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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Maathu
| birth_date =
| spouse = {{ubl|{{Marriage|Dr. Jesu Jacob|end=divorced}}| {{Marriage|Anbalagan George|2018}}}}
| children = 2
| parents = {{ubl|Venkit|Shantha}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|Dancer}}
| years_active = 1977 {{endash}} 1979<br/>1988 {{endash}} 1999<br/>2019
}}
'''Madhavi''', better known by her [[stage name]] '''Maathu''', is an Indian actress who was active during the 1980s and 1990s in [[Malayalam cinema]]. She is born to [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking parents Venkit and Shantha.<ref name="mangalam1">{{Cite web |url=http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 |title=മൗനം സ്വരമായ്‌... - Page 2 | mangalam.com |access-date=31 August 2016 |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916155211/http://origin.mangalam.com/women/interview/355332?page=0,1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She is best known for her role as ''Radha'' in the 1991 Malayalam movie ''[[Amaram]]'', alongside [[Mammootty]].

==Early life==

Maathu was born as Madhavi in [[Chennai]] to a [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking couple named Venkit Rao and Shantha. Her father was a manager in the film industry. She began her film career as a child artist and later went on to play lead roles. During this time, she underwent a spiritual awakening and converted to Christianity and adopted the name Meena.

Maathu married Dr. Jacob, and the couple later divorced. They have a son, Luke, and a daughter, Jaime.<ref name="mangalam1" /> In 2018, the actress, who had immigrated to the [[United States]], married a [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] native, Anbalagan George. In a 2019 interview, she spoke about her return to the film industry after a 19-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite news |last=Punnoose |first=Aby |date=11 November 2021 |title=Maathu: I realised how much I missed doing Malayalam films on the sets of my comeback film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/maathu-i-realised-how-much-i-missed-doing-malayalam-films-on-the-sets-of-my-comeback-film/articleshow/68241701.cms |access-date=11 November 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language
|-
| 2019 || ''Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu'' ||Jancy || Malayalam
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action]]'' || Leena <br/>(Archive footage cameo) || Malayalam
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Ente Priyappatta Muthuvinu]]'' ||- || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=5 |1999 || ''[[Tokyo Nagarile Viseshangal]]'' || Ganga || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Aanamuttathe Aangalamar]]'' || Jayalakshmi Menon || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Aayiram Meni]]'' || Lakshmi || Malayalam
|-
| ''Mohakottaram'' || Lekshmi|| Malayalam
|-
| ''Khalanayaka'' || Jyoti|| Kannada
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1998 || ''[[Rakthasakshikal Sindabad]]'' || Kunji || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham]]'' || Rexy || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Mattupetti Machan]]'' || Parvathy Prabhu|| Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Samaantharangal]]'' || Amina || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=5 |1997 || ''[[Kalyana Unnikal]]'' || Sugandhi || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Muddina Kanmani]]'' || Ambika || Kannada
|-
| ''Rajanna'' || Suma|| Kannada
|-
| ''[[Sankeerthanampole]]'' || Thulasi || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Vaachalam]]'' || Meenakshi || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=2 |1996 || ''[[Harbour (film)|Harbour]]'' || Panchami || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Kanjirappally Kuriachan]]'' ||Annie || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=6|1995 || ''Manikya Chempazhukka'' || Sreedevi/Rajavalli || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary]]'' || Shalini || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Kaattile Thadi Thevarude Aana]]'' || Sindhu || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Indian Military Intelligence]]'' || || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Radholsavam]]'' || Meenu || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Samudhayam]]'' || Sathi || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=8 |1994 || ''[[Napoleon (1994 film)|Napoleon]]'' || Geetha || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Gamanam (1994 film)|Gamanam]]'' || Syama || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Prathakshinam]]'' || Rahel || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji]]'' || Gouri || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Rudraksham]]'' || Revathi || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Varaphalam]]'' || Anjali || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Moonnam Loka Pattalam]]'' || Gopika || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Avan Ananthapadmanabhan]]'' || || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=10|1993 || ''[[Addeham Enna Iddeham]]'' || Nancy || Malayalam
|-
| ''Dollar'' || Mini || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Ente Sreekuttikku]]'' || Sreekutty || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Uppukandam Brothers]]'' || Leena || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Oru Kadankatha Pole]]'' || Sandhya || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni]]'' || Maya Rajagopal || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Aagneyam]]'' || Emi || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' || Malu || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Padaleeputhram]]'' || || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Agnishalabhangal]]'' || || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan=8 |1992 || ''[[Kallan Kappalil Thanne]]'' || Savithri || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Savidham]]'' || Reena || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Sadayam]]'' || Jaya || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Pramaanikal]]'' || || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Cheppadividya]]'' || Indulekha || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Aayushkalam]]'' || Sobha || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Babai Hotel]]'' || Swapna || Telugu
|-
| ''Pudhusa Padukkiren Paattu'' || Kalyani || Tamil
|-
| rowspan=6 |1991 || ''[[Sandhesam]]'' || Lathika || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Parallel College (film)|Parallel College]]'' || Indu || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Kadalorakkattu]]'' || Jayanthi || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Thudar Katha]]'' || Lakshmi Thampuratti || Malayalam
|-
| ''[[Amaram]]'' || Radha || Malayalam
|-
| ''Naathu Nattaachu'' || - || Tamil
|-
| rowspan=3 |1990 || ''[[Kuttettan]]'' || Indhu || Malayalam
|-
| ''Kaliyuga Krishna'' || Jyothi || Kannada
|-
| ''Neene Nanna Jeeva'' || Raadha|| Kannada
|-
| rowspan=3 |1989 || ''Adrushta Rekhe'' || Shyamala || Kannada
|-
| ''Pooram'' || Maathu || [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]
|-
| ''Manmada Samrajyam'' ||- || [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]
|-
| rowspan=2 |1988 || ''Jadikketha Moodi'' || Uma || Tamil
|-
| ''Koil Mani Osai'' || Valli|| Tamil
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Neeya?]]'' || Child artist || Tamil
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Bairavi]]'' || Child artist || [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Sanaadi Appanna]]'' || Child artist || [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]]
|-
|}

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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0558981}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141027182946/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Maathu Maathu at MSI]
* https://archive.today/20130827035011/http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo1.php?searchtext=Mathu&pigsection=Actor&picata=2&Search=Search

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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