Revathy
was
born
to
Major
Kelunni
in
Kochi.
While
attending
school
in
Chennai,
she
was
spotted
by
noted
Tamil
director
Bharathiraja,
who
roped
her
as
heroine
for
his
next
Tamil
film
Mann
Vasanai,
which
became
a
Silver
Jubilee
hit.
In
the
same
year
-
1983,
she
also
debuted
in
Malayalam
with
director
Bharathan's
Kattathe
Kilikkoodu,
which
was
also
a
hit
at
the
Box
Office.
Her
performance
was
raved
by
film
critics.
Then
onwards
there
is
no
look
back
for
this
Mallu
actress.
After
acting
in
few
other
movies,
she
was
married
to
actor-cum-director
Suresh
Chandra
Menon
in
1988.
But
the
differences
arose
between
the
two
and
they
separated
in
2002.
They
do
not
have
children.
Before
they
parted
their
ways,
they
played
lead
roles
in
Tamil
film
Pudhiya
Mugam,
which
was
directed
by
Suresh
himself.
The
movie
was
successful
both
critically
and
commercially.
In
30
years
of
her
experience
in
the
entertainment
industry,
she
has
acted
in
more
than
100
movies
in
different
languages
like
Tamil,
Malayalam,
Kannada,
Telugu
and
Hindi.
She
has
co-starred
with
leading
Malayalam
film
actor
Mohanlal
in
films
like
Devasuran
and
Kilukkam.
She
has
also
featured
in
several
TV
serials.
Besides
this,
she
has
directed
several
feature-length
films
and
produced
multiple
television
programs.
She
is
one
of
the
most
talented
actress
of
her
times
down
South.
For
her
brilliant
performance
in
various
films,
she
has
bagged
numerous
awards
from
Filmfare,
National
Award,
Tamil
Nadu
State
Government,
Cinema
Express
and
other
organisations.
She
was
last
seen
in
Malayalam
movie
Molly
Aunty
Rocks
and
Tamil
film
Konjam
Koffee
Konjam
Kaadhal
in
2012.