Shanthi Williams

Shanthi Williams is an Indian actress who is popular in the Tamil and Malayalam film and television industry. She was born to Malayali parents in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in India. She initiated her career as a child artist when she was just 12 years old. She did supporting and second heroine roles in movies and serials. She was known for her character as a customary mother in the popular Tamil drama serial  Metti Oli 'Thirumurugan' directed Metti Oli and it i >> Read More... . Shanthi was awarded the Best Actress in a Negative Role for her performance in S. Kumaran’s Tamil Serial, Thendral. Veteran Director K. Balachander gave the award for her role as the mother of Tamizh (played by Deepak Dinkar Deepak Dinkar is a popular image in the Tamil Tele >> Read More... ). She also got her fame after doing the role of Angayarkanni on Sun TV’s Vani Rani. She played Vani and Rani’s mother-in-law. Shanthi was married to Malayalam cameraman J. Williams in 1979. But the latter passed away in 2005. The couple has four children.

Shanthi has acted in dozens of serials and more than 20 films. She has played supporting roles as a mother or mother-in-law in many movies and portrayed lead negative roles in many TV serials fetching her praises from across the industry. Shanthi started acting in 1970 with the film Vietnam Veedu. Then, she played Pallavi in the 1980 psychological thriller film Moodu Pani. She appeared as a friend of Rekha, who was forced into prostitution. After many years, Shanthi appeared in many films like Gentleman in 1993, Gentle Man Security in 1994, Karuppu Nila in 1995, Kizhakku Mugam and Poove Unakkaga Poove Unakkaga is the Tamil family drama Romantic >> Read More... in 1996, Aahaa Enna Porutham in 1997, Sollamale and Kaadhale Nimmadhi in 1998, followed by the Tamil comedy film, Suyamvaram in 1999.

She was also in the Tamil films Vaanavil and Unakkaga Mattum. Shanthi portrayed mostly mother and grandmother roles in films like Manadhai Thirudivittai, Lovely, Roja Kootam Roja kootam is a melodrama which was telecasted in >> Read More... , Anniyan, Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal, and Climax. Recently, she did the film Amma Ammamma, a story about Sampath and Saranya, who never have a baby of their own after being married for 15 years. Until they met the couple, Anand and Devadarshini, and the latter died after giving birth to their second child. Shanthi also started doing television serials in 1999. She played the role of Padmavathi in Radaan Productions’ Chithi, followed by the popular Metti Oli and Annamalai.

She was also a part of the popular teleserial Arasi as Chandramathi, the mother of Arasi (played by Raadhika Sarathkumar). She also appeared in serials like Thangam, Pillai Nila Pillai Nila is a successfully running teleserial i >> Read More... , Shanthi Nilayam Shanthi Nilayam is a popular daily serial which wa >> Read More... , Vasantham, Thangamana Purushan Thangamana Purushan which was aired in Kalaignar T >> Read More... , Simran Thirai Simran thirai was a new feat in the Tamil small sc >> Read More... , Raja Rajeshwari Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , Kalasam, Bandham, and much more. Shanthi was also seen in Amrita’s Innalathe Tharam Every movie is known in the name of the hero and t >> Read More... . Recently, Shanthi also made a guest appearance on ‘ Celebrity Kitchen Celebrity Kitchen is a cookery show where a female >> Read More... ’ along with actress Shri Durga.

After “Raakilipaatu,” the Malayalam version of Sengidhiye, featuring Jyothika Saravanan Jyothika is a highly famous Indian cinema artist. >> Read More... , directed by " Priyadarshan Priyadarshan Soman Nair is a famous Director, Prod >> Read More... ," Shanthi was not seen in Malayalam films. In 2013, she played in Climax, the biopic on Silk Smitha Silk Smitha is an unforgettable personality in the >> Read More... , featuring Sana Khan Sana Khan, the popular Hindi television actress, i >> Read More... . In 2015, Shanthi Williams shared the screen space with Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan is the most versatile actor that Indi >> Read More... , Gautami Tadimalla Gautami Tadimalla is an actress who had a lot of c >> Read More... , and Nivetha Thomas A young, pretty actress Niveda Thomas is a popular >> Read More... in the film “ Papanasam Click to look into! >> Read More... ,” directed by Jeethu Joseph Jeethu Joseph is a Malayalam film screenwriter and >> Read More... . It is the remake of “ Drishyam Click to look into! >> Read More... ” featuring “ Mohanlal Mohan Lal is the Super Star of the Malayalam film >> Read More... .” Shanthi played Kamal’s mother-in-law in the film. In 2019, she was seen in Naan Avalai Sandhitha Pothu with Santhosh Prathap Santhosh Prathap is an actor who works in the Tami >> Read More... and Chandini Tamilarasan Chandini Tamilarasan is an Indian movie actress wh >> Read More... . Serials had always been the favorite of many stars, and Shanthi had played in lots of serials. In 2015 – 2016, she played in the Vijay TV serial Andal Azhagar Andal Azhagar is a Tamil soap opera which used to >> Read More... . In 2016, she played in the Malayalam serial Vishwaroopam on Flowers TV. She played the role of Bhagyam on Sun TV’s Keladi Kanmani Keladi Kanmani is a Tamil thriller serial that is >> Read More... . In 2017, she was seen as Thayaramma in the Zee Tamil serial, Rekka Katti Parakkudhu Manasu. In 2018, she played Mullai’s mother in the super hit serial Pandiyan Stores This is a Tamil family drama which airs on Vijay T >> Read More... with “ Sujitha Sujitha is a popular and successful television act >> Read More... ” and VJ Chitra. In the same year, she was seen in the Surya TV serial Thenum Vayambum Thenum Vayambum is television serial aired on Sury >> Read More... as Mullasserry Bhageerathi. In 2019, she shared the screen space with “ Revathi Karan, an easy-going 25-year-old party animal livi >> Read More... ,” Shruthi Raj Shruthi Raj is a young television serial and film >> Read More... , and Thalaivasal Vijay Vijay ( Vijaykumar) got the title Thalaivasal as h >> Read More... in “ Azhagu Azhagu is a Tamil Family entertainer, which starte >> Read More... ” and in “Kanmani,” with Poornima Bhagyaraj Poornima Bhagyaraj was born in Tamil Nadu, India. >> Read More... and “ Sanjeev Sanjeev is a Tamil lead actor in television and fi >> Read More... .” She joined the “ Chandralekha Click to look into! >> Read More... ” team in 2019 in character Meenakshi. She played the role of Gandhimathi on the Kalaignar TV serial, Poove Sempoove Poove Sempoove is a Tamil serial broadcast on the >> Read More... . “Rajamagal,” a Zee Tamil serial, had Shanthi in an important role. It was telecasted in 2019 - 2020. In 2020, she played in Star Vijay’s Sethoora Poove with “ Ranjith Ranjith is a popular and veteran character role ar >> Read More... ” and Sreenithi Menon. She appeared in a guest role in the Sun TV serial “ Magarasi Magarasi is a Tamil serial telecasted on Sun TV. T >> Read More... ” with “ Praveena Praveena is a noted Malayalam actress featured in >> Read More... ,” Deepan Chakravarthy Son of one of the first few playback singers in th >> Read More... , “ Ramji Ramji is a famous actor, dancer, choreographer fro >> Read More... ” and Divya Sridhar Divya’s valiant move from big screen to small scre >> Read More... . Shanthi and Williams have four children. In 2020, Shanthi’s son Abraham Santhosh died due to a heart attack.