Seema (actress)


Shanthakumari Nambiar, better known by her stage name Seema, is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema. Actor Vijayan gave her the screen name "Seema".

Career

Seema began her career in Tamil film at the age of 18 as a dancer. She debuted as an actress in director Lisa Baby's Nizhale Nee Sakshi, but this film was shelved. Veteran actor Vijayan rechristened her name as Seema during the filming of Nizhale Nee Sakshi.
At the age of 21, Seema starred as the heroine in her first movie in Malayalam titled Avalude Ravukal, directed by I. V. Sasi.
She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 1984 and in 1985.
After a few years of inactivity during the 1990s, Seema became active again in 1998 in Olympiyan Anthony Adam.
Vishudha Shanthi, a biography on her life, was published by Didi Damodaran, in 2011.
She received the lifetime achievement award at the 59th Idea Filmfare festival at Chennai.

Personal life

She married director I. V. Sasi on 28 August 1980 and were together until his death in 2017. The couple have two children, one daughter, Anu and one son, Ani.

Television career

;TV series
YearNameRoleChannelLanguageNotes
2000Jannal AvayambalRaj TVTamil
2002SnehaAsianetMalayalam
2004–2005Chinna Papa Periya PapaChinna PapaSun TVTamilSeason 2
2004JalamSurya TVMalayalam
2005 - 2006ManthrakodiAsianetMalayalam
2007Thingalum TharakangalumBalasaraswathiAmrita TVMalayalam
2007MuhoorthamRadhaAsianetMalayalam
2007–2008Manjal MagimaiKalaignar TVTamil
2009–2013ThangamNaachiyarSun TVTamil
2010–2011Alaudinnte AlbuthavilakkuFathimaAsianetMalayalam
2011–2013AmmakiliDr. InduAsianetMalayalam
2012AahaStar VijayTamil
2013–2017VamsamThangamma / PonnuthaayiSun TVTamil
2013NirakoottuHerselfKairali TVMalayalam
2013–2014Ival YamunaLakshmiMazhavil ManoramaMalayalam
2015Chinna Papa Periya PapaChinna Papa Sun TVTamilSeason 3
2016AmruthavarshiniSaraswathy a.k.a. SarasuJanam TVMalayalam
2019–2020Kandukonden KandukondenAnjana DeviZee TamilTamil
2019ThamarathumbiDr.MerlinSurya TVMalayalam
2021SembaruthiSundaravalliZee TamilTamilSpecial appearance
2021JothiPadmavathiSun TVTamil

;Shows
YearNameRoleChannelLanguage
SangamamGuestAmrita TVMalayalam
Ennile NjanGuestACVMalayalam
2010 Rani MaharaniParticipantSurya TVMalayalam
2011Vivel Big BreakJudgeSurya TVMalayalam
2013HarmonyGuestAsianet NewsMalayalam
2014Celebrity KitchenGuestPuthuyugam TVTamil
2014Nere ChovveGuestManorama NewsMalayalam
2014Comedy FestivalJudgeMazhavil ManoramaMalayalam
2015JB junctionGuestKairali TVMalayalam
2016Onnum Onnum MoonuGuestMazhavil ManoramaMalayalam
2016Badai BungalowGuestAsianetMalayalam
2016Comedy Super NiteGuestFlowers TVMalayalam
2016Comedy UtsavamJudgeFlowers TVMalayalam
2016–2017Malayali VeetammaJudgeFlowers TVMalayalam
2017Lal SalamGuestAmrita TVMalayalam
2018Comedy Stars season 2JudgeAsianetMalayalam
2018Straight LineGuestKaumudy TVMalayalam
2018Urvasi TheatresMentorAsianetMalayalam
2018Flowers Top SingerJudgeFlowers TVMalayalam
2018Utsavam Super StarJudgeFlowers TVMalayalam
2018 Vanitha Film AwardsAwardee-Malayalam
2019Comedy Stars Season 2JudgeAsianetMalayalam
2019Ennum Seemayude DhinangalGuestKaumudy TVMalayalam
2020Comedy Super ShowGuestFlowers TVMalayalam
2021Red CarpetMentorAmrita TVMalayalam
2021Flowers Top Singer Season 2JudgeFlowers TVMalayalam
2021–2022Comedy Stars Season 3JudgeAsianetMalayalam
2022Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper ChiriSpecial JudgeMalayalam
2022Flowers Oru KodiParticipantFlowers TVMalayalam