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Chaithanya Unni
Born
Occupation(s)Dermatologist
Medical Entrepreneur
Film Actor
Years active1985–1992 (films)
Known forOrmmayilennum
AwardsKerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist

Chaithanya Unni is a dermatologist and medical entrepreneur based in Australia. A doctor by profession, practising family medicine and dermatology in Australia, Chaithanya, along with her husband, runs 'Amtan', a chain of eight medical centres in that country.[1][2]

Chaithanya Unni, the winner of 1988 Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for the film Ormmayilennum,[3] is the great, great granddaughter of O Chandu Menon, the author of Indulekha.[4][5]

A classical dancer, Unni played Indulekha in its musical adaptation, directed by Soorya Krishnamoorthy,[6][7] and she is the project head of O Chandu Menon foundation, that launched Empowering woman entrepreneurs (EWE), helping woman to achieve their dreams through education.[8]

Awards

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Filmography

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Year Title[10] Language Actors Notes
1985 Ee Thanalil Ithiri Nerum Malayalam Mammootty, Shobana, Rahman
1985 Adhyayam Onnu Muthal Malayalam Mohanlal, Madhavi, Venu Nagavally
1985 T. P. Balagopalan M. A. Malayalam Mohanlal, Shobana, Sreenivasan
1985 Eeran Sandhya Malayalam Mammootty, Shobana, Rahman
1985 Pathamudayam Malayalam Mohanlal, Urvashi, M. G. Soman
1987 Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam Malayalam Mohanlal, Karthika [11]
1988 Ormmayilennum Malayalam Devan, Ratheesh, Seema Winner - Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
1989 Ashokante Ashwathykkuttikku Malayalam Ashokan, Parvathy Jayaram
1992 Sadayam Malayalam Mohanlal, Karthika

References

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  1. ^ "A Classic rebirth". Deccan Chronicle. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "മികച്ച യുവ സംരംഭകയ്ക്കുള്ള പുരസ്കാരം ഡോ. ചൈതന്യ ഉണ്ണിക്ക്". Manorama Online. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "State Film Awards 1969 - 2008". Information and Public Relation Department of Kerala. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ "സംസ്ഥാന ബജറ്റിനെ പ്രശംസിച്ച് ഡോ. ചൈതന്യ ഉണ്ണി". Manorama Online. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Dr. Chaithanya Unni – Medical entrepreneur and child artist of Malayalam cinema 1980s". Mywordsnthoughts.com. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Chandu Menon's descendant adapts Indulekha into a musical". The Hindu. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ^ "O Chandu Menon's scion is all set to bring alive 'Indulekha' on stage". The New Indian Express. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Indian-origin entrepreneur launches project EVE in Kerala to help empower women". The News Minute. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  9. ^ "ഓസ്ട്രേലിയയിലെ ബിസിനസ് വുമണ്‍ ഓഫ് ദി ഇയറായി മലയാളി ഡോക്ടര്‍". Asianet News. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  10. ^ "ചൈതന്യ ഉണ്ണി - അഭിനയിച്ച സിനിമകൾ". m3db.com. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Actor Karthika's emotional return, 37 years later at Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam; reunion". Manorama Online. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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