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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aishwarya
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = Shanta Meena
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|05|23}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| parents = [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] (mother) Bhaskar (father)
| relatives = [[Yaragudipati Varada Rao|Y. V. Rao]] (grand father) [[Kumari Rukmani]] (grand mother)
| spouse = {{marriage|Tanveer Ahmed|1994|1996|end=div}}
| children = 1
| years active = 1989-1995 (as a leading actress) ; 1999-present (as a character artist)
| occupation = Actress
}}

'''Shanta Meena''' (born 23 May 1971), credited as '''Aishwarya''', is an Indian actress who has acted in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] movies and along with several [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] television soap operas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/107153/ |title=കണ്ണീരൊഴുക്കാന്‍ ഞാനില്ല , Interview – Mathrubhumi Movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219051114/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/107153/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |work=Mathrubhumi.com |date=17 June 2010}}</ref> She is the daughter of actress [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/gallery/Events/12048.html |title=Star Talk – Aishwarya |publisher=indiaglitz.com |access-date=15 April 2010}}</ref>

==Career==

Aishwarya's first film was ''Oliyampukal'' (1991), followed by ''Mamagaru'' (1991), ''[[Rasukutty]]'' (1992) and ''Meera'' (1992). She played a double role in ''[[Butterflies (1993 film)|Butterflies]]'' (1993) and also in ''[[Gardish]]'' (1993), which was a remake of the Malayalam movie ''[[Kireedam (1989 film)|Kireedam]]''. Early in her career, she turned down opportunity to work with [[Mani Ratnam]] in ''[[Thiruda Thiruda]]'' (1993).<ref name="rediff" />

Following her marriage in 1994, Aishwarya quit the film industry and chose to prioritise bringing up a family. However her marriage fell apart and she became addicted to taking drugs as a result of her husband's addiction, which made it difficult for her to re-enter the film industry after her divorce in 1996. After undergoing a rehabilitation process, she chose to continue her education in computer science and joined to work with the [[NIIT]] in 1997 and prioritised her work as a software engineer.<ref name="rediff" /> She then accepted an offer to be a part of a television show produced by [[Suresh Chandra Menon]], after being convinced by her friend, actress [[Revathi]]. After a four-year sabbatical from films as a result of her marriage, childbirth and divorce, Aishwarya made a comeback in [[R. Parthiepan|Parthiban]]'s ''[[Housefull (1999 film)|Housefull]]'' (1999) portraying an inspector in charge of the bomb disposal squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/jan/16ss.htm |title=Dub a dub a dub |date=16 January 1999 |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref> She continued to portray supporting roles in films such as ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' (1999), ''[[Sathyameva Jayathe]]'' (2000) and ''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]'' (2000) during the turn of the century.<ref name="rediff" />

==Personal life==

Born as Shanta Meena to Bhaskar and actress [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]], she has a step sister from her mother's third marriage with [[Sivachandran]].

She was married to Tanveer Ahmed in 1994 and they were divorced in 1996. The couple have a daughter born in 1995.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2000/mar/03ais.htm |title=I don't want to act with half-baked idiots any longer |publisher=Rediff.com |date=March 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-101922 |title=കണ്ണീരൊഴുക്കാന്‍ ഞാനില്ല – articles,infocus_interview – Mathrubhumi Eves |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119195351/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-101922 |archive-date=19 January 2011 |work=Mathrubhumi.com |date=3 March 2014}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| 1989 ||''[[Adavilo Abhimanyudu]]'' || Shanti || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||Telugu debut
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1990 || ''[[Oliyambukal]]''|| Kunjumol || [[Malayalam]] ||Malayalam debut
|-
|''Seetapathi Chalo Tirupathi'' || Seeta || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|''[[Prema Zindabad]]'' || Bharathi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|''[[Nyayangal Jayikkattum]]'' ||Saraswati's daughter || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil debut
|-
|''Hosa Kavya'' || Usha|| [[Kannada]] ||Kannada debut
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1991 || ''[[Mill Thozhilali]]'' || Geetha || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Thaiyalkaran]]'' || Kaveri || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Marikozhundhu]]'' || Marikozhundhu, Chithra || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''Naan Pudicha Mappillai'' ||Rasathi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|'' [[Mamagaru]] '' || Rani || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|''Oorellam Un Pattu'' || Shanthi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''Ponnukku Sethi Vandhachu'' || Uma || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''Anbulla Thangachikku'' || || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1992 || ''[[Rasukutty]]'' || Rukkumani || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Meera (1992 film)|Meera]]'' || Meera || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Subba Rayudi Pelli]]'' || Lalitha || Telugu ||
|-
|''Ahankari'' || Neeli/Neelu || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Pellante Noorella Panta'' || Roja || Telugu ||
|-
|''Brahma'' || Saraswathi || Telugu ||
|-
|''Kizhaku Veluthachu'' || Meenakshi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1993 || ''Poranthaalum Aambalayaa Porakkakoodaathu'' || Meenatchi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Jackpot (1993 film)|Jackpot]]'' || Sindhu Gautham Krishna || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[Butterflies (1993 film)|Butterflies]]'' || Anju Nambyar, Manju Nambyar || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[Gardish]]'' || Vidya P. Bhalla || [[Hindi]] ||Hindi debut
|-
|''[[Thanga Pappa]]'' || Gowri || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Ulle Veliye]]'' || Meena || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Ejamaan]]'' || Ponni || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Makkal Aatchi]]'' || Manjula || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999 ||''[[Housefull (1999 film)|Housefull]]'' || Christine || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || Savithri || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000 || ''[[Pennin Manathai Thottu]]'' || Sunitha's sister || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Narasimham (film)|Narashimham]]'' || Anuradha || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[Sathyameva Jayathe]]'' || Nancy || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2001 || ''[[Kasi (film)|Kasi]]''||Radhika|| Tamil||
|-
|''[[Sharja To Sharja]]'' || Kalyani || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[Praja]]'' ||Maya Mary Kurien || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''Jollyman'' || Aish|| Tamil ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Panchathantiram]]'' || Janaki || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003 || ''The King Maker Leader'' || Vasanthy Nambiar || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' || Pinni(step mother)|| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|''The Fire'' || Neena Cheriyan || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2004 || ''[[Agninakshathram (2004 film)|Agninakshathram]]'' || Aswathi Warrier || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi]]'' || Shalini || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[New (film)|New]]'' || Seema || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Naani]]'' ||Priya's friend || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|''[[Jana (film)|Jana]]'' || || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Kuththu]]'' ||Anjali's mother || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2005 || ''[[Dhairyam (2005 film)|Dhairyam]]'' || Mallika's Mother || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|''[[Priyasakhi]]'' || Priya's Mother || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Aaru (film)|Aaru]]'' || Sound Saroja Akka || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Englishkaran]]'' || Padma|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2006 || ''[[Notebook (2006 film)|Notebook]]'' || Elizabeth || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''Thanthra'' || Vedavadhi || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[Manasu Palike Mouna Raagam]]'' || Ranii || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|''[[Paramasivan]]'' ||Malar's stepmother ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''Pandavaru'' || Nagamani|| [[Kannada]] ||
|-
|''Paisalo Paramatma'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2007 || ''[[Inspector Garud (film)|Inspector Garud]]'' || Maya Gopinath || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''Sringaram: Dance of Love'' || Mirasu's wife || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Vel (film)|Vel]]'' || Sakkara Pandi's Wife || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Sabari]]'' || Vajravelu's Wife || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Sri Mahalakshmi]]'' || Advocate || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''[[Pazhani (film)|Pazhani]]'' || Durga || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Abhiyum Naanum (film)|Abhiyum Naanum]]'' || Anuradha (Abhi's mother) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Adada Enna Azhagu]]'' || Diana || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010 || '' Abhishapt '' || Nurse || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
|''[[Jhummandi Naadam]]'' || Ardhangi || Telugu ||
|-
|''Buridi'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Manushyamrugam|Manushya Mrugam]]'' || Mary || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[Madirasi]]'' || Ragini || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''Theni Maavattam'' || Eeswari|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Uchithanai Muharnthaal]]'' ||Security Guard || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?]]'' || Amrutha Valli's mother|| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2013 || ''For Sale'' || Achamma || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla]]'' || Lakshmi/Sainuthatha || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[Maad Dad]]'' || Sosamma || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|''[[Philips and the Monkey Pen]]'' || Uncredited Archive footage || [[Malayalam]] ||From ''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Poojai]]'' || Mrs. Sivakkozhnthu || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Un Samayal Arayil]]'' / ''Oggarane'' / ''Ulavucharu Biriyani'' || Asha ||Tamil / Kannada / Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2015|| ''[[Aambala]]'' || Nadu Ponnu || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal]]'' || Aishwarya || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Savaale Samaali]]'' || Special appearance|| Tamil ||in song sequence
|-
|''[[Bhale Manchi Roju]]'' || Shakti's wife|| Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''[[Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru]]'' || Manimaaran's wife || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Kalyana Vaibhogame]]'' || Nagamani || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017|| ''[[Kuttram 23]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ticket (2017 film)|Ticket]]'' || Sona || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || ''[[Devadas (2018 film)|Devadas]]'' || Fishfry Lakshmi || Telugu ||
|-
|''[[Saamy 2]]'' || Shanthi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Oh! Baby]]'' || Vikram's Mother || Telugu ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu]]'' || Arun's mother || Telugu ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Yaanai]]'' || {{TBA}} || Tamil ||Release on June 17th, 2022
|}

==Television==
===Serials===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Serial
! Role
! Channel
! Language
! class=unsortable|Notes
|-
| || ''Theadathey Thulainthu Povai'' ||Stella || [[Raj TV]] ||rowspan=3|[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| || ''Naniyar'' |||| [[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]] ||
|-
| || ''Janani'' |||| [[Jaya TV]]||
|-
|2000 ||''Devatha''|||| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]|| [[Malayalam]]||
|-
|2002 ||''Kathiravan''||Senchulakshmi|| ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||
|-
|2003 || ''Olangal''||Aishwarya|| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||rowspan=3|[[Malayalam]]||
|-
|2004 || ''Mizhi Thurakkumbol'' ||Varada ||[[Surya TV]]||
|-
|2004–2005|| ''[[Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series)|Kadamattath Kathanaar]]'' || Thirumala/Yakshi||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|-
|2004–2006 || ''Muhurtham'' ||Aishwarya ||rowspan=2|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||rowspan=2|[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] ||
|-
|2005–2006 || ''Raja Rajeswari''||Padmalakshmi ||
|-
|Rowspan=2| 2005|| ''Kavyaanjali'' || ||[[Surya TV]] ||rowspan=6|[[Malayalam]]||
|-
|''Mandrake''|| ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|-
|2006 ||''Sathyam''|| Ancy|| [[Kairali TV]]||
|-
|2006–2007 ||''[[Swami Ayyappan (TV series)|Swami Ayyappan]]'' || Maheeshi||rowspan=2|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|-
|2008–2011 ||''[[Paarijatham (2008 TV series)|Paarijatham]]'' ||Lalitha Bhai||{{Won}}, [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet Television award 2011]] - Best actress in a negative role
|-
| 2009|| ''Kadhaparayum Kavyaanjali'' || ||[[Surya TV]]||Special appearance
|-
|2010–2012 || ''[[Thendral]]''||Bhuvana Laxman ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||rowspan=5|[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] ||Replaced by [[Sudha Chandran]]
|-
|2011||''Nagamma''||Amman||[[Mega TV (Tamil)|Mega TV]]||
|-
|2013–2014 || ''[[Mama Maaple|Mama Mapillai]]''|| Aishwarya ||Sun TV||
|-
|2013 || ''Manathil Uruthi Vendum''|| ||[[Jaya TV]]||
|-
|2013–2014 || ''[[Kurinji Malar]]''|| Kalpana||[[Kalaignar TV]]||
|-
|2015–2016 || ''[[4 the People (TV series)|4 the People]]''||Prof Vasundara Das ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] || [[Malayalam]]||
|-
|2015–2017 ||''Nandini vs Nandini''||Baby||[[ETV Telugu|ETV Plus]]||[[Telugu (language)|Telugu]]||
|-
|2017–2019||''[[Azhagu (TV series)|Azhagu]]''||Vasantha||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] ||
|-
|2018–2020||''[[Chembarathi (TV series)|Chembarathi]]'' ||Thrichambarath Akhilandeswari||[[Zee Keralam]]||[[Malayalam]]||Replaced by [[Thara Kalyan]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2021||''[[Jothi (TV series)|Jothi]]''||Sambhavi ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||rowspan=2|[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]||Photo Presence
|-
|''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (TV series)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]''||Bommi's aunt ||[[Zee Tamil]]||Special appearance
|}

===Shows===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Serial
! Role
! Channel
! Language
|-
| || ''Anthakshari'' ||Host|||[[Raj TV]]||rowspan=2|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|2005||''Sakalakala Velloori''||Judge||[[Jaya TV]]
|-
|2017||''Comedy super night 2''||Herself||[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|Rowspan=3|2021||''Start Music''||Contestant||[[Star Vijay]]||rowspan=2|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|''[[Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani]]''||Judge ||[[Star Vijay]]
|-
|''[[Alitho Saradaga]]''||Guest||[[ETV Telugu|ETV Plus]]||[[Telugu (language)|Telugu]]
|-
|2022–Present||''Joker Poker''||Judge||[[Zee Tamil]]||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]
|-
|2022||''Oru Kodi''||Contestant||[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]]||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2022||''[[Vanakkam Tamizha]]''||Guest||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]
|}

===Web Series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Serial
! Role
! Channel
! Language
|-
|2018||''Gangstars'' ||Priyamvadha||[[Amazon Prime Video]]||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
|2020||''Dear u brother u''||Amma||[[YouTube]]||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]
|}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1027293| Aishwarya }}
* [https://www.facebook.com/aishukitchen Aishu's Kitchen on Facebook]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140221164439/http://aishu-kitchen.com/ Aishu's Kitchen – Portal]

==References==
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