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Malashri
Born
Sri Durga

(1973-08-10) 10 August 1973 (age 50)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesMalashree
OccupationActress
Years active1979–present
SpouseRamu
Children2
RelativesSubhashri (sister)

Malashri (born as Sri Durga on 10 August 1973) was born to Telugu speaking parents is an Indian film actress. She has predominantly worked in Kannada movies and was the topmost heroine in the 1990s. She has also worked in Tamil and Telugu cinema. Malashri was popular for playing diverse roles in women-centric movies many of which were highly successful at the box-office. She was popularly called Kanasina Rani ("Dream Girl") in the media.[1]

Malashri made her debut as a heroine with the Kannada film Nanjundi Kalyana (1989). Her portrayal of a haughty, shrewish woman won her accolades and heralded her as a top actress of Kannada Cinema. She established herself as the topmost heroine in Kannada cinema with films like Gajapathi Garvabhanga (1989), Policena Hendthi (1990), Kitturina Huli (1990), Rani Maharani (1990), Hrudaya Haadithu (1991), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Ramachaari (1991), Belli Kalungura (1992), Solillada Saradara (1993) and Gadibidi Aliya (1995).

In 2015 she won her first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress[2] for her action-oriented role in Ganga. In 1992, 19 movies starring her in lead roles were released. With that, she broke the 24 year old record of highest releases in lead roles in Kannada in a single year surpassing Rajkumar who had 16 releases in 1968.

Career

Child artiste

Malashri began her career as a child artiste and appeared in 34 films in Tamil and Telugu and she played the role of a boy in 26 of them.[3] In a talk show, Majaa Talkies, she said that as a child, she was a fan of actor Amitabh Bachchan and would dress up like him, which prompted directors to cast her as a boy, in 1979 films like Imayam and Neela Malargal.[4]

Lead roles

Writer and lyricist Chi. Udaya Shankar introduced Malashri to the Rajkumar family when they were on the look out for a fresh face opposite their son Raghavendra Rajkumar who was gearing to make his debut. Parvathamma Rajkumar decided to cast her in Nanjundi Kalyana (1989) and rechristened her from Durga to Malashri. Malashri went on to act in two other films with Vajreshwari Combines, Gajapathi Garvabhanga opposite Raghavendra again, and Mruthyunjaya with Shiva Rajkumar.

In 1990 Malashri took on the famous double role in Rani Maharani (immortalized by Sridevi in Chaalbaaz) and won a huge fan following with her powerhouse performance. Her next film Hrudaya Haadithu where she played a young woman inflicted with a heart problem won her acclaim from the masses and critics alike as well as the Filmfare Best actress award for 1991. As she churned out hit after hit even the stalwart V. Ravichandran, who till then believed only in importing heroines from other states, cashed in on her popularity by casting her in Ramachaari (a remake of Tamil Hit Chinna Thambi). The move paid off, enabling him to come out of the financial crisis he faced due to the debacle of Shanti Kranti.

In later part of the 90s, Malashri had a string of less successful films like Prema Khaidi, Snehada Kadalalli, Megha Mandara, Arishina Kumkuma, and Solillada Saradara. She took brief hiatus after marriage and made comeback in the new millennium with "angry woman" roles in Chamundi (2000), Kannadada Kiran Bedi (2009), Shakti (2012), Veera (2013) and Ganga (2015).

Personal life

Malashri was born and brought up in Madras (now Chennai).[5] She shot to fame with Nanjundi Kalyana in 1989 but her personal life hit an all-time low the same year when her mother died in a road accident. She was in a relationship with actor Sunil, her co-star of many films.[6] But in 1994 they met with a car accident and while Malashree suffered multiple injuries, Sunil died on the spot. It was rumoured that they had been planning to get married.[7] She is currently married to film producer Ramu and they have a daughter together, Ananya (b. 2001).[8] Her sister Subhashri was also an actress, who appeared in South Indian films.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
1979 Imayam Tamil Credited as Baby Durga
Neela Malargal Tamil
1986 Manakanakku Tamil
1988 Chinababu Telugu
Ramudu bheemudu Telugu
Varasudochhadu Telugu
1989 Nanjundi Kalyana Devi Kannada
Gajapathi Garvabhanga Sowmya Kannada
Chinnari Sneham Telugu
Chinna Chinna Aasaigal Tamil Credited as Rasika
1990 Prema Khaidi Neelima Telugu
Policena Hendthi Vanaja Kannada
Mruthyunjaya Shailaja Kannada
Raja Kempu Roja Geetha Kannada
Aatha Naan Pass Ayittaen Tamil
Rani Maharani Suma / Rani Kannada Dual roles
Prathap Rani Kannada
1991 Hrudaya Haadithu Asha Kannada Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Kitturina Huli Bharathi Kannada
Thavarumane Udugore Lakshmi Kannada
Readymade Ganda Kannada
S. P. Bhargavi Bhargavi Kannada
Ramachaari Nandini Kannada
Gandu Sidigundu Kannada
Rowdy & MLA Kannada
Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe Kannada
Gruha Pravesha Kannada
Kollur Kala Kannada
Mangalya Kannada
1992 Belli Kalungura Bhadra Kannada
Hatamari Hennu Kiladi Gandu Kannada
Shivanaga Kannada
Belli Modagalu Seetha Kannada
Sindhoora Thilaka Kannada
Vajrayudha Kannada
Malashree Mamashree Malashri Kannada
Solillada Saradara Kannada
Nagaradalli Nayakaru Kannada
Kanasina Rani Kannada
Sahasi Kannada
Prema Sangama Kannada
Megha Mandara Megha Kannada
Gruha Lakshmi Kannada
Halli Krishna Delhi Radha Radha Kannada
Snehada Kadalalli Kannada
Mana Mecchida Sose Kannada
Marana Mrudanga Kannada
Belliyappa Bangarappa Herself Kannada Guest appearance
Kaliyuga Seethe Kannada
1993 Hendthi Helidare Kelabeku Mala Kannada
Mangalya Bandhana Kannada
Kalyana Rekhe Kannada
Navibbaru Namagibbaru Kannada
Paruvu Prathistha Prema Telugu
Akka Chellelu Telugu
Urmila Urmila Telugu
Lovers Telugu
Bava Bavamaridi Geeta Telugu
1994 Police Alludu Telugu
Allari Police Kasturi Telugu
Bhale Maavayya Vyjayanti Telugu
Bangaru Mogudu Rani Telugu
Thodi Kodallu Vyjayanthi Telugu
1995 Mutthinantha Hendthi Kannada
Gadibidi Aliya Kannada
Giddu Dada Kannada
Lady Police Kannada
Putmalli Putmalli Kannada
Hello Sister Kannada
Gharana Alludu Telugu
1996 Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya Ganga Telugu
Circle Inspector Kannada
Arishina Kunkuma Kannada
Nirnaya Kannada Special appearance
1997 Surya Putrulu Telugu
Ganga Yamuna Ganga Kannada
C.B.I. Durga Durga Kannada
Lady Commissioner Kannada
Akka Kannada
Zindabad Kannada
1998 Lady Tiger Kannada
Agni Sakshi Kannada
Goonda Matthu Police Kannada
Tiger Padmini Padmini Kannada
2000 Chamundi Kannada
2001 Bhavani IPS Bhavani Kannada
2004 Durgi Durga Kannada
2009 Kannadada Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi / Bellary Bhagyalakshmi Kannada
2012 Shakti Shakthi Kannada
2013 Veera Kannada
2013 Election Indira Kannada
2014 Gharshane Nethra Kannada
2015 Mahakali Devi Kannada
2015 Ganga Ganga Kannada Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
2016 John Jani Janardhan Kannada Special appearance
2017 Uppu Huli Khara Kannada
TBA Malashree Malashri Kannada Announced[9]

Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Other awards

References

  1. ^ "The name is star, super star". The Times of India. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List". Archived from the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. ^ "I played a boy in 26 films: Malashri". The Times of India. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. ^ Malashri (17 August 2015). Majaa Takies - 17th October 2015 - ಮಜಾ ಟಾಕೀಸ್ - Full Episode (in Kannada). Colors Kannada. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Combat queen". The Hindu. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Malashree's comeback effort". Rediff. 5 May 2000. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Kannada Actress Malashree Profile". karnatakaspider. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  8. ^ "IT'S MOTHER MALASHREE". chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Action queen returns with a new role". The Indian Express. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  10. ^ https://archive.is/20170208061710/https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualFilmfareKannadaBestActorActress
  11. ^ "Land for Telugu institute: Somanna". The New Indian Express. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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