Indraja, whose real name is Rajathi, is an Indian film actress. She is best known for acting in Telugu and Malayalam films. She has acted in a few Tamil and Kannada films and a few TV shows. She acted in the 1994 film Yamaleela, the 1997 film Oka Chinna Maata, the 1995 film Vajram, the 1995 Vaddu Bava Thappu film, Dikkulu Choodaku Ramayya, the 2014 film, The Lion, the 2015 film, the 2004 film Mayilattam, the 1999 FIR film, the 1999 Independence film, and others.

Indraja: Classical Dancer Turned Actress, Here’s Her Biography! 

Who is Indraja?

Indira’s real name is Rajatti. 

Indraja is an Indian Actress born in Vijayawada, India on 17 October 1977 known for her works mostly in Telugu Cinema, Malayalam Cinema, and Television in addition to a little bit of work for Tamil and Kannada films. 

Early life and first career choice:

Despite being born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu she was born into a Telugu-speaking Carnatic musical family. She is the eldest of three sisters, the other two being Bharati and Sobha. She is a trained classical singer and dancer having won prizes in singing and drama competitions. She toured with Murthy’s troupe and performed abroad.

During her school days, learned the Kuchipudi dance form from Madhavabetti Murthy. While she  was training to become a journalist she was graced with the opportunity to host television programs such as Thakka Thimi Tha.

Started her career in 1993: 

Indraja made her debut as a child star in the Rajinikanth movie Uzhaippali. 

Indraja’s first professional film was Jantar Mantar (where she adopted her character’s name ‘Indraja’ as her screen name), but Ysvi Krishna Reddy Ali’s Yamalila was released earlier and became a big success. Yes, after growing up, S. V. Krishna Reddy’s Yamaleela made her an instant star. The film ran for over a year. After Yamali, Indraja acted as a heroine in more than 30 films in two years.

She acted in the films Thadayam and Raja’s Vision. But these two films did not become hits and could not progress further in Tamil films.

Indraja’s performance in Gunasekhar’s Sogasu Chudatarama was praised by many critics. She rose to fame by acting opposite many top heroes in Malayalam cinema.

Branching off to other film industries:

She has acted as the heroine in many successful Malayalam films. Among them is the 1999 Mohanlal-led action-drama Ustd.

Other notable films include the 2002 crime-horror film FIR opposite Suresh Gopi, the 2002 comedy-drama Chronic Bachelor with Mammootty, the 2004 comedy-drama Mayilatham opposite Jayaram, and the 2005 Ben Johnson opposite Kalabhavan Mani. After a break after marriage, she returned to the film industry with some notable roles in several Telugu films.

Indraja wed businessman Absar in 2005:

Indraja married actor Mohammad Apsar on 7 September 2005. In the same year, Indraja also anchored the classical dance-based game show Takadimitha on the Tamil channel Jaya TV in 2005. The couple have a daughter.

Where is Indraja now?

Recently, she acted in TV serials. She played the role of the protagonist in the Telugu serial Sundarakanda. She appeared in a special role in the Tamil serial Bhairavi. Currently acting in Sun TV serial Valli.