By Smitha Joseph
Namitha is an Indian actress, model and politician who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu and few in Kannada and Malayalam.
Starting her career as a beauty pageant contestant, Namitha was crowned Miss Surat at the age of 17.
As a result of her glamorous appearances in films, media labelled her "omnipotent and omnipresent".
In 2017, Namitha appeared on the Tamil reality television show, Bigg Boss hosted by Kamal Haasan.
Namitha joined AIADMK on 24 April 2016 in the presence of party general secretary and Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa in Trichy.