Jyothika, the bubbly and vivacious actor-turned-housewife-turned-mother, celebrates her birthday today, Thursday, October 18, 2007.

Jyothika bid goodbye to her scintillating career with this year’s sleepy blockbuster Mozhi after tying the knot with Surya. Jyothika’s romance with Surya lasted for four years.

Jyothika stepped into Tamil cinema and into the lives of very many fans with a blink-and-you-miss type cameo role for the S.J. Surya directed Vaali. With the movie turning out to be a super hit, she put down her roots in Tamil cinema. Her next movie, Poovellam Kettuppar, won her enough fans and a love interest with the film’s hero – Surya – that bloomed into romance in later years. Their big fat south Indian wedding happened last year in Chennai.

The couple, Surya-Jyothika, is blessed with a baby girl, Dhiya, recently. As if to mark a memorable ending to her film career in Tamil cinema, Jyothika won the Tamil Nadu Government’s best actress award for her performance in Chandramukhi recently. Team Behindwoods joins her fans in wishing Jyothika a very happy birthday.