The social media post that got actor Jyothika a million followers

Jyothika, actor and wife of Tamil superstar Suriya, made her stunning debut on Instagram on Tuesday. Her maiden post reached millions of people, and she has gained more than a million followers in just four hours. This is a record for a South Indian movie celebrity. 

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The 43-year-old actor, who predominantly appears in Tamil films, shared a series of photos from Kashmir in her first post.

“Hello everyone! On social media for the very first time! A lot of positivity to share from my lockdown diaries,” she announced her debut on social media.

The actor, known for ‘Kaakha Kaakha’, ‘Kushi’ and ‘Chandramukhi’, said she went on a 70km trek in the Himalayas on the Independence Day weekend.

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“At the Himalayas on Independence Day, The beautiful Kashmir Great Lakes, 70 km trek. With the awesome team of Bikat adventures – Rahul, Sachin, Raul and Ashwin, n the Kashmir team Mushtaq n Riyaz bhai. Thank u (sic). Life is only an existence, unless we start living it!! India is gorgeous! Jai hind!” she further wrote in the post.

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Jyotika made her acting debut with the 1997 Hindi romance drama ‘Doli Saja Ke Rakhna’, directed by Priyadarshan. Two years later, she starred in her first Tamil film ‘Vaali’ and went on to feature in her first Telugu film ‘Tagore’, opposite Chiranjeevi, in 2003.

She was last seen in the Tamil legal drama ‘Ponmagal Vandhal’, in May 2020.

Jyotika will next appear in the family drama Udanpirappe. The project is part of a four-film deal with Amazon under which the movies will be released directly on the streaming platform this year.

Other films in the line-up are ‘Jai Bhim’, a legal drama starring Suriya and Prakash Raj, children’s film ‘Oh My doG’ and satirical drama ‘Raman Aandalum Ravanan Aandalum’.