# Nirosha (நிரோஷா)
**Nirosha** (நிரோஷா), also credited as Nirosha Ramki or Nirosha Radha, is an Indian film actress who worked primarily in Tamil and [Telugu cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/telugu-cinema) from the late 1980s, with additional appearances in Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films, and who later moved into supporting film roles and television serials.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632571/bio/) • [2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nirosha/9481) She is best remembered for her performance in [Mani Ratnam](https://www.edgepedia.org/mani-ratnam)'s *Agni Natchathiram* (1988), one of the films credited as her debut.[2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nirosha/9481)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971, Colombo, Sri Lanka (other sources give 1970 or 1968, and Chennai as birthplace)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632571/bio/) • [2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nirosha/9481) • [3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha.html) |
| Family | Daughter of Tamil actor M. R. Radha; younger sister of actress Radhika Sarathkumar[4](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha/biography.html) |
| Debut | *Agni Natchathiram* (1988), directed by Mani Ratnam[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632571/) |
| Output | Over 100 films across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi[2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nirosha/9481) • [6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5MWa1SZXU) |
| Marriage | Married actor Ramki in 1995; stepped away from films afterward[7](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2198673/) • [2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nirosha/9481) |
| Return | Returned to cinema in 2003 in supporting roles; active in television serials since[2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nirosha/9481) |
| Recent work | *Lal Salaam* (2024), as Rajinikanth's character's wife; the upcoming *Lockdown*[8](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema-actress-nirosha-said-about-lal-salaam-movie-and-her-sister-radhika-sarathkumar-3653330) • [9](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2025/Dec/09/charle-success-is-when-directors-think-of-me-while-writing-characters) |
## Family background
Nirosha was born into a Tamil film family. Her father was the actor [M. R. Radha](https://www.edgepedia.org/m-r-radha) (Mohan Rajagopala Radhakrishnan Naidu), and her mother was Geetha Radha.[4](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha/biography.html) • [6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5MWa1SZXU) Her elder sister is the actress [Radhika Sarathkumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/radhika-sarathkumar), and her full siblings include brothers Raju Radha and Mohan Radha; through her father's first marriage she has half-brothers [Radha Ravi](https://www.edgepedia.org/radha-ravi) and M.R.R. Vasu and half-sisters Rashya, Rani, and Rathikala.[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5MWa1SZXU) According to a Tamil Oneindia account of her interviews, she appeared as a three-year-old alongside her father in *Thali Ponukku Veli*, and her father died when she was five.[10](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/actress-nirosha-about-radhika-about-interview-throwback-video-577849.html)
## Film career
**Debut and 1988 breakthrough.** Nirosha's first film as a heroine was Mani Ratnam's *Agni Natchathiram* (1988), in which she appeared opposite Karthik; the cast also included Prabhu and Amala.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632571/) • [11](https://indiancine.ma/ACLK) The film was a commercial success, and offers followed; in Telugu it was released as *Gharshana*.[10](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/actress-nirosha-about-radhika-about-interview-throwback-video-577849.html) • [12](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/do-you-remember-sindhura-puvvu-movie-actress-nirosha-ratha-know-how-she-has-changed-now-1389839.html) A YouTube biography credits her heroine debut instead to *Senthoora Poove*, opposite [Vijayakanth](https://www.edgepedia.org/vijayakanth) and [Ramki](https://www.edgepedia.org/ramki), before *Agni Natchathiram*; TamilMDb lists both films under 1988.[13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjbBr-51oU) • [14](https://www.tamilmdb.com/crew/4592/nirosha)
Through the late 1980s and 1990s she was among the most sought-after female actors in the southern film industry, appearing opposite stars including [Chiranjeevi](https://www.edgepedia.org/chiranjeevi) and Balakrishna in Telugu.[15](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/01/30/nirosha-birthday-actress-lesser-known-facts.html) Her Telugu films included *Sindhura Puvvu*, a village love story directed by P. R. Devaraj in which Ramki played the hero, as well as *Muddula Mavayya*, *Nari Nari Naduma Murari*, and *Stuartpuram Police Station*.[12](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/do-you-remember-sindhura-puvvu-movie-actress-nirosha-ratha-know-how-she-has-changed-now-1389839.html) • [16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy48vZiWSHA) In Tamil she is known for *Sonthakkaran* (1989), in which she played Rekha opposite Arjun, and *Soora Samhaaram* (1988) with [Kamal Haasan](https://www.edgepedia.org/kamal-haasan); the latter film drew controversy over its kissing and intimate scenes.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632571/) • [7](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2198673/) • [10](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/actress-nirosha-about-radhika-about-interview-throwback-video-577849.html) Her Kannada debut came with *Ibburu Hendthira Muddina Police* (1991), starring Shashikumar, followed by films such as *Midida Hrudayagalu*, *Lockup Death*, and *Gandugali*; she received a Nandi Special Jury Award.[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha.html)
**Marriage and return.** After marrying the actor Ramki in 1995, she stayed away from films for a period.[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha.html) She returned to cinema in 2003 and began appearing in supporting roles, with credits including *Priyamaana Thozhi* (2003), *Malaikottai* (2007), *Ambasamudram Ambani* (2010), *Thaanaa Serndha Koottam* (2018), and *Lal Salaam* (2024).[2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nirosha/9481) • [14](https://www.tamilmdb.com/crew/4592/nirosha) In *Lal Salaam*, directed by [Aishwarya Rajinikanth](https://www.edgepedia.org/aishwarya-rajinikanth), she played the wife of Rajinikanth's cameo character.[8](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema-actress-nirosha-said-about-lal-salaam-movie-and-her-sister-radhika-sarathkumar-3653330) In the upcoming drama *[Lockdown](https://www.edgepedia.org/lockdown-2025-film)*, directed by AR Jeeva, she and Charle play the parents of [Anupama Parameswaran](https://www.edgepedia.org/anupama-parameswaran)'s character; in an interview she said she was drawn to a mother written to react as a mother in real life would, not as a cinematic mother.[9](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2025/Dec/09/charle-success-is-when-directors-think-of-me-while-writing-characters)
## Television
Nirosha has worked in Tamil and Telugu serials since around 2000.[3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha.html) Her Tamil serial work includes *Chinna Paappa Periya Paappa*, a lead role in Colors Tamil's *Uyire*, and the role of Komathi in Vijay TV's *Pandian Stores 2*.[17](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/interview/actress-nirosha-talks-about-silk-smitha-and-bigg-boss-in-her-interview-076072.html) • [18](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/interview/pandian-stores-2-serial-actress-nirosha-and-ramki-love-story-174109.html)
## Disputed details
Reference sources disagree on Nirosha's birth details. IMDb gives 30 January 1971 in Colombo, Sri Lanka; [BookMyShow](https://www.edgepedia.org/bookmyshow) gives January 23, 1970, also in Colombo; the Kannada edition of Filmibeat gives 30 January 1968 and lists Chennai as her birthplace; and the Tamil Filmibeat biography lists 30 January 1971 with Chennai.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632571/bio/) • [2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nirosha/9481) • [3](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha.html) • [4](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha/biography.html) Sources also differ on which film marked her heroine debut, with *Senthoora Poove* and *Agni Natchathiram* both credited.[13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjbBr-51oU) • [4](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha/biography.html)
## References
1. [Nirosha – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632571/bio/)
2. [Nirosha – Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos, BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nirosha/9481)
3. [ನಿರೋಶ (Nirosha): ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರಗಳು, ವಯಸ್ಸು, ಜೀವನ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ, Filmibeat Kannada](https://kannada.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha.html)
4. [நிரோஷா பயோடேட்டா | Nirosha Biography in Tamil, Filmibeat Tamil](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/nirosha/biography.html)
5. [Nirosha (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632571/)
6. [Tollywood Actress Nirosha Full Interview On SumanTv, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5MWa1SZXU)
7. [Nirosha – Actor Filmography, photos, Video, ElCinema](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2198673/)
8. [மேக்கப் ரூமில் நிரோஷா... ராதிகா கொடுத்த திடீர் என்ட்ரி, Tamil Indian Express](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema-actress-nirosha-said-about-lal-salaam-movie-and-her-sister-radhika-sarathkumar-3653330)
9. [Charle: Success is when directors think of me while writing characters, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2025/Dec/09/charle-success-is-when-directors-think-of-me-while-writing-characters)
10. [ராதிகா கூட போன பாவத்துக்கு என்னை மாட்டி விட்டுட்டாங்க, Tamil Oneindia](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/actress-nirosha-about-radhika-about-interview-throwback-video-577849.html)
11. [Agni Nakshatram (Mani Ratnam) 1988, Indiancine.ma](https://indiancine.ma/ACLK)
12. [Do you remember Sindhura Puvvu movie actress Nirosha Radha, TV9 Telugu](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/do-you-remember-sindhura-puvvu-movie-actress-nirosha-ratha-know-how-she-has-changed-now-1389839.html)
13. [The history of actress Nirosha, MTR TV, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjbBr-51oU)
14. [Nirosha, TamilMDb](https://www.tamilmdb.com/crew/4592/nirosha)
15. [Happy birthday Nirosha: lesser-known facts about the actress, Onmanorama](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/01/30/nirosha-birthday-actress-lesser-known-facts.html)
16. [Actress Nirosha Exclusive Interview, TeluguOne, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy48vZiWSHA)
17. [Actress Nirosha talks about Silk Smitha and Bigg Boss in her interview, Filmibeat Tamil](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/interview/actress-nirosha-talks-about-silk-smitha-and-bigg-boss-in-her-interview-076072.html)
18. [Pandian Stores 2 serial actress Nirosha and Ramki love story, Filmibeat Tamil](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/interview/pandian-stores-2-serial-actress-nirosha-and-ramki-love-story-174109.html)
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