Soundharya Biography

Soundharya

Soundarya– original name Sowmya (Kannada: ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ)(Telugu: సౌందర్య Tamil:சௌந்தர்யா) (18 July 1971 – 17 April 2004) was a film actress in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She was killed along with her brother in a chopper crash near Bangalore. She acted in more than 90 films, most of them in Telugu.

Film Career

Soundarya, the daughter of Kannada Film producer and writer K. S. Satyanarayan, was born and raised in Bangalore.^[1] She acted in her first film while she was studying in her first year of MBBS, when she was offered a role by a friend of her father’s in the Kannada film Gandharva(1992). She discontinued her studies after the film Ammoru (1995).^{[citation needed]}

She described her roles in Kannada films as “insignificant” and moved onto Telugu films, where she achieved greater popularity and success.^[2] The majority of her career was spent in the Telugu Film industry.

Soundarya also acted in one Hindi film, Sooryavansham. She produced and acted in the Kannada film Dweepa, with Girish Kasaravalli as director. The film won the Golden Lotus, which is given for best film of the year. It also won the Karnataka state awards for Best Actress, Best Film and Best Cinematography, and was featured in five international film festivals

Personal Life

Soundarya was born in the village of Ashtagrama. She was an Iyer. She married her maternal uncle’s son and childhood friend, software engineer G. S. Raghu, on 27 April 2003. She planned on promoting public welfare during her lifetime. Her husband and sister-in-law founded the Amara Soundarya Social and Educational Trust [ASSET]. Soundarya maintained an orphanage. The Amara Soundarya Vidyalaya school is maintained by her trust. She had also provided funds for a number of educational institutions.

Death

Soundarya died on April 17, 2004, in an airplane crash near Bangalore, when the four-seater plane Cessna 180 caught fire immediately after take-off. She was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the coming elections. Her brother, Amarnath, a producer of Kannada films, also died in the accident. She was awarded with a Karnataka State Award posthumously

Soundharya Profile

Soundharya

Born	Soumya July 18, 1971 Kolar, Karnataka, India
Died	April 17, 2004 (aged 32) GKVK campus, Bangalore, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992 – 2004
Height	5.7″
Spouse	G. S. Raghu (2003-2004) [Her Death]

Soundharya Movies List

Soundharya

Telugu Movies

• Manavarali Pelli – (Harish, Soundarya)
• Rikshavadu– (Chiranjeevi, Nagma, Soundarya)
• Major – (Chiranjeevi, Soundarya)
• Choodalani Vundi – (Chiranjeevi, Soundarya, Anjala Javeri, 1998)
• Annayya – (Chiranjeevi, Soundarya)
• Sri Manju Natha – (Chiranjeevi, Meena, Arjun, Soundarya)
• Super Police – (Venkatesh, Nagma, Soundarya)
• Pavithra Bandham – (Venkatesh, Soundarya)
• Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu – (Venkatesh, Soundarya, Veenitha)
• Pelli chesukundam – (Venkatesh, Soundarya, Lila)
• Raja – (Venkatesh, Soundarya)
• Jayam Manadera – (Venkatesh, Soundarya)
• Deviputhrudu – (Venkatesh, Soundarya, Anjala Javeri, 2000)
• Hello Brother – (Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna, Soundarya, 1994)
• Ramudotchadu – (Nagarujuna, Soundarya, Ravali)
• Azad – (Nagarjuna, Soundarya, Shilpa Shetty, 2000)
• Ninne Premista – (Nagarjuna, Srikanth, Soundarya)
• Eduru Leni Manishi – (Nagarjuna, Soundarya, Yamuna)
• Top Hero – (Bala Krishana, Soundarya)
• Bhale Bullodu – (Jagapathi babu, Soundarya)
• Allari premikudu – (Jagapathi Babu, Ramyakrishna, Soundarya, Rambha, Charitha, 1994)
• Chilka Patcha Kapuram(Jagapathibabu, Meena, Soundarya)
• Priyaragalu – (Jagapathi Babu, Soundarya, Maheswari)
• Pelli Peetalu – (Jagapahibabu, Soundarya)
• Donagata – (Jagapathi Babu , Suresh, Soundarya)
• Anthahpuram – ( Soundarya, Saikumar, Jagapathi Babu, Prakash Raj)
• Moodu Mukkalata – (Jagapathi babu, Soundarya, Raasi, Rambha)
• Sadduku Podam Randi(Jagapathibanu, Soundarya)
• Raithu Bharatam – (Krishna, Soundarya)
• Adirindi Guru – (Krishna, Soundarya, Prema)
• Amma Donga – (Krishna, Soundarya, Amani, Indraja)
• No 1 – (Krishna, Soundarya)
• Jagadeka veerudu(Krishna, Soundarya, Indraja)
• Puttinti Gouravan – (Krishna, Soundarya)
• Manavudu Danavudu – (Krishna, Soundarya, Bhavana)
• Peddarayudu – (Mohan Babu, Bhanupriya, Soundarya)
• Sri ramulayya – (Mohan Babu, Soundarya, Ranjeetha)
• Rayudu – (Mohanbabu, Soundarya, Rachana)
• Postman – (Mohan Babu, Soundarya, Raasi)
• Adipathi – (Mohanbabu, Soundarya, Nagarjuna, Preethijinganiea)
• Kondaveeti Simhasanm – (Mohanbabu, Soundarya, Laya)
• Siva Shakar – (Mohanbabu, Soundarya)
• Madam – (Rajendra Prasad, Soundarya)
• Rajandrudu Gajendrudu – (Rajendra Prasad, Soundarya, 1993)
• Mayalodu – (Rajendraprasad, Soundarya)
• Prema Prayanum – (vinodhkumar, Srikanth, Soundraya)
• Taraka Ramudu – (Srikanth, Soundarya)’
• Anagana O Ammai – (Srikanth, Abbas, Soundarya, Poonam)
• Naa Manasisthaa raa – (Srikanth, Soundarya, Reecha)
• Kalasi Naduddam(Srikanth, Soundarya)’
• Raja Simham – (Raja shekar, Soundarya, Ramyakrishana)
• Vetagadu – (Rajashekar, Soundarya, Rambha)
• Maa Ayana Bangaram – (Raja shekar, Soundarya)
• Sooryudu – (Raja shekar, Soundarya)
• Ravvanna – (Raja shekar, Soundarya, Krishna)
• Donga Alludu – (Suman, Soundarya)
• Balaraju Bangaru Pellam – (Suman, Soundarya, Indraja)
• Oosi Na Maradala – (Suman, Soundarya)
• Premaku velaayara – (J.D.Chakravarhi, Soundarya)
• Premaku sawagatam – (J.D.Chakravarthi, Soundarya)
• Arundhati – ( Vikram, Soundarya, 1999)
• Tommidi Nellalu – (Vikram, Soundarya)
• Maa Voori Maraju – (Arjun, Priyaraman, Soundarya)
• Subha Vaartha – (Arjun, Soundarya)
• Inspector Jhansi – (Harish, Jaya sudha, Soundarya)’
• Madhavaiah Gari Manavadu – (Harish, A.N.R, Soundarya)
• Premadonga – (Vinodhkumar, Soundarya)
• Amma Naa Kodala – (Vinodhkumar, Soundarya, Vaanisree)
• Eshwar Allah – (Saikumar, Soundarya)
• Naga Devatha – (Soundarya, Saikumar, Prema)
• Manavarali pelli – (Soundarya, 1993)
• Bangaru Baava – (Karthik, Soundarya)
• Asalae Pellina Vanni – (Naresh, Soundarya)
• Ammoru – (Suresh, Ramya Krishna, Soundarya, 1995)
• Navvandi Lavvandi – (kamalhasan, Prabhu deva, Soundarya, Rambha)
• Maa Enti Adapaduchu – (Shashi kumar, Soundarya)
• Aropranam – (Veeneeth, Soundarya)
• Thambulalu – (Naveen, Soundarya)
• Narasimha – (Rajinikanth, Ramyakrishna, Soundarya)
• arunachalam – (rajnikanth,soundarya,rambha)
• Seethayya – (Harikrishna, Soundarya, Simran)
• Gelupu – (Suhasini, Soundarya, Laya)
• Swethanagu – ( Soundarya, Abbas)
• Pedamma Talli – (Soundarya)

Kannada Movies

• Tooguve Krishnana
• Gandarava
• Aryabata
• Doni Saagali
• Halli Krishna Delhi Radha
• Sipaayi
• Naga Devathe
• Sri Manjunatha
• Naanu nanna hendatiru
• Vijaya Dashmi
• Sri Renuka Devi
• Dweepa (2001)
• Aapthamitra (2004) (her last film before she died)

Tamil Movies

• Ponnumani
• Thavasi
• Harichandra
• Arunachalam (1997)
• Kaathala Kaathala (1998)
• Padayappa (1999)
• Muthukalai
• Senapathi
• Chokka Thangam
• Ivan (2002)
• Kanden Seethaiyai
• Mathumathi

Hindi Movies

sooryavansham (1999)

Malayalam Movies

• Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002) (Jayaram, Sreenivasan)
• Kilichundan Mampazham (2003) (Mohanlal)