Padmapriya
Padmapriya | |
---|---|
Born | Padmalochani Karnataka, India |
Died | 16 November 1997[1] T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1974–1995 |
Spouse(s) | Srinivasan (divorced), died (2016)[2] |
Children | Vasumathi (daughter)[3] |
Padmapriya (born Padmalochani; died 16 November 1997) was an Indian actress who worked in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.
Her first movie was in Telugu, Adapillala Tandri (1974), and she later debuted with Bangarada Gudi (1976) in the Kannada film industry; she was a popular actress during the early and late 1970s. She acted opposite the legendary Dr. Rajkumar in Operation Diamond Racket, Thayige Thakka Maga and Shankar Guru. She starred opposite Anant Nag in the comedy Narada Vijaya and the novel-based Baadada Hoo, and both were highly successful. With Dr. Vishnuvardhan, she acted in five or six movies and played glamorous roles. Srinath, Ashok and Lokesh were her other costars in Kannada movies.
She had a successful career in Tamil films as a lead heroine between 1974 and 1981 movies Vazhthungal, Vaira Nenjam, Mohana Punnagai, Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren, Kuppathu Raja, Aayiram Jenmangal, and Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan are some of her notable Tamil films. She acted opposite Sivaji Ganesan in Vaira Nenjam and Mohana Punnagai. She was paired with M. G. Ramachandran in Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan portraying the role of a princess. She acted in nearly 80 movies, mainly in South Indian languages.
Personal life[]
Padmapriya was regarded as the Hema Malini of the South.[4] Padmapriya was born in Karnataka. In 1983, she married Srinivasan and the couple has a daughter named Vasumathi. Just a year after marriage, the couple filed for divorce, which dragged on for a long time. After filing for divorce, Padmapriya stayed with her parents for 13 years at T. Nagar.[5]
Death[]
Padmapriya died on 16 November 1997 from heart disease as well as kidney failure. After her death, Vasumathi tried to enter the film industry but failed and is now settled in the United Kingdom.
Partial filmography[]
Padmapriya was fluent in all four South Indian languages and dubbed in her own voice. Her last movie in Tamil was Thotta Chinungi, where she played a mother's role. Table is in order of languages in which she acted, from the most to the fewest films after her marriage.
Tamil[]
Kannada[]
Year | Film | Co-Star |
---|---|---|
1976 | Bangarada Gudi | Gangadhar |
1977 | Lakshmi Nivasa | |
1978 | Thayige Thakka Maga | Dr. Rajkumar |
1978 | Shankar Guru | Dr. Rajkumar |
1978 | Operation Diamond Racket | Dr. Rajkumar |
1978 | Madhura Sangama | Vishnuvardhan |
1979 | Maralu Sarapani | Ashok |
1979 | Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu | Srinath |
1979 | Asadhya Aliya | Vishnuvardhan |
1979 | Rahasya Rathri | Vishnuvardhan |
1980 | Pattanakke Banda Patniyaru | Lokesh |
1980 | Narada Vijaya | Anant Nag |
1980 | Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha | Vishnuvardhan |
1980 | Manku Thimma | Srinath |
1982 | Oorige Upakari | Vishnuvardhan |
1982 | Baadada Hoo | Anant Nag |
1983 | Kalluveene Nudiyithu | Vishnuvardhan |
Malayalam[]
Year | Film | Role |
---|---|---|
1977 | Chathurvedam | |
1977 | Akale Aakaasham | |
1977 | Abhinivesham | Sathi |
1977 | Ashtamangalyam | |
1977 | Sujatha | Malini |
1978 | Aval Kanda Lokam | |
1978 | Prathyaksha Daivam | |
1979 | Pathivritha | |
1979 | Mani Koya Kurup |
Telugu[]
Year | Film | Role |
---|---|---|
1974 | Adapillala Tandri | |
1975 | Chikati Velugulu | |
1976 | Manchiki Maro Peru | Neelima |
1977 | Bhale Alludu | |
1978 | Pottelu Punnamma | |
1980 | Maa Inti Devatha | |
1989 | Dhoorapu Kondalu |
[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
References[]
- ^ "Padmapriya's Life". Antru Kanda Mugam. 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Padmapriya's husband". 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Padmapriya family". 11 August 2013.
- ^ "'ತಾಯಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಮಗ ನಟಿ ಪದ್ಮಪ್ರಿಯ ಬದುಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಏನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಆಗಿಹೋಯ್ತು'-Ep32-Bhargava-Kalamadhyama-#param".
- ^ "Padmapriya's Background". 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Debut in Tamil". 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Last movie". 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Padmapriya Movies List: Kannada Actor".
- ^ "All you want to know about #Padmapriya(OldActress)". FilmiBeat.
- ^ "Padmapriya(Old)". Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Actress PadmaPriya". Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Unmaye Un Vilai Enna | Suspence,Thriller,Action Super| Tamil Full Movie | Cho Ramasawamy ,Vijaykumar". Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Kuppathu Raja│Tamil Movie 1979 | Rajinikanth | Manjula Vijayakumar | Vijayakumar |". Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Thiyaga Ullam Old HD full Tamil Movie starring :R.Muthurraman & Other". Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Andru Sindhiya Ratham│Full Tamil Movie 1976 │Jaishankar | Padma Priya | Nagesh". Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Aayiram Jenmangal". Archived from the original on 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan". Archived from the original on 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Padmapriya (Old) filmography until 1991 and ignore the rest".
- ^ "Padmapriya Career".
- ^ "Uravu Solla Oruvan Tamil Movie starring: Muthuraman, Sivakumar, Sujatha and Padma Priya". Archived from the original on 17 December 2021.
- Indian film actresses
- 1997 deaths
- Actresses from Karnataka
- Actresses in Kannada cinema
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- Actresses in Malayalam cinema
- Actresses in Tamil cinema