{{short description|Indian actress (born 1971)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Sreeja | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|4|18}} | birth_place = Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | other_names = | occupation = {{Flatlist| * Actress * dancer }} | years_active = 1989{{En dash}}1994 | parents = {{Plainlist| * Sreedharan * Usha }} | spouse = {{Marriage|Sandhana Pandian|1993}} | children = 2 }}
'''Sreeja''' is an Indian actress who was active in Malayalam films from 1989 to 1994. Her lead roles in ''Indrajaalam'' (1990) as Mohanlal's heroine and ''Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum'' (1990) are well noted. She had acted only in a few films.
==Early life and education== Sreeja was born to theatre artists Sreedharan and Usha on 18 April 1971 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She had her primary education at Karthika Thirunal Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls, Thiruvananthapuram and her bachelors from NSS Arts College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. She has acted in a few dramas with her parents before entering the film industry.
==Career== Sreeja made her debut as a child artist with the 1982 Malayalam film ''Nidhi''. She continued to act in small roles after that. She acted as a sister to Kamalahasan in ''Chanakyan'' (1989) and Jayaram in Mazhavilkavadi (1989). She made her debut as a heroine with ''Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu'' (1989), the first film directed by Jagathy Sreekumar. She went on to act as a heroine to many actors, including Mohanlal in ''Indrajaalam'' (1990) and Mukesh in ''Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum'' (1990) and ''Kazhchakkappuram'' (1992).
==Personal life==
She is married to Sandhana Pandian who is from Tamil Nadu, co-star of her film ''Sevvanthi'' since 2 June 1993. The couple have a son and a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940729&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title = The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1982|| ''Nidhi'' || || Child artist |- | 1985 || ''Mutharamkunnu P.O.'' || || |- | 1987 || ''Oru Maymasa Pulariyil'' || || |- | 1988 || ''Ormayil Oru Maninaadam'' || || |- | rowspan=4 | 1989 || ''Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu'' || Annakutty || |- | ''Mazhavilkavadi'' || Vilasini || |- | ''Chanakyan'' || Johnson's sister || |- | ''Jagratha'' || Vandana || |- | rowspan=5 | 1990 || ''Dr. Pasupathy'' || Usha || |- | ''Indrajaalam'' || Vinu || |- | ''Champion Thomas'' || Selin || |- | ''Mounam Sammadham'' || Vijayalakshmi || Tamil film |- | ''Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum'' || Neethu || |- | rowspan=6 | 1991 || ''Cheran Pandiyan''|| Vennila || Tamil film |- | ''MGR Nagaril'' || Sr. Josephine/Ruby Philp|| Tamil film |- | ''Thaiyalkaran'' || Omana || Tamil film |- | ''Daivasahayam Lucky Centre'' || Shalini || |- | ''Kuttapathram'' || Sherley || |- | ''Ezhunnallathu'' || Asha || |- | rowspan=2 | 1992 || ''Kaazhchakkappuram'' || Soudamini || |- | ''Mudhal Kural'' || Rekha || Tamil film |- | rowspan=2 | 1993|| ''Ghoshayaathra'' || Safiya || |- | ''Thanga Pappa'' || Thulasi || Tamil film |- | rowspan=3 | 1994 || ''Purushanai Kaikulla Poottukanum'' || Chithra || Tamil film |- | ''Sevvanthi'' || Sevvanthi || Tamil film |- | ''En Rajangam'' || Kalyani || Tamil film |- |}
==TV serials==
* Oru Poo Viriyunnu (Doordarshan) * Manushyabandhangal (Doordarshan) * Kanakachilanka * Ithikasa kathaigal (Raj TV) as Shakunthala
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1696739}} * [https://www.facebook.com/sreeja.sandhanapandian sreeja sandhanapandian on Facebook] * [http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Sreeja%20Chandran Sreeja at MSI]
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