Kasturi Shankar

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

9.113

Gender

Female

Birthday

01-May-1974

Age

(50 years old)

Place of Birth

Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Also Known As
  • Kasturi
  • Kasthoori
  • Kasturi Shankar
  • Kasthuri
  • Kasthuri Shankar

Kasturi Shankar

Biography

Kasthuri is an Indian film actress, model and TV show anchor. Kasthuri debuted in the Tamil film Aatha Un Koyiley in 1991, and appeared in a number of Tamil films thereafter, including the horror film Rasathi Varum Naal, Government Mappilai,Chinnavar' 'and Senthamizh Paatu alongside Prabhu Ganesan in 1992. Kasturi was the subject of a 30-minute documentary film Kasthuri: A South Indian Film star made by Richard Breyer and N. C. Rajamani in 1995. Although Kasthuri initially retired from film after her Hindi short film The Bypass in 2003, she made a come back in 2010 with the film Thamizh Padam.


Credits

Chinnavar Chinnavar (1992) Character: Meena
Muthu (Prabhu) and Veerasamy (Chandrasekhar) are fishermen and they fish together in the same boat. Muthu lives with his mother (S. N. Lakshmi). Veerasamy drinks lot of alcohol and he has a sister, Meena (Kasthuri) who is in love with Muthu. Muthu decides to marry his carefree friend Veerasamy to Ponni (Chithra). In a financial trouble, Veerasamy joins Kumar's boat, Kumar (Radha Ravi) is a rich fishermen union leader. Veerasamy realizes that Meena is in love with Muthu and he promises to Muthu his sister's hand. Meanwhile, Kumar asks Veerasamy to marry Meena, compelled by his wife, Veerasamy accepts. Hopeless, Meena ties to herself a Thaali, she says to Veerasamy that Muthu marries her and Muthu confirms to save her honor. Veerasamy gets angry but when Muthu says the truth, he apologizes to him. Kumar beats Muthu's mother and kidnaps Meena, he arranges a forced marriage between him and Meena. Muthu saves her and he marry her with his best friend blessing.
സ്നേഹം സ്നേഹം (1998) Character: Radhika
Sneham is a 1998 Indian Malayalam film directed by Jayaraj starring Jayaram, Jomol, Kasthuri, and Biju Menon. The film features a musical score by Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath, with lyrics written by Yusufali Kechery.
எங்க முதலாளி எங்க முதலாளி (1993) Character: N/A
Vijaya Ragunadhan (Vijayakanth), a kind-hearted landlord and the village grams, lives with his younger brother Balu (Raja) and his mother (Janaki). He conflicts with his uncle (R. Sundarrajan), since he sent his cousin Jayaraman (Napoleon) to jail for killing a poor farmer. Vijaya Ragunadhan and his niece Kalyani (Kasthuri) are in love since their childhood. Vijaya Ragunadhan's uncle encourages Sitharaman, Vijaya Ragunadhan's brother-in-law, to stand for their village association's election. Sitharaman and Vijaya Ragunadhan clash during the election, Sitharaman decides to arrange the marriage between his daughter Kalyani and 'Bambaram' Pandu (Vivek). At the wedding, Vijaya Ragunadhan beats Sitharaman's henchmen and gets married with Kalyani. Balu and Kaveri, Kalyani's half-sister, fall in love with each other. Soon, Balu clashes with Vijaya Ragunadhan.
நாங்க நாங்க (2012) Character: N/A
When Devi regains consciousness after being in a coma for long, her friends from college come together to get her back with her lover Babu, who is in prison. As they go about the task, each one revisits his/her life, which was hugely influenced by their time in college in the 1980s.
காதல் கவிதை காதல் கவிதை (1998) Character: Kasturi
Vishwa spends his time hanging out with Anandham to avoid his mother, who always quarrels with his dad. To find peace, he plays tricks on others. Among the victims is Jothi. The story moves to London, where Vishva visits Princess Diana's grave and leaves a beautiful poem behind. At the same time, Jothi too visits the grave and leaves a note after reading the poem. Then begins a warm relationship between Jothi and Vishwa without seeing each other. Whether the two are united form the rest of the story.
മംഗല്യ പല്ലക്ക് മംഗല്യ പല്ലക്ക് (1998) Character: Seethalakshmi
Mukundan (Sreenivasan) is looking for a bride. He meets Seethalakshmi and likes her. But he is threatened by Raghavan (Cochin Hanifa) who wishes to marry Seethalakshmi . Despite this Mukundan and Seethalakshmi gets married.
செந்தமிழ்ப் பாட்டு செந்தமிழ்ப் பாட்டு (1992) Character: N/A
A boy develops an interest for music despite his mother's objections, and he falls in love with a rich girl whose family has a part in his mother's misery.
మా అన్నయ్య బంగారం మా అన్నయ్య బంగారం (1997) Character: N/A
A lorry driver saves a woman from an accident but she loses her memory and he brings her home. They get married and have a child but her parents discover the truth and decide to take her home.
கோலங்கள் கோலங்கள் (1995) Character: N/A
After a young woman escapes brutal treatment from the men in her life, she faces further injustice when her new in-laws reject her.
Thendral Varum Theru Thendral Varum Theru (1994) Character: N/A
Thendral Varum Theru is a 1994 Indian Tamil film, directed by N.G.Gowri Manohar and produced by S Sikkander Batcha and B Anandhi. The film stars Ramesh Arvind, Kasthuri and Keerthana in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.
The Bypass The Bypass (2003) Character: Woman in the jeep
A bypass somewhere in Rajasthan. Two muggers encounter a corrupt police officer after committing murder; nobody is trustworthy. Who is the most violent?
பதினாறு பதினாறு (2011) Character: Ilavarasi (cameo appearance)
Shiva and Indu are city-based students,who love each other. However, their love is strongly opposed by the latter’s parents. They're given a handwritten book titled "Pathinaaru" (Sixteen) by Indhu's mother to read. The book depicts a real-life story about two village teenagers Gopi and Ilavarasi, and their romance as they step into adolescence. Facing opposition from her affluent family, the gutsy Ilavarasi takes some bold unconventional steps, which backfires on her. The story of unrequited love and betrayal leaves Indu in a dilemma and she prepares to go with her family’s desires. But Siva is not ready to give up Indu and sets out to do his own investigation to get to the bottom of what ultimately happened to Gopi and Ilavarasi.
ಹಬ್ಬ ಹಬ್ಬ (1999) Character: Anu
Ram falls in love with Seetha, who refuses to marry him owing to a dark family secret. Ram's brothers then devise a plan to unite the lovers.
അനിയന്‍ ബാവ ചേട്ടന്‍ ബാവ അനിയന്‍ ബാവ ചേട്ടന്‍ ബാവ (1995) Character: Ammu
The film follows brothers Chettan Bava and Aniyan Bava, and their driver Premachandran with whom the daughters of both the Bavas fall in love. This makes the Bavas enemies and it becomes their issue of pride on who will marry Premachandran. On top of this includes Sundaran trying to take Premachandran down.
ఆకాశ వీధిలో ఆకాశ వీధిలో (2001) Character: N/A
Suri and Padma give away one of their twin sons to Chandu and Indu, a couple who are unable to conceive a child. Complications arise in their lives when one of the boys is diagnosed with bone cancer.
கவர்மெண்ட் மாப்பிள்ளை கவர்மெண்ட் மாப்பிள்ளை (1992) Character: Mallika
Sundarapandian, an orphan and angry man, is the henchman of a rich man Manivannan and he often went to jail for minor offenses. Karthikeyan enters his house as a maid and he falls with his daughter Kalyani. In the meantime, Mallaria, an orphan, tries to reform Sundarapandian and they fall in love with each other. One day, a poor girl Chellayi is raped and killed by a corrupted MLA. Sundarapandian and Mallaria finally get married, they decide to leave the village but they don't have enough money. Manivannan prepares his daughter's wedding with the MLA and Manivannan orders Sundarapandian to kill the innocent Karthikeyan. Sundarapandian, who is now a good man, decide to join the young pair. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
எங்களுக்கும் காலம் வரும் எங்களுக்கும் காலம் வரும் (2001) Character: Pooja
Kuppan stays at his uncle Mannangatti's house who has three daughters and one son. When Mannangatti decides to get his children married, one of his daughters marries Kuppan secretly.
ಜಾಣ ಜಾಣ (1994) Character: N/A
Ravishankar, a bank manager, is transferred to Bengaluru where he falls in love with the CM's daughter, Kasturi. Ravi decides to step up when the terrorists kidnap her to settle scores with the CM.
అన్నమయ్య అన్నమయ్య (1997) Character: Akkalamma
A cinematic version of the life of famous Indian saint-poet, Annamayya (born May 1408), follows the spiritual awakening of the mystic composer Annamayya, who's first motivated to write a song of praise after visiting a temple. His devotion is put to the test when he vows to fast until he comes face to face with God, an act of faith for which he's rewarded with a blessed meal of prasad. As his fame as a singer spreads, Annamayya eventually becomes a real personification of the holy Nandaka Sword.
ஆத்மா ஆத்மா (1993) Character: Uma
Raghu, an atheist archaeologist, and his father goes to an isolated village for research, his father disappears mysteriously and Raghu finds out a strange prophecy : God will come to earth on Purnima day at the Nagakali Amman temple and the people who will submerge completely under the waterfall near the temple will be cured of any disease. His colleague Pathma informs her blind Journalist friend Divya and the news reaches the public. Pathma is in love with Naveen, in the final stages of cancer. Soon, an atheist terrorist group, led by Saravanan, try to destroy the temple. Saravanan's sister and brother-in-law were brutally killed by the temple's donor. Police officer Hari, Divya's brother, is charged with eradicating the terrorist group. Pathma believes in this prophecy, gets married to Naveen and takes him to the temple. Divya compels Hari to come with him to restore her sight and he agrees. A race against the clock starts.
அமைதிப்படை அமைதிப்படை (1994) Character: Thayamma
An ambitious and unscrupulous man becomes a major politician, but his illegitimate son is posted as an inspector in his constituency and vows to stop his brutal activities.
பாஸ் மார்க் பாஸ் மார்க் (1993) Character: N/A
Murali, a playful youngster, makes quick money by challenging others. But when one of his challenges goes haywire, it ruins a girl's wedding, and he decides to make it up to her.
வடகறி வடகறி (2014) Character: Sathish's Sister-in-law
Satish, a newly appointed medical representative, who is basically a family man, living with his brother an auto-rickshaw driver. Sathish is always embarrassed about his mobile phone, and much to his delight picks up a phone which is left carelessly by its owner at a tea shop. The mobile phone gets him into trouble and his carefree life with girlfriend Naveena turns upside down.
ஆந்திரா மெஸ் ஆந்திரா மெஸ் (2018) Character: Item Number
Four criminals abscond with the money that they have stolen on a job, and end up in a remote village. Meanwhile, the gangster under whom they work is trying to trace their whereabouts.
தமிழரசன் தமிழரசன் (2023) Character: N/A
Frustrated with a greedy hospital, an honest cop takes its heart surgeon hostage to save his son. Can he succeed, especially with his corrupt superior Rana Pratap Singh already has a bone to pick with him, trying to put him down?
தமிழ்ப்படம் தமிழ்ப்படம் (2010) Character: Item number
"Thamizh Padam" is mockumentary comedy film which parodies contemporary commercial films in Tamil cinema, mocking the stereotypical scenes.
புதிய முகம் புதிய முகம் (1993) Character: Raja Rajeswaran's 1st wife
An assassin who undergoes plastic surgery and becomes a member of the Indian Army, and a hero for them while revisiting his past.
அழகன் அழகி அழகன் அழகி (2013) Character: N/A
Selva is a part of a TV crew that makes reality shows for Television. He and his team reach a village for their new reality TV show project. Selva meets Jothi, who is under the custody of a family in the village. The family members want Jothi to get married off to their son, who is a criminal and is going to face death sentence. Jothi, however, wants to be a reality TV show actress. Selva too falls in love with Jothi and both of them elope together. During the process, they mess up with a cop too. What happens to them?
శమంతకమణి శమంతకమణి (2017) Character: Krishna's mother
A 5 Crore INR worth of vintage Rolls Royce car called Shamanthakamani owned by a millionaire Krishna gets stolen from the parking lot of a 5 Star hotel which leads into an aftermath. Inspector Ranjith Kumar is assigned with the job of finding the missing car. During the investigation, Ranjith Kumar suspects three people as accusing; a car mechanic Uma Maheswara Rao / Mahesh Babu, a villager Siva and a middle-class youngster Karthik and arrests them. Rest of the story is what happened to the car? Who is the actual culprit? How does Ranjith Kumar solve the crime?
இந்தியன் இந்தியன் (1996) Character: Kasthuri
Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.
Dosth Dosth (2001) Character: Special Appearance
Dosth is a 2001 Tamil language film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film features Sarathkumar and Abhirami in lead roles whilst Prakash Raj, Raghuvaran and Indu play supporting roles. Similar to Double Jeopardy.
மலை மலை மலை மலை (2009) Character: N/A
Malai Malai is all about two mountains of power clashing with each other. One man is an important and powerful figure in the village while the other man hails form the city. Why they clash is the story of Malai Malai.
உடன் பிறப்பு உடன் பிறப்பு (1993) Character: Sumathi
Best friends Sathya and Viji are against selling their colony to a land grabber. Their friendship is put to the test after Viji falls in love with Sumathi and marries her.
గాడ్‌ఫాదర్‌ గాడ్‌ఫాదర్‌ (2022) Character: Brahma's Mother
The sudden demise of the celebrated leader PKR leaves the ruling party in a political crisis and shakes up the family. The party has to elect a leader, and more than one player is in contention. Everyone’s intentions are blurred, and loyalties are in question. Brahma is a game changer in this squabble. Who will succeed as the leader and become the CM?
ஸ்ட்ரைக்கர் ஸ்ட்ரைக்கர் (2023) Character: N/A
A para-psychology student Joshi and a Youtuber Priya tries to escape from the ghost of Rajendran by using a Ouija board.
Rajapandi Rajapandi (1994) Character: N/A
To save his mother from a death sentence, Pandi kidnaps daughters of some high-profile people in society and demands his mother's release. He claims that she has been wrongly framed.
அன்பானவன் அசரதவன் அடங்காதவன் அன்பானவன் அசரதவன் அடங்காதவன் (2017) Character: Agent Ruby
A local gangster in Madurai bids adieu to his past life. Years after, in his mid-50s, he falls in love with a young girl, which changes his life.
ஆண் தேவதை ஆண் தேவதை (2018) Character: N/A
A husband and wife, who are poles apart, go through a lean patch after they start living separately.
தமிழ் படம் 2.0 தமிழ் படம் 2.0 (2018) Character: Special Appearance
A stringent cop tries all the possible ways to nab a dreaded don who poses a big threat to the society.
டூயட் டூயட் (1994) Character: Self
Two musical brothers look for love, only to have their quest end in tragedy for one.
கிருஷ்ணா கிருஷ்ணா (1996) Character: Lizy
Tara is in love with Krishna, who is her college friend but he does not reciprocate her feelings. Things take a turn when Krishna falls in love with Lizy.
வெல்வெட் நகரம் வெல்வெட் நகரம் (2020) Character: N/A
Two women go down the rabbit hole to investigate the murder of their best friend and solve the mystery behind her death.



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