Sreejaya Nair

Sreejaya Nair
Born (1977-09-07) 7 September 1977
OccupationsActress, dancer
Years active1992 – 2000 (acting)
2014 – present (acting)
SpouseMadhan Nair(2000-Present)
ChildrenMythili Nair
Parent(s)Chandrasekhar, Jaya
Websitesreejaya.in

Biography

Sreejaya Nair is an Indian actress and dancer born on 7 September 1977 to Chandrasekhar & Jaya at Kothamangalam. 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 who is actress Asa Sharath’s mother 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992KamaladalamDancer, Malavika's friend
1994Sagaram SakshiIndu
Vendor Daniel State LicencyBalagopalan's sister
Ponthan MadaReshmi
ParinayamUnnimaya's friend
1995OrmakalundayirikkanamAmmu
BoxerReena Cheriyan
1997SupermanNalini
VamsamMeenu / Meenakshi
LelamAmmini
1998KanmadamSuma
Summer in BethlehemDevika
Meenakshi KalyanamLakshmi
AnuragakottaramAnna
Ayal Kadha EzhuthukayanuShobha
Rakthasakshikal SindabadAmmini
1999PathramJessy Peter
Parassala Pachan Payyannur ParamuManeesha
Stalin SivadasIndhu
Veendum Chila VeettukaryangalLizzy
MohakottaramNisha
2000Aanamuttathe AangalamarMamatha Menon
Ayyappantamma Neyyappam ChuttuSr.Tissa
2014AvatharamValsala George
2017CarefulMrs. Sudeep
2018Aravindante AthidhikalJanaki Subhramanyam
OdiyanThankamani Varassiar
2021Vishudha RathrikalNoble Lady
2026MadhuvidhuMercy[5]

Television

YearShowRoleChannelNotes
1994MelappadamDD MalayalamSerial
1999-2000ShamanathalamAsianetSerial
2012-2013Aayirathil OruvalMazhavil ManoramaSerial
Character - Vrinda
Best actress at Kazhcha TV Awards 2013
Verutha Alla BharyaMazhavil ManoramaReality TV
VanithaMazhavil Manorama
TharapakittuKaumudy TV
Annie's KitchenHerselfAmrita TVTalk show

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ "Sharaf U Dheen-Kalyani Panicker starrer Madhuvidhu prepones to this date". Cinema Express. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
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