{{short description|Indian actress (born 1990)}} {{Other people}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Hemalatha | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Chennai | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = Hema | years_active = 1995–2015 | spouse = | website = | occupation = [[Film actor|Film actress]], Television Actress and Dancer }} '''Hemalatha''', often credited as '''Hema''', is a former Indian actress and dancer who works in Tamil cinema. She is acclaimed for her roles in the popular [[Indian soap opera|soap opera]] ''[[Kana Kaanum Kaalangal]]'' on [[STAR Vijay]] and in the [[List of serials aired on Sun TV (India)|drama]] [[Serial (radio and television)|serial]] on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ''[[Thendral]]''. She was the winner of the reality dance show ''[[Jodi No.1 (TV series)|Jodi Number One]]'' in Season 4 along with [[Michael Thangadurai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/time-to-dream-and-enjoy-humour/article2238952.ece |title=Time to dream and enjoy humour |work=The Hindu |date=13 January 2007 |access-date=14 December 2014 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419112327/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/time-to-dream-and-enjoy-humour/article2238952.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/naanal/article1436675.ece |title=Naanal |work=The Hindu |date=12 December 2008 |access-date=15 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/dance-machi-dance/article3022397.ece |title=Dance Machi Dance |work=The Hindu |date=4 January 2008 |access-date=15 December 2014 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419124139/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/dance-machi-dance/article3022397.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dinamani.com/weekly_supplements/sunday_kondattam/article1077579.ece?service=print |title=குழந்தை நக்மாவாக நான்! |work=[[Dinamani]] |date=6 June 2010 |access-date=14 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bureau 2022 m854">{{cite web |title=All You Need To Know About Tamil TV Actress Hemalatha |website=News18 |date=19 February 2022 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/all-you-need-to-know-about-tamil-tv-actress-hemalatha-4790699.html |access-date=27 November 2023 |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423100358/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/all-you-need-to-know-about-tamil-tv-actress-hemalatha-4790699.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Kan 2022 p881">{{cite web |last=Kan |first=Anu |title=Hemalatha Latest: சூர்ய வம்சம் ஹேமாவுக்கு என்ன ஆச்சு தெரியுமா..? இணையத்தில் வைரலாகும் போஸ்ட்.. |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |date=24 March 2022 |url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/suryavamsam-child-artist-hemalatha-latest-instagram-post-r98hgw |language=Tamil |access-date=27 November 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327025046/https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/suryavamsam-child-artist-hemalatha-latest-instagram-post-r98hgw |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Career == Hemalatha was born in [[Tamil people|Tamil]] family, started her career as a child actress.<ref name="The Times of India 2023 j016">{{cite web |title=From Neelima Rani to Sujitha Dhanush: Tamil actresses who started their career as child artists |website=The Times of India |date=31 August 2023 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/from-neelima-rani-to-sujitha-dhanush-tamil-actresses-who-started-their-career-as-child-artists/photostory/103248976.cms?from=mdr |access-date=27 November 2023 |archive-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223040716/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/from-neelima-rani-to-sujitha-dhanush-tamil-actresses-who-started-their-career-as-child-artists/photostory/103248976.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref> She made her début in films in the [[Rajinikanth]] starrer ''[[Baashha]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/time-to-dream/article2238823.ece |title=Time to dream |work=The Hindu |date=10 January 2007 |access-date=13 December 2014 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419184324/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/time-to-dream/article2238823.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="t187">{{cite web | last=பர்வீன் | first=ஷமீனா | title=Rajinikanth: ரஜினியின் பாட்ஷா பட பாப்பாவுக்கே ஒரு பாப்பா இருக்குனு தெரியுமா?! | website=Samayam Tamil | date=20 March 2023 | url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tv/news/rajinikanth-starrer-baasha-kana-kaanum-kaalangal-girl-hemalatha-is-a-mother-now/articleshow/98806112.cms | language=ta | access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref> and then acted in the [[Sarath Kumar]] starer ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Suryavamsam]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/suriyavamsam-child-artist-baby-hemalatha-latest-photo-pwmukt |title=சூர்ய வம்சம் படத்தில் சரத்குமார் மகனாக நடித்த ஹேமலதா இன்று வளர்ந்த மங்கையாய்...! |work=manimegalai a |publisher=[[Asianet News]] |date=22 August 2019 |accessdate=26 July 2021 |archive-date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302114433/https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/suriyavamsam-child-artist-baby-hemalatha-latest-photo-pwmukt |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="d844">{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Remember Actress Hemalatha From 1997 Movie Surya Vasam? This Is What She Does Now | website=News18 | date=29 February 2024 | url=https://www.news18.com/movies/remember-actress-hemalatha-from-1997-movie-surya-vasam-this-is-what-she-does-now-8797452.html | access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref> Her first Tamil serial was when she played the role of Baby Kaveri in [[Chithi (TV series)|''Chithi'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/chithi-we-never-forgot-remembering-radikaas-popular-mega-serial-ahead-its-sequel-114521 |title=The Chithi we never forgot: Remembering Radikaa's popular mega serial ahead of its sequel |work=Vinay Kumar V |publisher=the News Minute |date=21 December 2019 |accessdate=25 June 2021 |archive-date=20 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620224811/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/chithi-we-never-forgot-remembering-radikaas-popular-mega-serial-ahead-its-sequel-114521 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemapettai.com/baby-hemalatha-latest-marriage-photo-goes-viral/ |title=சூர்யவம்சம் படத்தில் நடித்த குழந்தையா இது.. கல்யாணம் ஆகி ஆளே மாறிய புகைப்படம் |publisher=Cinemapettai |date=23 June 2021 |accessdate=26 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726144345/https://www.cinemapettai.com/baby-hemalatha-latest-marriage-photo-goes-viral/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The News Minute 2020 w335">{{cite web |title=Watch: 'Chithi 2' promo retains the theme from its original |website=The News Minute |date=15 January 2020 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/watch-chithi-2-promo-retains-theme-its-original-116162 |access-date=27 November 2023 |archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103221325/https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/watch-chithi-2-promo-retains-theme-its-original-116162 |url-status=live }}</ref> She played the role of Raghavi, a high school student, in ''[[Kana Kaanum Kaalangal]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/irfan-gets-nostalgic-as-he-shares-throwback-pictures-from-the-show-kana-kaanum-kaalangal-see-posts/articleshow/75381847.cms |title=Irfan gets nostalgic as he shares throwback pictures from the show Kana Kaanum Kaalangal; see posts |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 April 2020 |accessdate=25 June 2021 |archive-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628005620/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/irfan-gets-nostalgic-as-he-shares-throwback-pictures-from-the-show-kana-kaanum-kaalangal-see-posts/articleshow/75381847.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> and later the role of Deepa in the prime time serial ''[[Thendral]]'', which made her a household name and established her as one of the top television actresses.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cinefeeds.in/2020/01/14/serial-actress-hemalatha-interview/ |title='தற்போது வரை காத்திருக்கிறேன்'… அதில் எனக்கு விருப்பமில்லை "கனா காணும் காலங்கள்" 'புகழ் ஹேமலதா வாழ்க்கையில்'… ஏற்பட்ட சோகம் |publisher=CineFeeds |date=14 January 2020 |accessdate=25 June 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625153959/https://cinefeeds.in/2020/01/14/serial-actress-hemalatha-interview/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Television== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Serial ! Role ! Channel |- | 1999–2000 || [[Chithi (TV series)|''Chithi'']] || Baby Kaveri ||rowspan=2|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] |- | 2004–2006 || ''Manaivi''||Viji |- | 2006–2009 || ''[[Kana Kaanum Kaalangal]]'' || Raghavi || [[STAR Vijay]] |- | 2007–2011 || ''[[Magal (TV series)|Magal]]''||Janani ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] |- | 2009 || [[Jodi No.1 (TV series)|''Jodi Number One'']] || Contestant||rowspan=2|[[STAR Vijay]] |- | 2009–2010 || [[Anbe Vaa (2009 TV series)|''Anbe Vaa'']] || Angel |- | 2009–2015 || ''[[Thendral]]''|| Deepa Prabhakar || rowspan="2" | [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] |- |2010–2015 || [[Mundhanai Mudichu (2010 TV series)|''Mudhanai Mudichu'']] ||Vedhavalli |}
=== Filmography === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1995 | ''[[Baashha]]'' | Mark Antony's daughter | rowspan="10" | Child Actress |- | rowspan="2"|1996 | ''[[Poove Unakkaga (film)|Poove Unakkaga]]'' |girl in song "Sollamalae" |- | ''[[Tamizh Selvan]]'' | |- | 1997 | ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Suryavamsam]]'' |Shaktivel Gounder Jr |- | rowspan="3" | 1998 | ''[[Iniyavale]]'' |Rani |- | ''[[Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen]]'' | |- |''[[Thulli Thirintha Kaalam]]'' |girl in song "Deewana" |- | rowspan="2" | 1999 | ''[[Poomagal Oorvalam]]'' | |- | ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' | |- | 2002 | ''[[Album (2002 film)|Album]]'' | Geetha, Jeeva's Sister |- | 2003 | ''[[Anbe Un Vasam]]'' | Hema | |- | 2003 | ''[[Kaadhal Kondein]]'' |Devi | |- | 2004 | ''[[Madhurey]]'' |Susheela's Sister | |- | 2005 | ''[[Ji (film)|Ji]]'' |Bhuvana's Friend | |- | rowspan="3" | 2006 | ''[[Parijatham (2006 film)|Parijatham]]'' |Subathra's Friend | |- | ''[[Thimiru]]'' | | |- | ''[[Adaikalam]]'' | Amudha | |}
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