Saturday, 16 November 2019

PADMAPRIYA ACTRESS DIED 1997 NOVEMBER 16



PADMAPRIYA ACTRESS DIED 
1997 NOVEMBER 16





Padmapriya (born Padmalochani) was predominantly a Kannada and Tamil actress who also acted in a few Malayalam and Telugu movies.

Her first movie was in Telugu, Adapillala Tandri (1974), later debuting with Bangarada Gudi (1976) in Kannada film industry, she was a popular actress during early and late 1970s. She acted opposite the legendary Dr.Rajkumar in Operation Diamond Racket, Thayige Thakka Maga and Shankar Guru. She starred opposite Anant Nag in the comedy Narada Vijaya and the novel-based Baadada Hoo, and both were highly successful. With Dr.Vishnuvardhan, she acted in five-six movies and played glamorous roles. Srinath, Ashok and Lokesh were her other costars in Kannada movies.

In Tamil, Mohana Punnagai, Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren, Kuppathu Raja, Aayiram Jenmangal, Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan and Vaira Nenjam are some of her notable films. She had a successful career in Tamil films as a lead heroine between 1974 and 1981. She acted opposite Sivaji Ganesan in Vaira Nenjam and Mohana Punnagai. She was paired with M. G. Ramachandran in Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan portraying the role of a princess. She acted nearly 80 movies majoring South Indian languages.

Personal life
The beautiful Padmapriya was regarded as the Hema Malini of the South. Padmapriya was born in Karnataka. In 1983 she married Srinivasan and the couple had a daughter named Vasumathi. Just a year after marriage, the couple filed for divorce which dragged on for a long time. After filing for divorce Padmapriya stayed with her parents for 13 years at T. Nagar.[4] She died on 16 November 1997 from heart disease as well as kidney failure.

Partial filmography
Padmapriya was fluent in all four South Indian languages and dubbed in her own voice. Her last movie in Tamil was Thotta Chinungi where she played a mother's role. In order of languages in which she acted the most to least number of films.








Tamil[edit]

YearFilmCo-starRoleNote
1995Thotta Chinungi[5]KarthikRaghuvaranRevathiNagendra PrasadDevayaniRohiniLakshmiLast Tamil film
1995Gandhi Pirantha MannVijayakanthRevathiRavaliPadma
1991Nallathai Naadu KekumM. G. RamachandranRajeshGautamiRekhaMalaAchieved footage
1981Mohana PunnagaiSivaji GanesanGeethaJayabharathiAnuradhaAnandhiBhama
1980NeerottamVijayakanthPraveenaKanmani
1979Kuppathu RajaRajinikanthVijayakumarManjula VijayakumarKasthuri
1979Siri Siri MamaVijayakumar
1978Agni PravesamSreekanth
1978Varuvan VadivelanJaiganeshR. MuthuramanVijayakumarJayachitraChandrakalaFatafat Jayalaxmi
1978Aayiram JenmangalVijayakumarRajinikanthLathaRadha
1978Kungumam Kadhai SollugiradhuM. G. C. SukumarFatafat JayalaxmiHema Chaudhary
1978Madhuraiyai Meetta SundharapandiyanM. G. RamachandranLathaPrincess Bhamini
1977Andru Sinthiya RathamJaishankarThengai SrinivasanRohini
1977Sahodara SapathamRajinikanthVishnuvardhanBhavani
1977Deviyin ThirumanamR. MuthuramanK. R. VijayaPrameela
1977PerumaikkuriyavalSivakumarSreekanthFatafat JayalaxmiShanthi
1977Sorgam NaragamSivakumarVijayakumarFatafat JayalaxmiRadha
1976Unmaye Un Vilai EnnaR. MuthuramanVijayakumarSreekanthRama
1975Engalakkum Kaadhal VarumRavichandranJaishankarKanchana
1975Vaazhnthu KaattugirenR. MuthuramanSreekanthSujathaPankajam
1975Anaya VilakkuM. K. MuthuSreekanthLakshmiVennira Aadai Nirmala
1975Uravu Solla OruvanR. MuthuramanSivakumarSujathaIndra
1975Vaira NenjamSivaji GanesanR. MuthuramanGeetha
1975Thiyaga UllamR. MuthuramanThengai SrinivasanVincentKumari PadminiManoramaGeetha
1975Karotti KannanSreekanthThengai SrinivasanM. N. RajamTamil Debut[6]

Kannada[edit]

YearFilmCo-Star
1990Kempu SuryaAmbareesh
1986Aparaadhi NaanallaTiger PrabhakarSrinath
1983Sri Nanjundeshwara MahimeSrinivasamoorthy
1983Kalluveene NudiyithuVishnuvardhan
1982Baadada HooAnant Nag
1982Vasantha NilayaRajesh
1982Oorige UpakariVishnuvardhan
1980Manku ThimmaSrinath
1980Nanna Rosha Nooru VarushaVishnuvardhan
1980Narada VijayaAnant Nag
1980Pattanakke Banda PatniyaruLokesh
1979Rahasya RathriVishnuvardhan
1979Asadhya AliyaVishnuvardhan
1979Preethi Madu Thamashe NoduSrinath
1979Maralu SarapaniAshok
1978Madhura SangamaVishnuvardhan
1978Operation Diamond RacketDr Rajkumar
1978Shankar GuruDr Rajkumar
1978Thayige Thakka MagaDr Rajkumar
1977Lakshmi NivasaRam Gopal
1976Bangarada GudiGangadhar

Malayalam[edit]

YearFilmRole
1979Mani Koya Kurup
1979Pathivritha
1978Prathyaksha Daivam
1978Aval Kanda Lokam
1977Sujatha
1977Ashtamangalyam
1977AbhiniveshamSathi
1977Akale Aakaasham
1977Chathurvedam

Telugu[edit]


YearFilmRole
1989Dhoorapu Kondalu
1980Maa Inti Devatha
1978Pottelu Punnamma
1977Bhale Alludu
1976Manchiki Maro PeruNeelima
1975Chikati Velugulu
1974Adapillala Tandri

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