Sreejaya Nair

Sreejaya Nair
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active1992 – 2000 (acting)
2014 – present (acting)
SpouseMadhan Nair
Children1
Websitesreejaya.in

Sreejaya Nair is an Indian actress and dancer. She worked in the Malayalam film industry throughout 1990s and retired after marriage and returned to acting in 2014. She is a professional dancer and conducts a dance school named Sreejaya's School of Classical Dance in Bangalore.

Early life

Sreejaya hails from Kothamangalam, Kerala, India. She began learning dance from the age of five under the teachers Kalamandalam Sumathi and Kalamandalam Saraswathi. She joined Kerala Kalamandalam and took classes in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam and Kuchipudi. She later began training under the teacher Chitra Chandrasekhar Dasarathy.[1]

Career

She made her film debut in the Malayalam drama film Kamaladalam in 1992.[2] In 1998, she acted in comedy drama Summer in Bethlehem.[3] She took a break after her marriage.[1]

Personal life

Sreejaya is married to businessman Madhan Nair and the couple has a daughter named Mythili. They moved to Kozhikode and then to Bangalore and Canada after marriage. Later returned to and settled in Bangalore. Sreejaya conducts a dance school named Sreejaya's School of Classical Dance in Bangalore, which has 1 branche in the city and trains more than 20 students.[4][1]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Kamaladalam Dancer, Malavika's friend
1994 Sagaram Sakshi Indu
1994 Vendor Daniel State Licency Balagopalan's sister
1994 Ponthan Mada Reshmi
1995 Ormakalundayirikkanam Ammu
1995 Boxer Reena Cheriyan
1997 Superman Nalini
1997 Vamsam Meenu / Meenakshi
1997 Lelam Ammini
1998 Kanmadam Suma
1998 Summer in Bethlehem Devika
1998 Meenakshi Kalyanam Lakshmi
1998 Anuragakottaram Anna
1998 Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu Shobha
1998 Rakthasakshikal Sindabad Ammini
1999 Pathram Jessy Peter
1999 Parassala Pachan Payyannur Paramu Maneesha
1999 Stalin Sivadas Indhu
1999 Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal Lizzy
1999 Mohakottaram Nisha
2000 Aanamuttathe Aangalamar Mamatha Menon
2000 Ayyappantamma Neyyappam Chuttu Sr.Tissa
2014 Avatharam Valsala George
2017 Careful Mrs. Sudeep
2018 Aravindante Athidhikal Janaki Subhramanyam
2018 Odiyan Thankamani Varassiar
2021 Vishudha Rathrikal Noble Lady

Television

Year Show Role Channel Notes
1994 Melappadam DD Malayalam Serial
1999-2000 Shamanathalam Asianet Serial
2012-2013 Aayirathil Oruval Mazhavil Manorama Serial
Character - Vrinda
Best actress at Kazhcha TV Awards 2013
Verutha Alla Bharya Mazhavil Manorama Reality TV
Vanitha Mazhavil Manorama
Tharapakittu Kaumudy TV
Annie's Kitchen Herself Amrita TV Talk show

References

  1. ^ a b c അേശാക്, അശതി. "നടന ചാരുതയില്‍ ശ്രീജയ". Mangalam Publications (in Malayalam). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ^ "മമ്മൂട്ടിയെ സൈക്കിളിൽ നിന്നു വീഴ്ത്തിയ കഥ ശ്രീജയ പറയുന്നു". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 17 June 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. ^ "'സമ്മര്‍ ഇന്‍ ബത്‌ലഹേം' എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ ക്ലൈമാക്‌സില്‍ ജയറാമിന് പൂച്ചയെ അയച്ചതാര്: ചിത്രത്തിലഭിനയിച്ച നടി ശ്രീജയ പറയുന്നു". Chandrika (in Malayalam). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ "'അന്നു ഞാൻ ഡിപ്രഷനിലേക്ക് വഴുതി വീണു, കാനഡയിൽ നിന്നു മകളുടെ കൈപിടിച്ചു വന്നപ്പോൾ സ്വന്തമായി ഒന്നും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നില്ല!'; ശ്രീജയ പറയുന്നു ആ കാലഘട്ടത്തെക്കുറിച്ച്!". Vanitha (in Malayalam). 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.