Easwari Rao is an Indian actress who has worked in
Telugu
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*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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S ...
,
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
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* Tamil language, nati ...
,
Malayalam
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, and
Kannada cinema
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...
.
She played the lead roles from 1990 to 1999. She started to play supporting and character roles from 2000 onwards.
Personal life
She married director
L. Raja
L. Raja is an Indian director and actor who works in predominantly Tamil language, Tamil language films and television series.
Career
Raja began his career as an assistant to director Rajasekhar (director), Rajasekhar. He debuted as a directo ...
in 2005. The couple have 2 children:
1 son and 1 daughter.
Career
Eswari Rao's debut movie was ''Intinta Deepavali'' (1990) in Telugu; she came to prominence in Telugu with the film ''Rambantu'' alongside Rajendra Prasad. She debuted in Tamil in ''Kavithai Paadum Alaigal'' (1990) credited as Janani. Though the songs were popular, the movie was a failure in box office. She got her first major break in ''
Raman Abdullah
''Raman Abdullah'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Sivakumar, Karan and Vignesh. It is a remake of the 1994 Malayalam film ''Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji''. The film was released on 22 August 19 ...
'' (1997), directed by
Balu Mahendra, where she was credited as Easwari Rao. She notably opted out of a project titled ''Koottaali'' as she felt the role was too glamorous. She went on to appear in Manoj Kumar's film ''
Guru Paarvai
''Guru Paarvai'' is a 1998 Indian Tamil language thriller film written and directed by Manoj Kumar, who earlier directed '' Vandicholai Chinnarasu'' starring Sathyaraj. The film stars Prakash Raj, Khushbu and Anju Aravind, while Thalaivasal Vija ...
'' (1998). Eeshwari also had a role in Bharathiraja's ''Siragugal Murivadhilai'', although the film was shelved after pre-production.
In the Tamil film ''
Appu'' (2000) she portrayed Prasanth's sister. She received praise for her performance as Selvi in ''
Kaala'' (2018).
Filmography
Films
Television
* ''Kokila Enge Pogiraal'' (Sun TV)
* ''Peyarai Solla vaa'' (Sun TV/Vikatan Televistas)
* ''Udhayam'' (Sun TV)
Radaan Mediaworks
* ''
Kasthuri'' (Sun TV)
* ''Aval Appadithan'' (Jaya TV)
* ''Ninne Pelladutha'' (Gemini TV)
* ''Vennalamma'' (Gemini TV)
* ''Agni Saatchi'' (Vijay TV)
* ''Vazhnthu Kaatukiren'' (
AVM Productions) (Sun TV)
* ''
Maya'' (Jaya TV)
* ''
Aaha'' (Vijay TV)
* ''Kantham Kathalu'' (Dooradarshan - Telugu)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Kannada television
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Tamil television
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Telugu television
Indian film actresses
Indian television actresses
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
Year of birth missing (living people)