Sudha Rani
Jayashree (born 14 August 1973), known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and a former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films, Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam cinemas.[1]
Sudha Rani | |
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Born | Jayashree 14 August 1973 Bangalore, India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse(s) | Dr. Sanjay (divorced) Govardhan (2000–present) |
Children | 1 |
At the age of 3, Rani was chosen as a child model for a commercial biscuit brand. As a child artist, she acted in Kiladi Kittu (1978), Kulla Kulli (1980), Anupama (1981) and Ranganayaki (1981). She debuted as a lead actress at age 16 with Anand (1986). During the late 1980s and throughout 1990s, she was part of several commercial successes such as Ranaranga (1988), Krishna Nee Kunidaga (1989), Panchama Veda (1989), Mysooru Mallige (1992), Mannina Doni (1992), Mane Devru (1993), Anuraga Sangama (1995) and Sparsha (2000) among others. She has so far won the Filmfare Awards and Karnataka State Film Awards twice each for her performances.[2]
Early years
Sudha Rani was born to Gopalakrishna and Nagalakshmi. She is the niece of popular film personality, Chi. Udaya Shankar and the cousin of actor-director Chi. Guru Dutt. She began modelling in print ads at the age of three. Her mother enrolled her in dance classes at age five. Rani is a Kuchipudi and Bharata Natyam dancer. At age 7, she was roped in by her brother for his short film based on children, titled as Child is Here which won an international award. She also actively participated in the children shows at the Prabhat Kalavidaru theatre troupe.
Film career
Rani was noticed by the spouse of actor Rajkumar in a thread ceremony video when she was 12 and selected to be the heroine of the film Anand (1986) opposite Shiva Rajkumar. They became a popular pair and she went on to appear in more films as Mana Mechchida Hudugi, Samara, Aasegobba Meesegobba, Anna Tangi, and Midida Shruthi opposite Shiva Rajkumar. She was paired with Ramesh Aravind in over eight films, including Panchama Veda, Shrigandha, Aragini, Ganda Mane Makkalu, Varagala Bete, Balondu Chaduranga, Accident and Anuraga Sangama. Rani dominated the Kannada film industry in the 1990s. Her Tamil films Annakili Sonna Kathai and Vasanthakala Paravai, proved to be commercial successes. She acted in almost 10 Tamil films and was credited as 'Shali'.
Personal life
At the peak of her career, Rani married a U.S.-based anesthesia specialist, Dr. Sanjay based the US. However citing irreconcilable differences, they parted ways.[3] Later, she married her relative, Govardhan[4] and has a daughter Nidhi, born in 2001.[5][6]
Awards
Rani was twice awarded the Karnataka State Award for Best Actress: in 1988 for the film Panchama Veda and in 1991 for Mysore Mallige. For the latter film, she also won the Filmfare Best Actress Award. She lives in Bangalore and is actively involved in the films and art industry carefully picking her projects. She is widely respected as a judge of talent competitions and as an actress who has matured with age. She is very selective about the films that she signs.
Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
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1991 | Panchama Veda | Karnataka State Film Awards | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress | Won |
1992 | Mysore Mallige | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress | Won |
Karnataka State Film Awards | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress | Won | ||
2000 | Sparsha | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress | Won |
2015 | Vaastu Prakaara | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
Filmography
Child roles
Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1978 | Kiladi Kittu | Geetha | K. S. R. Das | As child actress Credited as Baby Jayashree | |
1980 | Kulla Kulli | H. R. Bhargava | As child actress Credited as Baby Jayashree | ||
1981 | Ranganayaki | Puttanna Kanagal | As child actress Credited as Baby Jayashree | ||
Anupama | Renuka Sharma | As child actress Credited as Baby Jayashree | |||
Bhagyavantha | B. S. Ranga | As child actress Credited as Baby Jayashree | |||
1982 | Baadada Hoo | K. V. Jayaram | As child actress Credited as Sudha | ||
Lead and supporting roles
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | No | Film | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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1986 | 1 | Anand | Mala | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Debut film as Lead actress | |
1987 | 2 | Manamecchida Hudugi | Gowri | M. S. Rajashekar | ||
3 | Vijayotsava | Dorai-Bhagavan | ||||
1988 | 4 | Devatha Manushya | Seetha | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | ||
5 | Ranaranga | Shashikala | V. Somashekar | |||
6 | Ganda Mane Makkalu | T. P. Gajendra | ||||
7 | Sambhavami Yuge Yuge | Siddalingaiah | [7] | |||
1989 | 8 | Krishna Nee Kunidaga | Radha | Dwarakish | ||
9 | Manmatha Raja | Om Sai Prakash | [8] | |||
10 | Avane Nanna Ganda | S. Umesh K. Prabhakar | ||||
11 | Annakili Sonna Kathai | Gowri | S. Devaraj | Tamil film | [9] | |
12 | Narasimha | Om Sai Prakash | [10] | |||
1990 | 13 | Panchama Veda | Rukmini | P. H. Vishwanath | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress | |
14 | Aasegobba Meesegobba | Asha | M. S. Rajashekar | |||
15 | Abhimanyu | Ravi Raja | ||||
16 | Ashoka Chakra | B. Ramamurthy | ||||
17 | Halliya Surasuraru | Tiptur Raghu | ||||
18 | Prathap | V. Somashekar | ||||
19 | Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa | Parvathi | Renuka Sharma | |||
20 | Trinetra | Raj Kishore | [11] | |||
1991 | 21 | Varagala Bete | Renuka Sharma | |||
22 | Vasanthakala Paravai | Pavithran | Tamil film Credited as Shali | |||
1992 | 23 | Mysore Mallige | Padma | T. S. Nagabharana | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada | |
24 | Midida Shruthi | M. S. Rajashekar | ||||
25 | Sugamana Sumaigal | R. Parthiban | Tamil film Credited as Shali | [12] | ||
26 | Mannina Doni | Saubhagya | M. S. Rajashekar | |||
27 | Jeevana Chaitra | Lakshmi | Dorai-Bhagavan | Guest appearance | ||
28 | Vasanthakala Malargal | A. R. Ramesh | Tamil film Credited as Shali | [13] | ||
29 | Sapthapadi | H. R. Bhargava | ||||
30 | Mouna Mozhi | Kasthuri Raja | Tamil film Credited as Shali | [14] | ||
31 | Belliyappa Bangarappa | Herself | Poorna Pragna | Guest appearance | ||
32 | Hosa Raaga | K. V. Jayaram | ||||
1993 | 33 | Munjaneya Manju | Meera | P. H. Vishwanath | ||
34 | Mane Devru | Janaki | V. Ravichandran | |||
35 | Bhagawan Sri Saibaba | Om Sai Prakash | ||||
36 | Hrudaya Bandhana | B. Ramamurthy | ||||
37 | Thangakkili | Rajavarman | Tamil film Credited as Shali | |||
38 | Ananda Jyothi | Jyothi | Chi. Dattaraj | |||
39 | Kumkuma Bhagya | B. Subba Rao | ||||
40 | Chinnari Mutha | T. S. Nagabharana | Special appearance | |||
41 | Bangar Patler | Dr. Richard Castelino | Tulu film | |||
1994 | 42 | Mahakshathriya | Priyadarshini | Rajendra Singh Babu | ||
43 | Swathi | Swathi | Shivamani | |||
44 | Gold Medal | Om Prakash Rao | ||||
45 | Vijaya Kankana | Shankar Sugnalli | ||||
46 | Curfew | H. S. Rajashekar | Guest appearance | |||
1995 | 47 | Srigandha | P. H. Vishwanath | |||
48 | Aragini | P. H. Vishwanath | ||||
49 | Aadyathe Kanmani | Ambika | Rajasenan | Malayalam film | ||
50 | Kona Edaithe | B. Jayashree Devi | Guest appearance | |||
51 | Mr. Abhishek | N. T. Jayarama Reddy | ||||
52 | Anuraga Sangama | V. Umakanth | ||||
53 | Samara | Chi Guru Dutt | ||||
54 | Kavya | Kavya | Kodlu Ramakrishna | |||
1996 | 55 | Simhadri | Raj Kishor | |||
56 | Vasantha Kavya | Kavya | S. Narayan | |||
57 | Stunt Master | V. Chandrahas | ||||
1999 | 58 | Naanenu Maadlilla | Dinesh Babu | |||
2000 | 59 | Sparsha | Radha | Sunil Kumar Desai | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada | |
2001 | 60 | Sri Manjunatha | K. Raghavendra Rao | Guest appearance | ||
61 | Chandana Chiguru | Bharathi Teacher | Abdul Rehman Pasha | |||
2003 | 62 | Preethi Prema Pranaya | Kavitha Lankesh | |||
63 | Khaaki | Shivamani | ||||
2004 | 64 | Bimba | Kavitha Lankesh | |||
2005 | 65 | Namma Basava | Veera Shankar | |||
66 | Anna Thangi | Om Sai Prakash | ||||
67 | Thunta | Om Prakash Rao | ||||
68 | Auto Shankar | D. Rajendra Babu | ||||
69 | Magic Ajji | Nirmala Devi | Dinesh Babu | |||
70 | Abhinandane | N. Ramachandra Rao | ||||
2006 | 71 | Thirupathi | Shivamani | |||
72 | O Priyathama | Shivaprabhu | ||||
73 | Mandya | Om Prakash Rao | ||||
2007 | 74 | Thamashegagi | Kodlu Ramakrishna | |||
75 | Ee Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide | Prem | Special appearance | |||
2008 | 76 | Accident | Suguna Shankar | Ramesh Aravind | Guest appearance | |
77 | Mr. Garagasa | Gauri | Dinesh Babu | |||
78 | Prachanda Ravana | Srinivas Prasad | ||||
79 | Navashakti Vaibhava | Horanadu Annapoorneshwari | Om Sai Prakash | |||
2009 | 80 | Maleyali Jotheyali | Preetham Gubbi | Special appearance | ||
81 | Ghauttham | Rajeswari | K. Rajeev Prasad | |||
82 | Bhagyada Balegara | Om Sai Prakash | Guest appearance | |||
83 | Eshtu Nagthi Nagu | Chindodi Madhukesh | ||||
84 | Huchchi | Venkatesh Panchangam | ||||
85 | Ishwar | |||||
2010 | 86 | Kaanana | ||||
87 | Thamassu | Agni Sridhar | Guest appearance | |||
2011 | 88 | Jeevana Jokeali | Jayanth | |||
89 | Jolly Boy | D. Sabhapathi | ||||
2012 | 90 | Indina Satya | Aditya Chikkanna | |||
91 | Dandupalya | Srinivas Raju | ||||
92 | Guru | Tejaswini | Jaggesh | |||
2013 | 93 | Bharath Stores | Bharathi | P. Sheshadri | ||
2014 | 94 | Vasundhara | T. S. Nagabharana | |||
95 | Sachin! Tendulkar Alla | S. Mohan | ||||
96 | Bahaddur | Chethan Kumar | ||||
97 | Belli | Nidhi | Mussanje Mahesh | |||
2015 | 98 | Siddhartha | Prakash Jayaram | |||
99 | Vaastu Prakaara | Vandana | Yogaraj Bhat | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress | ||
100 | Rebel | Rajendra Singh Babu | ||||
101 | Billa | Rama Narayanan | ||||
102 | Love U Alia | Indrajit Lankesh | ||||
103 | Plus | Gadda Viji | ||||
104 | Sharpshooter | Ghouse Peer | ||||
2016 | 105 | Siganduru Chowdeshwari Mahime | Chowdeshwari Devi | Shashikumar | ||
106 | July 22, 1947 | Vishal Raj | ||||
2017 | 107 | Happy New Year | Varalakshmi | Pannaga Bharana | ||
108 | Dada is Back | Santhosh | ||||
109 | Nibunan | Doctor | Arun Vaidyanathan | Tamil film | ||
110 | Vismaya | |||||
111 | Bharjari | Chethan Kumar | ||||
2018 | 112 | Life Jothe Ondh Selfie | Thulsi | Dinakar Thoogudepa | ||
2019 | 113 | Premier Padmini | Spandana | Ramesh Indira | ||
114 | Amar | Amar's mother | Nagashekar | |||
115 | Chitrakatha | Yashasvi balaaditya | ||||
116 | Vrithra | Gowtham Iyer G | ||||
117 | Geetha | Geethanjali | Vijay Nagendra | |||
118 | Kannad Gothilla | Mayura Raghavendra | ||||
119 | Padde Huli | Guru Deshpande | ||||
2020 | 120 | Maayabazar 2016 | Usha | Radha Krishna Reddy | ||
121 | Law | Raghu Samarth | ||||
122 | Avatara Purusha | Suni | Filming | |||
123 | Thurthu Nirgamana | Hemanth Kumar | Filming | |||
124 | Yuvarathnaa | Santosh Ananddram | Filming | |||
Voice over
Year | Film | Actress |
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1999 | Premotsava | Roja |
2002 | Simhadriya Simha | Meena |
2004 | Maurya | Roja |
2004 | Monalisa | Sadha |
2012 | Prasad | Madhuri Bhattacharya |
2014 | Maanikya | Ramya Krishnan |
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External links
- Sudha Rani on IMDb