Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her portrayal of film roles spoken in the

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(over 400), particularly comic roles. She received

National Film Award for Best Actress The National Film Award for Best Actress (officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actress) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to an actress for the best performance in a leading role wi ...

for her role as Gulabi in the 2008 Kannada movie

Gulabi Talkies ''Gulabi Talkies'' is a 2008 Indian Kannada language film by acclaimed Indian director Girish Kasaravalli. It is based on a short story by the same name by Kannada writer Vaidehi. The film premiered at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and A ...

. In 2013, Umashree became a Member of the Legislative Assembly in

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in the government of

Siddaramaiah Siddaramaiah (born 3 August 1947), also referred to by his nickname Siddu, Siddaramaiah served as Chief Minister of Karnataka from 13 May 2013 to 17 May 2018 and currently serving as the leader of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assemb ...

where she was the minister for women and child development, empowerment of the differently abled and senior citizens,

and culture.

Personal life

Umashree was born into the

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family. She has two children, a daughter named Gayathri, who is a dentist, and a son named Vijayakumar, an advocate, she raised them as a single mother.

Public office

Umashree participates in positive social activities such as supporting rural and disadvantaged women. She performs on stage in rural villages to highlight their needs. Her election in 2013 as the member for

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constituency (Congress Party) allowed Umashree to continue her work. Umashree is Minister for Women and Child Development, Kannada and Culture.

Stage work

Umashree has experience in village, amateur, mythological and professional drama. Her directors have included

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B.V. Karanth Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth (Kannada: ಬಾಬುಕೋಡಿ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣ ಕಾರಂತ) (19 September 1929 – 1 September 2002) widely known as B. V. Karanth was an Indian film director, playwright, actor, screenwriter, co ...

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, C. G. Krishnaswamy, R. Nagesh, and

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. She is a member of Rangasampada amateur theatre group of

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Film work

Umashree began her movie career in 1984 with an award-winning performance in a supporting role in '' Anubhava'' with Kashinath. But before that she was seen in a 1980 Kannada film BANGARADA JINKE directed by T S Nagabharana. However, it

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her in comedy roles with a degree of

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. She worked with the actor N. S. Rao and later with Dinesh, Dwarakish, Mysore lokesh, Sihikahi chandru, Ramesh bhat, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Doddanna and Karibasavaiah. Her directors included

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, Bhargava, Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, Perala, K V Raju, Vijay, Dorai Bhagavan, Dwairakish, D Rajendra babu, Dinesh Babu, V Ravichandran, Puri Jagannath and

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Television work

* ''Nondavara Haadu'', a documentary about

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directed by T. S. Ranga for Doordarshan. * ''Hattye'', a telefilm H. Girijamma for Doordarshan. * ''Musanje'', a serial directed by T. S. Nagabarana for Udaya TV. * ''Musanje Katha Prasanga'', a serial directed by Prakash Belawadi for ETv. * ''Kicchu'', a serial directed by Chaitanya for ETv. * ''Amma Ninagagi'' for ETv. * ''Arathigobba Kirthigobba'' for Star Suvarna. * ''Chinnara Chilipili'' for Udaya TV. * ''

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'' for Zee Kannada

Awards

* 2004 -

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for the Film, ''

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'' * 2008 - National film Award for best actress for the Film, ''Gulabi Talkies'' ( 55th National Film Awards). * 2020-21 - Best Supporting Actress for ''

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Partial filmography

* '' Anubhava'' (1984) * ''

Amrutha Ghalige ''Amrutha Ghalige'' () is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on the novel ''Avadhana'', by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao. The film stars Ramakrishna, Padma Vasanthi and Sridhar. Plot This movie d ...

'' (1984) * ''

Bidugadeya Bedi ''Bidugadeya Bedi'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Dorai–Bhagavan, based on the novel of the same name by Ta Ra Su. The film stars Anant Nag and Lakshmi. The film's score and songs were composed by Rajan–Nagendra. ...

'' (1985) * ''

Naanu Nanna Hendthi ''Naanu Nanna Hendthi'' () is a 1985 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and written by K. S. Satyanarayan. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Urvashi and Leelavathi. The soundtrack and score composition was by Shan ...

'' (1985) * '' Swabhimana'' (1985) * ''

Maneye Manthralaya ''Maneye Manthralaya'' (Kannada: ಮನೆಯೇ ಮಂತ್ರಾಲಯ) is a 1986 Indian Kannada film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Anuradha Singh, Dushyanth Singh and Amritha Singh. The film stars Anant Nag, Bharathi, Jai Jag ...

'' (1986) * '' Bete'' (1986) * ''

27 Mavalli Circle ''27 Mavalli Circle'' is a 1986 Indian Kannada language thriller film directed, written, produced and enacted by T. N. Narasimhan. The film is adapted from Narasimhan's stage play of the same name which starred Lohithaswa in the lead role. The ...

'' (1986) * ''

Asambhava ''Asambhava'' (Kannada: ಅಸಂಭವ) is a 1986 Indian Kannada film, directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by H. N. Maruthi and Venugopal. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Ambika, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Lakshman in the lead roles. Th ...

'' (1986) * '' Ee Bandha Anubandha'' (1987) * '' Jayasimha'' (1987) * ''

Olavina Udugore ''Olavina Udugore'' is a 1987 Indian Kannada-language film directed, written and co-produced by D. Rajendra Babu. The film stars Ambareesh, Manjula Sharma and Ramakrishna. The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao and the script was written by ...

'' (1987) * ''

Sowbhagya Lakshmi ''Sowbhagya Lakshmi'' is a 1987 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by S. P. Rajashekar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Lakshmi, Radha and Aruna. The film has musical score by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. The film ...

'' (1987) * '' Digvijaya'' (1987) * '' Shanthi Nivasa'' (1987) * ''Onde Goodina Hakkigalu'' (1988) * ''

Ramanna Shamanna ''Ramanna Shamanna'' is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language action drama film, written by Shanmugha Priyan and directed by B. Subba Rao. The film had an ensemble cast including Ambareesh, Ravichandran (Kannada actor), V. Ravichandran, Madhavi (actres ...

'' (1988) * '' Krishna Rukmini'' (1988) * ''

Balondu Bhavageethe ''Balondu Bhavageethe'' is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Geethapriya and produced by Geetha Srinath and M. S. Karanth. The film stars Srinath, Anant Nag, Saritha and C. R. Simha. The film has musical score by Hamsalekha. Cast ...

'' (1988) * ''

Anjada Gandu ''Anjada Gandu'' () is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film produced by B N Gangadhar under the banner of ANS Productions and written and directed by Renuka Sharma. The film stars Ravichandran and Khushbu in the lead roles along ...

'' (1988) * ''Jana Nayaka'' (1988) * ''

Ranadheera ''Ranadheera'' ( kn, ರಣಧೀರ) is a 1988 Indian Kannada language musical action film starring Ravichandran and Khushbu. Directed by Ravichandran himself, the film was produced by his father N. Veeraswamy under Eshwari Productions. Kushbo ...

'' (1988) * ''

Hrudaya Geethe ''Hrudaya Geethe'' () is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and produced by H. R. Bhargava. The story by Phani Ramachandra was loosely based on the 1970 movie ''Pagla Kahin Ka''. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya and Khu ...

'' (1989) * ''

Hongkongnalli Agent Amar ''Hongkongnalli Agent Amar'' () is a 1989 Indian Kannada film, directed by Joe Simon and produced by Santhosh Shindhe, G. Madangopal, S. Chakrapani and Peter J. Kamilose. The film stars Ambareesh and Ambika. The film has musical score by Pete ...

'' (1989) * '' Ondagi Balu'' (1989) * ''

Onti Salaga ''Onti Salaga'' () is a 1989 Indian Kannada film, directed by V. Somashekar and produced by Halaguru Venkatesh. The film stars Ambarish, Tiger Prabhakar, Khushbu and Vajramuni in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Hamsalekha. Plo ...

'' (1989) * '' Poli Huduga'' (1989) * '' Doctor Krishna'' (1989) * ''

Golmaal Radhakrishna ''Golmaal Radhakrishna'' is a 1990 Indian Kannada comedy film directed and written by Om Sai Prakash. The film starred Anant Nag in the title role along with Chandrika and Vanitha Vasu in leading roles. The music of the film was composed by M. R ...

'' (1990) * ''

Mruthyunjaya ''Mruthyunjaya'' () is a 1990 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film, directed by Chi. Dattaraj while the story, screenplay, dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Malashri and Shashikumar. P ...

'' (1990) * ''

Nigooda Rahasya ''Nigooda Rahasya'' (Kannada: ನಿಗೂಢ ರಹಸ್ಯ) is a 1990 Indian Kannada suspense thriller film, directed by Perala and produced by Jagadish Malnad and Kashinath Chindupurge. The film stars Shankar Nag, Geetha, Vanitha Vasu a ...

'' (1990) * ''

Rani Maharani ''Rani Maharani'' is a 1990 Indian Kannada language film directed by B. Ramamurthy, starring Malashri, Ambarish and Shashikumar in lead roles. The supporting cast features Jaggesh, Umashree, Doddanna, Mysore Lokesh, Umesh, Tennis Krishna. T ...

'' (1990) * '' Nammoora Hammera'' (1990) * '' Bangaradantha Maga'' (1991) * ''

Ranachandi ''Ranachandi'' (Kannada: ರಣಚಂಡಿ) is a 1991 Indian Kannada language, Kannada film, directed by G. K. Mudduraj and produced by S. V. Ganesh & Friends. The film stars Radha (actress), Radha, Sarath Babu, Charanjith and Raghavi in the ...

'' (1991) * ''Gruhapravesha'' (1991) * ''

Kollur Kala ''Kollur Kala'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language action film, directed by Om Sai Prakash. The story was penned by Thirunavukkarasu. The film stars Shashikumar and Malashri, with Vidyashri playing a key supporting role. The film's music was c ...

'' (1991) * '' Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare'' (1991) * '' Sriramachandra'' (1992) * '' Shivanaga'' (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) * ''

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'' (1992) * '' Sangya Balya'' (1992) * ''

Server Somanna ''Server Somanna'' is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language film directed by K. Vasu.The film is an official remake of the 1964 Tamil film ''Server Sundaram''. This film stars Jaggesh and Abhijeeth along with actress Rambha making her debut in actin ...

'' (1993) * '' Kollura Sri Mookambika'' (1993) * ''

Kotreshi Kanasu ''Kotreshi Kanasu'' ( kn, ಕೊಟ್ರೇಶಿ ಕನಸು, ''Dream of Kotreshi'') is a 1994 Indian Kannada language film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar starring Vijay Raghavendra and Karibasavaiah. The film won two National Film ...

'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' Chinna'' (1994) * ''

Karulina Koogu ''Karulina Koogu'' is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by vizag Raju. The film stars Prabhakar, Vinaya Prasad and Srinath. The film was widely popular for the songs composed and written by Ham ...

'' (1994) * '' Odahuttidavaru'' (1994) * ''

Putnanja ''Putnanja'' is a 1995 Kannada language film directed by Ravichandran and produced by A. Narsimhan. This film stars Ravichandran, Meena, Umashri, Lokesh in lead roles. Music was composed by Hamsalekha. The film's plot was inspired by the 1972 ...

'' (1995) * ''

Himapatha ''Himapatha'' is a 1995 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Suhasini and Jaya Prada. The film was widely popular for the songs composed ...

'' (1995) * ''

Thumbida Mane ''Thumbida Mane'' is a 1995 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by S. Umesh and written & produced by K. Prabhakar. The film stars an ensemble star cast including Vishnuvardhan, Shashikumar, Shruti, Vinaya Prasad and Tara, ...

'' (1995) * '' Jeevanadhi'' (1996) * '' Sipayi'' (1996) * '' Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata'' (1996) * ''

Aadithya ''Aadithya'' is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by K. N. Lokachandran. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Neelam, Rubainaa and Madhu Bangarappa. The film's score and the soundtrack were scored by Rajesh Raman ...

'' (1996) * '' Dhani(movie)'' (1996) * ''

Muddina Kanmani ''Muddina Kanmani'' is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language drama film, directed and produced by Ravi Kottarakara The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Sai Kumar, Shilpa and Maathu. The film was a remake of director Rajasenan's Malayalam film '' Aadyathe K ...

'' (1997) * ''

Thayavva ''Thayavva'' is a 1997 Kannada-language film directed by V. Umakanth, starring Sudeep, Umashree, Charan Raj and Sindhu. The background score and soundtrack were composed by V. Manohar, with lyrics by V. Manohar and Geethapriya. This was Sudeep' ...

'' (1997) * ''

Mommaga ''Mommaga'' ( kn, ಮೊಮ್ಮಗ; en, Grandson) is a 1997 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by V. Ravichandran and produced by Sandesh Nagaraj. Besides Ravichandran, the film stars Meena and Umashri in the leading roles. ...

'' (1997) * ''

Cheluva ''Cheluva'' is a 1997 Kannada comedy-drama film directed and enacted by V. Ravichandran in dual roles. The rest of the cast includes Gautami,Meena, Suman and Tiger Prabhakar among others. The film is a remake of Telugu film '' Hello Brother' ...

'' (1997) * ''

Kalavida ''Kalavida'' () is a 1997 Kannada-language film produced, written, directed and enacted by V. Ravichandran. The rest of the cast includes Heera Rajagopal, Roja, Umashree, Raghuvaran amongst others. The music was composed by Hamsalekha and wa ...

'' (1997) * ''

Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda ''Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda'' () is a 1997 Indian Kannada film, directed by S. Umesh and produced by K. Prabhakar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Umashree and Tara in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Upendra Kumar. Plot W ...

'' (1997) * '' Preethsod Thappa'' (1998) * ''

Viralukketha Veekkam ''Viralukketha Veekkam'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Livingston, Vadivelu, Vivek, Khushbu, Kovai Sarala and Kanaka. The film, produced by S. S. Durairaju and K. Parthiban, had mu ...

'' (1999) * '' O Premave'' (1999) * '' Chora Chittha Chora'' (1999) * ''

Shabdavedhi ''Shabdavedhi'' is a 2000 Kannada-language action drama film directed by S. Narayan and produced by Sri Bhargavi Arts Combines. The film stars Rajkumar, Jayapradha, K. S. Ashwath, Sowcar Janaki, Umashree. The music was composed by Hamsalekha. ...

'' (2000) * ''

Krishna Leele ''Krishna Leele'' is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Ananth Nag, and debutant Suvalakshmi. The film was a remake of director Agathiyan's T ...

'' (2000) * '' Yaarige Saluthe Sambala'' (2000) * ''Nan Hendthi Chennagidale'' (2000) * '' Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu'' (2001) as Rukmini * ''

Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu (Kannada:''ಕೋತಿಗಳು ಸಾರ್ ಕೋತಿಗಳು'') () is a 2001 Indian Kannada comedy film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, S. Narayan, Mohan, Prema, Tara and Urvas ...

'' (2001) as Muniyamma * ''

Diggajaru ''Diggajaru'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language film directed by D. Rajendra Babu. The film stars Vishnuvardhan and Ambareesh. The music of the film was composed by Hamsalekha. It is a remake of the 1998 Tamil film ''Natpukkaga''. Plot ...

'' (2001) * ''

Simhadriya Simha ''Simhadriya Simha'' () is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by S. Narayan. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Meena and Bhanupriya. The music of the film was composed by Deva. The film was a remake of the 1994 Tamil film '' ...

'' (2002) * '' Thuntata'' (2002) as "Lingo leela" * '' Chandu'' (2002) * ''

Nanjundi ''Nanjundi'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by S. R. Brothers and produced by Ramu. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar and Debina Bonnerjee along with Umashri and Lokesh in other pivotal roles. The film's highlight ...

'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

Laali Haadu ''Laali Haadu'' ''(')'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic musical film directed by H. Vasu and written by Ajay Kumar. The film stars Darshan and Abhirami. The film was produced by Sa Ra Govindu under his home production Thanu Pictures. ...

'' (2003) * '' Namma Preethiya Ramu'' (2003) * ''

Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu ''Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, S. Narayan, Komal Kumar, Meghana Naidu and Urvashi. This is the third film in the "Saar" series directed ...

'' (2003) as Jayamma * ''

'' (2003) * ''Ajju'' (2004) * ''

Ranga SSLC ''Ranga SSLC'' is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language action comedy drama film directed by Yogaraj Bhat and produced by N. Kumar. Music was composed by Sandeep Chowta. It stars Sudeep and Ramya in lead roles. The film was later dubbed into Hindi a ...

'' (2004) as Paaru * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''Veeru'' (2005) * '' Chellata'' (2006) * '' Neelakanta'' (2006) * '' Suntaragaali'' (2006) * '' Parodi'' (2007) * ''

Ekadantha ''Ekadantha'' is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed and written by Bollywood actor - director Sachin starring Vishnuvardhan, Prema and Ramesh Aravind. It features soundtrack from Gurukiran.Released on 16 March 2007, t ...

'' (2007) as Sheela devi * ''

'' (2008) * ''

Mast Maja Maadi ''Mast Maja Maadi'' is a 2008 Kannada comedy-romance film directed by R. Ananth Raju featuring Sudeep, Vijay Raghavendra, Diganth, Naga Kiran, Komal and Jennifer Kotwal in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack compos ...

'' (2008) * ''

Vasanthakala ''Vasanthakala'' is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film written and directed by Vaddanahalli Srinivas making his debut. The film is produced by M Krishna under the banner Parvathi Parameshwara Combines. It features Naga Kiran ...

'' (2008) * ''

Venkata in Sankata ''Venkata In Sankata'' ( kn, ವೆಂಕಟ ಇನ್ ಸಂಕಟ) is a 2009 Kannada comedy film directed by Ramesh Aravind and produced by "Sinema House" banner. The story is written by Telugu film writer, Madhu Thotapalli. This is the fourth ...

'' (2009) * '' Gilli'' (2009) * ''

Kanasemba Kudureyaneri ''Kanasembo Kudureyaneri'' ( kn, ಕನಸೆಂಬೋ ಕುದುರೆಯನೇರಿ, ''Riding a Stallion of a Dream'') is a 2010 Indian Kannada language film directed by noted Kannada film director Girish Kasaravalli, based on an anthology ...

'' (2010) * ''

Krishnan Love Story ''Krishnan Love Story'' ( kn, ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್ ಲವ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ) is a 2010 Indian Kannada language action drama film written and directed by Shashank, and starring Ajay Rao, Radhika Pandit in leading roles and Umashri, Achyut ...

'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

Ujwadu ''Ujwaadu'' is a 2011 Konkani film directed by Kasargod Chinna and produced by KJ Dhananjaya and Anuradha Padiyar as the third film ever produced in the GSB Konkani language and attempts to showcase Konkani Saraswatha tradition and culture. ...

'' (2011) * '' Rajadhani'' (2011) * ''

Alemari ''Alemari'' ( kn, ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ) is a 2012 Indian Kannada romantic action drama film starring Yogesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The story, screenplay, lyrics and direction is by Hari Santhosh. The music of the film was compose ...

'' (2012) * ''

Bheema Theeradalli Bheema Theeradalli is a 2012 Kannada biopic action film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced-shot by cinematographer Anaji Nagaraj. The film stars Duniya Vijay and Pranitha Subhash. Controversial Excise minister in the State Cabinet of Kar ...

'' (2012) * ''

Sangolli Rayanna Sangolli Rayanna was born on 15 August 1798 was a nineteenth century Indian revolutionary, military chief (''Shetsanadi)'' and warrior in the Kittur princely state in the present day Indian state of Karnataka. He was the ''Shetsanadi'' of the ...

'' (2012) * '' Kalpana'' (2012) * ''

Rambo Rambo is a surname with Norwegian (Vestfold) and Swedish origins. It possibly originated with '' ramn'' + '' bo'', meaning "raven's nest". It has variants in French (''Rambeau'', ''Rambaut'', and ''Rimbaud'') and German (''Rambow''). It is now best ...

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Super Shastri ''Super Shastri'' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film directed by Raviraj and produced by G. Ramachandran. It stars Prajwal Devraj and Haripriya in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the 2007 Telugu comedy film ''Seema Sas ...

'' (2012) * '' Kalavu'' (2013) * ''Paraari'' (2013) * ''

Ambareesha ''Ambareesha'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action film directed and produced by Mahesh Sukhadhare under the Sri Sukhadhare Pictures banner. The film stars Darshan, Rachita Ram and Priyamani. Dr.Ambareesh and his wife Sumalatha Ambarees ...

'' (2014) * '' Love You Alia'' (2015) * ''

'' (2021) as Saroja

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