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'''Sridevi''' ({{lang-ta|ஸ்ரீதேவி}}), born as '''Shree Amma Yanger''' (13 August 1963)<ref name="week">{{cite web|title=This week in entertainment history|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/14slide1.htm|date=|accessdate=2009-06-06|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|author=Brahmbhatt, Preetee}}</ref> is an Indian actress who was a popular actress in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films. Starting to act at the age of four, she made her debut as an adult in the late 1970s. After going on to establish herself as one of the most successful actresses of the 1980s and early 1990s,<ref>{{cite web|title=The man with a song on his lips|url=http://www.rediff.com/search/2002/dec/15tr3.htm|author=|date=27 September 2002|accessdate=2009-08-09|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sridevi on small screen|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/29/stories/2002042900410404.htm|date=29 April 2002|accessdate=2009-08-09|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> she left the industry in 1997 to raise her children.<ref name="week"/> During her career, she has won four [[Filmfare Awards]], two for Hindi films, and one each for Tamil and Telugu films.
'''Sridevi''' ({{Telugu Sridevi}}), born as '''Shree Amma Yanger''' (13 August 1963)<ref name="week">{{cite web|title=This week in entertainment history|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/14slide1.htm|date=|accessdate=2009-06-06|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|author=Brahmbhatt, Preetee}}</ref> is an Indian actress who was a popular actress in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films. Starting to act at the age of four, she made her debut as an adult in the late 1970s. After going on to establish herself as one of the most successful actresses of the 1980s and early 1990s,<ref>{{cite web|title=The man with a song on his lips|url=http://www.rediff.com/search/2002/dec/15tr3.htm|author=|date=27 September 2002|accessdate=2009-08-09|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sridevi on small screen|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/29/stories/2002042900410404.htm|date=29 April 2002|accessdate=2009-08-09|publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> she left the industry in 1997 to raise her children.<ref name="week"/> During her career, she has won four [[Filmfare Awards]], two for Hindi films, and one each for Tamil and Telugu films.


==Family and personal life==
==Family and personal life==
Sridevi was born as Shree Amma Yanger to Ayyapan and Rajeswari on 13 August 1963 in [[Sivakasi]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Her father was a lawyer. She has a sister and two step brothers. Sridevi married [[Boney Kapoor]], a film producer and the elder brother of actors [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Sanjay Kapoor]], in 1996. They have two daughters, Jhanvi and Khushi (Krishna). Her mother tongue is [[Tamil language|Tamil]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Feroz persuaded me in Tamil: Sridevi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Feroz-persuaded-me-in-Tamil-Sridevi/articleshow/4471309.cms|date=1 May 2009|accessdate=2009-06-06|publisher=''[[The Times of India]]''|author=Jha, Subhash K.|quote=But when Mr Khan spoke to me in my mother tongue, I was immediately convinced. Yes, I was as surprised as you are. But he spoke fluent Tamil}}</ref>
Sridevi was born as Shree Amma Yanger to Ayyapan and Rajeswari on 13 August 1963 in [[Sivakasi]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Her father was a lawyer. She has a sister and two step brothers. Sridevi married [[Boney Kapoor]], a film producer and the elder brother of actors [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Sanjay Kapoor]], in 1996. They have two daughters, Jhanvi and Khushi (Krishna). Her mother tongue is [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Feroz persuaded me in Telugu: Sridevi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Feroz-persuaded-me-in-Tamil-Sridevi/articleshow/4471309.cms|date=1 May 2009|accessdate=2009-06-06|publisher=''[[The Times of India]]''|author=Jha, Subhash K.|quote=But when Mr Khan spoke to me in my mother tongue, I was immediately convinced. Yes, I was as surprised as you are. But he spoke fluent Tamil}}</ref>


==Career in South==
==Career in South==

Revision as of 05:53, 15 November 2011

For the Hindu goddess, see Lakshmi.
Sridevi
Sridevi during an audio launch
Born
Shree Amma Yanger

(1963-08-13) 13 August 1963 (age 60)
Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)actress, producer
Years active1967-present
Spouse(s)Boney Kapoor
(1996-present)

Sridevi (Template:Telugu Sridevi), born as Shree Amma Yanger (13 August 1963)[1] is an Indian actress who was a popular actress in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Starting to act at the age of four, she made her debut as an adult in the late 1970s. After going on to establish herself as one of the most successful actresses of the 1980s and early 1990s,[2][3] she left the industry in 1997 to raise her children.[1] During her career, she has won four Filmfare Awards, two for Hindi films, and one each for Tamil and Telugu films.

Family and personal life

Sridevi was born as Shree Amma Yanger to Ayyapan and Rajeswari on 13 August 1963 in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. Her father was a lawyer. She has a sister and two step brothers. Sridevi married Boney Kapoor, a film producer and the elder brother of actors Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor, in 1996. They have two daughters, Jhanvi and Khushi (Krishna). Her mother tongue is Telugu.[4]

Career in South

Sridevi started her career as a child actor in the 1967 Tamil movie Kandan Karunai playing the role of young Muruga,[5] and acted in many Tamil and Telugu movies from then on. During her early teens, she acted in a number of Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam movies as a lead actress.

In 1976, Sridevi got her first big break as heroine in K. Balachander's Moondru Mudichu, where she starred opposite rising stars, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.[6] She then followed with a succession of films with both Haasan and Rajnikanth. With the former, she was in movies such as Guru, Sankarlal, Sigappu Rojakkal, Thaayillamal Naan Illai, Meendum Kokila, Vazhvey Maayam, Varumayin Niram Sigappu, Neela Malargal, Moondram Pirai and 16 Vayathinile and with Rajnikanth, she appeared in movies such as Gayathri, Dharma Yuddham, Priya, Johnny, Ranuva Veeran, Pokkiri Raja, Thanikattu Raja, Adutha Varisu and Naan Adimai Illai.

At the same time, Sridevi started acting in Telugu movies, a number of which were made by K. Raghavendra Rao. With N. T. Rama Rao, she acted in movies such as Konda Veeti Simham, Vetagadu, Sardar Paparayudu and Bobbili Puli. With A. Nageswara Rao, she appeared in movies such as Mudulla Koduku, Premabhishekham, Bangaru Kanku and Premakanuka. With Krishna, she acted in movies such as Kanchu Kagada, Kalavari Samsaram, Krishnavatharam, Burripalem Bolludu, and Khaidi Rudrayya.

Career in Hindi films

Towards the tail end of her Telugu film career, Sridevi started venturing into Hindi movies. Her first film as a heroine titled Solva Saawan released in 1978, flopped at the box office. Before Bollywood could write her off, her second film Himmatwala in 1983 opposite Jeetendra went on to be a blockbuster hit and skyrocketed Sridevi to overnight stardom. The chartbuster number 'Nainon me Sapna' picturised around thousands of pots set the trend for more Southern masala potboilers in Bollywood. Jeetendra and Sridevi became a hit pair and went on to star in many more successful films like Tohfa, Mawaali and Justice Chaudhry. While Sridevi was fast becoming the new poster girl of the masses, she also wowed the critics with her performance as a child-woman suffering from amnesia in the highly acclaimed Sadma remade from the Tamil hit Moondaram Pirai opposite Kamal Hasan. Her histrionics in the film won her the first Filmfare nomination for Best Actress but she lost out to Shabana Azmi for Arth.

Sridevi's success story continued with hits like Subhash Ghai directed Karma and K. Balachander's Akhree Raasta, both released in 1986. Her popularity grew to the extent that despite featuring in a guest appearance in Feroze Khan's Jaanbaaz, she totally overshadowed the main heroine of the film Dimple Kapadia. Her rise to the top was consolidated with the release of the snake fantasy film Nagina in 1986. The film's huge success established Sridevi's star power and she raced ahead of her contemporaries like Jaya Prada, Meenakshi Sheshadri and Rati Agnihotri. The film's famous snake dance in the climax also showcased her dancing skills under the guidance of choreographer Saroj Khan who went on to deliver many more hit dance numbers with the actress. The next year Sridevi starred in the all-time blockbuster Mr. India with Anil Kapoor. While the famous rain song 'Kaate nahi Katte' again demonstrated her dancing prowess, the film also carried a now famous Charlie Chaplin rip-off sequence that established Sridevi as one of the finest comic actresses of Hindi Cinema. The famous dance number 'Hawa Hawai' also gave her an eponymous nick-name.

Sridevi's carrier peaked in 1989 with the release of two heroine oriented films. Her delightful portrayal of twin sisters in Chaalbaaz won her the first Hindi Filmfare Best Actress Award. The same year her title role in Yash Chopra's blockbuster National Award winner Chandni reaffirmed Sridevi's position as the topmost female star of the eigties. While the songs of the film became a rage, her monotone white look in the film became famous as the 'Chandni Look' and set a new fashion trend in North India. Yash Chopra again cast her in his ambitious inter-generational romance Lamhe released in 1991. Despite flopping at the box office, the film went on to become a modern cult classic and one of the biggest blockbusters in the overseas territory. While the film won the Filmfare Best Film Award, Sridevi's intense performance as mother and daughter won her the second Filmfare Best Actress Award and much international acclaim. Sridevi had now reached a point in her career where roles were being written for her and films were being specially designed around her character.

In 1992, she starred opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Khuda Gawah, where she had another double role as a pining Afghan wife and her spirited daughter winning her another Filmfare nomination. The Telugu film Kshana Kshanam directed by Ram Gopal Verma was released in the same year and brought her her fourth Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award for Best Actress.The failure of Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993) was a big setback to her career, but she continued to deliver fine performances. She starred as the innocent victim trapped for drug smuggling in Mahesh Bhatt's thriller Gumrah (1993 and played a rich businesswoman with grey shades in Laadla (1994). In Judaai released in 1997, Sridevi played the role of a greedy housewife who sells her husband to another woman for a rich life. Her trademark performance won her her eighth Filmfare nomination after which she took a break to settle in matrimony.

Since retiring

After a six-year hiatus, Sridevi briefly returned to the small screen in the Sahara sitcom Malini Iyer (2004–2005). She also appeared on Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (2004) for Karisma Kapoor and as a judge in the TV show Kaboom (2005). She performed a medley of some of her musical numbers at the 52nd Filmfare Awards 2007. She is a member of the Board of Directors at the Asian Academy of Film & Television.[7]

On September 19, 2009, Sridevi appeared on the famous Sony TV show 10 Ka Dum hosted by Salman Khan. On the episode, she and her husband, Boney Kapoor, were guests, along with actor-director Prabhudeva, actress Ayesha Takia and the musical duo Sajid-Wajid, all of whom had come to promote their film Wanted.

Sridevi has also appeared on ramps in Lakme Fashion Weeks 2008 and 2010 and the HDIL Couture Week 2009 as Showstopper for prestigious designers like Neeta Lulla, Queenie Dhody and Priya-Chintan.

Sridevi also developed passion for painting which has since brought her foreign attention. In March 2010, her paintings have been chosen by a reputed international art auction house. The auction was set to start in April 2010, and all the money raised has been donated.[8]

She is said to be making a comeback in films with Gauri Shinde's (R. Balki's wife) debut film named "English Vinglish".[9]

Awards and honours

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Sridevi being awarded by M. G. Ramachandran, former chief minister of Tamil NaduTemplate:Pufc

Filmfare Awards

Won

Nominations

Nandi Awards

Special honours

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Filmography

Tamil

Telugu

Hindi

Malayalam

Kannada

References

  1. ^ a b Brahmbhatt, Preetee. "This week in entertainment history". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  2. ^ "The man with a song on his lips". Rediff.com. 27 September 2002. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  3. ^ "Sridevi on small screen". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 2009-08-09. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Jha, Subhash K. (1 May 2009). "Feroz persuaded me in Telugu: Sridevi". The Times of India. Retrieved 2009-06-06. But when Mr Khan spoke to me in my mother tongue, I was immediately convinced. Yes, I was as surprised as you are. But he spoke fluent Tamil {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "I am a mother first: Sridevi". Times of India. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  6. ^ By hitesh khanna (1963-08-13). "Sridevi biography, movies, photos, videos, trivia, fan club, awards". Gomolo.in. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  7. ^ "Board of Directors". Aaft.com. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  8. ^ Jha, Subhash K. "Sridevi's painting to be auctioned". The Times Of India.
  9. ^ "Sridevi to make a comeback in Gauri Shinde's film".
  10. ^ "Sridevi - awards". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  11. ^ "AP honours Sridevi, Madhuri". Expressindia.com. 1997-11-24. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  12. ^ TNN (2003-09-04). "Straight Answers". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2011-06-01. {{cite web}}: Text "Sep 4, 2003, 01.40am IST" ignored (help)
  13. ^ "FICCI Frames 2008 to honor Rishi Kapoor and Sridevi". Indiafm.com. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2011-06-01.

External links

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