Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran


Shanta Meena, known professionally as Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, is an Indian actress who has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi movies and along with several Malayalam and Tamil television soap operas. She is the eldest daughter of actress Lakshmi and Bhaskaran.

Career

Aishwariyaa's first film was Oliyampukal, followed by Mamagaru, Rasukutty and Meera. She played a double role in Butterflies and also made her Hindi debut in Gardish, which was a remake of the Malayalam movie Kireedam. Early in her career, she turned down opportunity to work with Mani Ratnam in Thiruda Thiruda.
Following her marriage in 1994, Aishwariyaa quit the film industry and chose to prioritise bringing up a family. However her marriage fell apart and she became addicted to drugs as a result of her husband's addiction, which made it difficult for her to re-enter the film industry after her divorce in 1996. After undergoing a rehabilitation process, she chose to continue her education in computer science and joined to work with the NIIT in 1997 and prioritised her work as a software engineer. She then accepted an offer to be a part of a television show produced by Suresh Chandra Menon, after being convinced by her friend, actress Revathi. After a four-year sabbatical from films as a result of her marriage, childbirth and divorce, Aishwariyaa made a comeback in R. Parthiban's House Full portraying an inspector-in-charge of the bomb disposal squad. She continued to portray supporting roles in films such as Suyamvaram, Sathyameva Jayathe and Narasimham during the turn of the century.

Personal life

Aishwariyaa was born as Shanta Meena to Bhaskaran and actress Lakshmi. She has a stepsister from her mother's third marriage with Sivachandran.
She was married to Tanveer Ahmed in 1994 and later divorced him in 1996. The couple have a daughter born in 1995.

Filmography

;As actress
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1989Adavilo AbhimanyuduShantiTeluguTelugu debut
1989Hosa KavyaUshaKannadaKannada debut
1990OliyampukalKunjumolMalayalamMalayalam debut
1990Prema ZindabadBharathiTelugu
1990Nyayangal JayikkattumSaraswati's daughterTamilTamil debut
1991Mill ThozhilaliGeethaTamil
1991ThaiyalkaranKaveriTamil
1991MarikozhundhuMarikozhundhu,
Chithra		Tamil
1991Naan Pudicha MappillaiRasathiTamil
1991Mamagaru RaniTelugu
1991Oorellam Un PattuShanthiTamil
1991Ponnukku Sethi VandhachuUmaTamil
1991Anbulla ThangachikkuTamil
1992RasukuttyRukmaniTamil
1992MeeraMeeraTamil
1992Subba Rayudi PelliLalithaTelugu
1992AhankariNeeli/NeeluTelugu
1992Pellante Noorella PantaRojaTelugu
1992Seetapathi Chalo TirupathiTelugu
1992BrahmaSaraswathiTelugu
1992Kizhaku VeluthachuMeenakshiTamil
1993Poranthaalum Aambalayaa PorakkakoodaathuMeenatchiTamil
1993JackpotSindhu Gautham KrishnaMalayalam
1993ButterfliesAnju Nambyar,
Manju Nambyar		Malayalam
1993GardishVidya P. BhallaHindiHindi debut
1993Thanga PappaGowriTamil
1993Ulle VeliyeMeenaTamil
1993YajamanPonniTamil
1995Makkal AatchiManjulaTamil
1999House FullChristineTamil
1999SuyamvaramSavithriTamil
2000Pennin Manathai ThottuSunitha's sisterTamil
2000NarashimhamAnuradhaMalayalam
2000Sathyameva JayatheNancyMalayalam
2001KasiRadhikaTamil
2001Sharja To SharjaKalyaniMalayalam
2001PrajaMaya Mary KurienMalayalam
2001JollymanAishTamil
2002PanchatanthiramJanakiTamil
2003The King Maker LeaderVasanthy NambiarMalayalam
2003Amma Nanna O Tamila AmmayiPinniTelugu
2003The FireNeena CheriyanMalayalam
2004AgninakshathramAswathi WarrierMalayalam
2004M. Kumaran Son of MahalakshmiShaliniTamil
2004NewSeemaTamil
2004NaaniPriya's friendTelugu
2004JanaTamil
2004KuthuMeenakshiTamil
2005DhairyamMallika's MotherTelugu
2005PriyasakhiPriya's MotherTamil
2005AaruSound Saroja AkkaTamil
2005EnglishkaranPadmaTamil
2006NotebookElizabethMalayalam
2006ThanthraVedavadhiMalayalam
2006Manasu Palike Mouna RaagamRaniiTelugu
2006ParamasivanMalar's stepmotherTamil
2006PandavaruNagamaniKannada
2006Paisalo ParamatmaTelugu
2007Inspector GarudMaya GopinathMalayalam
2007Sringaram: Dance of LoveMirasu's wifeTamil
2007VelSakkara Pandi's WifeTamil
2007SabariVajravelu's WifeTamil
2007Sri MahalakshmiAdvocateTelugu
2008PazhaniDurgaTamil
2008Abhiyum NaanumAnuradha Tamil
2009Adada Enna AzhaguDianaTamil
2010 Abhishapt NurseHindi
2010Jhummandi NaadamArdhangiTelugu
2010BuridiTelugu
2011Manushya MrugamMaryMalayalam
2012MadirasiRaginiMalayalam
2012Theni MaavattamEeswariTamil
2012Uchithanai MuharnthaalSecurity GuardTamil
2012Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?Amrutha Valli's motherTelugu
2013For SaleAchammaMalayalam
2013Natholi Oru Cheriya MeenallaLakshmi/SainuthathaMalayalam
2013Maad DadSosammaMalayalam
2013Philips and the Monkey PenUncredited
Archive footage		MalayalamFrom Narasimham
2014PoojaiMrs. SivakkozhnthuTamil
2014Un Samayal Arayil / Oggarane / Ulavucharu BiriyaniAshaTamil / Kannada / Telugu
2015AambalaNadu PonnuTamil
2015MGR Sivaji Rajini KamalAishwaryaTamil
2015Savaale SamaaliSpecial appearanceTamilin song sequence
2015Bhale Manchi RojuShakti's wifeTelugu
2016Kadavul Irukaan KumaruManimaaran's wifeTamil
2016Kalyana VaibhogameNagamaniTelugu
2017Kuttram 23Tamil
2017TicketSonaTamil
2018DevadasFishfry LakshmiTelugu
2018Saamy 2ShanthiTamil
2019Oh! BabyVikram's MotherTelugu
2021Ichata Vahanamulu NiluparaduArun's motherTelugu
2022YaanaiSelvi's motherTamil
2023DadaManikandan's motherTamil
2024RajakiliThamaraiselvi IASTamil
20259AM To 9PM Valentines DayTamil
2025KannappaMaremmaTelugu

;As dubbing artist
YearFilmActressLanguageOther notes
2000Hey RamRani MukerjiTeluguDubbed Version