Madhavi (actress)
Alladurgam Madhavi | |
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Born | Alladurgam Vijayalakshmi (1962-09-14) 14 September 1962 [1] Adoni, India |
Other names | Maadhavi Madhavi Pritesh Mhatre |
Years active | 1976-1996 |
Spouse(s) | Ralph Sharma (m. 1996) |
Children | Tiffany Sharma Priscilla Sharma |
Madhavi Sharma is an Indian film actress known for her works in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Oriya cinema. In a career spanning seventeen years, she has acted in around three hundred films. She was one of the top lead actresses from 1981 to 1991. Later she acted as supporting actress till her marriage, in 1996.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Awards
5 Selected filmography
5.1 Telugu
5.2 Kannada
5.3 Malayalam
5.4 Tamil
5.5 Hindi
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Madhavi was born in Hyderabad, India to Alladurgam Sasirekha and Alladurgam Govindaswamy, on 14 September 1962.[2] She grew up with a sister and a brother, named Keerthi Kumari and Alladurgam Dhananjay respectively.[3] She learnt Bharat Natyam from Uma Maheswari and folk dance from Mr. Bhatt from an early age and gave more than a thousand dance performances. She attended Stanley Girls High School in Hyderabad, Abids Branch.[4]
Career
Director Dasari Narayana Rao gave her a starring role in the Telugu film Thoorupu Padamara when she was a teenager. The film became a huge hit.[5]
She acted in a number of films with Telugu Megastar Chiranjeevi. Her first movie with Chiranjeevi was Intlo Ramaiah Veedhilo Krishnaiah in 1982. She acted again with Chiranjeevi in the movie Khaidi. Her last movie in Telugu was Big Boss (another Chiranjeevi film).
K. Balachander then cast her in a supporting role in his Telugu film Maro Charitra (1978). She reprised her role in its Hindi remake Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), which became the top-grossing film of 1981. In both films, she showed remarkable sensitivity as a lonely wealthy woman who falls in love with Kamal Haasan's character. She earned a Filmfare Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress.[6] K. Balachander was so impressed with her performance in both films that he introduced her to the Tamil film industry with Thillu Mullu (1981), opposite Rajinikanth. By the end of the decade, she was starred opposite Amitabh Bachchan in the Hindi film Agneepath (1990).
Madhavi acted alongside Kamal Haasan in Raja Paarvai, Tik Tik Tik, Kaakki Sattai and Mangamma Sabadham. Her films with Rajinikanth include Garjanai, Thambikku Entha Ooru, Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal and Viduthalai. She showed her ability in movies like Enga Oor Kannagi and Nirabaraadhi. She also played Zeenat Aman's role from the Hindi hit film Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980) in the Telugu remake Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam (1982) and the Tamil remake Needhi Dhevan Mayakkam (1982).
She appeared in many Malayalam films especially in those starring superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal. She played the Zeenat Aman role from the Hindi hit film Don in the Malayalam remake titled Shobaraj (1986). Her portrayal of Unniyarcha in the National Award-winning movie Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha was critically appreciated and is often recognised as one of the best roles in her career. Her portrayal as a mother who met her end with leukaemia in Akashadoothu won her the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress for 1993. Other notable films include Ormakkayi, Changatham, Novemberinte Nashtam and Nombarathi Poovu. She was later seen in supporting roles in films such as Aksharam and Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan. Most of her author-backed roles were in Malayalam films. She has won three Kerala State Film Awards, one for Best Actress and two for Second Best Actress.
She has acted in a number of Kannada movies alongside popular Kannada actors including Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Anant Nag and Ambareesh. With Rajkumar, she acted in many commercially successful and critically acclaimed movies like Haalu Jenu, Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma, Anuraga Aralithu, Shruthi Seridaaga, Jeevana Chaitra, Aakasmika, Odahuttidavaru, etc. Her performances in Haalu Jenu and Malaya Marutha were widely acclaimed.
Personal life
In 1996, her Hindu spiritual teacher Swami Rama arranged her marriage to one of his other followers, a pharmaceutical businessman named Ralph Sharma,[7] who was born to an Indian Hindu Brahmin father and a German American mother in the United States. Ralph first met his Hindu Guru, Swami Rama at the age of 23 at the Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy.,[8] whereas Madhavi first met Guru Swami Rama, in 1995. She married within a few weeks on 14 February 1996 of their introduction.[9] They have three daughters and live in New Jersey.[10]
Awards
- Kerala State Film Awards
- 1981 – Second Best Actress – Valarthu Mrigangal
- 1982 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress – Ormakkayi
- 1993 – Second Best Actress- Akashadooth
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
- 1994- Aakashadoothu
Selected filmography
Telugu
Year | Film | Role | Cast | Direction | Notes |
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1976 | Thoorpu Padamara[11] | Narasimha Raju, Mohan Babu | Dasari Narayana Rao | ||
1977 | Amara Deepam (1977 film) | Madhavi | Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha | K.Raghavendra Rao | |
1978 | Maro Charitra | Sandhya | Kamal Haasan, Saritha | Balachander | |
1979 | Pranam Khareedu | Venkatalakshmi | Chiranjeevi, Rao Gopal Rao, Jayasudha | K. Vasu | Guest Appearance |
1979 | Tayaramma Bangarayya | Aruna | Chiranjeevi, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Sowcar Janaki | Kommineni Seshagiri Rao | |
1979 | Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba | Parvati | Chiranjeevi | E. Ramki Sharma | |
1979 | Kothala Raayudu | Chiranjeevi | K. Vasu | ||
1979 | Mande Gundelu | Rani | |||
1979 | Anthuleni Vintha Katha | Narasimharaju, Manju Bhargavi, Jayanthi, Srividya | Mohan Das | ||
1979 | Kaliyuga Mahabharatam | Narasimha Raju | Hanuman Prasad | ||
1980 | Agni Sanskaram | Chiranjeevi | J. P. Prabhakar Sharma | ||
1980 | Mudumulla Bandham | Rajendra Prasad, Sarath Babu | Muthyala Subbaiah | ||
1980 | Triloka Sundari | Narasimha Raju, Deepa | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | ||
1981 | Vaaralabbai | Muralimohan, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Prabhakar Reddy | Rajachandra | ||
1981 | Chettaniki Kallu Levu | Rekha | chiranjeevi | ||
1981 | Ooriki Ichina Maata | Rupa | Chiranjeevi | M. Balaiah | |
1981 | Amavasya Chandrudu | Kamal Hasan | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | ||
1982 | Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya | Jayalaxmi | Chiranjeevi | Kodi Ramakrishna | |
1982 | Balidanam | Sobhan Babu | |||
1982 | Prayanamlo Padanisalu | Narasimha Rau, Satya Narayana | |||
1983 | Roshagadu | Chiranjeevi | K. S. R. Das | ||
1983 | Simhapuri Simham | Chiranjeevi, Raadhika | Kodi Ramakrishna | ||
1983 | Khaidi | Chiranjeevi, Sumalatha | A. Kodandarami Reddy | ||
1983 | Picchi Pantulu | Muralimohan | Raja Chandra | ||
1985 | Chattamtho Poratam | Bharathi | Chiranjeevi, Sumalatha | K. Bapayya | |
1985 | Jai Bethala | Narasimha Raju | B.V. Srinivasan, s/o B. Vittalacharya | ||
1985 | Mahsakthi | Narasimha Raju | K. S. Giri | ||
1987 | Donga Mogudu | Ravi Teja's wife | Chiranjeevi, Raadhika | A. Kodandarami Reddy | |
1993 | Mathru Devo Bhava | Sarada | Nassar, Charuhasan | K. Ajayakumar | |
1995 | Big Boss | Chiranjeevi, Roja | Vijaya Bapineedu |
Kannada
Year | Film | Co-actor | Direction | Notes |
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1981 | Garjane | Rajinikanth | C. V. Rajendran | As Geetha |
1981 | Garuda Rekhe | Srinath, Ambika | P S Prakash | |
1981 | Anupama | Ananth Nag | Renuka Sharma | |
1982 | Haalu Jenu | Rajkumar, Roopadevi | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Music Director: G K Venkatesh |
1982 | Gandugali Rama | Vishnuvardhan | Bhargava | |
1983 | Onde Guri | Vishnuvardhan | Bhargava | |
1983 | Chinnadantha Maga | Vishnuvardhan | ||
1984 | Chanakya | Vishnuvardhan | Bhargava | |
1984 | Rudranaga | Vishnuvardhan | K.Mani Murugan | |
1984 | Shiva Kanye | Ramakrishna | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | |
1984 | Khaidi | Vishnuvardhan | K.S.R.Das | |
1985 | Gedda Maga | Shankar Nag | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | |
1986 | Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma | Rajkumar | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | As Parvati |
1986 | Anuraga Aralithu | Rajkumar | M. S. Rajashekar | |
1986 | Malaya Marutha | Vishnuvardhan | K S L.Swamy | As Girija |
1987 | Shruthi Seridaaga | Rajkumar | Chi. Dattaraj | |
1988 | Ramanna Shamanna | Ravichandran, Ambareesh | Subbarao B | Music Director : S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
1992 | Jeevana Chaitra | Rajkumar | Dorai-Bhagavan | As Meenakshi |
1993 | Aakasmika | Rajkumar | T. S. Nagabharana | As Clara |
1994 | Odahuttidavaru | Rajkumar | Dorai-Bhagavan |
Malayalam
Complete list of Madhavi's Malayalam Movies are available from the MSI Database.[12]
Year | Film | Role | Cast | Direction | Notes |
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1980 | Lava | Seetha | Prem Nazir, K. P. Ummer | Hariharan | |
1981 | Valarthu Mrugangal | Janu | Sukumaran, Ratheesh | Hariharan | Winner, Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress |
1981 | Garjanam | Geetha | Rajinikanth | C. V. Rajendran | |
1981 | Poochasanyasi | Sandhya | |||
1982 | Anuraagakkodathi | Anuradha | Shankar Panicker | Hariharan | |
1982 | Ormakkayi | Susanna | Adoor Bhasi, Bharath Gopi, Nedumudi Venu | Bharathan | Winner, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress |
1982 | Kurukkante Kalyanam | Saritha | Sukumaran, Jagathy, Mohanlal, Bahadoor | Sathyan Anthikkad | |
1982 | John Jaffer Janardhanan | Nancy | Mammootty, Ratheesh, Ravindran | I. V. Sasi | |
1982 | Novemberinte Nashtam | Meera | Prathap Pothan | Padmarajan | |
1982 | Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam | Siji | Mohanlal | ||
1983 | Ponthooval | ||||
1983 | Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla | Herself | Prem Nazir, Sreenivasan, Maniyanpilla Raju, Vijay Menon | Lenin Rajendran | Guest role |
1983 | Hello Madras Girl | Saritha | Shankar, Poornima Jayaram, Mohanlal, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Urvashi | J. Williams | |
1983 | Changatham | Annie | Mohanlal, Mammootty, Jagathy, Paravoor Bharathan, Captain Raju, Sankaradi, Prathapachandran | Bhadran | Dubbed in Hindi as Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin |
1984 | Akkare | Padmavathi | |||
1984 | Vikadakavi | Santhi | |||
1984 | Mangalam Nerunnu | Rajani | |||
1984 | Kurishuyudham | Susy, Daisy | Double role | ||
1985 | Oru Kudakeezhil | Vijayalakshmi | Nedumudi Venu, Lalu Alex | Joshiy | |
1985 | Adhyayam Onnu Muthal | Seetha | Mohanlal, Venu Nagavalli | Sathyan Anthikkad | |
1986 | Sobharaj | Nisha | Remake of Hindi hit film Don | ||
1986 | Oru Katha Oru Nunakkatha | Amminikkutty | |||
1986 | Namukku Paarkaan Munthiri Thoppukal | Sofia | |||
1987 | Nombarathi Poovu | Padmini | Mammootty, Shaari, Jagathy | Padmarajan | |
1989 | Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha | Unniyarcha | Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Geetha | Hariharan | |
1993 | Akashadoothu | Annie | Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Jagathy | Sibi Malayil | Winner, Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
1993 | Gandhari | Gandhari | Siddique, Babu Antony, Jagathy, Saikumar | Sunil | |
1994 | Sudhinam | Vinodini | Jayaram, Suvarna Mathew, Sudheesh | Nissar | |
1995 | Chaithanyam | Savithri | |||
1995 | Aksharam | Gayathri Devi | Suresh Gopi, Annie | Sibi Malayil | |
1996 | Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan | Sridevi | Mammootty, Murali, Gautami | Thulasidas |
Tamil
Year | Film | Role | Cast | Direction | Notes |
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1978 | Uyirullavarai | Sandhya | Kamal Hassan, Sarath Babu, Saritha | K. Balachander | |
1980 | Pudhiya Thoranangal | Sarath Babu | M. Karnan | ||
1980 | Veera Penn | Jaishankar | |||
1981 | Enga Ooru Kannagi | Jeeva, Major Sundarrajan, Sreekanth | K. Balachander | ||
1981 | Amara Kaaviyam | Sivaji Ganesan | Amirthan | ||
1981 | Thillu Mullu | Sarojini | Rajinikanth | K. Balachander | First breakthrough in Tamil |
1981 | Garjanai | Geetha | Rajinikanth | C. V. Rajendran | |
1981 | Sathyam Sundaram | Sivaji Ganesan | K. S Rao | ||
1981 | Raja Paarvai | Nancy | Kamal Hassan | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | |
1981 | Tik Tik Tik | Sharadha | Kamal Haasan, Radha, Nisha Noor, Swapna | Bharathiraja | |
1981 | Ellam Inba Mayyam | Madhavi | Kamal Hassan | G. N. Rangarajan | |
1981 | Panimalar | Raveendran, Pratap K. Pothen, Gandhimathi | Hemachander | ||
1982 | Neethi Devan Mayakkam | Kamal Haasan | Remake of Insaf Ka Tarazu | ||
1982 | Garuda Rekhai | Srinath, Ambika | P S Prakash | ||
1982 | Kavithai Malar | S.Devarajan | |||
1983 | Sattam | Kamal Haasan, Sarath Babu | K. Vijayan | ||
1983 | Pani Puyal | Vishnuvardhan, Sadhana | Bhargava | ||
1983 | Sattathukku Oru Saval | Suman | M. Karnan | ||
1983 | Chandi Samundi | K.S.Giri | |||
1984 | Thambikku Entha Ooru | Sumathi | Rajinikanth, Sulakshana, Sathyaraj | Rajasekar | |
1984 | Niraparaathi | Mohan, Silk Smitha | K. Vijayan | ||
1985 | Kaakki Sattai | Kamal Haasan | |||
1985 | Jhansi Rani | Sarath Babu | M. Karnan | ||
1985 | Mangamma Sabadham | Kamal Haasan, Sujatha, Sathyaraj | K. Vijayan | ||
1985 | Andavan Sothu | Jaishankar | Amirthan | ||
1985 | Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal | Rajinikanth | Balu Mahendra | ||
1986 | Viduthalai | Radha | Rajinikanth, Sivaji Ganesan, Vishnuvardhan | Rajasekhar | |
1986 | Vettaipuli | Jai Ganesh | M. Karnan | ||
1987 | Oor Kuruvi | Arun Pandian, Srividya | O. S. Sivakumar | ||
1990 | Athisaya Piravi | Rambha | Rajinikanth, Kanaka | S. P. Muthuraman | Guest appearance |
Hindi
Year | Film | Role | Cast | Direction | Notes |
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1981 | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | Sandhya | Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri | K. Balachander | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress |
1983 | Andha Kanoon | Zakhiya Khan | Rajinikanth, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Amitabh Bachchan | T. Rama Rao | Special appearance |
1984 | Mujhe Shakti Do | Vinod Mehra, Bindiya Goswami | Sharad Chaudhary | ||
1985 | Misaal | Naseeruddin Shah, Vijeta Pandit | Humayun Mirza, Maharukh Mirza, Sharukh Mirza | ||
1985 | Geraftaar | Inspector Geeta Sinha | Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Hassan, Rajinikanth, Poonam Dhillon | Prayag Raj | |
1987 | Loha | Anita | Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Mandakini | Raj N. Sippy | |
1987 | Kalyug Aur Ramayan | Sarita | Manoj Kumar, Rajiv Goswami | Babubhai Mistry | |
1987 | Satyamev Jayathe | Pooja Shastri | Vinod Khanna, Meenakshi Seshadri, Anita Raj | Raj N. Sippy | |
1987 | Insaaf Kaun Karega | Priya | Dharmendra Rajnikant Pran Gulshan Grover Jayaprada Bindu | Sudarshan Nag | |
1988 | Pyar Ka Mandir | Radha Bhooljanewala | Mithun Chakraborty, Raj Kiran, Nirupa Roy | K. Bapaiah | |
1988 | Mar Mitenge | Radha | Mithun Chakraborty, Jeetendra, Banupriya | Kawal Sharma | |
1988 | Falak (The Sky) | Rita D'Souza | Rakhee Gulzar, Jackie Shroff, Shekhar Kapur | Shashilal K. Nair | |
1989 | Paraya Ghar | Rishi Kapoor, Jaya Prada | Kalpataru | ||
1989 | Jayadaad | Advocate Anjali | |||
1989 | Lashkar | Anand's wife | Dev Anand | Jagdish Kadar | |
1989 | Zakhm | Shatrughan Sinha, Chunky Pandey, Neelam Kothari | Irfan Khan | ||
1989 | Nafrat Ki Aandhi | Geeta | |||
1990 | Sheshnaag | Jeetendra, Rishi Kapoor, Rekha, Mandakini | K. R. Reddy | ||
1990 | Muqadammah | ||||
1990 | Haar Jeet | Kabir Bedi, Shafi Inamdar | Avtar Boghal | ||
1990 | Swarg | Janaki Kumar | Rajesh Khanna, Govinda, Juhi Chawla | David Dhawan | |
1990 | Agneepath | Mary Mathew | Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty | Mukul S. Anand | |
1990 | Agneekaal | Asha | Jeetendra | Abbas-Mustan | |
1991 | maza pritesh | Pritesh (actor), Madhavi (actress) | |||
1992 | Sarphira | Prema | Sanjay Dutt, Kimi Katkar | Ashok Gaekwad | |
1992 | Lambu Dada | Master Akash, Mahesh Anand, Kabir Bedi | Sharad Chaudary | ||
1992 | Jigar | Ajay Devgan, Karisma Kapoor | Faroque Siddique | ||
1994 | Khudai | Rajesh Khanna, Deepika Chikhalia | Johnny Bakshi |
References
^ Madhavi Biography
^ http://maadhavi.com/about.html
^ Madhavi's Childhood
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^ "Maadhavi". Maadhavi. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
^ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953
^ Owner, Markan Global Enterprises, Inc
^ Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy[1][2]
^ South Siren Madhavi back from exile
^ "Maadhavi". Maadhavi. 14 February 1996. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
^ Thoorpu Padamara Telugu Full Movie : Narasimha Raju, Mohan Babu And Madhavi: Apoorva Raagangal[3]
^ "Maadhavi's Complete Malayalam Filmography". MSI. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
External links
- Official website
Madhavi on IMDb