Vaishali Kasaravalli (12 April 1952 – 27 September 2010) was a noted

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

actress, television serial director, and costume designer.

Early life

She was born on 12 April 1952 in

Gulbarga Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kalaburagi district and is the largest city in the region of North Karnataka (Kalyana-Karnataka). Kalaburagi is ...

to theatre enthusiast parents Dr. Chitagopi and Nirmala. She completed a BA.

Career

Actor

She was initiated to theatre by

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 ...

. After her family migrated to

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

, Vaishali acted in many plays including Hayavadana, Jokumaraswamy, Midsummer Nights Dream, Natakakaarana Shdhaneyalli Aaru Paathragalu and many others. She also directed Sevanthi Prasanga and translated many classic works from Marathi and Hindi. She made her film debut with ''

Yaava Janmada Maitri ''Yaava Janmada Maitri'' ( kn, ಯಾವ ಜನ್ಮದ ಮೈತ್ರಿ) is a 1972 Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Geethapriya and starring Gangadhar and Kalpana in the lead roles. The film is a direct screen adaptation ...

'' followed by ''

Professor Huchuraya ''Professor Huchuraya'' is a 1974 Indian Kannada-language comedy-drama film directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by actor Narasimharaju. The story is written by Narendra Babu. Besides Narasimharaju as the protagonist, the film features Vishn ...

'' in 1972. Her popular films are Akramana,

Yarigu Helbedi ''Yarigu Helbedi'' (transl. Don't Tell Anyone) is a 1994 Kannada comedy-drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Vaishali Kasaravalli among others. The movie has become a cult film ...

Kittu Puttu ''Kittu Puttu'' is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Dwarakish, Manjula, K. Vijaya and Vaishali Kasaravalli. The film was widely appreciate ...

, ''

Kubi Matthu Iyala ''Kubi Matthu Iyala'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed and produced by Sadanand Suvarna and written by Poornachandra Tejaswi based on his own story. The film featured Charuhasan , Raghubir Yadav, Lalithanjali and V ...

'', Angaialli Apsare, Kraurya, Hombisilu, Swamy, Thabarana Kathe, Ksheera Sagara, Anukolakkoba Ganda, Asegoba Meesegobba, Mooru Daarigalu, Mahadasoshi Sharana Basava, Chandramuki Pranasaki, Panjarada Gili, Hoovondhu Beku Ballige, Vigneswarana Vahana, Shanker Guru, Palitamsha, Parivarthana, Sparsha, Nigatha,

Ganeshana Maduve ''Ganeshana Maduve'' () is a 1990 Kannada romantic comedy-drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Ramesh Bhat among others. It was a big box-office hit in its time and is considered to ...

Gauri Ganesha ''Gauri Ganesha'' is a 1991 Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Master Anand, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Vaishali Kasaravalli, Ramesh Bhat among others. Anant Nag received Best Acto ...

, Thavarumane Udugore, No 73 Shanthinivasa, and others. Her performance as the leading lady in Aakramana directed by

Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli (born 3 December 1950) is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including f ...

won her laurels and also a state government award for the Best actress. Vaishali also acted in many tele-serials including Namma Nammalli, Kasa Musure Saroja, Malgudi Days, Kshamaya Daritri,

Mayamruga ಮಾಯಾಮೃಗ spelled MayaMruga which means "The Magic Deer" is a Kannada language teleserial directed by T. N. Seetharam jointly with P. Sheshadri and Nagendra Sha. It was first aired on DD Chandana in 1998, then it got re-aired on Ze ...

, Manvanthara, Sadhane. Namma Nammalli directed by

T. S. Nagabharana Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (born 23 January 1953), commonly known as T. S. Nagabharana, is an Indian film director, in the Kannada film industry and a pioneer of parallel cinema. He is one of the few film directors to have straddled t ...

was the first of the serials she was featured in.

Movies

*1972 Yaava Janmada Maitri (Actress) *1972 Subhadra Kalyana (Actress) *1974 Professor Hucchuraya (Actress) *1974 Eradu Kanasu (Actress) *1974 Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu (Actress) *1974 Bangaarada Panjara (Actress) *1976 Phalitamsha (Actress) *1976 Parivarthane (Actress) *1977 Kittu Puttu (Actress - Gowri) *1978 Sandarbha (Dubbing Artist) *1978 Shankar Guru (Actress) *1978 Hombisilu (Actress - Doctor Vasanthi) *1978 Geejagana Goodu (Dubbing Artist) *1980 Vathsalya patha (Dubbing Artist) *1980 Akramana (Actress) *1982 Manasa Sarovara (Actress) *1983 Anveshane (Dubbing Artist) *1984 Vigneshwara Vahana (Actress) *1985 Maruthi Mahime (Actress) *1985 Mamatheya Madilu (Actress) *1986 Henne Ninagenu Bandhana (Actress) *1988 Chiranjeevi Sudhakar (Actress) *1988 Tabarana Kathe (Actress) *1988 Mahadasohi Sharana Basava (Actress) *1988 Kadina Benki (Actress) *1989 Mane (Dubbing Artist) *1989 Bangarada Baduku (Actress) *1990 Shruthi (Actress) *1990 Hosa Jeevana (Actress) *1990 Ganeshana Maduve (Actress- Satyabhama/Ganesha's Mother) *1990 Abhimanyu (Actress) *1990 Aasegobba Meesegobba (Actress) *1991 Thavarumane Udugore (Actress) *1991 Readymade Ganda (Actress) *1991 Mangalya (Actress) *1991 Kalyana Mantapa (Actress) *1991 Gowri Kalyana (Actress) *1991 Gowri Ganesha (Actress - Chandramouli\'s mother) 1992 Amara Prema (Actress) *1992 Kubi Matthu Iyala (Actress,Costume) *1992 Ksheera Sagara (Actress) *1992 Hatamari Hennu Kiladi Gandu (Actress) *1992 Goonda Rajya (Actress) *1992 Ganesha Subramanya (Actress) *1992 Belliyappa Bangarappa (Actress) *1992 Agni Panjara (Actress) *1993 Nanendu Nimmavane (Actress) *1993 Manikantana Mahime (Actress) *1993 Kadambari (Actress) *1993 Hoovondu Beku Ballige (Actress) *1993 Anuragada Alegalu (Actress) *1993 Angaiyalli Apsare (Actress) *1994 Yarigu Helbedi (Actress) *1995 Nighatha (Actress) *1995 Hosa Baduku (Actress) *1996 Sowbhagya Devathe (Actress) *1996 Hello Daddy (Actress) *1996 America America (Actress) *1996 Kraurya (Associate Director, Costume Design) *1997 Thaayi Saheba (Costume Design) *1997 Prema Raga Hadu Gelathi (Actress) *1997 Kalavida (Actress) *1999 Chandramukhi Pranasakhi (Actress) *2000 Shreerasthu Shubhamasthu (Actress) *2000 Premi (Actress) *2002 Dweepa (Costume) *2003 Panchali (Actress) *2003 Wrong Number (Actress) *2006 Savira Mettilu (Actress) *2007 No. 73, Shanthi Nivasa (Actress - Seethadevi) *2007 Nayi Neralu (Dubbing Artist) *2010 Kanasembo Kudureyaneri (Costume)

Director

She has directed popular Kannada TV serials like `Muttina Torana' and ` Moodala Mane'.

Costume designer

Vaishali Kasaravalli worked as a costume designer in her husband's films such as ''Bannada Vesha'', '' Mane'', ''Kubi Mathu Iyyala'', ''

Kraurya ''Kraurya'' () is a 1996 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Girish Kasaravalli, based on a story written by T. N. Seetharam about an old woman who has to deal with complex relationships with people of different generations she is pu ...

'', ''

Thaayi Saheba ''Thaayi Saheba'' () is an Indian Kannada language film released in 1997 directed by Girish Kasaravalli. The film was an adaptation of Kannada novel of same name written by Ranganath Shyamrao Lokapura. Plot summary The film is based on the stor ...

'' (won national award in 1998), ''

Dweepa ''Dweepa'' () is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language film by Girish Kasaravalli, based on the novel of the same name by Na D'Souza. It stars Soundarya, Avinash and M. V. Vasudeva Rao in the lead roles. The film deals with the raging issue of buildin ...

,'' and ''

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 ...

''.

Awards

Vaishali received several honors including *State award for acting (Aakramana), *National award for costume design (

), *State Best supporting actress (Palitamsha), *Natak Academy award and

Rajyotsava award The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 ...

Politics

Vaishali was into politics in the late '90s. She contested for the Bangalore City Corporation elections in 1996 from the Lok Shakti party but lost. She was a staunch admirer of former chief minister

Ramakrishna Hegde Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde (29 August 1926 – 12 January 2004) was an Indian politician who served as the tenth Chief Minister of Karnataka for three terms between 1983 and 1988. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 19 ...

Personal life

Vaishali was married to acclaimed film-maker

. She had two children,

Apoorva Kasaravalli Apurva Kasaravalli or Apoorva Kasaravalli is an Indian businessman, actor and filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. Personal life Apurva is the son of Girish Kasaravalli and Vaishali Kasaravalli, and brother of Ananya Kasaravalli. He ...

and

Ananya Kasaravalli Ananya Kasaravalli is an Indian actress and director in the Kannada film industry, and a theatre artist in Karnataka, India. Born into a family of filmmakers, she had a successful acting career in films, television and theater before taking up ...

Death

She died on 27 September 2010 in

, after ailing for few years with diabetes, liver, and kidney problems. Her body was kept at

Ravindra Kalakshetra Ravindra Kalakshetra is a cultural centre in Bangalore which provides a home for musical and theatrical performances. Located in heart of Bangalore city, it was built to commemorate the birth centenary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Many ...

for her relatives, friends, and fans to pay their final respect. She was cremated according to her family tradition at Banashankari crematorium in Bangalore.

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