Charmila (born 2 October 1974) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Apart from movies in Malayalam, she acted in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. She completed almost 38 films in the Malayalam film industry.
Early life Charmila was born to veterinary doctor Manoharan, who was also working in S.B.I., and Haise, a homemaker, in a Tamil Catholic family in Chennai. She studied in Holy Angels Convent and Ethiraj College for Women. She has a younger sister Angelina.
Personal life She married Kishor Satya in 1996 and was later divorced in 1999.
Later, she married Rajesh in 2006, an engineer working in Nokia and got divorced in 2014. The couple have one son.
In 2024, She accused Malayalam film director Hariharan and M. P. Mohanan of sexually harassing her.
Film career Charmila made her debut on the silver screen with Oyilattam and went on to act in a couple of movies including Kizhakke Varum Pattu. She was recommended in Tamil movies by veteran actor S.S.Rajendran. She made her debut in the Malayalam film Dhanam, directed by Sibi Malayil.
She hosted a show Jillunu Oru Sandhippu on Vijay TV, and participated in Jodi Number One on the same channel.
Partial filmography Year Title Role Language Notes 1979 Nallathoru Kudumbam Ramu Tamil Child artist 1991 Oyilattam Hamsaveni Tamil Thaiyalkaran Lakshmi Tamil Dhanam Thankam Malayalam Uncle Bun Rosie Malayalam Pranadaata Jyothi Telugu Prema Khaidi Sarala Telugu Keli Sridevi Malayalam 1992 Priyapetta Kukku Sandhya Malayalam Harihara Puthiran Tamil Teja Telugu 1993 Kizhakke Varum Paattu Kanmani Tamil Periyamma Leela Tamil Paadhukaappu Latha Tamil Asadhyuraalu Leela Telugu Kabooliwala Laila Malayalam 1994 Kambolam Pavizham Malayalam Kadal Safia Malayalam Rajadhani Parvathi Malayalam 1995 Thirumanassu Chempakam Malayalam Special Squad Sherly Malayalam Peter Scott Nisha Malayalam Kalamasseriyil Kalyanayogam Aswathi Nair Malayalam Arabia Sindoori Malayalam Rajakeeyam Gayathri Malayalam Killikurushiyile Kudumba Mela Asha Malayalam 1996 Musthaffaa Lalitha Tamil 1997 Gajaraja Manthram Vineetha Malayalam Adivaram Salomi Malayalam Manikya Koodaram Geethu Malayalam Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum Jayasree Malayalam 1998 Kulirkaattu Malayalam 2001 Thenthulli Malayalam Kathakan Malayalam 2002 Jagathy Jagadeesh in Town Geetha Malayalam Kakki Nakshatram Celina Malayalam Nirappakittu Liza Malayalam Asurayugam Malayalam Madhuram Madhurima Malayalam Sundaripravu Annie Malayalam 2004 Swarna Medal Reena Malayalam 2005 Nombaram Meenakshi Malayalam 2006 Madana Vaishnavi Kannada 2007 Manase Mounama Kavitha Tamil As Sanya 2009 Unnai Kann Theduthe Geetha Tamil 2010 Vilai Shanmugavel's wife Tamil Yathumaagi Tamil Kotti Tamil Puzhal Rita's mother Tamil Chandulli Cheluve Kannada 2011 Mahaan Kanakku Tamil 2012 Oru Mazhai Naangu Saaral Tamil Adhikaram 92 Actress Tamil Naan Karthik's mother Tamil 2013 Ivan Veramathiri Malini's mother Tamil Kanavu Kadhalan Sandhya's akka Tamil 2014 Vikramadithyan Vikraman's mother Malayalam Vilasam Shanthi Tamil Unamai Hero's mother Tamil Vaazhum Dheivam Manimekhalai Tamil 2015 Nanbargal Narpani Mandram Sathya's mother Tamil MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal Ayana's relative Tamil 2016 Nermugam Saranya Tamil Pudhusa Naan Poranthen Kiran's mother Tamil 2018 Nalinakanthi Sharmila Tamil Genius Priscilla's mother Tamil 2019 Red Signal Mayoori Malayalam Priyapettavar Sumithra Malayalam Oru Patham Classile Pranayam Lekshmi Malayalam Oru Mass Katha Veendum Shyama Malayalam 2020 Cochin Shadhi at Chennai 03 Lakshmi Malayalam Kanni Raasi Lekshmi Tamil 2022 Grandma Nikki's grandma Tamil Made in Trivandrum Malayalam 2023 Ali Akbar Jumana Malayalam Mathangi Malayalam Miss Maagie Tamil 2024 RK Vellimegham Malayalam
TV shows Red Carpet Mun Jenmam JB Junction Comedy Festival Comedy Super Nite My Favourites Star Kitchen Innalathe Tharam Celebrity Kitchen Rani Maharani Manam Thirumbuthe Onnum Onnum Moonu ACV - Showcase Entertainment News Icebreak with Veena Comedy Stars Asianet News Badayi Bunglavu Editor's Hour Nishkalangathayude Charmila Open Talk Star Chat Jillunu Oru Sandhippu Jodi Number One
Television serials Year Title Role Channel Language NotesUnarvugalSeethaVarnam TVTamil1996JudgementVarnam TVTamil2016MangalyapattuMenakaMazhavil ManoramaMalayalamleft the serial for unknown reasons2019Queen Shakthi Sheshadri's grandmother MX PlayerTamil TV WebseriesQueen 2 Tamil Webseries
Albums Fathima Beevi – Malayalam Uyir Naal Vare – Malayalam
Advertisements A J Jewellery – Malayalam
References
External links
Charmila at MSI