South Film Actor Raadhika To Enter Politics, 10 Things To Know About Her

Renowned South film actor Raadhika is reportedly planning to actively pursue politics.

According to reports, the 58-year old actor stated, "I have been doing television programmes so far. Now, I will gradually reduce my engagements and actively pursue politics."

On January 28, her husband R Sarathkumar, an actor and the leader of Samathuva Makkal Katchi, said that he would take a final call on poll alliance in regard to the upcoming state elections in Tamil Nadu, after eliciting views of his party. At a zonal meeting in Vaniyambadi, he said, “As of now, we are with the AIADMK alliance. Chief Minister Palaniswami is an effective leader.”

That is when the talks of Raadhika's active involvement in politics came up.

Here are 10 things to know about the Raadhika:

1. Raadhikaa Sarathkumar is an actor, entrepreneur, and producer predominantly working in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. Furthermore, she also starred in Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada movies.
2. She has worked in a whooping number of 350 movies till date.
3. Raadhika is the founder and chairperson of the Radaan Mediaworks India Limited, a production house based in Tamil Nadu.
4. She has won a huge number of awards, including six Filmfare South Awards, a National Film Award (as a producer), two State Film Awards and many other national and international awards and accolades.
5. Raadhika is the daughter of the late Tamil actor and comedian, M. R. Radha and Geetha. Her mother is from Sri Lanka. She did her education from Sri Lanka, India, and the United Kingdom. 
6. She made her acting debut in 1978 with the Tamil movie Kizhakke Pogum Rail.
7. After a successful career as an actor, Raadhika decided to take on the small screen. Most of the people thought it was a mistake she would regret, but she was determined to pursue something she believed in, namely producing her own TV software under the Radaan Mediaworks. After some initial doldrums, the company re-emerged successfully in 1999, and by 2008, had an annual turnover exceeding.
8. In 2006, she was expelled from the primary membership of AIADMK. Moreover, J. Jayalalithaa herself stated that Raadhika was expelled for acting against party interests.
9. In response to the statement, Raadhika stated, "I was actually shocked when she gave the card to me. However, out of respect for my husband and Jayalalithaa, I accepted it. But I am not a member of the AIADMK or any party for that matter. I am not into politics.”
10. Raadhika is married to the actor and politician R. Sarathkumar, after two divorces. They also starred together in two films, Namma Annachi in 1994 and Suryavamsam in 1997. The couple has a son named Rahhul, born in 2004.

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