

She played the female lead roles in a number of successful Malayalam films, such as the 1999 action drama Ustaad alongside Mohanlal, crime thriller F.I.R alongside Suresh Gopi, 2002 comedy-drama Chronic Bachelor alongside Mammootty, 2004 comedy drama Mayilattam opposite Jayaram, and 2005 action drama Ben Johnson alongside Kalabhavan Mani are some of her most notable Malayalam films. She acted in Thadayam and Rajavin Parvaiyile but she was not able to make much headway in Tamil movies, as both movies failed to make an impact at the box office. Krishna Reddy's Yamaleela catapulted her to instant stardom. With Jantar Mantar, her first movie as a grown-up, she adopted the name of her character in that movie, 'Indraja' as her stage name. Indraja was cast as a child actress in Rajinikanth-starrer Uzhaippali movie. A trained classical singer and dancer, she learned Kuchipudi dance form Madhavapeddi Murthy. During school days, she won prizes in singing and drama competitions. She is the eldest of three sisters and comes from a Carnatic music family.

She also has a daughter named Adithi.Indraja was born as Rajathi in a Telugu brahmin family in Chennai. She got married to Isai on September 4, 2008, and recently celebrated 13 years of marital bliss. Neelima impressed fans with her shows Kolangal (as Rekha Arjun), Metti Oli (as Sakthi Selvam), Mahabharatham (as Goddess Rukmini), Thamarai (as Sneha/Kavitha), Thalayanai Pookal (as Malliga) and Vani Rani (as Dimple), to name a few. Neelima started off her career as a child artist and appeared in over 30 movies across various languages. The setting looked divine and heavenly and she looked gorgeous in her gold saree. In the new maternity photos, she was seen dressed as a goddess Lakshmi with Natarajar head in the background. She also produced the Zee Tamil series Niram 'Maaratha Pookkal' and 'Endrendrum Punnagai'. Actress Neelima Isai who is expecting her second baby with hubby Isai Vanan shared her divine themed maternity photoshoot photos with fans on the special day of Karthigai Deepam and the photos are currently going viral.Īctress Neelima is a film actress and a dubbing artist who is mainly known for her roles in Tamil-language soap operas and movies in antagonistic roles.
