Lakshmi (actress)
| Lakshmi Narayan | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 13, 1952 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Lakshmi Narayan (Telugu: లక్ష్మి నారాయణ్;Tamil: லட்சுமி நாராயண்; (born Lakshmi Yaragudipati on 13 December 1952) is an Indian National Film Award winning actress known for her works in South Indian Cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Lakshmi's father Yaragudipati Varada Rao (Y. V. Rao), originally from Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, was a Telugu filmmaker and actor whose films dealt with important social issues.[2] Her mother Kumari Rukhmani was a Tamil actress, whose mother Nungambakkam Janaki was also an actress.[3] They eased her into films, making her a third-generation film actress.
[edit] Career
Lakshmi was fifteen when she started acting in films. Her first film was Jeevanamsam, a Tamil film released in 1968. The same year she entered Telugu cinema through Bandhavyalu. She became well-known among the North-Indian audience through the film Julie (1975) in which she played the title role. Her performance in the film earned her a Filmfare Best Actress Award.[4]
She became a popular actress in South India in the 1970s acting in all four South Indian languages: Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. Her Malayalam film Chattakari (1974) was remade in Hindi as Julie (1975) and in Telugu as Miss Julie Prema Katha (1975). In addition to a Filmfare Best Actress Award, she also won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for the "most outstanding work of the year", for her work in Julie.[5] She is a versatile actress with a glamorous touch. In the Telugu film Panthulamma, she is credited with giving one of her best performances.[6]
After her success in Julie, however, she didn't star in many Hindi films and instead concentrated on doing more South Indian films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1977), becoming one of the first South Indian actresses to win in that category for a Tamil film. When her career as a leading lady ended in the 1980s, she started playing supporting roles as a mother and later as grandmother. She played Aishwarya Rai's grandmother in Jeans (1998) and Kareena Kapoor's grandmother in Hulchul (2004). She has performed in more than 400 films and has also been involved in politics.
Lakshmi took a break from acting to host two talk shows, including the Tamil talk show Achamillai, Achamillai. After the talk shows ended, she returned to acting in films. She is fluent in all four South Indian languages. She hosted a talk show in Kannada for Suvarna channel called Idu Kathe alla Jeevana.[7] She also hosts a talk show in Tamil for Vijay TV called Kadhai Alla Nijam. She also directed a Kannada film Makkala Sainya. Currently she is hosting a talk show in Kannada for Suvarna channel called Neena? Naana?
[edit] Personal life
Lakshmi was married three times. Her first marriage was to Baskar, which was arranged by her parents when she was seventeen. Her only biological child, Aishwarya, was born in 1971. Her marriage ended in a divorce, and she gained custody of her daughter, who later became an actress in the 1990s, making her a fourth generation actress. Lakshmi fell in love with her Chattakari leading man Mohan, but that relationship ended. While she was shooting En Uyir Kannamma, she and actor-director Sivachandran fell in love and got married.
Her daughter Aishwarya, gave birth to a baby girl in the mid 1990s, making Lakshmi a real-life grandmother.[8] Lakshmi adopted a baby girl in 2001.[9]
[edit] Awards
- 1975 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Julie[11]
- 1974 – Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for Dikkatra Parvathi[11]
- 1974 – Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress for Chattakari[11]
- 1975 – Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress for Chalanum [11]
- 1976 – Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress for Mohiniyattom [11]
- 1983 – Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for Unmaigal
- 1986 – Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress for Sravana Meghalu
- 1993 – Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress for Hoovu Hannu
- 1998 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (South)
- 1993 – Best Actress for Hoovu Hannu
- 2008 – Supporting Actress for Vamshi
- 1974 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for Chattakari
[edit] Partial Filmography
[edit] Tamil
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Jeevanamsam | Debut film |
| 1969 | Maattukkaara Velan | |
| 1970 | Penn Dheivam | |
| 1970 | Veetukku veedu | |
| 1971 | Nootrukku Nooru | |
| 1972 | Kasethan Kadavulada | |
| 1974 | Dikkatra Parvathi | Won, Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award |
| Naan Avanillai | ||
| Thirumangalyam | ||
| 1977 | Sila Nerangalil Sila Manthirgalil | Won, National Film Award for Best Actress |
| 1978 | Oru Nadigai Naadakam Paarkiral | |
| 1980 | Polladhavan | |
| 1981 | Netrikan | |
| 1982 | Nenjangal | |
| 1984 | Chirai | |
| 1985 | Sri Raghavendra | |
| Udhaya Geetham | ||
| 1986 | Samsaram Adhu Minsaram | |
| 1987 | Kudumbam Oru Koyil | |
| 1988 | Pasa Paravaigal | |
| 1990 | Enuyir Kannamma | |
| 1998 | Thalaimurai | |
| Jeans | ||
| 1999 | Padayappa | |
| 2000 | Snegithiye | |
| Rhythm | ||
| Kakkai Siraginilae | ||
| 2004 | Ayya | |
| 2007 | Naan Avanillai | |
| Vel | ||
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan |
[edit] Telugu
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bandhavyalu | |
| 1969 | Karpoora Harathi | |
| 1970 | Mayani Mamtha | |
| Okka Kutumbham | ||
| 1971 | Suputhrudu | |
| Nindu Dampathulu | ||
| 1972 | Koduku Kodalu | |
| 1973 | Jeevana Tharangalu | |
| Palletoori Bava | ||
| Puttinillu Mettinillu | ||
| Palletoori Bhava | ||
| 1974 | Manushulu Mattibommalu | |
| Andaru Dongale | ||
| Bangaru Kalalu | ||
| 1976 | Bangaru Manishi | |
| 1977 | Eetharam Manishi | |
| Panthulamma | ||
| 1978 | Panthulamma | |
| Mallepoovu | ||
| 1981 | Bhavi Powrulu | |
| Pandanti Jeevitham | ||
| Chattaniki Kallulevu | ||
| 1983 | Porattam | |
| 1986 | Sravana Megalu | Won Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) |
| 1987 | Ananda Thandavam | |
| 1992 | Sundarakanda (1992) | |
| 1993 | Praana Daata | |
| Nippu Ravva | ||
| 1995 | Alluda Mazaaka | |
| 1996 | Ninne Pelladutha | |
| 1998 | Pelli Kanuka | |
| 1999 | Bobbili Vamsham | |
| 2001 | Murari | |
| 2002 | Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo | |
| 2009 | Eenadu |
[edit] Kannada
| Year | Film | Notes/ Co - Artists |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Goadalli CID 999 | Debut film Kannada Movie With Rajkumar |
| 1976 | Naa Ninna Mareyalaare | With Rajkumar |
| 1977 | Olavu Geluvu | With Rajkumar |
| 1978 | Kiladi Jodi | With Vishnuvardhan & Lakshmi in DUAL ROLE |
| 1979 | Ravichandra | With Rajkumar |
| 1979 | Naanobba Kalla | With Rajkumar |
| 1979 | Chandanada Gombe | With Anant Nag |
| 1979 | Naa Ninna Bidalaare | With Anant Nag |
| 1979 | Dhairya Lakshmi | With Anant Nag |
| 1980 | Antha | With Ambarish |
| 1981 | Avala Hejje | With Vishnuvardhan |
| 1981 | Tony | With Ambarish |
| 1981 | Gaalimaatu | With Jai Jagadeesh |
| 1983 | Pallavi Anu Pallavi | With Anil Kapoor |
| 1983 | Mududida Thaavare Aralithu | With Anant Nag |
| 1983 | Benkiya Bale | With Anant Nag |
| 1983 | Nodi Swamy Naavirodey Heege | With Anant Nag |
| 1984 | Makkaliralavva Mane Thumba | With Shankar Nag |
| 1986 | Nannavaru | With srinath |
| 1986 | Olavu Mudidaaga | With Anant Nag |
| 1985 | Brahmastra | With Ambarish |
| 1985 | Sedina Hakki | With Anant Nag |
| 1985 | Ibbani Karagitu | With Anant Nag |
| 1985 | Bidugadeya Bedi | With Anant Nag |
| 1987 | Onde Gudina Hakkigalu | With Prabhakar |
| 1987 | Saubhagyalakshmi | With Vishnuvardhan |
| 1993 | Hoovu Hannu | Won Filmfare Best Actress Award (Kannada) |
| 1999 | Preethsod Thappa | With V.Ravichandran, Lokesh |
| 1999 | Suryavamsha | With Vishnuvardhan |
| 2008 | Vamshi | Won Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Kannada) |
[edit] Malayalam
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Chattakari | Won, Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress |
| 1976 | Ponni | |
| 1981 | Orikkal Koodi | |
| 1982 | Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam | |
| Padayottam | ||
| 1983 | Thaalam Thettiya Tharattu | |
| Karyam Nissaram | ||
| America America | ||
| Attakkalasam | ||
| 1984 | Piriyilla Naam | |
| Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla | ||
| Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol | ||
| 1985 | Choodatha Pookal | |
| 1994 | Poochakkaru Mani Kettum | |
| Manathe Vellitheru | ||
| 1988 | Daisy | |
| 1990 | Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu | |
| 1992 | Bharatham | |
| 2009 | IG | |
| 2010 | Pramani |
[edit] Hindi
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Julie | Julie | Won, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1977 | Jeevan Mukt | ||
| 1979 | Aangan Ki Kali | Sunita | |
| 1981 | Dhuaan | Lakshmi | |
| 1994 | Bandit Queen | Poolan/Man Singh Gang | as Lakshmi Narayan |
| 2004 | Hulchul | Laxmi Devi |
[edit] References
- ^ "Filmfare awards presented at a dazzling function - The Times of India". Cscsarchive.org:8081. 1999-04-25. http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/324A4A470734BB1E6525694000620184. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "A revolutionary filmmaker". The Hindu. 22 August 2003. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/08/22/stories/2003082201400400.htm. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ "Sri Valli—1945". The Hindu. 28 December 2007. http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/12/28/stories/2007122850501600.htm. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953
- ^ 69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007
- ^ 60 years of telugu cinema a book published in 2007
- ^ Sathyendran, Nita (23 January 2009). "Timeless, ageless". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/01/23/stories/2009012350710100.htm. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ Warrier, Shobha (3 March 2001). "'I don't want to act with half-baked idiots any longer'". Rediff. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/mar/03ais.htm. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ ""I’ll act till my last breath" - Lakshmi". Screen. 27 July 2007. http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010727/rkan3.html. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ "39th Annual BFJA Awards". BFJA. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080119012515/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/197639.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ a b c d e http://books.google.co.in/books?ei=o6TSTZTZENHOrQf55YWmCQ&ct=result&id=kh–2AAAAIAAJ&dq=gnana+oli&q=chattakari#search_anchor
[edit] External links
- Lakshmi at the Internet Movie Database
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