Aamani is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in

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films in addition to a few

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and

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films. She made her debut in a lead role opposite Naresh in the Telugu film '' Jamba Lakidi Pamba'' (1992), directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film turned out to be a

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. She starred in the film ''

Mister Pellam ''Mister Pellam'' () is a 1993 Telugu-language comedy film produced by Gawara Partha Sarathi under the Sri Chamundi Chitra banner and directed by Bapu. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Aamani and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. This film is ins ...

'' (1993) directed by Bapu, which won the

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. She won

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for the film '' Subha Lagnam'' (1994) and

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for the films '' Subha Sankalpam'' (1995) and ''Mr. Pellam'' (1993).

Film career

Aamani was born in Bengaluru. She started her career doing small roles in films like ''Aadadhi,

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, and others''. Subsequently, she was paired as the lead actress opposite actors like Vishnuvardhan,

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Jagapathi Babu Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...

and

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. She won

for the film Subha Lagnam &

for the films Subha Sankalpam &

. After a hiatus of many years, she appeared in the film ''

Aa Naluguru ''Aa Naluguru'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Chandra Siddhartha. The film stars Rajendra Prasad and Aamani with music composed by R. P. Patnaik. It is produced by Sarita Patra, and P. Prem Kumar. The film won th ...

''. Aamani played a street vendor and actor

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’s onscreen mother in a 2021

-language romantic

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titled ''

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.'' She is seen playing the money lender Kanaka Ratnam in ''Muthyamantha Muddu''.'''' In the 1990s, Aamani appeared in films that were successful such as '' Amma Donga, Vamshanikokkadu, Subha Lagnam, Jamba Lakidi Pamba'', and ''Nakshatra Poratam''. In 2021 she made a guest appearance in a Telugu reality show '' Drama Juniors''.

Personal life

Her niece, Hrithika Srinivas is also an actress who made her acting debut with a Telugu-Tamil bilingual film titled ''Allantha Duraana''.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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Aamani Biography with Rare Photos and Videos

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