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Personal life

According to Raadhika, her father is Telugu and traces his roots back to Tirupati. Raadhika did her education in India, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. She has a younger sister Nirosha, who is also an actress, and two younger brothers, Raju and Mohan. She also has an older half-brother Radha Ravi.Raadhika married actor Sarathkumar on 4 February 2001. They had been friends before their marriage and had been paired in two films: ''Namma Annachi'' (1994) and ''Suryavamsam'' (1997). The couple has a son named Rahhul born in 2004.Her daughter Rayane Hardy married cricketer Abhimanyu Mithun in 2016. Raadhika became a grandmother in 2018 when Rayane had a son. Raadhika did her education in India, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. She has a younger sister Nirosha, who is also an actress, and two younger brothers, Raju and Mohan. She also has an older half-brother Radha Ravi.Raadhika married actor Sarathkumar on 4 February 2001. They had been friends before their marriage and had been paired in two films: ''Namma Annachi'' (1994) and ''Suryavamsam'' (1997). The couple has a son named Rahhul born in 2004.Her daughter Rayane Hardy married cricketer Abhimanyu Mithun in 2016. Raadhika became a grandmother in 2018 when Rayane had a son. Raadhika did her education in India, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. She has a younger sister Nirosha, who is also an actress, and two younger brothers, Raju and Mohan. She also has an older half-brother Radha Ravi.Raadhika married actor Sarathkumar on 4 February 2001. They had been friends before their marriage and had been paired in two films: ''Namma Annachi'' (1994) and ''Suryavamsam'' (1997). The couple has a son named Rahhul born in 2004.Her daughter Rayane Hardy married cricketer Abhimanyu Mithun in 2016. Raadhika became a grandmother in 2018 when Rayane had a son.

Career

She made her cinematic debut in 1978 Tamil Movie Kizhakke Pogum Rail. Then she started acting in many Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films.
She has also produced a film titled Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (1985), which won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.She was awarded Best Telugu Actress for Nyayam Kavali (1981), Best Tamil Actress for Dharma Devathai (1986), Neethikku Thandanai (1987) and Keladi Kanmani (1990).After becoming successful in cinema, Raadhika wanted to do something different and decided to take on the small screen, a venture that everyone thought was a mistake she would regret. But determined to pursue something she believed in, namely producing her own TV software under the Radaan Mediaworks, she started the same in 1994. After some initial hiccups, the company re-emerged successfully as Radaan Mediaworks (I) Ltd in 1999, and by 2008, had an annual turnover exceeding.She was a judge on Vijay TV's Jodi Number One Season 4.She produced serials such as Idi Katha Kadu (Telugu), Chitti, Annamalai, Selvi, Arasi, Chellamay, Vani Rani, Thamarai and Chithi - 2.In September 2019, she was awarded as "Nadigavel Selvi" during audio launch of Market Raja MBBS.She has won 1 - National Film Awards (Producer), 6 - Filmfare Awards Souths , 3 - Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, 1 - Cinema Express Awards and 1 - Nandi Awards.

Film career

She made her cinematic debut in the 1978 Tamil movie ''Kizhakke Pogum Rail''. Thereafter, she acted in several Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films.She has also produced a film titled ''Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai'' (1985), which won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.She made her cinematic debut in the 1978 Tamil movie ''Kizhakke Pogum Rail''. Thereafter, she acted in several Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films.She has also produced a film titled ''Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai'' (1985), which won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.She was awarded Best Telugu Actress for ''Nyayam Kavali'' (1981), Best Tamil Actress for ''Dharma Devathai'' (1986), ''Neethikku Thandanai'' (1987) and ''Keladi Kanmani'' (1990).After becoming successful in cinema, Raadhika wanted to do something different and decided to take on the small screen, a venture that everyone thought was a mistake she would regret. But determined to pursue something she believed in, namely producing her own TV software, she started the same under Radaan Mediaworks in 1994. After some initial hiccups, the company re-emerged successfully as a publicly listed company Radaan Mediaworks (I) Ltd in 1999.She was a judge on Vijay TV's ''Jodi Number One'' Season 4.After becoming successful in cinema, Raadhika wanted to do something different and decided to take on the small screen, a venture that everyone thought was a mistake she would regret. But determined to pursue something she believed in, namely producing her own TV software, she started the same under Radaan Mediaworks in 1994. After some initial hiccups, the company re-emerged successfully as a publicly listed company Radaan Mediaworks (I) Ltd in 1999.She was a judge on Vijay TV's ''Jodi Number One'' Season 4.She produced serials such as ''Idi Katha Kadu'' (Telugu), ''Chitti'', ''Annamalai'', ''Selvi'', ''Arasi'', ''Chellamay'', ''Vani Rani'', ''Thamarai'' and ''Chithi 2''.In September 2019, she was awarded as "Nadigavel Selvi" during audio launch of ''Market Raja MBBS''.She produced serials such as ''Idi Katha Kadu'' (Telugu), ''Chitti'', ''Annamalai'', ''Selvi'', ''Arasi'', ''Chellamay'', ''Vani Rani'', ''Thamarai'' and ''Chithi 2''.In September 2019, she was awarded as "Nadigavel Selvi" during audio launch of ''Market Raja MBBS''.She has won 1 National Film Awards (Producer), 6 Filmfare Awards Souths, 3 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, 1 Cinema Express Awards and 1 Nandi Awards.

Political career

She joined before the 2006 Assembly elections to join the AIADMK along with her husband R. Sarathkumar. On 18 October 2006, she was dismissed from AIADMK for anti-party activities. She was the vice president of All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi from 2007.