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Aarathi

Actor
Aarathi (Kannada: ಆರತಿ ; born 1954)[1] is an Indian actress turned director who works predominantly in Kannada language films. She is best known for her acting prowess in many author backed female centric roles during the 1970s and 1980s. After her self-declared retirement from films in the late 1980s, she returned as director with Mithayi Mane (2005) which met with critical appreciation and also won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Children's Film.

As a lead actress in more than 125 feature films, Aarathi was considered to be among the top league of actresses of her time, having won the Filmfare awards and the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress four times each. She was also nominated as the Member of Legislative Council at the Vidhana parishad making her only the second actress after B. Jayamma.
Known For
  • Nagara Haavu
  • Bangarada Manushya
  • Ranganayaki
  • Kasturi Nivasa
  • Bangaarada Panjara
  • Daari Tappida Maga
  • Premada Kanike
  • Raja Nanna Raja
  • Bahaddur Gandu
  • Katha Sangama
  • Paduvarahalli Pandavaru
  • Sipayi Ramu
  • Mooruvare Vajragalu
  • Dharmasere
  • Maathu Thappadha Maga

Filmography

1981
Ranganayaki · as Ranganayaki/mala
1981
Bhagyavantha · as Seetha
1979
Dharmasere · as Tunga
1978
Vasantha Lakshmi · as Vasantha
1978
1978
1977
1977
1976
Raja Nanna Raja · as Ganga / Geetha
1976
Bahaddur Gandu · as Radha
1976
Premada Kanike · as Seetha
1976
1975
Daari Tappida Maga · as Radha Devi
1975
Shubha Mangala · as Hema
1973
Bangaarada Panjara · as Mallamma
1973
Mooruvare Vajragalu · as Rukmini
1973
1972
Nagara Haavu · as Alamelu
1972
Bangarada Manushya · as Sharavathi
1971
Sipayi Ramu · as Champa
1971
1971
Kasturi Nivasa · as Lakshmi
1969
Gejje Pooje · as Lalita

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