Leelavathi (actress)

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{{short description|Indian actress, producer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Leelavathi
| Husband =
| image = Dr. Leelavati.jpg
| caption = Leelavathi at [[Rangayana|Kalamandira]], Mysore
| birth_name = Leela Kiran
| birth_date = {{birth year|1937}}
| birth_place = [[Mangalore]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br/>(now in [[Karnataka]], India)
| occupation = Actress, film producer, writer, philanthropist<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/45015.html IndiaGlitz - Leelavathi builds hospital - Kannada Movie News]</ref>
| spouse =
| years_active = 1958–''present''
| children = [[Vinod Raj]]
| website = [http://www.drmleelavathi.com/ Personal website]
}}

'''Leelavathi''' (born '''Leela Kiran''' in 1937) is an Indian actress who worked in [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. She has acted with actors such as [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Sivaji Ganeshan]], [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Shankar Nag]], [[Kamal Hassan]], [[Rajinikanth]], [[Chiranjeevi]], [[V. Ravichandran|V Ravichandran]], [[Sudeep]] and various popular artists. She has acted in more than 600 films (more than 400 in Kannada alone) throughout her career for more than 50 years. Her performance in ''[[Naagarahaavu]]'', ''[[Avargal]]'' are remembered and prominent among the people.

Leelavathi has won various awards throughout her career, including the ''Rajkumar Award'' in 1999, State awards and [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]].

Apart from playing the role of heroine to [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], she has the rare distinction of having played his daughter (in ''[[Bhoodana]]''), sister (in ''[[Vathsalya]]''), sister in law (in ''[[Premamayi]]''), paternal aunt (in ''[[Shravana Banthu]]'') and mother in law (in ''[[Jwaalamukhi]]'').

==Film career==
After moving to Mysore, she got a small role in ''Chanchala Kumari'' and then in Shanker Singh's film ''Naga Kannika''. She joined the Mahalinga Bhagavathar team ''Sri Sahitya Samrajya Drama'' troupe. She got a chance to act in Subbainaidu's 1958 movie ''Bhakta Prahlada''. In ''Mangalya Yoga'', ''Dharma Vijaya'' and ''[[Ranadheera Kanteerava]]'' , she got paltry roles. It was from ''[[Rani Honnamma]]'' that Leelavathi became a full-fledged heroine and never turned back. In ''[[Santha Thukaram]]'', ''[[Kantheredu Nodu]]'', ''Kaivara Mahatme'', ''[[Gaali Gopura]]'', ''[[Kanyarathna]]'', ''[[Kulavadhu]]'', ''[[Veera Kesari]]'', ''[[Mana Mecchida Madadi]]'' , she proved her mettle as a competitive heroine. Even when she started accepting the supporting actress, she took care to see that her acting was powerful enough with films like ''[[Gejje Pooje]]'' and ''[[Doctor Krishna]]'' for which she received the Karnataka State Award.

==Partial filmography==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=October 2011}}

===As actress===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Language
!class=unsortable|Notes
|-
| 1958
| ''[[Bhakta Prahlada (1958 film)|Bhakta Prahlada]]''
| Kannada
| {{^|With [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]}}
|-
| 1958
| ''[[Mangalya Yoga]]''
|
| First Film
|-
| 1958
| ''[[Raja Malaya Simha]]''
|
|
|-
| 1959
| ''[[Abba Aa Hudugi]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1959
| ''[[Dharma Vijaya]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Dashavtara (film)|Dashavtara]]''
|
|
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Ranadheera Kanteerava]]''
|
|
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Rani Honnamma]]''
|
|
|-
| 1961
| ''[[Kaiwara Mahathme]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1961
| ''[[Kantheredu Nodu]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1961
| ''[[Kittur Chennamma (film)|Kittur Chennamma]]''
| Kannada
| Veeravva
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Gaali Gopura]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Karuneye Kutumbada Kannu]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Bhoodaana]]''
|Kannada
| With [[Udaya Kumar (actor)|Udaya Kumar]], [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Kalyan Kumar]]
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Mana Mecchida Madadi]]''
|
|
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Nanda Deepa]]''
| Kannada
| [[Udaykumar]], [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Pattinathar (1962 film)|Pattinathaar]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] Film
| First Tamil Film
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Rani Chanamma]]''
|
|
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Rathna Manjari]]''
|
|
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Sumaithaangi]]''
| Tamil
|
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Valar Pirai]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] Film
| With [[Sivaji Ganesan]]
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Vidhi Vilasa]]''
|
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Kulavadhu]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Kanyarathna]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Kalitharu Henne]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Bevu Bella (1963 film)|Bevu Bella]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Jeevana Tharanga]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Malli Maduve]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Mana Mecchida Madadi]]''
|
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Santha Thukaram]]''
|
| National Award, With [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Valmiki (1963 Telugu film)|Valmiki]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] Film
| With [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Valmiki (1963 Kannada film)|Valmiki]]''
|
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Veera Kesari]]''
|
| With [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|-
| 1964
| ''[[Marmayogi (1964 film)|Marmayogi]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| First Telugu Film
|-
| 1964
| ''[[Shivarathri Mahathme]]''
|
|
|-
| 1964
| ''[[Thumbida Koda]]''
|
| State Award
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Chandrahasa (1965 film)|Chandrahasa]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Ide Mahasudina]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Maduve Madi Nodu]]''
|
| National Award, With [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Naga Pooja]]''
|
|
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Vathsalya]]''
|
|
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Veera Vikrama]]''
|
| With [[Udaya Kumar (actor)|Udaya Kumar]]
|-
| 1966
| ''[[Mohini Bhasmasura]]''
| Kannada
|
|-
| 1966
| ''[[Premamayi]]''
|
|
|-
| 1966
| ''[[Paduka Pattabhishekhamu]]''
|
|
|-
| 1966
| ''[[Thoogu Deepa]]''
|
|With [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Gange Gowri]]''
| Kannada
|
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Anna Thamma]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Attegondukala Sosegondukala]]''
| Kannada
|
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Bhagya Devathe]]''
| Kannada
| With [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Mamathe]]''
|
|
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Kalpa Vruksha]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Brindavana]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Gejje Pooje]]''
|Kannada
| State Award
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Aaru Mooru Ombhatthu]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Boregowda Bangaloruge Banda]]''
|Kannada
| With [[Rajesh (Kannada actor)|Rajesh]]
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Aparajithe]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Sukha Samsara]]''
|
|
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Signalman Siddappa]]''
|
|
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Sipayi Ramu]]''
|
| State Award'' With [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Sothu Geddavalu]]''
|
|
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Sharapanjara]]''
|
|
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Dharmapatni]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Naagarahaavu]]''
|
| With [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Naa Mechida Huduga]]''
|Kannada
| With [[Kalpana (Kannada actress)|Kalpana]]
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Mooroovare Vajragalu]]''
|
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Premapasha]]''
|
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Sahadharmini]]''
|
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]''
| Kannada
| Co-actor: Rajkumar
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Devara Gudi]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| With [[Kamal Hassan]]
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Idu Namma Desha]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Maga Mommaga]]''
|
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Maha Thyaga]]''
|
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| With [[Gemini Ganesan]]
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Professor Huchuraya]]''
|
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Upasane]]''
|
| With [[Aarathi]]
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Bhagya Jyothi]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Bili Hendthi]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Hennu Samsarada Kannu]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Hosilu Mettida Hennu]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Koodi Balona]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Katha Sangama]]''
|Kannada
| With [[Rajinikanth]]
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Kalla Kulla]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Bangarada Gudi]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[College Ranga]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Makkala Bhagya]]''
|
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Naa Ninna Mareyalare]]''
|
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Phalitamsha]]''
|
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Deepa (film)|Deepa]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Avargal]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| With [[Rajinikanth]]
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Dhanalakshmi]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Kumkuma Rakshe]]''
|
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Mugdha Manava]]''
|
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Solah Shukrawar]]''
|
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Veera Sindhoora Lakshmana]]''
|
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Devadasi (1978 film)|Devadasi]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Kiladi Jodi]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Gammathu Goodacharulu]]''
|
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Maathu Tappada Maga]]''
|
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Vasantha Lakshmi]]''
|
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Karthika Deepam (film)|Karthika Deepam]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Na Ninna Bidalare]]''
|
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Pakka Kalla]]''
|
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Savathiya Neralu]]''
|
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Vijay Vikram]]''
|
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Bhumi Par Aaye Bhagwan]]''
|
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Jathara]]''
|
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Kulla Kulli]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha]]''
|
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Namma Mane Sose]]''
|
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Nyaya Neethi Dharma]]''
|
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Simha Jodi]]''
|
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Subbi Subakka Suvvalali]]''
|
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Vasantha Geethe]]''
|Kannada
|With [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Hana Balavo Jana Balavo]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Edeyuru Siddhalingeshwara]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Kula Puthra]]''
|
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Thayiya Madilalli]]''
|
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Mareyada Haadu]]''
|
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Auto Raja (1982 film)|Auto Raja]]''
| Kannada
| [[Shankar Nag]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Maro Malupu]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Eradu Nakshatragalu]]''
| Kannada
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Mududida Tavare Aralithu]]''
|
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Sididedda Sahodara]]''
|
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Samarpane]]''
|
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Endina Ramayana]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Chanakya (1984 film)|Chanakya]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Olavu Moodidaga]]''
|
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Shravana Banthu]]''
|Kannada
|With [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Ajeya]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Hosa Baalu]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Balondu Uyyale]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Naanu Nanna Hendthi]]''
|
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Bettada Thayi]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Kathanayaka]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[KD No. 1]]''
|
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Mrigalaya]]''
|
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Pudhir]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] Film
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Seelu Nakshatra]]''
|
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Huli Hebbuli]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Olavina Udugore]]''
|
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Premaloka]]''
|
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Ramanna Shamanna]]''
|
|
|-
| 1989
|''[[Abhimana (film)|Abhimana]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Doctor Krishna]]''
|Kannada
| [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Yuga Purusha]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1989
|''[[Gagana (film)|Gagana]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Golmaal Radhakrishna]]''
|Kannada
| With [[Anant Nag]]
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Tiger Gangu]]''
|
|
|-
| 1991
|''[[Golmaal Radhakrishna|Golmaal Radhakrishna II]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 1999
|''[[Habba]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 2000
|''[[Chamundi (film)|Chamundi]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 2003
|''[[Swathi Muthu]]''
|Kannada
| Sudeep
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Kannadada Kanda]]''
|Kannada
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Shukra (film)|Shukra]]''
|
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Yaaradhu]]''
|
| With son [[Vinod Raj]]
|-
|}
:First Film in Kannada: Mangalya Yoga
:First Film in Tamil: Pattinathaar
:First Film in Telugu: Marmayogi
:First Film in Malayalam: Pamasiraja
:First Film in Tulu: Saviradoorthi Savitri<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0498645/ Leelavathi Filmography]</ref>

===As producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!class=unsortable|Year
!class=unsortable|Film
|-
| 1990
| College Hero
|-
| 2006
| Kannadada Kanda
|-
| 2007
|Shukra
|-
| 2009
| Yaaradhu
|}

==Awards and recognitions==
* Honorary Doctorate: Leelavathi was conferred with the honorary doctorate from the [[Tumkur University]] in the year 2008 for her contribution to the southern cinema.<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/43478.html Indiaglitz.com]></ref><ref>{{cite web|last=News |first=Express |url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article22009.ece |title=Leelavathi conferred with doctorate |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=2009-01-10 |accessdate=2013-08-16}}</ref>
*Her movies which won Rashtrapati Award:
#''Maduve Maadi Nodu''
#''Santha Thukaram''

* Karnataka State Film Awards:
# 1969-70 - Gejje Pooje
# 1971-72 - Sipayi Ramu
# 1989-90 - Doctor Krishna
* Lifetime Achievement Award:
# 1999-2000 - [[Dr. Rajkumar Award|Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award]] from [[Karnataka Government]].<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/archive/print/2001/12/17/ The Hindu]. 17 December 2007.</ref>
*Filmfare Awards South
# [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada]] for ''Kannadada Kanda'' in 2006

==Health==
She was hospitalised on 15 October 2011, and had sustained heart problem. An operation was carried on, and she recovered from it. Her reports of hospitalization was concealed by her son [[Vinod Raj]], but later it came into light by TV9 News report telecasted on 25 October.<ref>[http://metroslive.com/tv9-news-veteran-actress-leelavathis-heart-surgery-successful/ Veteran Actress Leelavathi Hospitalized]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0498645}}

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