Arundhati (born Padmavathi) is a South Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Tamil-language films and has also been cast in some Kannada-language productions. Arundhati made her acting debut in the Kannada film Aantharya (2009) and her debut in Tamil cinema with Vellattu Kattu (2010), directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. There after, she was the female lead in numerous Tamil films. In 2012 she made a guest appearance in the Kannada film Agraja with Darshan.