Date of Birth:July 17, 1971
Date of Death:April 17, 2004)
Soundarya (July 17, 1971 - April 17, 2004) was a film actress in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. Soundarya had a successful career of 12 years as heroine in films until her death in a plane crash near Bangalore. Soundarya acted in more than 100 films.
Soumya acted in her first film while she was at high school. Soundarya was offered a role in the film Gandharva (1992) by her father's friend, while she was studying in her first year of MBBS. Soundarya discontinued her studies after the film became successful.
Soundarya moved onto Telugu films where she achieved popularity and success. Soundarya has also acted in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and one Hindi film Sooryavansham opposite Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.
Soundarya also produced and acted in a Kannada film Dweepa, with Girish Kasaravalli as director. The film won host of National awards including Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) given for best film of the year and the Best Actress award for Soundarya. It also won Karnataka state awards for Best Actress, Best Film and Best Cinematography and was featured in five international film festivals. Soundarya died on April 17, 2004 when the four-seater plane Cessna 180 caught fire immediately after take off. Soundarya was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party for the elections. Soundarya brother, Amarnath, a producer of Kannada films, also died in the accident. Soundarya last film was the immensely successful Kannada film, Aaptamitra.
Film career
Soundarya was one of the last Telugu actresses who had a powerful screen presence.Soundarya had formed a hit pair with Venkatesh by featuring together in family entertainers like Raja,Jayam manadera,Pellichesukundam,Pavithra Bandham etc.They were the most successful hit pair of Tollywood. Soundarya was always against choosing roles that required exposure of skin. Soundarya is respected and fondly remembered by the Telugu people. Soundarya got 6 filmfare awards in a short span of 12 yrs for Ammoru (1994), Antahpuram (1998), Raja (1999), Dweepa (2002)(2 awards as best actress and best producer), Aaptamitra (2004)
Personal life
Soundarya married software engineer G. S. Raghu, who was also her childhood friend and maternal uncle, in April 2003. Soundarya has great dreams about public welfare. But unfortunately death occurred in a plane crash near Bangalore. Even though her dreams are fulfilled by their family using the trust AMARA SOUNDARYA SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST [ASSET]. Soundarya decided to act and produce a film 'Kamli' by the director K.N.T.Sastry after getting award for DWEEPA which is her own production but death stopped.
Filmography
Telugu
Manavarali pelli(1993)
Madam
Allari premikudu (1994)
chudalani vundhi(1998)
Rajandrudu Gajendrudu (1993)
Hello Brother (1994)
Ammoru(1995)
Premaku velaayara
Raja
No 1
Amma Donga
Amma Naa Kodala
Top Hero
Annayya
Rikshavadu
Tommidi Nellalu
Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu
Priyaragalu
Anthahpuram
Annayya
Raithu Bharatam
Postman
Pedarayudu
Jayam Manadera
Pelli chesukundam
Narasimha
Sri ramulayya
Seethayya
Swethanagu
Mayalodu
Deviputhrudu(2000)
Arundhati(1999)
Azad(2000)
Kannada
Dweepa (2001)
Aaptamitra (2004) (her last film before she died)
Naanu nanna hendatiru
Sipaayi
Tamil
Ponmani
Thavasi
Harichandra
Arunachalam (1997)
kathala kathala (1998)
Padayappa (1999)
Malayalam
Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002)
Kilichundan Mampazham (2003)
Hindi
Sooryavansham (1999)
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