{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Distinguish|Medha Raghunath}} {{Indian patronymic|Meetha|Raghunath}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person | birth_place = Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2022–present }} '''Meetha Raghunath''' is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language films and television. She is best known for her performance in ''Good Night'' (2023).
== Early life == Meetha was born and raised in Ooty in a middle-class family,<ref name="IE" /> and studied in Coimbatore.<ref name="Mangai">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryBZFG0ayCg |title=I have Combination Skin {{!}} Actress Meetha Skin Care Routine |date=24 January 2022 |language=ta |publisher=IBC Mangai |access-date=6 March 2026 |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ryBZFG0ayCg |archive-date=5 March 2026 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}</ref> She has a sister, and their mother is a teacher. As a child, Meetha was active in school plays, which sparked her interest in acting. She said she rarely watched films in her childhood, and as a result did not have too many film influences. As of 2025, Meetha's parents were living in Coimbatore.<ref name="IE" />
== Career == Meetha made her film debut through Darbuka Siva's ''Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee'' (2022), for which she learnt method acting,<ref name="IE" /> before starring in the streaming series ''Five Six Seven Eight'' later the same year,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s858NEAwRh0 |title=Five Six Seven Eight Web Series Team Interview {{!}} A. L. Vijay {{!}} Prasanna JK {{!}} Mrudhula |date=17 November 2022 |publisher=Cinema Vikatan |access-date=5 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260305081121/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s858NEAwRh0 |archive-date=5 March 2026 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the film ''Good Night'' (2023).<ref name="IE">{{Cite web |last=Sangeetha |first=P. |date=22 August 2025 |title=3BHK actress Meetha Raghunath on her films, married life, and her journey from actor to aspiring author |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2025/Aug/22/3bhk-actress-meetha-raghunath-on-her-films-married-life-and-her-journey-from-actor-to-aspiring-author |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260304020749/https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2025/Aug/22/3bhk-actress-meetha-raghunath-on-her-films-married-life-and-her-journey-from-actor-to-aspiring-author |archive-date=4 March 2026 |access-date=5 March 2026 |website=Indulgexpress |language=en}}</ref> Regarding her performance in ''Good Night'', a critic wrote that "the director's decision to cast Meetha as Manikandan's love interest favours the film. Others might have struggled to pull off that sort of innocent look on-screen. Meetha carried her role perfectly, without any flaws".<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 May 2023 |title=Good Night Movie Review : Good Night: The snoring is loud enough in a very enjoyable way |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/good-night/movie-review/100151118.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511092505/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/good-night/movie-review/100151118.cms |archive-date=11 May 2023 |access-date=5 March 2026 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> For her performance, Meetha was nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil,<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 July 2024 |title=SIIMA 2024 Nominations Revealed: Nani's Dasara and Rajinikanth Starrer Jailer Lead with 11 Nominations Each |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!entertainment/siima-2024-nominations-revealed-nanis-dasara-and-rajinikanth-starrer-jailer-lead-with-11-nominations-each-enn24071700580 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717032355/https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!entertainment/siima-2024-nominations-revealed-nanis-dasara-and-rajinikanth-starrer-jailer-lead-with-11-nominations-each-enn24071700580 |archive-date=17 July 2024 |access-date=5 March 2026 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref> and won the JFW Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abhay |first=Varsha |date=17 March 2024 |title=Empowering Performances: Aishwarya Rajesh, Meetha Raghunath and Bhavani Sre win Best Actress at the JFW Movie Awards 2024! |url=https://jfwonline.com/article/empowering-performances-aishwarya-rajesh-meetha-raghunath-and-bhavani-sre-win-best-actress-at-the-jfw-movie-awards-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260306005819/https://jfwonline.com/article/empowering-performances-aishwarya-rajesh-meetha-raghunath-and-bhavani-sre-win-best-actress-at-the-jfw-movie-awards-2024/ |archive-date=6 March 2026 |access-date=6 March 2026 |website=JFW |language=en}}</ref> In November 2023, she got engaged in Ooty,<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 November 2023 |title=In Pics: Actress Meetha Ragunath gets engaged |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/in-pics-actress-meetha-ragunath-gets-engaged/articleshow/105489893.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126082608/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/in-pics-actress-meetha-ragunath-gets-engaged/articleshow/105489893.cms |archive-date=26 November 2023 |access-date=6 March 2026 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> and married in March 2024 but has not disclosed the name of her husband.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2024 |title=Good Night actor Meetha Raghunath gets married; calls husband her 'whole heart'. See pics |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/good-night-actor-meetha-raghunath-gets-married-calls-husband-her-whole-heart-see-pics-101710761065525.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426184518/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/good-night-actor-meetha-raghunath-gets-married-calls-husband-her-whole-heart-see-pics-101710761065525.html |archive-date=26 April 2024 |access-date=5 March 2026 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=K |first=Janani |date=18 March 2024 |title=Pics: 'Good Night' actor Meetha Raghunath gets married |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/pics-good-night-actor-meetha-raghunath-gets-married-2516379-2024-03-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320014417/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/pics-good-night-actor-meetha-raghunath-gets-married-2516379-2024-03-18 |archive-date=20 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2026 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> After marriage, she signed her next film in July the same year, tentatively titled ''Siddharth 40''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 2024 |title=திருமணத்திற்கு பிறகு மீண்டும் சினிமாவில் இணைந்த மீதா ரகுநாத் |trans-title=Meetha Raghunath returns to cinema after marriage |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/cinema/cinemanews/meetha-raghunath-joined-cinema-again-after-marriage-1114149 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009151939/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/meetha-raghunath-joined-cinema-again-after-marriage-1114149 |archive-date=9 October 2024 |access-date=5 March 2026 |website=Dina Thanthi |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2024 |title='சித்தார்த் 40'-ல் இணைந்த மீதா ரகுநாத் |trans-title=Meetha Raghunath joins ''Siddharth 40'' |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1279828-meetha-raghunath-joins-in-siddharth-40.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307002403/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1279828-meetha-raghunath-joins-in-siddharth-40.html |archive-date=7 March 2026 |access-date=6 March 2026 |work=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref> The film, later titled ''3BHK'', was released in 2025. Regarding her performance, a critic called her character "endearing" and felt that her "camaraderie with the entire family sparkles".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=4 July 2025 |title='3BHK' movie review: This Siddharth-Sarath Kumar-starrer radiates warmth and goodness |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/3bhk-film-review-this-siddharth-sarath-kumar-starrer-radiates-warmth-and-goodness/article69771651.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704074310/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/3bhk-film-review-this-siddharth-sarath-kumar-starrer-radiates-warmth-and-goodness/article69771651.ece |archive-date=4 July 2025 |access-date=5 March 2026 |work=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref>
== Other interests == Since childhood, Meetha has been an ardent fan of literature, especially the works of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. A native Badaga speaker, she is fluent in English, Tamil and Hindi, has a general understanding of Telugu and Malayalam, and has tried learning Korean, French and German. Meetha is also an aspiring writer; initially interested only in poetry, she later expanded to other forms of writing. In August 2025, she revealed she had been writing a book for some years and intends to complete it.<ref name="IE" />
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable" |- !Year ! Title !! Role |- |2022 | ''Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee'' | Rekha |- |2023 | ''Good Night'' | Anu |- |2025 | ''3BHK''|| Aarthi |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |- !Year ! Title !! Role ! Network |- |2022 | ''Five Six Seven Eight'' | Swetha | ZEE5 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb name|13565797}}
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema Category:Actresses in Tamil television Category:People from Nilgiris district Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)