Ophelia Santhaselvi, popularly known as Imsai Arasi and RJ Ophelia, is an Indian television show host and former radio jockey based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
13 Facts About RJ Ophelia
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RJ Ophelia is best known for her unique voice and Tamil slang, humour and rapid speaking rate.
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RJ Ophelia has worked at 92.7 BIG FM and at 94.3 Radio One.
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RJ Ophelia's father wanted to give her a "rare name" and named her after Ophelia, the character from William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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RJ Ophelia's father is a retired Traffic Manager of Metropolitan Transport Corporation, while her mother works for Bharat Petroleum.
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RJ Ophelia has said that even then she was afraid of talking to strangers, and it was her internship at the Indian Express that helped overcome the fear.
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RJ Ophelia worked at BIG FM for seven years since June 2006.
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RJ Ophelia hosted the afternoon and later the morning shows, during which time she gained popularity as RJ Imsai Arasi for her humor and style of speech.
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RJ Ophelia has compered several of Big FM's press meets, award ceremonies and other on-ground events; soundtrack release functions of films including Pichaikkaaran and Osthi; and various other events of corporate companies, NGOs and government bodies.
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In 2012, RJ Ophelia started her television career anchoring School Savari, a weekend kids show on Chutti TV.
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RJ Ophelia has anchored several standalone shows of prominent Tamil television channels, and appeared as a guest or participant in various chat and game shows.
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RJ Ophelia was recognized as the Best Female RJ for the years 2009 and 2012 in the annual Vikatan Awards given by Ananda Vikatan, a leading Tamil weekly Magazine.
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RJ Ophelia has won the RJ of the Year award at the Indian Excellence in Radio Awards in 2009 and 2010; her show Jill Jill Neram was named the Best Programme Broadcast after 11 am in 2010.