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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{About||the singer|Kasturi Shankar|}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Indian name| Kasthuri|Shankar}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kasthuri Shankar
| image =
| caption = Kasthuri Shankar in the [[Kannada]] song Thare Thare Minuguva Thare
| birth_date =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|politician|model}}
| spouse = Ravikumar
| children = 2
| years_active = 1991-present
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2025–present)
}}

'''Kasthuri Shankar''' is an Indian actress, politician, model and television presenter who has appeared in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]] language films.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/actor-kasthuri-shankar-opens-up-about-losing-parents-seeing-daughter-battle-cancer-4499690.html |title=Actor Kasthuri Shankar Opens up About Losing Parents, Seeing Daughter Battle Cancer |date=29 November 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She was born in a [[Brahmin]]<ref>https://tamil.samayam.com/latest-news/tiruchirappalli/are-you-tamilan-actress-kasthuri-angry-in-the-brahmin-function/articleshow/106453811.cms</ref> family to Sumathi, a lawyer and P.S. Shankar. She has one younger brother. She is married and has a son and a daughter. Her daughter is a [[leukemia]] survivor.<ref name="toi">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/casting-couch-in-filmdom-isnt-a-myth-it-does-exist/articleshow/57593669.cms |title=Casting couch in filmdom isn't a myth, it does exist |website=The Times of India |last1=Sundar |first1=Mrinalini}}</ref>

==Career==
After graduation from [[Ethiraj College for Women]], Shankar won [[Miss Chennai]] in 1992. In the same year, she won the Femina Miss Madras beauty pageant too. While studying in college, she started her career in modelling over interest in the domain.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-3-wild-card-entrant-kasthuri-shankars-lesser-known-facts-take-a-look/photostory/70607690.cms?picid=70607874 |title=Career as an actress |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> Not only was she a successful model, but also, she was a finalist in the BBC's ''[[Mastermind India]]'' in 2000. Her acting career began in 1991 with the film, ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]'' (1991). From working on small budget Tamil films, she went on to work into more mainstream movies alongside legends, such as [[Kamal Haasan]] in ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996). A 30-minute documentary film, Kasthuri: A South Indian Film Star, was released as a tribute to her success in the film industry. She gained attention for her acting skills in ''[[Annamayya (film)|Annamayya]]'' (1997) and dance performance in ''[[Kaadhal Kavithai]]'' (1998).

She later made a comeback to hosting television-based quiz shows in the 2010s, and worked on ''[[Vina Vidai Vettai]]'' for [[Puthuyugam TV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journeyline.in/newsdet.aspx?q=54012 |title=In the limelight again |website=journeyline.in}}</ref> Her debut comeback film was ''[[Malai Malai]]'' (2009). She also notably portrayed a key supporting role as an investigative agent in [[Adhik Ravichandran]]'s ''[[Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan]]'' (2017), appearing alongside [[Silambarasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jun/22/i-am-too-old-for-vijay-too-young-for-rajinikanth-kasthuri-1619372.html |title=I am too old for Vijay, too young for Rajinikanth: Kasthuri|date=22 June 2017 }}</ref>

After rejecting the opportunity to appear on the Tamil reality television show ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil]]'' in 2018, she joined the [[Bigg Boss Tamil 3|third season of the show]] in 2019 as a wildcard entry contestant.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/tamil-cinema/article/bigg-boss-tamil-3-contestant-kasthuri-makes-shocking-revelations-over-her-payment-dues/660190 |title=Bigg Boss Tamil 3 contestant Kasthuri makes shocking revelations over her payment dues |date=30 September 2020}}</ref> After that, she made her comeback to Telugu audience in ''[[Intinti Gruhalakshmi]]'' serial which airs on Star Maa now.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasupuleti |first=AuthorPriyanka |title=Kasthuri Shankar testing her luck on small screen |url=https://telanganatoday.com/kasthuri-shankar-testing-her-luck-on-small-screen |access-date=4 June 2020 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Political career==
Shankar campaigned for the [[Bharatiya Janata party]] (BJP) in Madurai during the [[2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu|2024 Indian general elections]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/bjp-flays-actor-and-ex-campaigner-kasturi-for-remarks-against-telugu-community-809994|title=BJP flays actor and ex-campaigner Kasturi for remarks against Telugu community}}</ref> She joined the party on 15 August 2025 at Madurai.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Kasthuri and trans activist Namitha Marimuthu join BJP|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kasthuri-and-trans-activist-namitha-marimuthu-join-bjp/article69937478.ece|website=The Hindu|date=16 August 2025}}</ref>

==Other work==

===Columns===
In the late 1990s, Shankar wrote a weekly column titled "Keep It Simple Stupid" in the ''Kumudham'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.minnoviyam.com/star/track14.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990420125444/http://www.minnoviyam.com/star/track14.html |archive-date=20 April 1999 |title=Minnoviyam}}</ref>

=== Topless photoshoot ===
In 2014, she was photographed [[Toplessness|topless]] and half-[[Nudity|nude]] as a part of Jade Beall's book ''The Bodies of Mothers: A Beautiful Body Project''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-kasthuris-photo-shoot-motherhood-wins-hearts-she-says-amazed-response-35573 |title=Actor Kasthuri's photo shoot for motherhood wins hearts, she says amazed at response |publisher=The News Minute |date=30 October 2015 |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Actress Kasthuri Poses Semi-nude for Photo-book 'Bodies of Mothers' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/oct/30/actress-kasthuri-poses-semi-nude-for-photo-book-bodies-of-mothers-836421.html |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=The New Indian Express|date=30 October 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=DNA Web |date=31 October 2015 |title=South Indian actress Kasthuri poses topless for Jade Beall's 'A Beautiful Body Project' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-south-indian-actress-kasthuri-poses-topless-for-jade-beall-s-a-beautiful-body-project-2140526 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

==Social commentary and controversies==
Shankar is an active commentator regarding social issues through an occasional column with the [[Times of India]] and via Twitter, and her tweets have sometimes elicited debate in the media.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/column-ek-gaon-mein-ek-kisan-raghuthatha/articleshow/59714343.cms |title=The Word View: Ek Gaon Mein Ek Kisan Raghuthatha! |website=The Times of India}}</ref> In early 2017, she questioned [[Rajinikanth]]'s ability as a potential politician, and her opinion garnered criticism from the actor's fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/230517/i-am-a-true-fan-of-rajini-sir-kasturi.html |title=I am a true fan of Rajini sir: Kasturi |first=Anupama |last=Subramanian |date=23 May 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://silverscreen.in/news/kasthuri-says-shes-a-true-fan-of-rajinikanth/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808235937/https://silverscreen.in/news/kasthuri-says-shes-a-true-fan-of-rajinikanth/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2019 |title=Kasthuri Says She's A "True Fan" Of Rajinikanth |date=23 May 2017}}</ref> In late 2018, she criticised Rajinikanth's ignorance over the [[Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi|Rajiv Gandhi assassination case]] and engaged in a further exchange with Rajinikanth's supporters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mynation.com/news/rajinikanth-actress-kasthuri-war-of-words-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-case-pi83h0 |title=Rajinikanth, actress Kasthuri engage in war of words over Rajiv Gandhi assassination case |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}</ref> Shankar spoke out as a part of the [[Me Too movement (India)|Me Too movement]] in India, suggesting that her reluctance to give into patriarchal behaviour meant that she was removed from several film projects. She revealed that one male actor took a particular vengeance against her for her rebuff to his advances, and subsequently made it difficult for her to work on other projects.<ref name="toi"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://silverscreen.in/news/kasthuri-people-think-women-cant-climb-ladder-without-favours-man/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808235936/https://silverscreen.in/news/kasthuri-people-think-women-cant-climb-ladder-without-favours-man/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2019 |title=Kasthuri: "People Think Women Can't Climb Up The Ladder Without The Favours of a Man!" |date=12 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/winds-change-kollywood-more-women-actors-speak-about-misogyny-industry-59241 |title=Winds of change in Kollywood? More women actors speak up about misogyny in the industry |publisher=The News Minute |date=25 March 2017 |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> She criticised directors [[Bharathiraja]] and [[S. Shankar]] in April 2019, she said director Bharathiraja and his son has black skin and they use North Indian girls with lighter skin in their movies while S. Shankar goes a long way and imports white skin foreign girls in his movies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajkumar |date=17 April 2019 |title=பொது மேடையில் பாரதி ராஜாவின் நிறம் குறித்து கேலி செய்த கஸ்தூரி.! இதே வேல தானா.! |url=https://tamil.behindtalkies.com/kasthuri-mocks-director-bharathiraja/ |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=Tamil Behind Talkies |language=en-US}}</ref> While Shankar declares herself an Indian patriot, her husband and two children are all US-born American citizens. During the row over the comments made by DMK MP Elangovan against Hindi, Shankar criticized him stating that she was personally offended as she was of mixed lineage herself.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/left-right-centre/i-am-a-proud-shudra-actor-kasturi-shankar-amid-language-row-636578 |title=Video | "I Am a Proud Shudra": Actor Kasturi Shankar Amid Language Row}}</ref>

A person, who claimed himself to be actor [[Ajith Kumar|Ajith]]'s fan, had allegedly made sexist comments against Shankar in January 2020. A week after this, Shankar blasted him, by suggesting him to ask his mother or sister if he wants a woman for sex. She used the tag ''#dirtyajithfans'', which started trending in India. Some fans of Ajith created ''#DirtyKasthuriAunty'' to counter this. A war of words continued and created a controversy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kasturi-shankar-faces-backlash-shutting-down-sexist-ajith-fans-dirtykasthuriaunty-trends-twitter-811958|title=Kasturi Shankar faces backlash for shutting down sexist Ajith fans; #DirtyKasthuriAunty trends on Twitter}}</ref>

On 17 November 2024, Shankar was arrested in [[Hyderabad]] following derogatory and controversial statements against the [[Telugu people|Telugu]] community settled in Tamil Nadu at an event organized by the [[Hindu Makkal Katchi]] demanding to create of an exclusive legislation to protect the Brahmin community on the lines of the PCR Act for the Scheduled Castes.<ref>{{cite web | last=Desk | first=HT Entertainment | title=Actor Kasthuri Shankar arrested days after hiding post making controversial remarks on Telugu community | website=Hindustan Times | date=2024-11-16 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/actor-kasthuri-shankar-arrested-days-after-hiding-post-making-controversial-remarks-on-telugu-community-101731769048615.html | access-date=2025-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=N | first=Ramakrishna | title=BJP flays actor and ex-campaigner Kasturi for remarks against Telugu community | website=dtnext | date=2024-11-05 | url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/bjp-flays-actor-and-ex-campaigner-kasturi-for-remarks-against-telugu-community-809994 | access-date=2025-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Kasthuri Shankar, Accused Of Anti-Telugu Remarks, Arrested In Hyderabad |url=https://www.news18.com/india/actress-kasthuri-shankar-accused-of-anti-telugu-remarks-arrested-in-hyderabad-9122939.html |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" |1991 || ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]'' || Kasthuri || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Chakravarthy (1991 film)|Chakravarthy]]'' || Praseetha || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Rasathi Varum Naal]]'' || Radha || rowspan="6" | Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |1992 || ''[[Government Mappillai]]'' || Mallaria ||
|-
| ''[[Chinnavar]]'' || Meena ||
|-
| ''[[Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| ''[[Senthamizh Pattu]]'' || Shanmathi ||
|-
| ''[[Abhirami (1992 film)|Abhirami]]'' || Dhanam ||
|-
| ''Gang War'' ||Kaveri || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| rowspan="7" |1993 ||''[[Rakkayi Koyil]]'' || Vellaiyamma || rowspan="5" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pudhiya Mugam]]'' || Raja's first wife ||
|-
| ''[[Athma (film)|Aathma]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| ''[[Pass Mark]]'' || Shanthi ||
|-
| ''[[Udan Pirappu]]''|| Sumathi ||
|-
| ''[[Nippu Ravva]]''|| Bharathi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Enga Muthalali]]'' || Kalyani || rowspan="3" | Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |1994 || ''[[Amaidhi Padai]]'' || Thayamma ||
|-
| ''[[Watchman Vadivel]]''|| Radha ||
|-
| ''[[Jaana (film)|Jaana]]'' || Kasturi || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Raja Pandi]]'' || Ponnuthaayi || rowspan="6" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thendral Varum Theru]]'' || Nalini ||
|-
| rowspan="8" |1995 || ''[[Sindhu Bath]]'' || Shobana ||
|-
| ''[[Chinna Mani]]'' || Chinna Mani ||
|-
| ''[[Kolangal (1995 film)|Kolangal]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| ''Aakaya Pookal'' || Kamakshi ||
|-
| ''God Father'' || Aruna || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Agrajan]]'' || Sreedevi || rowspan="3" | Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Radholsavam''|| Chempakam ||
|-
| ''[[Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava]]'' || Ammu ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |1996 || ''[[Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' || Kasthuri || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Krishna (1996 Tamil film)|Krishna]]'' || Lizy ||
|-
| ''Soggadi Pellam'' || Jyothi|| rowspan="7" | [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Merupu]]'' ||Prema ||
|-
| ''Rendu Kutumbala Katha'' ||Hema ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1997 || ''[[Chilakkottudu]]'' || Kasturi ||
|-
| ''Ratha Yatra'' || Ganga ||
|-
| ''[[Annamayya (film)|Annamayya]]'' || Akkalamma ||
|-
| ''Maa Ayana Bangaram'' || ||
|-
| ''Nazarr'' || Bansuri || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1998 || ''[[Mangalya Pallakku]]'' || Seethalakshmi || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Thutta Mutta]]'' || Dr. Seema || rowspan="2" | Kannada ||
|-
| ''One Man Army'' || Kasthoori||
|-
| ''[[Sneham (1998 film)|Sneham]]'' || Radhika || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Kaadhal Kavidhai]]'' || Swapna || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1999 || ''[[Habba]]'' ||Anu || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || Uma || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Panchapandavar'' || Nandini || Malayalam ||
|-
|rowspan="4" | 2001 || ''[[Engalukkum Kaalam Varum (2001 film)|Engalukkum Kaalam Varum]]'' || Pooja || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Dosth (2001 Tamil film)|Dosth]]'' || || Special appearance in the song "Hey Sal Sal"
|-
| ''[[Akasa Veedhilo]]'' || Padma || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Premakke Sai]]'' || Vedha || Kannada ||
|-
|2002 || ''Adheena'' || Princess Adheena|| Malayalam ||
|-
|| 2009 || ''[[Malai Malai]]'' || Lakshmi || rowspan="2" | Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="3" |2010 || ''[[Tamizh Padam]]'' || Dancer || Special appearance in the song "Kuthuvilakku"
|-
| ''[[Gudu Gudu Gunjam]]'' || Malleeshwari || rowspan="2" | Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Don Seenu]]'' || Lakshmi ||
|-
|rowspan="2" |2011 || ''[[Pathinaaru]]'' || Ilavarasi || rowspan="8" | Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Thoonga Nagaram]]'' || || Special appearance
|-
||2012 || ''[[Naanga]]'' || Chithra||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013 || ''[[Azhagan Azhagi]]'' || || Special appearance in the song "Ethuvarai Vaanam"
|-
| ''[[Naan Rajavaga Pogiren]]'' || Bharathi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014 || | ''[[Vadacurry]]'' || Satish's sister in law ||
|-
| ''Naan Ponnu Ondru Kanden'' || || Special appearance in the song "Othaya Retaya"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017 || | ''[[Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan]]'' || Ruby ||
|-
| ''[[Samanthakamani (film)|Samanthakamani]]'' || Krishna's mother || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018 || ''[[Traffic Ramasamy (film)|Traffic Ramasamy]]'' || Witness in court || rowspan="4" | Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Tamizh Padam 2]]'' || || Special appearance in the song "Vaa Vaa Kaama"
|-
| rowspan="1" |2020 || ''[[Velvet Nagaram]]'' || Gauri ||
|-
| rowspan="1" |2021 ||''EPCO 302'' || S. Durga IPS ||
|-
| rowspan="1" |2022 ||[[Godfather (2022 film)|''Godfather'']] || Brahma's mother || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2023 || ''[[Tamilarasan]]'' || Jagadeeswari || rowspan="3" | Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Rayar Parambarai]]'' || Rayar's sister ||
|-
| ''[[Striker (2023 film)|Striker]]'' || ||
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Simbaa]]'' || || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2025 || ''[[Devil's Double Next Level]]'' || Devaki and Shilpa || rowspan="3" | Tamil || Dual role<ref>{{Cite web |last=தினத்தந்தி |date=2025-05-12 |title="டிடி நெக்ஸ்ட் லெவல்" - கஸ்தூரியின் கதாபாத்திர அறிமுக போஸ்டர் வெளியீடு |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/cinema/cinemanews/devils-double-nextlevel-character-intro-in-kasthuri-as-devaki-shilpa-1157330 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=www.dailythanthi.com |language=ta}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Raagu Kethu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Oho Enthan Baby]]'' || Ashwin's mother ||
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year!! Title !! Role !! Language !! Network !! Notes
|-
| ||''Eshtadanam''|| ||Malayalam||[[DD Malayalam]]||
|-
|1995||''Kaiyalavu Manasu''||Vani||Tamil||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Mastermind India]]'' || Contestant || rowspan="3" | Tamil || [[BBC]] ||
|-
|2003||''Quiz Buzz''|| Host||Raj TV||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2001/12/20/stories/2001122000180400.htm|date=20 December 2001|access-date=8 February 2025|title=Brainstorming at its best|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031028072534/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2001/12/20/stories/2001122000180400.htm|archive-date=28 October 2003}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Sun Kudumbam Awards 2010]]'' || Host ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
|-
| ''[[Star Singer]]'' || Special judge ||Malayalam|||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|-
| 2013–2014 || ''[[Vina Vidai Vettai]]'' || Host|| rowspan="2" | Tamil ||[[Puthuyugam TV]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[Vina Vidai Vettai Juniors]]'' || Host || Puthuyugam TV ||
|-
| ''Wow 2'' || Participant ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| [[ETV Telugu|E TV]] ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3]]'' || Contestant ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||[[Star Vijay]] || Evicted <br />Day 63
|-
|2020–2024||''[[Intinti Gruhalakshmi]]''||Tulasi||Telugu||[[Star Maa]]||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020||''Cash''||Participant||Telugu||[[ETV Telugu|ETV]]||
|-
|''[[Agni Natchathiram (TV series)|Agni Natchathiram]]''||Rudra||Tamil||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||Special Appearance
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021|| ''[[Parampara (2021 TV series)|Parampara]]''|| Indira|| Telugu || [[Disney+ Hotstar]]||
|-
| ''[[Sixth Sense (game show)|Sixth Sense]]''|| Participant|| Telugu || [[Star Maa]]||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022||''Aruvi''||Herself||Tamil||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||
|-
|''Sreedevi Dance Company''||Herself||Telugu||[[ETV Telugu|ETV]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2024||''Seethe Ramudiki Katnam''||Ram's Mother||Telugu||[[Zee Telugu]]||Photographic Appearance
|-
|''Jhansi'' || || Telugu || [[ETV Telugu|ETV]] ||
|-
|''[[Jagadhatri]]'' || Sharmila Tagore || Telugu ||[[Zee Telugu]]||Special Appearance
|-
| 2025; 2026 ||''[[Ayali (2025 TV series)|Ayali]]''||Archana||Tamil||[[Zee Tamil]]||
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0441030|name=Kasthuri}}

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Kasthuri Shankar - Revision history

Niishad Shetty at 20:37, 1 April 2026