# Shanthi Williams
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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shanthi Williams
| occupation = [Actress](/source/Actress)
| birth_place = [Coimbatore](/source/Coimbatore), India
| birth_date =
| years_active = 1970–1980
1993–present
| known_for = [Metti Oli](/source/Metti_Oli)
[Minnukettu](/source/Minnukettu)
[Thendral](/source/Thendral)
[Anniyan](/source/Anniyan)
[Poove Unakkaga](/source/Poove_Unakkaga_(film))
[Pandian Stores](/source/Pandian_Stores)
| death_date =
| children = 4
| spouse = [J. Williams](/source/J._Williams_(cinematographer))
(m.1979–died. 2005)
}}
'''Shanthi Williams''' is an Indian film and television actress who has played supporting roles in various [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) and [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam) movies and serials.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
==Career==
Williams came into the industry as a child artist at the age of 12. Williams started her acting in 1970 with the film, ''[Vietnam Veedu](/source/Vietnam_Veedu)''. She started doing television serials from 1999, playing second lead and supporting roles. She is best known for her negative role as a mother-in-law who despises her daughter-in-law and her family in the serial ''[Metti Oli](/source/Metti_Oli)''.[[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu) [https://web.archive.org/web/20051204165909/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/25/stories/2005042501540300.htm No "Mettioli" after June] Monday, 25 April 2005 "Rajamma (Shanthi Williams), the traditional mother in the family, was glorified by director Thirumurugan."]
She was awarded the Best Actress in a negative role by director [K. Balachander](/source/K._Balachander) for her performance in [Thendral](/source/Thendral) where she played Tamizharasu's mother.
She has acted in many Tamil and Malayalam films as well as serials.[{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/113886-shanthi-williams-talks-about-her-acting-career-and-personal-life|title=Shanthi Williams talks about her acting career and personal life}}]
==Personal life==
Shanthi Williams was born at [Coimbatore](/source/Coimbatore), [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu) to Malayali parents from Thrissur,Kerala. She married a Malayali cameraman [J. Williams](/source/J._Williams_(cinematographer)) in 1979.[{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-FI_ekLsWIQ|title=சாந்தகுமாரி சாந்தி வில்லியம்ஸ் ஆனா கதை..!|website=Youtube}}] They have 4 children.
[Vasantham TV](/source/Vasantham_TV)||
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|2012–2014
|[Pillai Nila](/source/Pillai_Nila_(TV_series))||Savithri||rowspan=2|[Sun TV](/source/Sun_TV_(India))||
|-
|2013–2018
|[Vani Rani](/source/Vani_Rani_(TV_series))||Angayarkanni||
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|2013–2014
|[Uravugal Sangamam](/source/Uravugal_Sangamam) || ||[Raj TV](/source/Raj_TV)||
|-
|Rowspan=2|2015–2016||[Andal Azhagar](/source/Andal_Azhagar)||Vadivu|| [Star Vijay](/source/Star_Vijay)||
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|[Keladi Kanmani](/source/Keladi_Kanmani_(TV_series)) ||Bhagyam||[Sun TV](/source/Sun_TV_(India))||
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|2016||Vishwaroopam||Kumudam||[Flowers](/source/Flowers_(TV_channel))||[Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)||
|-
|2017–2018|| [Rekka Katti Parakkudhu Manasu](/source/Rekka_Katti_Parakkudhu_Manasu)||Thayaramma||[Zee Tamil](/source/Zee_Tamil)||rowspan=2|[Tamil](/source/Tamil_(language))||
|-
|2018 – 2023
|[Pandiyan Stores](/source/Pandiyan_Stores)||'Pillayaar Paati' Parvathy Muruganandham "Paaru"||[Star Vijay](/source/Star_Vijay)||[{{Cite web|url=https://www.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/139122-actress-shanthi-williams-talks-about-her-acting-comeback-experience|title='நான் எதிர்கொண்ட வலிகளும் கஷ்டங்களும் ரொம்ப அதிகம்!' - ரீ என்ட்ரி சாந்தி வில்லியம்ஸ் உருக்கம்|website=Vikatan}}][{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tamil-tv-show-pandian-stores-team-greets-fans-ahead-of-pongal/articleshow/67510377.cms|title=Tamil TV show Pandian Stores team greets fans ahead of Pongal|website=Times of India}}]
|-
|2018–2019
|Thenum Vayambum||Mullasserry Bhageerathi||[Surya TV](/source/Surya_TV)||[Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)||[{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/vivek-gopan-to-team-up-with-sreelaya-on-new-serial-thenum-vayambum/articleshow/66179203.cms|title=Vivek Gopan to team-up with Sreelaya on new serial, Thenum Vayambum; The other casts who will play important roles are Thara Kalyan, Kottayam Rasheed, Rizabawa, Seenath, Manka Mahesh and Shanthi Williams.|website=Times of India}}]
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|[Azhagu](/source/Azhagu_(TV_series))|| ||rowspan=3|[Sun TV](/source/Sun_TV_(India))||rowspan=9|[Tamil](/source/Tamil_(language))||
|-
|[Kanmani](/source/Kanmani_(TV_series))||Tamil Selvi||
|-
|2019–2022
|Chandralekha||Meenakshi||Replaced by [Priya](/source/Priya_(actress))
|-
|2019
|Poove Sempoove||Kanthimathi ||[Kalaignar TV](/source/Kalaignar_TV)||
|-
|2019–2020
|[Rajamagal](/source/Rajamagal) || Kanchana || [Zee Tamil](/source/Zee_Tamil) ||Replaced by Balambika
|-
|2020–2022
|[Senthoora Poove](/source/Senthoora_Poove_(TV_series))||Rajalakshmi||[Star Vijay](/source/Star_Vijay)|||
|-
|2020
|[Magarasi](/source/Magarasi_(TV_series))||Meenakshi||[Sun TV](/source/Sun_TV_(India))||Cameo appearance
|-
|2022
|[Meera](/source/Meera_(2022_TV_series))||Janaki||[Colors Tamil](/source/Colors_Tamil)||
|-
|2022–2023
|[Deivam Thantha Poove](/source/Deivam_Thantha_Poove)||Gandhimati||[Zee Tamil](/source/Zee_Tamil)||
|-
|2023–2024
|[Kaliveedu](/source/Kaliveedu_(TV_series))||rowspan=3|Rajeshwari||[Surya TV](/source/Surya_TV)||[Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)||
|-
|2023–2025
|[Pudhu Vasantham](/source/Pudhu_Vasantham_(TV_series))||[Sun TV](/source/Sun_TV_(India))||rowspan=3|[Tamil](/source/Tamil_(language))||Replaced By Eesan Sujatha
|-
|2024–2026
|[Kanmani Anbudan](/source/Kanmani_Anbudan)||[Star Vijay](/source/Star_Vijay)||Replaced By J. Lalitha
|-
|2025
|[Meenakshi Sundaram](/source/Meenakshi_Sundaram_(TV_series))||||[Kalaignar TV](/source/Kalaignar_TV)||
|-
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://m.imdb.com/name/nm5654909/ Shanthi Williams] on [IMDb](/source/IMDb)
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