Soundarya
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Soundarya | |
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| ಸೌಮ್ಯಾ | |
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| Born | Soumya 18 July 1972 |
| Died | April 17, 2004 (aged 31) Bangalore, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film producer |
| Years active | 1992–2004 |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Soundarya (July 18, 1972 – April 17, 2004) (born as Soumya) was a famous Indian film actress who appeared in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Bollywood films in lead roles. She was a much sought-after star in the 1990s and acted in more than 100 films, most of them in Telugu.[1] She produced movies in the later phase of her career and won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Feature Film Dweepa. She had won six Filmfare Awards South. Soundarya died in a plane crash while campaigning for a political party near Bangalore in 2004.
Film career
Soundarya, sister of D Ravichandran was the daughter of Kannada film producer and writer K. S. Satyanarayan. She was born in Mulbagal and raised in Bangalore.[1] She made her 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). Her first Telugu film was 'Manavarali Pelli' with Harish followed by the movie called Rajendrudu Gajendrududirected by S.V. Krishna Reddy. She discontinued her studies after the highly successful Telugu film Ammoru (1995). The movie got dubbed in Tamil as "Amman" and was a huge hit. [citation needed]
She moved on to Telugu films, where she achieved greater popularity and success.[2]
She acted in around 100 Telugu films, such as Pavithrabandham, Pelliichesukundam Ra with Venkatesh, found to be a popular pair. Annaya, Chudalani undhi with Chiranjeevi and others like Nagarjuna Akkineni, Balakrishna Nandamuri, Srikanth, Rajendraprasad, Jagapathibabu, Krishna,vineeth, abbas, prabu deva, vikram, mohan babu, arjun, saikumar, vinod kumar, j d charavarthi,mohan babu etc. She acted in several female-oriented roles like Thommidi nelalu, Arundhathi, Maa inti adapaduchu, etc.padha rayudu with mohan babu was great hit Directors like Ragavendra rao, S.V.Krishna Reddy, Kodi Ramakrishna, Kranthi Kumar gave her lead roles.
Soundarya acted in one Hindi film, Sooryavansham. She was in Tamil films, such as Arunachalam and Padayappa alongside Rajinikanth, Kaadhala Kaadhala alongside Kamal Haasan and others.
She produced and acted in the Kannada film Dweepa which won her many awards. Unfortunately, the last film in her career was the Kannada film Apthamitra, a run away hit with Southern Super Star Dr. Vishnuvardhan. The film was a box-office hit and ran successfully for one whole year in the theaters. This film also won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress posthumously in 2004.
She performed in Malayalam movies opposite Jayaram and Mohanlal too.
Her Kannada film Dweepa directed by Girish Kasaravalli won many awards. Soundarya not only acted in the film, but also produced the movie. As a producer she won her the 49th Golden Lotus award in 2001, which is given for best film of the year. She also won the Karnataka state award for Best Actress for her performance and the best film award as a producer. The film also won the Karnataka state award for the best Cinematography, and was featured in five international film festivals.[3]
Death
Soundarya died on April 17, 2004, in an aircraft crash near Bangalore, when the plane she was traveling in caught fire immediately after take-off. The plane, a Cessna 180, chartered by Agni Aviation, left Jakkur Airfield at 11:05 AM. Shortly after take-off the plane turned left, plunged and crashed in an open field about 500 m from the airport. 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 for her Kannada super hit film and her last film Apthamithra, which was received by her mother.[4][5][6]
Filmography
References
- ^ a b Pandya, Haresh (2004-05-10). "Soundarya". Online edition. The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ Kumar, Ch Sushil (1998-03-28). "Child, woman, star". Interview. Rediff.com. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ "International Film Festival of India-2002". Pib.nic.in. 2002-09-26. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "Indian Actress Soundarya Dies in Plane Crash". online edition. Voice of America news. 2004-04-17 899006685. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Hemant Raj, Ashwin (2004-04-17). "Soundarya dies in plane crash". Times of India. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ Press Trust of India (2004-04-17). "Soundarya killed in plane crash. its a tragedy". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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| People | |
- 1972 births
- 2004 deaths
- Actors from Bengaluru
- People from Kolar
- Actresses in Malayalam cinema
- Kannada people
- Indian film actresses
- Actresses in Kannada cinema
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in India
- National Film Award (India) winners
- Filmfare Awards South winners
- Nandi Award winners