Rohini
Rohini (actress)
Born Name: Rohini Molleti
Date of Birthday: 15 December 1969
Place of Birth: Thummapala, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality: Indian
Other names: Rohini Molleti
Occupation: Actress, lyricist, screenwriter, voice actress, Film Director, model, anchor
Spouse(s): Raghuvaran(m. 1996; div. 2004)
Children: Sai Rishivaran (b.1998)
Rohini Molleti (born 15 December 1969), known professionally as Rohini, is an Indian actress, model, anchor, lyricist, screenwriter, voice actor and director. She has mainly acted in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam films along with few Kannada films. Having started her acting career at five, she has about 130 south Indian films to her credit. She received National Award of Special Mention and Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Special Jury Award for Best Performance in 1995 for the film Stri.
Early life
A native of Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh, Rohini spent all her childhood in Chennai. Her father Appa Rao Naidu was a panchyat officer and mother Radha was a housewife. Her father always wanted to become an actor, though he couldn't be an actor he encouraged his daughter to become an actress and he fulfilled his ambition through his daughter. Her mother died when she was five years old and father remarried later.
Personal life
She was married to actor Raghuvaran in 1996. The couple have a son Rishivaran born in 1998. The couple got divorced in 2004.
Career
She started her career in 1976 as a child actress. She was first seen as a wide-eyed five year old in Yashoda Krishna, a Telugu film. She is also a popular dubbing artist in the Telugu and Tamil industries. She has voiced six characters in five of Mani Ratnam's films. She lent her voice to actresses like Jyothika (Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu), Aishwarya Rai (Iruvar and Raavanan), Manisha Koirala (Bombay) and Amala (Shiva). She has also dubbed for Girija Shettar in Geethanjali.
She wrote lyrics for the Tamil film Pachaikili Muthucharam, before ending another hiatus by writing all songs in the album, Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey.
She writes episodes for Tamil TV serials. She started writing scripts for TV series way back in 1996, and has adapted the Sahithya Academy Award winning novel Verukku Neer for a tele film in 2005. She hosted the live TV talk show Kelvigal Aayiram for Vijay TV, which she said "dealt with issues close to my heart". She moderated the Tamil programme Azhagiya Tamizh Magal on Kalaignar TV and has worked as the anchor of Raj TV's show, Rohini's Box Office in which she reviewed the latest releases.
Being an activist for AIDS awareness, Rohini has also directed short films for M.G.R. Medical University and Tamil Nadu Aids Control Society. In 2008, Rohini had directed a 50-minute documentary Silent Hues about film industry's Child actresss, she being one herself. In 2013, she has directed a feature film Appavin Meesai which is yet to be released.
Awards
1995 - National Film Award - Special Mention - Stri
1995 - Nandi Award for Special Jury Best Performance - Stri
2017 - Vanitha Film Awards - Best supporting actress (Guppy, Action Hero Biju)
2017 - CPC Awards for Best supporting actress (Guppy, Action Hero Biju)
