Madhoo

Madhoo (Originally Madhubala Raghunath Tamil: மதுபாலா ரகுநாத்) is an actress in Indian films. She has acted in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She is an Aries, born on 26 March 1972 and stands 5'5" tall. She was named after the late Hindi actress Madhubala. She has acted with stars including Ashok Kumar, Dev Anand, Mohanlal,Mammootty, Akshay Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun, Prabhu Deva,Prabhu, Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Govinda, Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Nana PatekarVenkatesh, Brahmanandam and Ravichandran.

She made her debut in the Malayalam film Ottayal Pattalam opposite Mukesh, and was later introduced to Tamil by renowned Tamil filmmaker K. Balachander in the movie Azhagan (1991) co-starring Mammooty, Bhanupriya and Geetha. She made her Hindi movie debut with another newcomer Ajay Devgan in Phool Aur Kaante (1991). The title role in Mani Ratnam's Roja (1992) made her very popular. Her close friend is actress Heera Rajagopal. Heera used to help Madhoo with her costumes and hairstyles. She married Anand Shah on 19 February 1999. She has two daughters Ameyaa (16 November 2000) and Keia (9 November 2002)

Filmography

• Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! (2011)... Vidya
• Mulaqat (2002)... Archana Patkar
• Chehraa (1999)... Simran
• Sar Utha Ke Jiyo (1998)...
• Hafta Vasuli (1998)... Inspector Durga
• Khote Sikkey (1998)... Suman
• Ganesh (1998)
• Udaan (1997)... Madhu
• Mere Sapnon Ki Raani (1997)... Vandana Nehle
• Yeshwant (1997)... Raagini Yeshwant Lohar
• Iruvar (1997)... (Tamil)
• Shere-E-Hindustan (1997)...
• Mr. Romeo (1996) (Tamil)...
• Diljale (1996)... Shabnam
• Return of the Jewel Thief (1996)... Madhu
• Diya Aur Toofan (1995) ...'Hathkardi (1995)... Rani
• Jallad (1995)... Gayetri
• Ravan Raaj (1995)...
• Hum Hain Bemisaal (1995)... Marya
• Zaalim (1994)... Madhu
• Janta Ki Adalat (1994)... Malti
• Time Bomb (1994) (Kannada)...
• Prem Yog (1994)... Anita Sethi
• Elaan (1994)... Mohini Sharma
• Pehchaan (1993)... Tina
• Gentleman (1993) (Tamil)...
• Yodha (1992) ... Aswathi (Malayalam)
• Allari Priyudu (1992) (Telugu)...
• Vaaname Ellai(1992) (Tamil)...
• Annaiah (1992) (Kannada)...
• Roja (1992)... Roja (Tamil)
• Ennodishttam Koodamo(1992)...(Malayalam)
• Neelagiri (1991).... Anitha (Malayalam)
• Phool Aur Kaante (1991)... Pooja
• Azhagan (1991)... (Tamil)
• Ottayal Pattalam (1990)...(Malayalam)

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