Jyothika is the hottest name and the most talked about heroines of the day. She is daughter of a producer, Chander Sadanha, and sister of famous actress, Nagma. This punjabi girl was introduced by the noted director, Priyadarshan, for his hindi film Doli Saja ke Rekhana, opposite Akshay Khanna. Though the film flopped, she was noticed by the Tamil and Telugu industry. She was immediately signed for a Tamil Film 'Vaali' where she did a guest appearence with Ajith Kumar & Simran in 1999 and that film was major hit.

Her first Tamil movie as a herione is "Poovellam Kettupar" with Surya and this film gave way to her for a successful film career. Her famous films are Dumm Dumm Dumm, 'Poovellam Kettuppaar', 'Kushi', 'Mugavari' and (in supporting roles) and 'Rhythm'. Besides hindi and Tamil She also acted in Raakilipaatu in Malayalam and Nagarahavu in Telegu film. Her rise to the top can only be described as meteoric. .

The audience loved her bubbly effervescent acting style. And the characters she portrayed on screen were mischievous and talkative type all bubble and fizz, which only improved her box-office standing. With her immense screen presence she become the girl-next-door.