest tracks include Nandha where he plays the character 'Lodukku Pandi' (this brought him the ultimate recognition in the industry), April Maathathil. Villain and Pudukotayil Saravanan where he plays a spoof of the famous hit film 'Vaali'.

As of August 2011, Karunas has appeared in 79 films.  In July 2013, he was signed to play the protagonist in an untitled French-Indian film with Angana Roy playing his love interest.

Karunas is married to pop and playback singer Grace. He has two children, a daughter and a son.

Nirosha is an Indian film actress who has appeared in all the South Indian language films including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. 

After her debut in the blockbuster Tamil film, Agni Natchathiram (1988) directed by Mani Ratnam, Nirosha went on to appear in many successful and critically acclaimed films as a lead actress in the early 1990s and supporting actress post 2000.

Nirosha is the daughter of the Tamil actor and comedian, M. R. Radha (Mohan Rajagopala Radhakrishnan Naidu). She has an elder sister named Radhika who is also a famous actress. She has married actor Ramki and lives in Chennai.

Ashwini Kalsekar is an Indian soap opera actress. She is best known to television audiences She pursued theatre as an understudy. she was an understudy to actress Neena Gupta. Ashwini played a role Marathi film Tula Jhapar La. She acted in SHANTI and C.I.D., Anjaane, Siddhant and K. Street Pali Hill . She appeared in Kasamh Se for which she won the ITA award for Best actor in a negative role.She is married to film and television character actor Murali Sharma. This is her second husband Nitesh Pandey was her first husband.

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy is a South Indian film actress and a classical dancer, qualified in Bharatanatyam.  She has acted in several Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada films. Her debut Malayalam film Arayannangalude Veedu alongside Mammootty won her the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress. She was a judge on Asianet’s dance show Vodafone Thakadhimi.

In 2007, Laxmi again received the Kerala State Film Award for the second best actress for her performances in Thaniye directed by debutant film director Babu Thiruvalla and Paradesi directed by P. T. Kunju Mohammed. For the same films, she also received the "Atlas Film Critics Award" for the best woman actor.

Lakshmi's most recent release has been the Kannada blockbuster Aptharakshaka. Her splendid performance in the film as a dancer possessed by an evil spirit has been praised by critics and the film going public as well.

She acted in the Tamil serial titled Lakshmi and has won much praise.

The acceptance in Malayalam cinema that Lakshmi has received from the audience has made her feel much obliged to Malayalam filmgoers. Her success has also got her offers from her home ground, Kannada film industry, too. Her debut Malayalam film Arayannangalude Veedu got her the Kerala State Award for the best supporting actress. Her second film Kochu Kochu Santhosangal too brought in much acclaim for her acting. Acting afforded her a different kind of exposure. "Initially I was intimidated by the profession, I was too shy to be famous," but soon felt at home.

She is very conscious about the message she conveys through her roles. "I feel a strong social responsibility as an actress. Working on Arayanangalude Veedu with Mammootty "was a treasured experience. He has such reverence for the profession. So also the character artistes." Cast opposite many a Malayalam screen icon, she has catapulted to fame in 'God's Own Country'.
She says dance will always remain her fave metier; she loves essaying good roles in films, like those that integrates semi-classical dance tracks, like Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal, in which two classical dance numbers became catchy tunes all over Kerala. Her star status in film firmament notwithstanding, she dreams of metamorphosing into a top-notch dancer.

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy is a serious student of Bharathanatyam and a dancer of repute. She has been performing since the age of 12, experiencing the inherent satisfaction that takes her through the fascinating journey that art unfolds to devoted seekers. Endowed with classical features, she has grace and a naturalness that complements her attractive personality, beautiful face and expressive eyes to this art form.

A quintessential Bangalore girl, with a master's degree in women's studies, Lakshmi chirps when quizzed on what tops the list while prioritizing her passions as "Unequivocally dance!" Lakshmi is of the opinion that dance has taught her to discipline herself. She feels that since dance and films are allied arts, they influence each other tremendously. Her dancing prowess is vindicated from the fact that she is the first one from Karnataka to have bagged the prestigious Madras Music Academy's MGR award for Best Young Dancer. Incidentally, her mother, Dr. Uma Gopalaswamy, a PhD holder in Carnatic music, lends her voice for her dance shows.

Chakri Toleti is an Indian film director based in the United States, who recently made his directorial debut with the bilingual films Unnaipol Oruvan and Eeenadu. The film was a remake of Neeraj Pandeys 2008 Hindi film A Wednesday. Chakri Toleti made his acting debut in the Telugu film Sagara Sangamam and acted in over 15 films as a child artist.His father Mr. Thambu happened to be a good friend of directors like K.Viswanath, K.Balachandar, Bhagyaraj, Bharati Raja and Jandhyala. He used to help the directors in scripts and dialogues. Then he acted in the role of a photographer boy in Sagara Sangamam movie when he was about 8 years old because K Viswanath insisted that he should play that role. He acted in around 15 movies and his last movie as a child artist was Paila Pachis.He obtained a bachelors degree in Film and VFX at the University of Central Florida. He has also acted in Dasavathaaram starring Kamal Hassan.

Aadukalam Naren is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his debut in 1997 movie 'Raman Abdullah' but, his major break and got noticed for his character as a Cop in 2011 film, Aadukalam directed by Vetrimaaran, with the film being used as a prefix to his screen name.[1]He delivered another commendable performance as Sasikumar's father in the movie Sundarapandian. He earlier appeared in Balu Mahendra's television series Kathai Neram.


Naren was born as Narayanan, his native place is Thiruvarur. His father a military fighter belonged to Thanjavur district. Narayanan changed his name as Naren for cinema as he was interested in acting, he joined dance master Kala to learn acting and also became an acting teacher in acting school.