Jayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and a former model. She has primarily worked in

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films.she also acted in a few

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and

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films. At the age of three, Rani was chosen as a child model for a commercial biscuit brand. As a child artist, she acted in ''

Kiladi Kittu ''Kiladi Kittu'' is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film directed by K.S.R. Das. The film starred Vishnuvardhan and Rajinikanth. The music for the film was composed by Mohan Kumar. The director remade the movie in Telugu in 1981 as ''Black Cob ...

'' (1978), ''

Kulla Kulli ''Kulla Kulli'' is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Dwarakish, Jayachitra, Balakrishna and Tiger Prabhakar. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. Cast *Dwarakis ...

'' (1980), '' Anupama'' (1981) Bhagyavantha and ''

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'' (1981). She debuted as a lead actress at age 13 with '' Anand'' (1986). During the late 1980s and throughout 1990s, she was part of several commercial successes such as ''

Ranaranga ''Ranaranga'' () is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by V. Somashekhar and written by N. T. Jayarama Reddy. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Sudharani and Tara. Produced by Shivarajkumar's mother, Parvathamma Rajkumar under th ...

'' (1988), ''

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), '' Panchama Veda'' (1989), ''

Mysooru Mallige ''Mysooru Mallige'' () is a literary work of Kannada poet, K. S. Narasimhaswamy. The collection of poems inspired a movie made by T.S. Nagabharana and also a musical play by ''Kalagangothri''. The book was first released in 1942 at Maharaja Col ...

'' (1992), ''

Mannina Doni Mannina Doni( kn, ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ದೋಣಿ, ) is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and written by T. K. Rama Rao. The film stars Ambareesh, Sudharani and Vanitha Vasu. The film, produced by ...

'' (1992), '' Mane Devru'' (1993), '' Anuraga Sangama'' (1995) Swathi, Midida Shruti, Aragini, Shreegandha, Kunkuma Bhagya, Kavya, Saptapadi, Munjaneya Manju, Manamecchida hudugi, and '' Sparsha'' (2000) among others. She has so far won the

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and

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

twice each for her performances.

Early years

Sudha Rani was born to Gopalakrishna and Nagalakshmi. She is the niece of popular film personality,

Chi. Udaya Shankar Chitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film industry for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 songs for films and devotional songs. H ...

and the cousin of actor-director

Chi. Guru Dutt Chitnahalli Guru Dutt is an Indian actor and director, primarily concentrating on Kannada and Tamil films. He is the son of Chi. Udaya Shankar. Career He debuted along with Shivrajkumar in the Kannada film '' Anand'' (1986). He was launched i ...

. She began modelling in print ads at the age of three. Her mother enrolled her in dance classes at age five. Rani is a

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and

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dancer. At age 7, she was roped in by her brother for his short film based on children, titled as ''Child is Here'' which won an international award. She also actively participated in the children shows at the

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theatre troupe.

Film career

Sudha Rani was noticed by producer

Parvathamma Rajkumar Dr.Parvathamma Rajkumar (6 December 1939 – 31 May 2017) was an Indian film producer and distributor. She was the wife of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. She produced successful films featuring Rajkumar and their sons Shiva Rajkumar, Punee ...

in a thread ceremony video when she was 12 and selected to be the heroine for the film '' Anand'' (1986) opposite

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

. They became a popular pair and she went on to appear in more films as ''

Mana Mechchida Hudugi ''Manamecchida Hudugi'' ( kn, ಮನಮೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಹುಡುಗಿ) is a 1987 Indian Kannada film directed by M. S. Rajashekar starring Shiva Rajkumar, Sudharani and Sundar Krishna Urs in the lead roles. The film was produced by S. A ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Aasegobba Meesegobba ''Aasegobba Meesegobba'' () is a 1990 Indian Kannada-language comedy film, directed by M. S. Rajashekar. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Lokesh and Sudha Rani, whilst Raghavendra Rajkumar appears in a cameo. Ambareesh and K. S. Ashwath are in gue ...

'' and ''

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 ...

'' opposite

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

. She was paired with

Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada films and television. In a career of over 34 years, Aravind has been appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil and T ...

in over eight films, including '' Panchama Veda'', ''Shrigandha'', ''Aragini'', ''Ganda Mane Makkalu'', ''Varagala Bete'', ''Balondu Chaduranga'', ''Accident'' and '' Anuraga Sangama''. Her Tamil films ''

Annakili Sonna Kathai ''Annakili Sonna Kathai'' is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. Devarajan for Sri Ananda Lakshmi Fim Combines. The film stars Sathyaraj and Shaloo . The film was a remake of Kannada film ''Manamecchida Hudugi''. Cast * Sathy ...

'' and ''

Vasanthakala Paravai ''Vasanthakala Paravai'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Pavithran in his debut. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Sarathkumar and Shali. The film, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, had musical score b ...

'', proved to be commercial successes. She acted in almost 10 Tamil films and was credited as ''Shali''.

Personal life

Sudha Rani married a U.S.-based anesthesia specialist, Dr. Sanjay in 1996. However citing irreconcilable differences, they parted ways in 1998. Later, she married Govardhan in 2000 and has a daughter Nidhi, born in 2001.

Awards

Filmography

*''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''

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References

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