Myna Nandhini

Myna Nandhini (born 21 May)^[3] is an Indian actress and television personality who predominantly appears in Tamil films and television shows. She is best known as Myna Revathi in Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2), Alabarai Myna in Chinna Thambi and for her major breakthrough role Mynavathi in Aranmanai 3 (2021).^[4] She is also the runner-up of the cooking show Kitchen Super Star (season 3) which aired on Star Vijay in 2015. In 2022, she participated in Bigg Boss 6 as a contestant.^[5]

Myna Nandhini
Born	Nandhini Rajendran 21 May Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Mynaa
Occupations	Actress Television personality
Years active	2009–present
Notable work	Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3) Kanchana 3
Spouse	Karthikeyan ​ ​ (m. 2017; died 2017)​ [1] Yogeswaram ​ (m. 2019)​ [2]
Children	1
Relatives	Dinesh Kanagaratnam (cousin)

She is best known for her roles in films such as Vamsam (2010), Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), Romeo Juliet (2015), Kanchana 3 (2019), Namma Veettu Pillai (2019), Petromax (2019), Aranmanai 3 (2021) and Vikram (2022).

Early life

Born as Nandhini Rajendran to her parents Rajendran and Rani on 21 May in a remote town in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Nandhini went on to study at Meenakshi Matriculation School, Madurai and Ambiga College of Arts and Science, Anna Nagar where she completed her Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. However after completing her degree she decided to act in few television drama's as a "Time killer".

Career

Nandhini debuted her career as an actress in the film Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu as a un credited role in the film. She later made her television debut with the comedy reality show Kalakka Povathu Yaaru where she participated as a contestant. In 2010, she was approached by director Pandiraj who offered her a role in his film Vamsam she later agreed to the offer and played the supporting role of Sarasu.^[6] She later also appeared in films such as Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), Vellaikaara Durai (2014) and Romeo Juliet. In 2016, she made her debut as an actress in television by appearing in the soap opera Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3) playing the role of a friend to female protagonist, her role in the drama was highly credited and praised. Her name in that role "Myna" got popular afterwards.^[7][8] She also appeared in television shows such as Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri, Pandian Stores, Aranmanai Kili and Chinna Thambi. In 2022, actor Kamal Haasan approached Nandhini offering her a crucial role in his action film Vikram she later accepted the offer and starred opposing actor Vijay Sethupathi in the film.^[9] Later that year she also appeared in the film Sardar appearing as a cameo role as a drama artist in the film.

She also played a crucial role in the 2021 web series November Story alongside actors Tamannaah, G. M. Kumar and Pasupathy. The web series also marked Nandhini's debut web series.

Personal life

In 2017, Nandhini married her long time boyfriend Karthikeyan (Karthick) in January. However 6 months into their marriage Karthick committed suicide after a misunderstanding among the couple. In 2019 she re married this time to television actor and comedian Yogeswaran, in 2020 the couple was blessed with a child.^{[10][11][12][13]} She is also the cousin of Sri lankan singer and songwriter Dinesh Kanagaratnam.^[14]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu
2010	Vamsam	Saraswathy
2011	Minsaram	Jaya's friend
2011	Veppam
2013	Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga	Sindru's wife
2014	Vellaikaara Durai	Pandi's wife
2015	Romeo Juliet	Divya Shree
2019	Kanchana 3	Durga
	Namma Veettu Pillai	Kottravai
	Petromax	Shailaja
2020	Oru Madhiri Irukku	Karthika	Short film
2021	Aranmanai 3	Myna Vathi (Myna)
2022	Vikram	Kaikeyi Sandhanam	[15]
	Viruman	Muthukutty's wife	[16][17]
	Sardar	Valli
2023	Partner	Sengamalam

Television Shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Samayal Mandhiram	Host
2015	Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 5	Judge
2015	Kitchen Super Star (season 3)	Contestant	Winner
2016	Mr & Mrs Khiladis	Contestant
2016	Naduvula Konjan Disturb Pannuvom	Participant
2016 - 2017	Dance Jodi Dance Season 1	Participant	4th Runner-up
2018	Comedy Khiladis	Judge
2019	Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai 1	Host
2019-2020	Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions 2	Judge
2022	Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions 3	Judge
2021	Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai 3	Contestant along with Yogeshwaran	1st Runner-up
2022	Super Singer Junior	Host	Replaced by Priyanka Deshpande
2022	Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya	Contestant	Winner
2022	Anda Ka Kasam	Contestant	Winner
2022–2023	Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6	Contestant	Evicted Day 103 [18][19]
2023	Bigg Boss Kondattam	Herself

Television Serials

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2012	Azhagi	Ranjini	Sun TV
2012-2013	Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri	Preetha	Kalaignar TV
2013	Maruthani	Episode 202	Sun TV
2013 - 2016	Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2)	Revathi (Myna)	Vijay Television
2014 - 2015	Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai	Shruti Jai		Replaced by Rhema Ashok
2016 - 2017	Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)	Madonna
2017	Neeli
2017-2019	Chinna Thambi	Alabarai Myna		Episode Appearance 355- 370
2018-2020	Aranmanai Kili	Vijaya
2019	Pandian Stores	Padma		Cameo Appearance[20]
2020-2021	Velaikkaran	Madurai Meena

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	November Story	Chithra
2024	Chutney Sambar	Amudha

References

1. "Karthik duped people, was in relationship with another woman, says Myna Nandhini". thenewsminute.com. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
2. "Myna Nandhini in tears after getting priceless love gifts from her hubby". indiaglitz.com. 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
3. "Yogesh makes wife Myna Nandhini's birthday special during lockdown". The Times of India. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
4. "Myna Nandhini garners 7 million followers on Instagram". The Times of India. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
5. "Myna Nandhini enters the house as new contestant". indiatoday.in. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
6. "Abhirami is fake - Mynaa Nandhini". indiaglitz.com. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
7. "மைனா நந்தினி டிரெண்டி சல்வார் கலெக்ஷ்ன்ஸ்". The Indian Express. 24 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
8. "Myna Nandhini :சிங்கப்பூரில் குழந்தை ,கணவருடன் கும்மாளம் போடும் மைனா நந்தினி…!". tamil.samayam.com. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
9. "Myna Nandhini confirms her role with Vijay Sethupathi in 'Vikram'". The Times of India. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
10. "Mynaa Nandhini gives birth to baby". indiaglitz.com. 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
11. "Yogeshwaram flaunts love for wife Myna Nandhini; inks her face inked on chest". The Times of India. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
12. "Myna Nandhini and Yogeshwaran tie the knot; see pics". The Times of India. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
13. "Myna Nandhini approaches High Court for bail?". The Times of India. 16 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
14. "Myna Nandhini's cousin also a 'Bigg Boss Tamil 6' contestant? Ex-wife and child photos go viral". indiaglitz.com. 6 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
15. "Myna Nandhini confirms being part of Kamal Haasan's Vikram". The Times of India. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
16. "After Kamal Haasan's Vikram Myna Nandhini baggs a role in top hero's film". indiaglitz.com. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
17. "After Kamal Haasan's Vikram, Myna Nandini in Karthi's Viruman". The Times of India. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
18. "Bigg Boss Tamil 6: Vikram Actress Wild Card Entry Confirmed?". english.sakshi.com. 16 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
19. "Bigg Boss Tamil 6: Third runner-up Myna Nandhini opens up on her BB journey; reveals Nivaashini and Manikandan were his favourite contestants". The Times of India. 1 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
20. "Pandian Stores: Myna Nandhini to make her TV comeback with hubby Yogeshwaram post sabbatical". The Times of India. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

External links

• Myna Nandhini on Instagram
• Myna Nandhini at IMDb