Kavitha Ranjini, better known by her stage name Urvashi, s an Indian film actress and producer who has appeared in a number of films in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu Urvashi was born in Trivandrum, Kerala to well-known actor Chavara V. P. Nair and Vijayalakshmi. Her sisters, Kalaranjini and Kalpana, are also acclaimed actresses.

Urvashi is one of the most loved heroines of the Malayalam film industry, playing some of the most unforgettable characters during the 1980s and 1990s.

Urvashi started acting films during the 1980′s. “Munthanai Mudichchu”(Tamil; 1983) directed by K.Bhagyaraj was her first film. “Ethirppukal” (Malayalam; 1984) was one of her earlier films in Malayalam. During the peak of her career, she starred in M. P. Sukumaran Nair’s award-winning film ‘Kazhakam’ in 1995, without taking a single penny as remuneration. She was awarded Best Actress for this role.

Urvashi made her debut in Tamil films with Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) with Bhagyaraj. The movie was a big hit and made Urvashi a sought after actress in all the South Indian languages. Urvashi has also acted in many Kannada movies with all top heroes like Dr. Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Ravichandran and Ramesh Aravind.

Urvashi’s latest Kannada movie Raama Shaama Bhaama (2005) with Ramesh Arvind and Kamal Hassan was a crowd puller and her performance was well appreciated by critics and audience.

Urvashi fell in love with popular actor Manoj K Jayan and both married in 2000. On Oct. 11, 2007, the couple got separated.

Urvashi was also seen as the host of the game show Thanga Vettai aired on Sun TV. She served as the host for the show for a very short time preceded by Ramya Krishnan and succeeded by Kanika Subramaniam.

Awards:

2006 – National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress “Achuvinte Amma”
Won The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995 and 2006.

Film Name            : Urvashi
Birth Name           : Kavitha Ranjini
Birth of Place      : Kerala
Husband               : Manoj K Jayan
Languages acted: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada
Profession             : Actress
Debut Film            : “Munthanai Mudichchu” (1983) Tamil

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