Soundarya

Soundarya
Born	Soumya July 18, 1972(1972-07-18) Kolar, Karnataka, India
Died	April 17, 2004(2004-04-17) (aged 31) GKVK campus, Bangalore, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992 - 2004
Height	5.7"
Spouse	G. S. Raghu (2003-2004) (Till Death)

Soundarya (Kannada: ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ; Born Sowmya; 18 July 1972 - 17 April 2004) was a film actress who appeared in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She acted in more than 90 films, most of them in Telugu. She was killed in a chopper crash near Bangalore.

Film career

Soundarya was the daughter of Kannada film producer and writer K. S. Satyanarayan. She was born and raised in Bangalore. She made her film debut while in her first year of MBBS, when she was offered a role by a friend of her father's in the Kannada film Gandharva (1992). She discontinued her studies after the film Ammoru (1995).^{[citation needed]}

She moved on to Telugu films, where she achieved greater popularity and success.

Soundarya also acted in one Hindi film, Sooryavansham. She produced and acted in the Kannada film Dweepa, with Girish Kasaravalli as director. The film won the Golden Lotus, which is given for best film of the year. It also won the Karnataka state awards for Best Actress, Best Film and Best Cinematography, and was featured in five international film festivals.^{[citation needed]}

Soundarya was offered the role of Draupadi in the remake of Narthanashala. Soundarya along with Balakrishna started shooting for the film, but the film got shelved due to financial reasons and the actress died before the shooting of the film continued.

Personal life

Soundarya was born in the village of Ashtagrama. She was an Iyer. She married her maternal uncle's son and childhood friend, software engineer G. S. Raghu, on 27 April 2003. She planned on promoting public welfare. Her husband and sister-in-law founded the Amara Soundarya Social and Educational Trust [ASSET]. Soundarya maintained an orphanage in Bangalore. She had donated money to numerous educational institutions during her lifetime.

Death

Soundarya died on April 17, 2004, in a plane crash near Bangalore, when the four-seater Cessna 180 caught fire immediately after take-off. She was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the coming elections. Her brother, Amarnath, a producer of Kannada films, also died in the accident. She was awarded the Karnataka State Award posthumously.

Selected filmography

Telugu

• Rikshavadu- (Chiranjeevi, Nagma, Soundarya)
• Major - (Chiranjeevi, Soundarya)
• Choodalani Vundi - (Chiranjeevi, Soundarya, Anjala Javeri, 1998)
• Annayya - (Chiranjeevi, Soundarya)
• Sri Manju Natha - (Chiranjeevi, Arjun, Soundarya)
• Super Police - (Venkatesh, Nagma, Soundarya)
• Pavithra Bandham - (Venkatesh, Soundarya)
• Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu - (Venkatesh, Soundarya, Veenitha)
• Pelli chesukundam - (Venkatesh, Soundarya, Lila)
• Raja - (Venkatesh, Soundarya)
• Jayam Manadera - (Venkatesh, Soundarya)
• Deviputhrudu - (Venkatesh, Soundarya, Anjala Javeri, 2000)
• Hello Brother - (Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna, Soundarya, 1994)
• Ramudotchadu - (Nagarujuna, Soundarya, Ravali)
• Azad - (Nagarjuna, Soundarya, Shilpa Shetty, 2000)
• Ninne Premista - (Nagarjuna, Srikanth, Soundarya)
• Eduru Leni Manishi - (Nagarjuna, Soundarya, Yamuna)
• Top Hero - (Bala Krishana, Soundarya)
• Bhale Bullodu - (Jagapathi babu, Soundarya)
• Allari premikudu - (Jagapathi Babu, Ramyakrishna, Soundarya, Rambha, Charitha, 1994)
• Chilka Patcha Kapuram(Jagapathibabu, Meena, Soundarya)
• Priyaragalu - (Jagapathi Babu, Soundarya, Maheswari)
• Pelli Peetalu - (Jagapahibabu, Soundarya)
• Donagata - (Jagapathi Babu , Suresh, Soundarya)
• Anthapuram - ( Soundarya, Saikumar, Jagapathi Babu, Prakash Raj)
• Moodu Mukkalata - (Jagapathi babu, Soundarya, Raasi, Rambha)
• Sadduku Podam Randi(Jagapathibanu, Soundarya)
• Raithu Bharatam - (Krishna, Soundarya)
• Adirindi Guru - (Krishna, Soundarya, Prema)
• Amma Donga - (Krishna, Soundarya, Amani, Indraja)
• No 1 - (Krishna, Soundarya)
• Jagadeka veerudu(Krishna, Soundarya, Indraja)
• Puttinti Gouravan - (Krishna, Soundarya)
• Manavudu Danavudu - (Krishna, Soundarya, Bhavana)
• Peddarayudu - (Mohan Babu, Bhanupriya, Soundarya)
• Sri ramulayya - (Mohan Babu, Soundarya, Ranjeetha)
• Rayudu - (Mohanbabu, Soundarya, Rachana)
• Postman - (Mohan Babu, Soundarya, Raasi)
• Adipathi - (Mohanbabu, Soundarya, Nagarjuna, Preethijinganiea)
• Kondaveeti Simhasanm - (Mohanbabu, Soundarya, Laya)
• Siva Shakar - (Mohanbabu, Soundarya)
• Madam - (Rajendra Prasad, Soundarya)
• Rajandrudu Gajendrudu - (Rajendra Prasad, Soundarya, 1993)
• Mayalodu - (Rajendraprasad, Soundarya)
• Prema Prayanum - (vinodhkumar, Srikanth, Soundraya)
• Taraka Ramudu - (Srikanth, Soundarya)'
• Anagana O Ammai - (Srikanth, Abbas, Soundarya, Poonam)
• Naa Manasisthaa raa - (Srikanth, Soundarya, Reecha)
• Kalasi Naduddam(Srikanth, Soundarya)'
• Raja Simham - (Raja shekar, Soundarya, Ramyakrishana)
• Vetagadu - (Rajashekar, Soundarya, Rambha)
• Maa Ayana Bangaram - (Raja shekar, Soundarya)
• Sooryudu - (Raja shekar, Soundarya)
• Ravvanna - (Raja shekar, Soundarya, Krishna)
• Donga Alludu - (Suman, Soundarya)
• Balaraju Bangaru Pellam - (Suman, Soundarya, Indraja)
• Oosi Na Maradala - (Suman, Soundarya)
• Premaku velaayara - (J.D.Chakravarhi, Soundarya)
• Premaku sawagatam - (J.D.Chakravarthi, Soundarya)
• Arundhati - ( Vikram, Soundarya, 1999)
• Tommidi Nellalu - (Vikram, Soundarya)
• Maa Voori Maraju - (Arjun, Priyaraman, Soundarya)
• Subha Vaartha - (Arjun, Soundarya)
• Inspector Jhansi - (Harish, Jaya sudha, Soundarya)'
• Madhavaiah Gari Manavadu - (Harish, A.N.R, Soundarya)
• Premadonga - (Vinodhkumar, Soundarya)
• Prema Prayanam - (Vinodhkumar, Soundarya,srikanth and kikala satyanarayana)
• Amma Naa Kodala - (Vinodhkumar, Soundarya, Vaanisree)
• Eshwar Allah - (Saikumar, Soundarya)
• Naga Devatha - (Soundarya, Saikumar, Prema)
• Manavarali pelli - (Soundarya, 1993)
• Bangaru Baava - (Karthik, Soundarya)
• Asalae Pellina Vanni - (Naresh, Soundarya)
• Ammoru - (Suresh, Ramya Krishna, Soundarya, 1995)
• Navvandi Lavvandi - (kamalhasan, Prabhu deva, Soundarya, Rambha)
• Maa Enti Adapaduchu - (Shashi kumar, Soundarya)
• Aropranam - (Veeneeth, Soundarya)
• Thambulalu - (Naveen, Soundarya)
• Seethayya - (Harikrishna, Soundarya, Simran)
• Gelupu - (Suhasini, Soundarya, Laya)
• Swethanagu - ( Soundarya, Abbas)
• Pedamma Talli - (Soundarya)
• Amma Naa Koduku - (Soundarya)
• Shiva Shankar - (Mohan Babu, Soundarya)- (Her last Telugu movie before she died)

Kannada

• Nanna Tangi
• Tooguve Krishnana
• Gandarava
• Aryabata
• Doni Saagali
• Baa Nanna Preethisu (with Shashikumar)
• Sipaayi
• Naga Devathe
• Sri Manjunatha
• Naanu nanna hendatiru
• Vijaya Dashmi
• Sri Renuka Devi
• "Shwetha Naagara"
• Dweepa (2001)
• Apthamitra (2004) (her last film before she died)

Tamil

• Ponnumani (1992)
• Amman (1996)
• Thavasi (2001)
• Arunachalam (1997)
• Kaathala Kaathala (1998)
• Anthapuram (1999)
• Padayappa (1999)
• Mannavaru Chinnavaru (2000)
• Muthukalai
• Senapathi
• Chokka Thangam
• Ivan (2002)
• Mathumathi

Malayalam

• Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002) (Jayaram, Sreenivasan)
• Kilichundan Mampazham (2003) (Mohanlal)

Hindi

• Sooryavansham (1999)

See also

• List of Indian film actresses

External links

• Soundarya at the Internet Movie Database