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Sowmya Sathyanarayana (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress known for her works primarily in Telugu cinema. She was regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Telugu cinema. She also acted in a few Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films. She has received three Nandi Awards, three Karnataka State Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards South. In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as a producer for the Kannada film Dweepa.

Dolly Ahluwalia

Deepti Bhatnagar

Sangeeta Bijlani

K.P.A.C. Lalitha

Sukumari (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, she appeared in more than 2,500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, along with a few Hindi and one each in Sinhala, French, Italian, Bengali, Tulu, English and Kannada films. Sukumari began acting at the age of 10. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions toward the arts. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Tamil film Namma Grama

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy

Supriya Pilgaonkar

Indian Hindi and Marathi actress

Indian actress (1929-2000)

Shriya Pilgaonkar

Indian actress and dancer

Indian actress (1926–2008)

Indian actress and playback singer

Indian actress (1920-2012)

Varsha Usgaonkar

Sumalatha Ambareesh (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress and politician. She has acted in over 220 films across multiple languages, primarily in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, with a few appearances in Tamil and Hindi cinema. She received the Nandi Award for Best Actress for her role in Sruthilayalu (1987).

Rajeshwari Sachdev

Indian actress popular in the 80s and early 90s

Indian film and television actress (born 28/2/1963)

Sulabha Deshpande

Indian actress and theatre director (1937–2016)

Indian actress (1928–2003)

Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Indian actress (1945–2024)

Indian actress (1940–2009)

Patience Cooper

Indian actress (1905-1983)

Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She appears in Kannada cinema, particularly in character roles and supporting roles. She received the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Gulabi in the 2008 Kannada film Gulabi Talkies.

C. Shakeela, known mononymously as Shakeela, is an Indian actress and politician who has predominantly acted in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. She is a member of Indian National Congress.

Indian film actress

Indian film actress

Shanta Meena Bhaskar

Deepika Chikhalia

Indian actress and politician

Padmapriya Janakiraman

Indian actress and model

Lena Mohan Kumar (born 1981), known by her stage name Lenaa, is an Indian actress, author, and screenwriter who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema apart from a few Tamil films.

Indian film actress and director (1944-2019)

Aamani (born 16 November 1972) is an Indian actress and politician who works primarily in Telugu films in addition to a few Tamil and Kannada films. She made her debut in a lead role in the Telugu film Jamba Lakidi Pamba (1992), directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film turned out to be a blockbuster. She has received two state Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Awards South.

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