Ambika (actress)

Ambika is an Indian film actress known for her works predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada films. She was one of the top heroines for an decade from 1978 to 1989. Her younger sister Radha was also an actress. They acted together in a number of south Indian films and during their peak careers they owned a movie studio called "ARS Studios". In 2013 they converted ARS Studios to a hotel complex.

Personal life

Ambika was born on 16 August 1962 to Kallara Kunjan Nair and Kallara Sarasamma at Kallara village located in Trivandrum district. Her mother Kallara Sarasamma is present Mahila Congress leader. She has two younger sisters, Radha and Mallika, and two younger brothers, Arjun and Suresh. She currently resides in Chennai.

Career

Ambika started her career as a child artist and later as main heroine at her age of 16 in 1979 and acted in more than 200 South Indian films. Her career as a heroine started with the Malayalam movie Seetha, which only released really late in her career. But with films like Neelathaamara (which was made again in 2009) and Lejjavathi, she became a busy actress in a couple of years not only in Malayalam, but also in Tamil and Kannada.