Sri Durga is an Indian actress, who is working in Tamil film and television industry. She was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Durga made her acting debut in the Tamil television serial “Yaathumaagi Nindraai” along with Swarnamalya, directed.
Chairperson, Karnataka Women’s Development Corporation | |
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In office 2008 – June 2009 | |
Succeeded by | D. S. Aswath |
Personal details | |
Born | Girija 18 September 1975 (age 44) Hassan, Karnataka, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2008–13; 2014–present) |
Other political affiliations | Karnataka Janata Paksha (2013–14) |
Spouse(s) | Chakravarthy Chandrachud (m. 2013; div. 2014) |
Relatives | Sharan (brother) |
Occupation |
Girija (born 18 September 1975),[1][2] known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. As an actress, she is known for her work in Kannada and Malayalam films. She is currently serving as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party's women's wing in its Karnataka cadre.
In addition to Kannada, Shruti has appeared in a handful Tamil and Malayalam films. She was among the leading actresses in Kannada cinema during the 1990s and has won three Karnataka State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South in her career spanning over 25 years. She is known for performance in films such as Gauri Ganesha (1991), Aagatha (1995), Kalki (1996), Gowdru (2004), Akka Thangi (2008) and Puttakkana Highway (2011). She is sister of actor Sharan. In 2016, she won the third season of the reality television show Bigg Boss Kannada.[3]
Shruti joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2008. She was made the chairperson of the Karnataka Women and Child Development Corporation before being removed in 2009. In 2013, she joined the Karnataka Janata Paksha which eventually merged in 2014 with the BJP.[4]
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Early life[edit]
Born in a Kannada speaking family in Karnataka, Shruti's birth name is Girija. She was rechristened as Shruti by the famous actor-director Dwarakish who introduced her as a leading star for his 1990 film Shruthi.
Career[edit]
Shruthi was in Puttur in her early ages of life. Shruti started her cinema career in Malayalam film Swantham ennu karuthi. Kannada movie Aasegobba Meesegobba as Shivarajkumar's sister role she done. Later in the year 1990, she acted as heroine in the movie Shruthi directed and produced by Dwarakish. This movie was a successful one running over 25 weeks. Some of the most famous and successful Kannada movies from Shruti are, Shruti, Taayi Illada Tavaru, Veerappa Nayaka, Gauri Ganesha, Bombat Hendthi (Karnataka State award Winner), Muddina Maava, Midida Hrudayagalu. Soon after these films, Shruti was stereotyped for tear jerking roles in many Kannada films. She won her first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for the movie Aagatha (1995) directed by Suresh Heblikar.
In her career spanning for more than two decades, she acted with all the leading male stars in the film industry of her times like Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Shiva Rajkumar, Shashikumar, Ramesh Aravind, Jaggesh, Devaraj, Sunil, Abhijeeth, Ram Kumar and others.
Her Tamil film Kalki (1996) directed by the ace director K. Balachander won her the Filmfare Award and also the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actress.
Shruti made her small screen debut in the Malayalam serial 'Sthreethvam' aired on Surya TV during 2005. Also, her Tamil daily serial, Karthigai Pengal aired on Sun TV from July 2012.
Shruti was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss Kannada 3, winning the season, in January 2016.[5] In 2017, she appeared as a judge in the comedy television series Majaa Bharatha.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Shruti was married to film director S. Mahendar for 11 years and divorced in 2009.[7] Post her divorce, she was romantically linked with Chakravarthy Chandrachud, a journalist-turned-director and they married in June 2013 before the marriage ended in a divorce an year later.[8]
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Swantham Ennu Karuthi | Malayalam | ||
1990 | Nambidre Nambi Bitre Bidi | Kannada | Credited as Priyadarshini | |
Aasegobba Meesegobba | ||||
Shruthi | Shruthi | |||
Vedikkai En Vadikkai | Uma | Tamil | ||
1991 | Gauri Ganesha | Gowri | Kannada | |
Nagu Nagutha Nali | ||||
Punda Prachanda | ||||
C. B. I. Shiva | ||||
1992 | Sindhoora Thilaka | |||
Bombat Hendthi | ||||
Chitralekha | ||||
Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli Hendthi | ||||
Shambhavi | ||||
Thevar Veettu Ponnu | Tamil | |||
Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki Subhalekha | Keerthi | Telugu | ||
Ksheera Sagara | Kannada | |||
1993 | Abhijith | |||
Alimayya | ||||
Dakshayini | ||||
Durga Pooje | ||||
Ranjitha | ||||
Kempaiah IPS | ||||
Rupaayi Raja | ||||
Midida Hrudayagalu | ||||
Muddina Maava | ||||
Amruta Sindhu | ||||
Parugo Parugu | Saroja | Telugu | ||
1994 | Rashmi | Kannada | ||
Rasika | ||||
Jaana | ||||
Sammilana | ||||
Hettha Karulu | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada | |||
Time Bomb | ||||
1995 | Thumbida Mane | |||
Maangalya Sakshi | ||||
Mojugara Sogasugara | ||||
Taayi Illada Tavaru | ||||
Aagatha | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada | |||
1996 | Karpoorada Gombe | |||
Thavarina Thottilu | ||||
Geluvina Saradara | ||||
Sthree | Heera | |||
Kalki | Kalki | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
1997 | Oral Mathram | Devika Menon | Malayalam | |
Taaliya Sowbhagya | Kannada | |||
1998 | Bhama Satyabhama | Bhama | ||
Kottaram Veettile Apputtan | Ambili | Malayalam | ||
Goonda Mattu Police | Kannada | |||
Jagadeeshwari | ||||
Tavarina Kanike | ||||
1999 | Annan Thangachi | Sarasu | Tamil | |
Veerappa Nayaka | Kannada | |||
2000 | Soorappa | |||
Kadlimatti Station Master | ||||
Mahathma | ||||
Swalpa Adjust Madkolli | ||||
2001 | Amma Ninna Tholinalli | |||
Gattimela | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada | |||
Jenu Goodu | ||||
2002 | Annayya Thammayya | |||
2003 | Swantham Malavika | Malayalam | ||
2004 | C. I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inchu | Dr. Lakshmi | ||
Gowdru | Gowri | Kannada | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada | |
2005 | Rama Shama Bhama | Shanti | Vatika Chalana Chitra Award for Best Comedian Nominated—Udaya film Award for Best Comedian Nominated—Udaya Film Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Filmfare award for Supporting Actress - Kannada | |
Pandu Ranga Vittala | ||||
Ben Johnson | Malayalam | |||
Maanikyan | ||||
2006 | Shyamam | |||
Saira | ||||
Sirivantha | Kannada | |||
2008 | Navashakti Vaibhava | |||
Avva | Aane Baddi Rangavva | |||
Nandadeepa | ||||
Akka Thangi | Nagi | |||
2009 | Chellidaru Sampigeya | |||
2011 | Sri Naga Shakthi | |||
Take It Easy | ||||
Puttakkana Highway | Puttakka | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada Nominated—TV9 Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada Nominated—Innovative Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada Nominated—Sandalwood Star Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Udaya Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Suvarna Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress | ||
Aidondla Aidu | ||||
2012 | Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri | |||
Rambo | Vijayalakshmi | |||
Kalpana | Janaki | Nominated—Sandalwood Star Award for Best Comedian Nominated—Udaya Film Award for Best Comedian Nominated—Suvarna Film Award for Best Comedian Nominated—Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Suvarna Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | ||
2013 | Gombegala Love | Karnataka Vanijya Mandali Award for Best Supporting Actress | ||
Bachchan | Lakshmi | |||
2015 | Ond Chance Kodi | |||
2016 | Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja | |||
1944 | ||||
Home Stay | Hindi Kannada Tamil | |||
2017 | Marali Manege | Kannada | ||
Dandupalya 2 | Abhivyakthi | |||
College Kumar | ||||
2018 | Dandupalya 3 | Abhivyakthi |
Television[edit]
TV serials[edit]
- 2005 :Sthreetvam (Surya TV) - Malayalam
- 2012-2013: Karthigai Pengal (Sun TV) - Tamil
Television Shows[edit]
- Bigg Boss Kannada 3 (2016)
- Majaa Talkies — as guest
- Super Minute
- Mareyalare
- Hejje Guruthu
- Majabharata (2017)
- Weekend with Ramesh — as guest
References[edit]
- ^'Shruthi Celebrated Birthday on the Sets'. supergoodmovies.com. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^'Bangalore: Shruti Prefers 'Chandra' over 'Indra' - Marries Childhood Friend'. daijiworld.com. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^'Actress Shruthi wins Bigg Boss Kannada season 3'. Daily News and Analysis. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^'Shruthi, Varthur shown door'. Deccan Herald. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^'Shruthi wins Bigg Boss!'. The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^'Shruthi, Narayan turns judge for Majaa Bharatha'. The Times of India. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^'Actress Shruthi applies for divorce'. indiaglitz. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^'Kannada star Shruthi marries at Kollur Temple'.
External links[edit]
- Shruti on IMDb
Preceded by Akul Balaji (2014) | Bigg Boss Kannada Winner (Series 3) 2015 | Succeeded by Pratham (2016) |
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shruti_(actress)&oldid=928880306'
Tamil Serial Actress Biography
Manorama (born Gopishantha[citation needed] Tamil: கோபிசாந்தா) is a veteran Tamil actress who has acted in more than 1500 films, 1000 stage performances and a few television serials.[2] She is affectionately called Aachi by the South Indian people.[3][4] She holds a Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films.
Manorama, a legend, was born Gopi Shantha to Kasi Clockudaiyar and Ramamitham on 26 May 1943 at Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. Later her family moved to Pallathur near Karaikudi owing to poverty.[1] She started her acting career at 12 years as a drama artist.[5] When she started her stage performances she was rechristened as Manorama by the drama director, Thiruvengadam, and the harmonist, Thiayagarajan. She continued to act in plays and also performed on stage as a playback singer.
[edit]Entry into cinema
Manorama slowly migrated from dramas to the silver screen with the role of a comedienne in the Tamil film Malayitta Mangai. During her initial days in the cine field, she concentrated more on comedy. She was given equally challenging roles alongside the well known comedian Nagesh. They made an excellent pair and acted in many praiseworthy comedies.
The first song that Manorama sang in cinema was in a film called Magale Un Samathu. The producer of this film, P. A. Kumar had seen Manorama perform in dramas and gave her the opportunity to sing.[6] The song was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, famous yesteryear music director, with whom Ilaiyaraja had worked as an assistant. Manorama sang this song along with L. R. Eswari, another famous yesteryear Tamil singer. 'Thaatha thaatha pidi kudu... Indha thalladha vayasila sadugudu...' were the beginning lines of this song. However, 'Vaa vaathiyaare uttaande...' composed by music director V. Kumar for the film Bommalattam, was the first song that became a hit for her. She performed along with Cho Ramaswamy in this song.
[edit]Critical acclamation
Manorama's role in the film Thillana Mohanambal was much appreciated and noticed even with the presence of great stalwarts like Sivaji Ganesan and Natiya Peroli (Danseuse) Padmini in the movie. Manorama personally shared in an interview that initially she was extremely nervous of acting in front of veterans like T. S. Balaiah. But, the director A. P. Nagarajan made her understand that the scenes in which Jil Jil Ramamani appears, she would be the centre of attention and not anyone else. This gave her the confidence to portray the wildly expressive, loud-talking but tender-hearted character on screen in an admirable fashion.[7] Ever since, she was provided with more scope in varied roles in addition to comedy. She took each responsibility with such an ease, which made the Tamil industry recognize her immense talent.
Cho Ramaswamy claimed on the Tamil TV show Koffee with Anu that he was the first one to call Manorama as the female Sivaji Ganesan. He admired her for her versatility in acting and the ability to surprise with her performance.[8]
[edit]Trivia
Manorama shared the screen space in the Hindi movie Kunwara Baap with the legendary comedian Mehmood.
Manorama stated in an interview with a Toronto TV channel that one of the most challenging characters she played was the role of the 50-year-old unmarried woman she played in the film Nadigan with Sathyaraj.[9] Playing that character was a tight-rope walk, since one wrong step could have made the character seem vulgar.
In the same interview, Manorama also mentions that she is highly indebted to her mother for her upbringing and success. It seems many of the mother roles that she has played so far in films, resemble the character of her own mother a lot.[10]
When asked about the secret of her youthful charm and beauty, Manorama quipped in Tamil 'Agathin azhagu mugathil theriyum', meaning 'The beauty of the mind is reflected on the face.'[11] She went on to say that her heart and mind are still youthful, which is the secret of her youth.
The last time that Manorama met Sivaji Ganesan, before his death was on May 26, 2001, when she had gone to his home to receive his blessings on her birthday.[12] At that time, she was extremely pleased to hear him telling his wife that no one can do better than Manorama when it comes to speaking different dialects of Tamil.
When asked which character of hers she found extremely hilarious to play, she specified the role of a talkative female, who is forced to act dumb in a film called Unakkum Vazhvu Varum. She did this role along with Thengai Srinivasan and was delighted to note that one of the light operators on the set, came over to her personally and mentioned that he found her scene quite funny.[13]
Manorama personally believes that although people acclaim her performance in Thillana Mohanambal as a cornerstone in her career, she values the character she was given by K. Balachander in the film Unnal Mudiyum Thambi since it displayed a new acting facet of her.[14]
Manorama was bitten by a Kattuviriyan snake (Bungarus fasciatus) during the shooting of a film called Manjal Kungumam and was admitted to hospital. Coincidentally, after recovery, the next scene she acted in was in a film called Aadi Viradham, in which she had to bathe a snake statue and sing a lullaby for it.[15]
The first time Manorama stood before the camera was for a Sinhalese film, in which she played the heroine's friend. Her dance master Suryakala was the one who took her to director Masthaan to play the character. Manorama, however, could not recollect the name of this film when asked in an interview.[16]
The first film in which Manorama acted as the heroine was Konjum Kumari in 1963[17]
[edit]Distinction and awards
She has the distinction of having acted with five chief ministers of South India. She was the female lead in the stage plays written, directed and acted by Mr C. N. Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. She has also acted in stage plays with another Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. M. Karunanidhi. She has acted in films with Dr. M. G. Ramachandran and Dr. Jayalalitha Jayaram who both became Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu later. She has also acted in Telugu films with Dr. N T Rama Rao, who became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh[18] She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2002. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Pudhiya Pathai in 1989.[19] She holds a Guinness World Record for acting in most number of films. She was the recipient of the Kalaimamani award by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Priya Raman is a malayalam actress and film producer. She has appeared in Tamil and Malayalam films and in television serials of both languages. Her first film was the Rajnikanth produced film Valli, in 1993. Her second film. Arthana, directed by I. V. Sasi and released in 1993 was her debut in Malayalam.
Malayalam Director Joshy cast her as an air force pilot in 1993 in Sainyam with Mammootty. In 1997 she appeared in Kalyanappittannu with Dileep, Bhoopathi with Suresh Gopi, Asuravamsham, Thumboli Kadappuram etc. with Manoj K Jayan and Aaram Thamburan with Mohanlal. In 2003 she produced the film Bheeshmar.[1][2][3]
Besides films, she has also appeared in a number of Tamil and Malayalam television serials like the Tamil serial Durga, Malayalam T.V serial Kavyanjali produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms (as 'Anjali') and Orma (as 'Girly').[4]
During the shooting of a Tamil film Nesam Pudhusu, she met actor Ranjith, whom she later married. They now live in Chennai and have one child.[5]
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=tamil+serial+actress&title=Special%3ASearch
Manorama (born Gopishantha[citation needed] Tamil: கோபிசாந்தா) is a veteran Tamil actress who has acted in more than 1500 films, 1000 stage performances and a few television serials.[2] She is affectionately called Aachi by the South Indian people.[3][4] She holds a Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films.
Manorama, a legend, was born Gopi Shantha to Kasi Clockudaiyar and Ramamitham on 26 May 1943 at Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. Later her family moved to Pallathur near Karaikudi owing to poverty.[1] She started her acting career at 12 years as a drama artist.[5] When she started her stage performances she was rechristened as Manorama by the drama director, Thiruvengadam, and the harmonist, Thiayagarajan. She continued to act in plays and also performed on stage as a playback singer.
[edit]Entry into cinema
Manorama slowly migrated from dramas to the silver screen with the role of a comedienne in the Tamil film Malayitta Mangai. During her initial days in the cine field, she concentrated more on comedy. She was given equally challenging roles alongside the well known comedian Nagesh. They made an excellent pair and acted in many praiseworthy comedies.
The first song that Manorama sang in cinema was in a film called Magale Un Samathu. The producer of this film, P. A. Kumar had seen Manorama perform in dramas and gave her the opportunity to sing.[6] The song was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, famous yesteryear music director, with whom Ilaiyaraja had worked as an assistant. Manorama sang this song along with L. R. Eswari, another famous yesteryear Tamil singer. 'Thaatha thaatha pidi kudu... Indha thalladha vayasila sadugudu...' were the beginning lines of this song. However, 'Vaa vaathiyaare uttaande...' composed by music director V. Kumar for the film Bommalattam, was the first song that became a hit for her. She performed along with Cho Ramaswamy in this song.
[edit]Critical acclamation
Manorama's role in the film Thillana Mohanambal was much appreciated and noticed even with the presence of great stalwarts like Sivaji Ganesan and Natiya Peroli (Danseuse) Padmini in the movie. Manorama personally shared in an interview that initially she was extremely nervous of acting in front of veterans like T. S. Balaiah. But, the director A. P. Nagarajan made her understand that the scenes in which Jil Jil Ramamani appears, she would be the centre of attention and not anyone else. This gave her the confidence to portray the wildly expressive, loud-talking but tender-hearted character on screen in an admirable fashion.[7] Ever since, she was provided with more scope in varied roles in addition to comedy. She took each responsibility with such an ease, which made the Tamil industry recognize her immense talent.
Cho Ramaswamy claimed on the Tamil TV show Koffee with Anu that he was the first one to call Manorama as the female Sivaji Ganesan. He admired her for her versatility in acting and the ability to surprise with her performance.[8]
[edit]Trivia
Manorama shared the screen space in the Hindi movie Kunwara Baap with the legendary comedian Mehmood.
Manorama stated in an interview with a Toronto TV channel that one of the most challenging characters she played was the role of the 50-year-old unmarried woman she played in the film Nadigan with Sathyaraj.[9] Playing that character was a tight-rope walk, since one wrong step could have made the character seem vulgar.
In the same interview, Manorama also mentions that she is highly indebted to her mother for her upbringing and success. It seems many of the mother roles that she has played so far in films, resemble the character of her own mother a lot.[10]
When asked about the secret of her youthful charm and beauty, Manorama quipped in Tamil 'Agathin azhagu mugathil theriyum', meaning 'The beauty of the mind is reflected on the face.'[11] She went on to say that her heart and mind are still youthful, which is the secret of her youth.
The last time that Manorama met Sivaji Ganesan, before his death was on May 26, 2001, when she had gone to his home to receive his blessings on her birthday.[12] At that time, she was extremely pleased to hear him telling his wife that no one can do better than Manorama when it comes to speaking different dialects of Tamil.
When asked which character of hers she found extremely hilarious to play, she specified the role of a talkative female, who is forced to act dumb in a film called Unakkum Vazhvu Varum. She did this role along with Thengai Srinivasan and was delighted to note that one of the light operators on the set, came over to her personally and mentioned that he found her scene quite funny.[13]
Manorama personally believes that although people acclaim her performance in Thillana Mohanambal as a cornerstone in her career, she values the character she was given by K. Balachander in the film Unnal Mudiyum Thambi since it displayed a new acting facet of her.[14]
Manorama was bitten by a Kattuviriyan snake (Bungarus fasciatus) during the shooting of a film called Manjal Kungumam and was admitted to hospital. Coincidentally, after recovery, the next scene she acted in was in a film called Aadi Viradham, in which she had to bathe a snake statue and sing a lullaby for it.[15]
The first time Manorama stood before the camera was for a Sinhalese film, in which she played the heroine's friend. Her dance master Suryakala was the one who took her to director Masthaan to play the character. Manorama, however, could not recollect the name of this film when asked in an interview.[16]
The first film in which Manorama acted as the heroine was Konjum Kumari in 1963[17]
[edit]Distinction and awards
She has the distinction of having acted with five chief ministers of South India. She was the female lead in the stage plays written, directed and acted by Mr C. N. Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. She has also acted in stage plays with another Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. M. Karunanidhi. She has acted in films with Dr. M. G. Ramachandran and Dr. Jayalalitha Jayaram who both became Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu later. She has also acted in Telugu films with Dr. N T Rama Rao, who became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh[18] She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2002. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Pudhiya Pathai in 1989.[19] She holds a Guinness World Record for acting in most number of films. She was the recipient of the Kalaimamani award by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Priya Raman is a malayalam actress and film producer. She has appeared in Tamil and Malayalam films and in television serials of both languages. Her first film was the Rajnikanth produced film Valli, in 1993. Her second film. Arthana, directed by I. V. Sasi and released in 1993 was her debut in Malayalam.
Malayalam Director Joshy cast her as an air force pilot in 1993 in Sainyam with Mammootty. In 1997 she appeared in Kalyanappittannu with Dileep, Bhoopathi with Suresh Gopi, Asuravamsham, Thumboli Kadappuram etc. with Manoj K Jayan and Aaram Thamburan with Mohanlal. In 2003 she produced the film Bheeshmar.[1][2][3]
Besides films, she has also appeared in a number of Tamil and Malayalam television serials like the Tamil serial Durga, Malayalam T.V serial Kavyanjali produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms (as 'Anjali') and Orma (as 'Girly').[4]
During the shooting of a Tamil film Nesam Pudhusu, she met actor Ranjith, whom she later married. They now live in Chennai and have one child.[5]
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=tamil+serial+actress&title=Special%3ASearch
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