Thendral Raghunathan is an Indian advocate turned actor and model. She worked as a legal activist and consultant before entering the Tamil film industry.
Wiki/Biography
Thendral Raghunathan was born on April 11 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Her zodiac sign is Aries. She received her Bachelor of Laws degree. When she was in ninth grade, she decided she wanted to be an actress.
Childhood photos of Thendral Raghunathan
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: light brown
Body measurements (approximately): 32-26-30
family
She comes from a Tamil family.
Parents and siblings
She has two sisters and one brother; the name of one of her sisters is Ezhil Raghunathan and her other sister is an influential person.
Thendral Raghunathan and her siblings
husband
She is unmarried.
Profession
After earning her law degree, Thendral became a lawyer and practiced law for three years until she decided to call it quits. She began looking for film job opportunities. Initially not understanding how the film industry worked, Sandra sent her portfolio to various production companies. It took her over a year to finally land a role in a Tamil film. In 2018, she made her acting debut with the film Tamizh Padam 2: Police Athiyayam.
Movie Tamizh Padam 2.0 (2018) Poster
In 2021, she starred in an award-winning short film Anbirkum Undo. In this movie, she played the role of Jaseera.
Poster of the short film Anbirkum Undo (2021)
In 2022, she appeared in the TV mini-series Pettaikaali starring Kishore Kumar G., Kalaiyarasan and Vela Ramamoorthy.
Thendral Raghunathan in Pettaikaali series stills (2022)
In 2022, she played a doctor in the Indian Tamil adventure drama “Sembi” directed by Prabhu Solomon.
Thendral Raghunathan plays a doctor in a still from the movie Sembi (2022)
In 2023, she played the title character’s mother in Viduthalai Part 1, an Indian Tamil-language period crime thriller.
Poster of the movie Viduthalai Part 1 (2023)
She has a supporting role in the Indian TV series Soppana Sundari, which premiered on April 14, 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar.
Thendral Raghunathan in a still from the movie Soppana Sundari (2023)
She has modeled for several television commercials and print ads.
Thendral Raghunathan during a photo shoot
Facts/Trivia
- Her family affectionately calls her Asha.
- She is the only actress in the family.
- Sandra said in an interview that when she first entered the entertainment industry, she did not know how to choose prominent roles. Later, she began to socialize more with people who taught her a lot about the world of cinema.
- Thendral in an interview talked about her role in the mini-series Pettaikaali (2022) and said that she fell in love with her character in the show and was excited to work on the sets of director La Rajkumar and his team every day.
- Her favorite actor is Kishore Kumar G.
- She has been invited as a guest speaker at various colleges and universities including Thiagarajar Institute of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, on the topic of Constitutional Values and Fundamental Principles of the Indian Constitution, 2020.
Thendral Raghunathan was invited as a guest speaker at a college in Salem
- Thendral had to perform a nude scene in the film Viduthalai (2023). Talking about it in an interview, she said she felt comfortable and fearless while filming.
One night at 7 pm, I met and talked with Mr. Vetimaaran. Then he said come on. He didn’t test my poetry. The next day, I participated in the shooting. When I first appeared in the film, I had no idea what role I was going to play. I don’t even want to ask about it because this is a Vetrimaran movie. That was on set. I was asked to perform without clothes in a police station scene. I didn’t feel any fear or hesitation while doing that. I just felt safe there. To be honest, I wasn’t naked during the shoot. After editing is complete, they display it on the screen. And I don’t even know what the characters are in this movie. He said he found out about me playing the heroine’s mother when I was dubbing for the film. “
- In her spare time, she practices yoga and meditation.
Photo of Surdra Ragunathan meditating
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education