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She made her television serial debut through Sun TV, where she played the lead role Sakthi alongside Shreekumar in the 2008 mystery TV series Sivasakthi. She won positive reviews for her portrayal, with a reviewer from noting "she carves a niche in the hearts of the viewers, not as a pompous heroine but as the-girl-next-door." The film performed well commercially and later received the second prize award in the 2001 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Tamil film.ĭespite garnering attention with Pandavar Bhoomi, Shamitha was not able to receive further opportunities to act in films and eventually started to act in television serials in the late 2000s. She played dual roles in the film as Jeeva and Thamarai, and appeared alongside Arunkumar in the lead role. The film did not materialise, and thus she changed her stagename to Shamitha and was cast as the lead actress by Cheran in his village drama Pandavar Bhoomi (2001). He subsequently cast her in his next film with Prashanth titled Vinnodum Mugilodum under the stagename of Shivani, and as a result, she quit her psychology degree in 2000 and prepared herself for an acting career. Originally born as Bhavani, Shamitha first became acquainted with director Cheran when attending the premiers show of his Porkkaalam (1997), in which Shamitha's sister Rajeswari had played a pivotal role.