8 Lesser Known Facts Of Sensible Jyothika Which Will Leave You Amazed

Jyothika was brought up in Mumbai, India. Due to the city's geographical location, Jyothika didn't know much of Tamil and faced a lot of difficulty when she debuted in Kollywood. However, she made an effort to learn the language. During that period, her 'Poovellam Kettuppar' co-star Suriya was impressed by her efforts to learn Tamil. Post-marriage, her mother-in-law, taught her Tamil and she now speaks like a native Tamil speaker.

Suriya and Jyothika were co-stars in a handful of films. When Gautham Menon was prepping 'Kaakha Kaakha', he was unable to zero in on a lead actor. Having acting with Suriya by then, Jyothika knew his mettle and recommended him to the director. Menon accepted her recommendation and cast Suriya as the lead actor. The audiences loved the decision as the film was super hit and its success sent Suriya's career skyrocketing.

Suriya was her co-star for a handful of films. During one of her shootings, she came to know that Suriya, whose career was then marred by flops, was exercising at YMC grounds which was close to her shooting location. One of her assistants approached Suriya and conveyed the message that Jo would like to chat with him. Covered with sweat and in not a chatty mood, Suriya told the assistant that he would meet her sometime later. Within minutes, Jyothika confronted him and asked him as to why he was avoiding. Without much ado, they exchanged contact numbers and sometime later they love-married.

Jyothika's birthstone is opal. The stone is multi-coloured and is a quite sight to behold. Post-marriage, the couple were vacationing in Venice, Italy when they saw a beautiful opal ring. Although they didn't buy it, Suriya pleasantly surprised his Libran wife by presenting her with a replica of the ring after they returned to India. Predictably, the actress gushed with happiness.

When Ram Gopal Varma approached Suriya for Rakhta Charithra, the actor faced a problem. He didn't speak Hindi. Jyothika, who was fluent in Hindi, took it onto herself to teach her husband on how to speak Hindi. Within a short span, Suriya became a fluent speaker in Hindi. On a side note, he was also tutored by a Madurai-based Hindi teacher.

Dia and Dev are Jyothika's kids. Suriya, in an interview, told that he assumed himself with the responsibility of Dia's upbringing and Dev is Jyothika's responsibility. Dev, who looks quite adorable, is the younger one of the lot and the actress gave up her film career to look after the kids because being a mother is more important to her than being actress.

Couples, after marriage, establish nuclear families. But, Jyothika's primary goal is to keep the family together and together for her is stay as a joint family. Since her marriage, they remained together as a joint family. Only during her pregnancy, she stayed elsewhere as the doctor advised her not to use the stairs.

Everyone has their favourite food/beverages joint. For Jyothika, it is Café Coffee Day. The actress loves to drink their strong coffee. Often, she goes there with her family. The actress is also a movie buff. Given her profession, this doesn't come as a surprise.