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films. Starting her career as a lead actress in the Telugu film ''Pelli Kani Pelli'' in 1976, she switched over to supporting roles in the 1980s. She is best remembered for her negative roles in Kannada films like Vijaya Vani, Shubhashaya,

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. Among her Tamil films, the

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directed '' Manmatha Leelai'' (1976) opposite Kamal Haasan is the most notable. Having acted in over 180 films, Hema is considered one of the most popular character artistes in South Indian cinema. Hema Choudhary has co-starred with famous actors like

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K. R. Vijaya,

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and Others. Apart from acting, Hema Choudhary is an accomplished Kuchipudi dancer and has performed for over 700 shows all across the world with her guru

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in the acting school at Madras. She is a recipient of the Panorama Award for her dancing skills. She has also been chosen by the National Film Awards committee as the judging panel for three years.

Early life

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and others.

Career

After completing her acting course, Hema started her career in the 1976 film ''Pelli Kani Pelli'' directed by Adhiraj Anand Mohan, opposite Tamil actor Sridhar. and was one of the heroines opposite Kamal Haasan in the blockbuster Tamil film '' Manmatha Leelai'' (1976). Her maiden Kannada film was ''

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'' (1976) in which she played the second lead followed by '' Shubhashaya'', '' Devara Duddu'', ''Vamsha Jyothi'' and ''

''. She also worked in Telugu films such as ''Bangaru Manishi'' (1977), ''Nijam'' (1978), '' Kotta Alludu'' (1979). Her bold portrayal of a character with grey shades in ''

'' (1981) made her a household name. From then on, she went on to appear in more than 150 films as a supporting actress with all the big directors and actors in Kannada cinema. Hema follows the practice of offering a silk saree at Hindu Goddess temples across the country after the completion of each of her films.

Filmography

Kannada

# '' Vijaya Vani'' (1976) # '' Shubhashaya'' (1977) # ''

'' (1977) # '' Devara Duddu'' (1977) # ''

Sridevi (film) ''Sreedevi'' is a 1977 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by N. Sankaran Nair, starring Kamal Haasan, Sharada, M. G. Soman and Jayabharathi in lead roles.The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. It was remade in Hindi as ''Rishta Kaga ...

'' (1978) # '' Anubandha'' (1978) # ''

Vamsha Jyothi ''Vamsha Jyothi'' is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by K. S. Prasad. The film stars Kalpana, Vishnuvardhan, Rajesh and Bhavani. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. Cast * Kalpana * Vishn ...

'' (1978) # '' Varadakshine'' (1980) # ''

Narada Vijaya ''Narada Vijaya'' is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed and co-produced by Siddalingaiah. The story is written by M. D. Sundar. The film starred Ananth Nag, Padmapriya, Hema Choudhary and M. P. Shankar. Plot Ananth Nag plays ...

'' (1980) # ''

Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha ''Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha'' (''My Rage is a Hundred Years'') is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Joe Simon. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Padmapriya, Hema Chowdhary, Nagesh and K. S. Ashwath. Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Anand * ...

'' (1980) # ''

Manku Thimma ''Manku Thimma'' is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Dwarakish, Manjula, Srinath, Padmapriya and Hema Chowdhary. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. It is a r ...

'' (1980) # '' Sri Raghavendra Vaibhava'' (1980) # '' Guru Shishyaru'' (1981) # ''

'' (1981) # ''

Avali Javali ''Avali Javali'' is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao and produced by P. Krishnaraj. The film stars Srinath, Lokesh, Chandrashekar and Lokanath. The film has musical score by Chellapilla Satyam. Cast * Sri ...

'' (1981) # '' Prema Mathsara'' (1982) # '' Kannu Theresida Hennu'' (1982) # ''

Jimmy Gallu ''Jimmy Gallu'' is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by Shashirekha. The story is written by Venugopal Kasaragod. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Sripriya, Lokesh and Hema Choudhary. The film was w ...

'' (1982) # ''

Garuda Rekhe ''Garuda Rekhe'' (Kannada: ಗರುಡ ರೇಖೆ) is a 1982 Indian Kannada film, directed by P. S. Prakash and produced by G. S. Vasu, P. Sheshaiah, B. Manmatha Rao, M. Shivaji Rao, N. M. Victor and P. Venkata Reddy. The film stars Srina ...

'' (1982) # '' Thirugu Baana'' (1983) # ''

Kranthiyogi Basavanna ''Kranthiyogi Basavanna'' is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravee). The film stars Ashok, Aarathi, Srinivasa Murthy, Manjula, Hema Chowdhary. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. This movie is about li ...

'' (1983) # ''

Yarivanu ''Yaarivanu'' () is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language thriller film, directed by Dorai–Bhagavan and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film stars Rajkumar, Srinath, B. Saroja Devi, Roopa Devi, Hema Choudhary and Puneeth Rajkumar. The screen ...

'' (1984) # ''

Aaradhane ''Aaradhane'' is a 1984 Indian Kannada film, directed by Deepak Balraj and produced by BVB. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, Hema Choudhary, K.S.Ashwath and Shivaram in lead roles. Cast * Vishnuvardhan * Geetha *Hema Choudhary *K S Ash ...

'' (1984) # ''

'' (1985) # ''

Masanada Hoovu ''Masanada Hoovu'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on T. R. Subba Rao's novel of the same name. It stars Jayanthi, Ambareesh, Hema Choudhary and Aparna. It was Puttanna Kanagal's last as a direc ...

'' (1985) # '' Kuridoddi Kurukshethra'' (1985) # '' Haavu Yeni Aata'' (1985) # ''

Goonda Guru ''Goonda Guru'' is a 1985 Indian Kannada film, directed by A. T. Raghu and produced by S. Ramnath and Chandulal Jain. The film stars Ambareesh, Geetha, Vajramuni, Hema Choudhary and Sundar Krishna Urs in the lead roles. The film has musical s ...

'' (1985) # '' Bhayanakara Bhasmasura'' (1985) # ''

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'' (1987) # '' Thayiya Aase'' (1988) # ''

Krishna Rukmini ''Krishna Rukmini'' is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Smt Suvarna Channanna. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Ramya Krishna, Hema Choudhary Devaraj and Mukhyamantri Chandru in the lead roles. The ...

'' (1988) # ''

Devatha Manushya ''Devatha Manushya'' () is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Geetha, K. S. Ashwath and Sudharani. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs, which were composed by Upendra Ku ...

'' (1988) # '' Samsara Nauke'' (1989) # '' Nyayakaagi Naanu'' (1989) # ''

Krishna Nee Kunidaga ''Krishna Nee Kunidaga'' is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written, directed and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vinod Raj and Sudharani, along with C. R. Simha, Jaggesh and Hema Choudhary in supporting roles. The ...

'' (1989) # ''

Kindari Jogi ''Kindari Jogi'' ( kn, ಕಿಂದರಿಜೋಗಿ) is a 1989 Indian Kannada language fantasy romantic drama film directed, co-written and enacted by V. Ravichandran along with Juhi Chawla pairing together again after the successful previous ...

'' (1989) # ''

Santha Shishunala Sharifa ''Santha Shishunala Sharifa'' ( kn, ಸಂತ ಶಿಶುನಾಳ ಶರೀಫ) is a 1990 Indian Kannada biographical drama film directed and co-written by T. S. Nagabharana and produced by Srihari Khoday and Mahima Patel for Yajaman Enterpris ...

'' (1990) # ''

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'' (1990) # '' Kiladi Thatha'' (1990) # '' Kempu Gulabi'' (1990) # '' Ajay Vijay'' (1990) # '' Bangaradantha Maga'' (1991) # ''

Thavarumane Udugore ''Thavarumane Udugore'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by B. Subba Rao and produced by D. Rama Naidu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Sridhar, Sunil and Malashri. The film was a remake of the 1988 Rajasthani f ...

'' (1991) # ''

Readymade Ganda ''Readymade Ganda'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film, written by Shankar Bhat and directed by Sai Prakash. The film stars Shashikumar and Malashri. The film's music was composed by Upendra Kumar and the audio was launched ...

'' (1991) # '' Mangalya'' (1991) # ''

Ganesha Subramanya Ganesha Subrahmanya, a Kannada comedy-drama film, directed by popular director Phani Ramachandra, it is a story of two brothers who've been indoctrinated by their father into remaining bachelors until they achieve their professional goals. This ...

'' (1992) # '' Putta Hendthi'' (1992) # ''

Midida Shruthi ''Midida Shruthi'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Govindaraj. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Sudharani, Srinath, Hema Choudhary and Vinaya Prasad. The film's plot is b ...

'' (1992) # '' Prema Sangama'' (1992) # ''

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'' (1992) # '' Anuraga Geethe'' (1994) # '' Sididedda Shiva'' (1994) # ''

Kurubana Rani ''Kurubana Rani'' () is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language film directed, written and scripted by D. Rajendra Babu, starring Shiva Rajkumar, Nagma and Hema Choudhary, Lokesh. The film was produced by Rockline Venkatesh under his home production, Roc ...

'' (1997) # '' Taayi Kotta Sire'' (1997) # ''

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'' (1999) # ''

Veerappa Nayaka ''Veerappa Nayaka'' is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language biographical film, directed by S. Narayan, starring Vishnuvardhan (actor), Vishnuvardhan and Shruti (actress), Shruti. It is a story of a Gandhian's son turning into a terrorist. This was als ...

'' (1999) # ''

Surya Vamsha ''Suryavamsha'' is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by S. Narayan and written by Vikraman. The film stars Vishnuvardhan (actor), Vishnuvardhan in dual role along with Isha Koppikar and Lakshmi (actress), Lakshmi. The film's sc ...

'' (1999) # ''

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'' (2000) # ''

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'' (2000) # ''

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'' (2001) # ''

Kanasugara ''Kanasugara'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Karan. Film stars V. Ravichandran, Prema and Shashikumar, Hema Choudhary in lead roles. ''Kanasugara'' is a remake of 1998 Tamil film ''Unnidathil Ennai Kodu ...

'' (2001) # '' Jamindaru'' (2002) # ''

Thavarige Baa Thangi ''Thavarige Baa Thangi'' is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash and written by Ajay Kumar. The film cast includes Shiva Rajkumar, Anu Prabhakar, Radhika, Adarsh, Hema Choudhary and Komal Kumar among others. The f ...

'' (2002) # '' Yarado Duddu Yallamana Jatre'' (2003) # ''

Kasu Iddone Basu ''Kasu Iddone Basu'' () is a 2003 Indian Kannada comedy film starring Jaggesh and his younger brother Komal opposite Radhika Chaudhari in the lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast including Doddanna, Bank Janardhan, Chitra Shenoy, A. R. Ba ...

'' (2003) # ''

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'' (Kannada film)(2003) # ''Sriram'' (2003) # ''

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'' (2004) # '' Anna Thangi'' (2005) # '' Ayya'' (2005) # ''

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'' (2005) # '' Savira Mettilu'' (2006) # ''

Thavarina Siri ''Thavarina Siri'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash and written by Ajay Kumar. The film cast includes Shiva Rajkumar, Daisy Bopanna, Ashitha, Ashwini among others. The film was produced by Ramu (Film Produc ...

'' (2006) # ''

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'' (2007) # ''

Santha Santha () is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language crime film directed by S. Muralimohan, who also penned the dialogues and screenplay for a story by Ajay Kumar. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Aarti Chhabria and Sridevika in the lead roles. The film' ...

'' (2007) # ''

Gandana Mane ''Gandana Mane'' is a 2007 Kannada movie directed by S. Mahendar and starring Shiva Rajkumar and Gowri Munjal. Cast *Shiva Rajkumar as Raja *Gowri Munjal as Priya *Hema Chaudhary * Avinash as Sitaram * Doddanna *Ashalatha as Raja's step-mothe ...

'' (2007) # ''

Budhivanta ''Buddhivantha'' ( ''Genius'') is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Ramnath Rigvedhi. starring Upendra in the lead role, while Pooja Gandhi, Brinda Parekh, Saloni Aswani, Natanya Singh, and Suman Ranganathan play the female leads. ...

'' (2008) # ''

Bandhu Balaga ''Bandhu Balaga'' is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Naganna and written by Janardhan Maharshi. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar and Poonam Kaur, Hema Chaudhary along with Tejaswini Prakash, Shashi Kumar and Harish Raj in ...

'' (2008) # '' Devaru Kotta Thangi'' (2009) # ''

Male Barali Manju Irali ''Male Barali Manju Irali'' ( is a 2009 Kannada-language drama film directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh. It stars Parvathy Thiruvothu, Srinagar Kitty, and Naga Kiran in the lead roles. The movie draws inspiration from ''Sabrina'' (1995 film) starri ...

'' (2009) # '' Vismaya Pranaya'' (2010) # '' Sogasugara'' (2011) # '' Mallikarjuna'' (2011) # ''

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'' (2012) # ''

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'' (2012) # '' God Fother'' (2012) # '' Dasavala'' (2013) # ''

Super Ranga ''Super Ranga'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film directed by Sadhu Kokila and produced by K. Manju under the banner K Manju Cinemaas. It stars Upendra (actor), Upendra and Kriti Kharbanda in lead roles. The supporting cast ...

'' (2014) # ''

Ganga The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

'' (2015) #''

Dasharatha Dasharatha (Sanskrit: दशरथ, IAST: Daśaratha; born Nemi) was the king of the Kosala kingdom and a scion of the Suryavamsha dynasty in Hinduism. He ruled from this capital at Ayodhya. Dasharatha was the son of Aja and Indumati. He ha ...

'' (2019)

Tamil

# '' Manmatha Leelai'' (1976) # ''

Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu ''Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Shankar Kannan Shankar (17 March 1926 - 5 March 2006) was an Indian film editor, screenwriter and director. He directed more than 80 films in South Indian ...

'' (1978) # ''

Star A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...

'' (2001) # '' Naan Avanillai'' (2007) # ''

Thotta ''Thotta'' ( en, Bullet) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language gangster film directed by Selva and produced by Mariappa Babu Baskar of Oscar Movies (a pioneer film production house in Kollywood). The film stars actor Jeevan and Priyamani alongside Ma ...

'' (2009)

Telugu

# '' Ee Kalam Dampathulu'' (1975) # ''

Pelli Kani Pelli Pelli is the surname of: * Arttu Pelli (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey * César Pelli (1926–2019), Argentine architect * Denis Pelli (born 1954), Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University * Fulvio Pelli (born 1951), Swi ...

'' (1976) # ''

Manmatha Leela Kama ( sa, काम, ), also known as Kamadeva and Manmatha, is the Hindu god of love and desire, often portrayed alongside his consort, Rati. The Atharvaveda, Atharva Veda regards Kamadeva as the wielder of the creative power of the universe ...

'' (1976) # ''

Bangaru Manishi ''Bangaru Manishi'' () is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language drama film co-written and directed by A. Bhimsingh. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Lakshmi and Hema Choudhary, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Cast * N. T. Rama Rao as Venu * Lakshmi a ...

''(1978) # '' Premayanam'' (1978) # '' Jaruguthunna Katha'' (1978) # ''

Nijam (1979 ) ''Nijam'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action film written, directed and produced by Teja on Chitram Movies banner. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Rakshita, Gopichand and Raasi, with music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. Babu and Talluri ...

'' (1979) # '' Kotta Alludu'' (1979) # ''

Sri Raghavendra Vaibhavam Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, ...

'' (1981) # '' Premalayam'' (1986) # '' Tandra Paparayudu'' (1986) # '' Disco Samrat'' (1987) # Ramudu Kadhu Rakshasudu (1991) # '' Sundarakanda'' (1992) # ''

Prema Vijetha Prema may refer to: Films: * ''Prema'' (1952 film), a Telugu film * ''Prema'' (1989 film), a Telugu film starring Venkatesh and Revathi * ''Prema'' (2002 film), a 2002 Kannada film *''Tholi Prema (1998 film)'', a 1998 Telugu film starring Pawan Ka ...

'' (1992) # # '' Puttintiki Raa Chelli'' (2004) # '' Gorintaku'' (2008) # ''

Mesthri ''Mestri'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language political drama film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by K. Ramakrishna Prasad. The film stars Dasari Narayana Rao, who also wrote the story and screenplay, alongside Vijayachander, Pradeep Ra ...

'' (2009)

Malayalam

# '' Thulavarsham'' (1976) # ''

Premashilpi ''Premashilpi'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film. The film stars Jayabharathi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Hema Choudhary, Sankaradi and Sreelatha Namboothiri. The musical score is by V. Dakshinamoorthy. It is a remake of the 1968 Tamil film ' ...

'' (1977) # ''

Sundarimaarude Swapnangal ''Sundarimaarude Swapnangal'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. Shankar. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sharada, Jayabharathi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. The film has musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. Cast *Prem Nazir ...

'' (1978) # '' Tharoo Oru Janmam Koodi'' (1978) # ''

Kochu Kochu Thettukal ''Kochu Kochu Thettukal'' is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mohan. The film stars Sukumaran, Hema Choudhary, Innocent, Beena and Shubha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Cast *Sukumaran *Hema Chaudhary * Shu ...

'' (1980) # ''

Garuda Rekha Garuda (Sanskrit: ; Pāli: ; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ Garuḷa) is a Hindu demigod and divine creature mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist mythology, Buddhist and Jain faiths. He is primarily depicted as the mount (''vahana'') of the Hindu god ...

'' (1982) # '' Pattanatil Naradan'' (1984)

Television

# '' Amruthavarshini'' (2012-2017) # ''

Nayaki ''Nayaki'' / ''Nayagi'' () is a 2016 Telugu-Tamil bilingual comedy horror film, directed by Goverdhan Reddy. The film stars Trisha in the lead role, with Ganesh Venkatraman, Satyam Rajesh and Sushma Raj in supporting roles. The film is prod ...

'' (2019–2020)

Awards

* Innovative Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female) * Santhosham Lifetime achievement Award - For Contribution to South Indian Cinema * Suvarna Life Time Achievement Award * Suvarna Rathna Award * Amogha Ratna Award * Suvarna Sadhaki Special Award * Jana Mechhida Thare Award Dedicated by Suvarna TV * Panorama Award For Best Dance Skills * Honour at 82nd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana Award

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudhary, Hema Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian female classical dancers Performers of Indian classical dance Kuchipudi exponents Dancers from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses from Hyderabad, India 20th-century Indian dancers M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu television 1955 births