1. VOCATIONS AND PASSIONS:
   1. Drama (Acting)
   2. Chant (Singing)
   3.  Choreography (Dancing - Bharatnatyam & Mohiniattam)

    

2. LANGUAGES:

Proficient in English, Tamil, and Hindi

3. MUSIC: [Samples (Echantillons)]
   Sri Vinayaga Furniture Ad Jingle
   Song Scratch in raga Kunthalavarali
   D.A.Silks Ad Jingle

4. MEDIA EXPERIENCE:
   1. CINEMA/MOVIE ROLES:
      1. Mughavari, the super-hit Tamil film ;
      2. Dum Dum Dum, a Tamil hit-film, together with Madhavan and Jyothika
      3.  Ivann  by Parthiban
      4. "Four by Five" - played the lead role in this English Film funded by the NFDC

       

   2. ROLES IN TELEVISED FILMS AND SERIALS:
      1. Key role in the Tele-serial Sahana - SindhuBhairavi Part II directed by K.Balachandar, aired on Jaya TV (2004)
      2.  Super hit Tele-serial Chiththi on Sun TV (2000)
      3. Tele-serial Udhayam on Sun TV (2003)
      4. Lead roles in the Tele-serials Aalayam (Sun TV), K.Balachandar-in Chinna Thirai (Raj TV), Marumagal with Kushboo (Vijay TV), etc

       

   3. Performed at Singapore for a  "TV Star Nite"  (2003)
       
5. ARTISTIC COMPETENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
   1. Dance:

   * A graded Bharatnatyam (Indian Classical Dance form) dancer in Doordarshan Television (Chennai)

   * Learnt Bharatnatyam for more than 15 years and have performed in many countries. Disciple of Shobana Bhalchandra, the star pupil of the Dhananjayans (Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts, Chennai founded in 1935 by Rukmini Devi Arundale)

   * Exponent of Mohiniattam (An  classical  art dance form from Kerala)

   2. Vocals (Chant):
       
      1. Advertising: Principal vocal performer for several ad jingles such as Sri Vinayaga, D.A.Silks, Maharaja Mixie, Dukes Biscuits, Ambica Heaven Agarbathi, Kalyan Silks, Gold Park Jewellery, etc

       

      2. Received the Latha Mangeshkar Award for singing at a competition held in Muscat, 1994

       

      3. Vocal accompaniment in pop albums such as Freak Out, East of Salzburg, etc

6. ANCHORING SHOWS:

1. Compèred the inauguration function of the super-hit Tamil film Panchathanthiram attended by celebrities such as Padmashri Kamal Hassan, Simran, Ramya Krishnan, K.S.Ravikumar, A.M.Ratnam and a host of stars which had an audience of more than 2000 people (2002)

2. Compèred several stage shows such as the Cosmopolitan Club New Year 2001 Show, The Fair ever show 2000, All India Doctors Conference 2002, The 2002 International Women's day program - VIRGO, Star Nite in Madurai

3. Hosted the "Videocon Simran show", 2003 and the "Eastern Masala Anooradha Sriram Night", 2005

4. Hosted the following TV-shows as compère :

* Currently hosting the popular show "Samayal Samayal" on Vijay TV (2005)

* Hit show Cinema, Kaaram, Coffee on Vijay TV (2002)

* Song based show Geethanjali on Jaya TV (2000)

5. Was the brand ambassador for Jaya TV's Magalir Mattum and anchored shows all over TamilNadu as part of this program

7. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:

1. M.S. Organizational Communication, Ohio University (2004)
2. M.A. Social Work (MSW) in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Madras University(2002)
3. PG Diploma in Travel Management, Loyola college (2000)
4. B.A. Travel Management, History, Madras University (1999)
5. Diploma in Computer Applications (1999) & Advanced Diploma in Multimedia Applications (2002)

8. HONORS:
   1. "Best Teaching Assistant", Department of Communication Studies, Ohio University (2003-2004)
   2. "Gold medal" for being adjudged the Best Outgoing Student of the 2000-2002 batch
   3. Received the Latha Mangeshkar Award for singing at  competitions held in Muscat (1992-94)

    

9. RESEARCH:
   1. Paper on 'Trust in Top management and Immediate Supervisor across IT companies in the United States', (2004)
   2. Papers on Cross cultural training - 'Different facets of Cross cultural training for managers', and  'Pre Departure and Re-entry Training', (2004)
   3. Paper on 'The Changing Faces of Bharatnatyam, a Classical Indian Dance Form', (2004)
   4. Paper on 'Retaining Top Performers in Multinational Banks', (2002)
   5. Paper on 'The International Students of Kalakshetra', (2000)

    

10. MISCELLANEOUS:
    1. Quite fluent in English and Tamil
    2. Awards for Dance, Music, Dramatics, Quiz, Painting, etc at the following venues:
       The Sultanate of Oman, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, India (Delhi, Coimbatore, Chennai etc)
    3. Indian Delegate in the World Summit of Children 95 in relation to the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the UNO, San Francisco, U.S.A
        
11. PUBLICATIONS:

    1. “Shift in Thematic Narratives and Presentation Styles in Indian Classical Dances: Bharatnatyam” in The Asianists’ Asia, Vol. IV (Paris), April 2005 (Published by the Centre de Recherches sur les Etudes Asiatiques): an E-Zine on Asianophone countries.