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{{distinguish|Kalpana (Malayalam actress)}}
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kalpana
| image = Kannada actress Kalpana.jpeg
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| native_name =
| birth_name = Sharat Lata
| birth_date = 18 July 1943{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
| birth_place = [[Dakshina Kannada]], [[State of Mysore]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age |1979|5|12 |1943|7|8 |df=yes}}{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
| death_place = [[Sankeshwar]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| othername = "Minugu Taare"
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = B. N. Viswanath, Gudigeri Basavaraj
}}
'''Kalpana''' (18 July 1943 – 12 May 1979), born '''Sharat Lata''', was an Indian [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] film actress. She was affectionately referred to as ''Minugu Taare'' ("A Shining Star") among the film fraternity. She was widely recognised as one of the greatest actresses of Kannada cinema who enjoyed both fan following and critical acclaim. She made her screen debut as a lead actress in the 1963 release ''Saaku Magalu'' directed by veteran [[B. R. Panthulu]]. During a career that spanned from the early 1960s to the late 1970s, Kalpana appeared in numerous commercially successful as well as critically appreciated films, many of which featured her alongside actor [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]. She worked in a few [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Tulu language|Tulu]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films as well.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kannadakoota.net/node/202 |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 February 2012 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115653/http://kannadakoota.net/node/202 |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of her successful films were female-centric, giving ample scope for her performance.

One of her best-known roles was that of "Kaveri" in the multi-award-winning film ''[[Sharapanjara]]'' released in 1971, a performance that won her the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]] for that year. Her portrayal of a highly spirited and complex woman who fights her mental trauma won her the largest fan following ever for a Kannada actress. Her association with the veteran film maker [[Puttanna Kanagal]] both professionally and personally became the talk of the town back in the 1970s. They both went on to work in many commercially and critically successful films until they grew apart. In her career Kalpana received the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada]] once and the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]] thrice.

==Early life==
Kalpana was born to a [[Tulu language|Tulu]] speaking couple, Krishnamurthy and Janakamma, as Sharat Lata in [[Dakshina Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]] state.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} She was very passionate about acting and took part in all the talent competitions held at her school. She was also very conscious about prevailing style statement but had her own distinct style in her outfits. She, along with her younger brother and her mother moved to the Uttara Kannada district to experience the basics of movie and stage performances. When she moved to Davangere, she was introduced to Shiv Kumar who took her to Madras and introduced her to Narsimharaju. She was given a break into films by noted director B. R. Pantulu, who was impressed by her. Kalpana decided that she wanted to be an established film actress and soon achieved her goal and gained prominence in the industry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kannadakoota.net/node/202 |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 February 2012 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115653/http://kannadakoota.net/node/202 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Kalpana_kannada_actress.jpg|thumbnail|Kalpana in ''[[Sharapanjara]]'' (1971)]]
Sharat Lata was recruited to the Kannada film industry in 1963 by director [[B. R. Panthulu|B. R. Pantulu]] for his [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]-starrer ''[[Saaku Magalu]]''. Later, she changed her screen name to ''Kalpana''. However, it was the 1967 released ''[[Belli Moda]]'', directed by ''[[Puttanna Kanagal]]'' that brought her to the forefront. This portrayal of hers was instantly accepted and she soon was catapulted to the top among the actresses of the 1960s. She dominated the Kannada film industry during the late 1960s and 1970s and was critically acclaimed for some of her author-backed roles in movies like ''[[Sharapanjara]]'', ''[[Gejje Pooje]]'', ''[[Belli Moda]]'', ''[[Eradu Kanasu (1974 film)|Eradu Kanasu]]'', ''[[Kappu Bilupu]]'', ''[[Bayalu Daari]]'', ''[[Gandhada Gudi]]'' and ''[[Bangarada Hoovu]]''. She worked with almost all the leading actors and directors of her time. Her most frequent co-stars were [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Gangadhar (Kannada actor)|Gangadhar]] and [[Udaya Kumar (actor)|Udaya Kumar]]. [[P. Susheela]] and [[S. Janaki]] were the regular voices behind her songs in the films. She gave stiff competition to her contemporaries such as [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[Bharathi (actress)|Bharathi]] and Chandrakala among others.

Initially she was the most favoured actress of ace director [[Puttana Kanagal|Puttanna Kanagal]]. Their association produced some of the finest movies in the history of Kannada cinema. Many of their films had strong, hard-hitting messages which were treasured in the cinema history. Kanagal groomed Kalpana to a great extent and though they were romantically linked by the media, industry folks are unanimous that their relationship was that of Guru-Shishya. However, they fell apart when Kanagal refused to offer her a pivotal role in Nagarahaavu. Kanagal went on to groom [[Aarathi]] while Kalpana featured in some average films later on.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kannadakoota.net/node/202 |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 February 2012 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115653/http://kannadakoota.net/node/202 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her efforts to resurrect her career failed.
Even though her later movies with Rajkumar (''Daari Tappida Maga'' and ''Eradu Kanasu''), and [[Ananth Nag|Anant Nag]] (''Bayalu Daari'') were hits, they failed to resurrect her career. By 1977 she had no movies in hand. She then started focusing on drama companies in Uttara Karnataka and mainly worked in Gudigeri Basavaraj's drama company. With mounting debts and declining film offers, she went into deep depression.

She had also acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies, such as ''Madras To Pondicherry'' and ''Sadhu Mirandal''.These films were later made in Hindi as ''Bombay to Goa'' and ''Sadhu Aur Shaitan''. Both the films were very successful at the box office. She also acted in ''Koti Channayya'', a Tulu movie, directed by Vishu Kumar. She also acted in the Malayalam movie ''School Master''. She lived for only 35 years of which she had spent 15 years in the Sandalwood film industry. She won the Karnataka state award for Best Actress thrice for ''Belli Moda'', ''Hannele Chiguridaga'' and ''Sharapanjara''. In her film career, she has acted in over eighty movies, of which the majority are in Kannada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kannadakoota.net/node/202 |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 February 2012 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115653/http://kannadakoota.net/node/202 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Legacy==
The sway that actor Kalpana – who had won the title "Minugu Taare" (twinkling star) – held over Kannada film enthusiasts has not quite disappeared since her death. Known for playing complex and tragic roles, she died under mysterious circumstances. She ruled the Kannada film industry from 1967 until 1972.

V. Sreedhara, a teacher in Mysuru, has brought out a 1,114-page volume "Rajatha Rangada Dhruvathare", chronicling her life and work spanning 79 films. It has details of the characters she played and opinions of various directors, co-artistes and writers. He started working on the book at 21 and completed it when he turned 27. "Even after working for so long, I have not completely understood the persona of Kalpana, as she was a complex person", he says.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} The book was released in Bengaluru at a function organised by Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/abhinetri-to-finally-hit-screens-today/article6838074.ece |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 February 2015 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012033217/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/abhinetri-to-finally-hit-screens-today/article6838074.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Fashion icon===
Kalpana was a fashion icon of her time. Her elegance, taste and sophistication in dressing could not be matched by other female stars of the time. The mega sleeve blouses, frill blouses are her contribution to Karnataka's style. Some of her fashion statements are elaborate hairdos, big rings on fingers, rich zari saris and chiffon saris, multiple bangles and long necklaces.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kannadakoota.net/node/202 |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 February 2012 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115653/http://kannadakoota.net/node/202 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Death==
Kalpana died on 12 May 1979. Her suicide was attributed to multiple causes from health issues, poor financial condition to failed romance, though nothing was established. As per post-mortem reports, she had consumed 56 sleeping pills. She had spent her last days at an inspection bungalow at Gotur near Sankeshwar, Belagavi, Karnataka. {{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

==Filmography==
*''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Film
! scope="col"|Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1963
| ''[[Saaku Magalu]]'' || Uma || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1964
| ''[[Naandi (film)|Naandi]]'' || Nirmala || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=381}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1964
| ''[[Pathiye Daiva]]'' || || ||
|-
!scope="row"| 1964
| ''[[School Master (1964 film)|School Master]]'' || Vasanthi || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Vijayakumar |first1=B. |title=School Master (1964) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/School-Master-1964/article16048598.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=15 April 2021 |language=en-IN |date=26 September 2010}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 1964
| ''[[Chinnada Gombe]]'' || Radha || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1964
| ''[[Karnan (1964 film)|Karnan]]'' || Fairy Goddess || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film || <ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=15 March 2012 |title=Karnan rules |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2999234.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6FQinJ84p?url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/karnan-rules/article2999234.ece |archive-date=27 March 2013}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 1966
| ''[[Mantralaya Mahatme]]'' || Tulasi || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1966
| ''[[Madras to Pondicherry]]''|| Mala || Tamil film || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Guy |first1=Randor |title=Madras To Pondicherry 1966 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Madras-To-Pondicherry-1966/article12572848.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605093056/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Madras-To-Pondicherry-1966/article12572848.ece |archive-date=5 June 2018 |language=en-IN |date=29 September 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 1966
| ''[[Bala Nagamma (1966 film)|Bala Nagamma]]'' || Manikya Devi || ||
|-
!scope="row"| 1966
| ''[[Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Kathe]]'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1966
| ''[[Sadhu Mirandal]]'' || Kalpana || Tamil film || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Guy |first1=Randor |title=Saadhu Mirandal (1966) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/saadhu-mirandal-1966/article3314649.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312062030/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/saadhu-mirandal-1966/article3314649.ece |archive-date=12 March 2017 |language=en-IN |date=14 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 1966
| ''[[Mayor Nair]]'' || || Malayalam film || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1967
| ''[[Belli Moda]]'' || Indira || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=391}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1967
| ''[[Padavidhara]]'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1967
| ''[[Pattathu Rani]]'' || || Tamil film || <ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowie |first1=Peter |last2=Elley |first2=Derek |title=World Filmography: 1967 |year=1977 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |isbn=978-0-498-01565-6 |page=275 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C |access-date=15 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 1967
| ''[[Immadi Pulikeshi (film)|Immadi Pulikeshi]]'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1967
| ''[[Dhana Pishachi]]'' || Asha || ||
|-
!scope="row"| 1967
| ''[[Bangarada Hoovu]]'' || Seetha || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1967
| ''[[Premakkoo Permitte]]'' || Viji || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1968
| ''[[Gandhinagara]]'' || Shanta || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1968
| ''[[Mahasathi Arundathi]]'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1968
| ''[[Sarvamangala]]'' || Mangala || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1968
| ''[[Hannele Chiguridaga]]'' || Malathi || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=395}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1968
| ''Ananda Kanda'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1968
| ''[[Anna Thamma]]'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1968
| ''[[Hoovu Mullu]]'' || Cheluvi || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1968
| ''[[Mannina Maga]]'' || Mallika || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1969
| ''[[Odahuttidavaru (1969 film)| Odahuttidavaru]]'' || Asharani || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1969
| ''[[Kappu Bilupu]]'' || Vatsala / Chandra || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1969
| ''[[Uyyale]]'' || Radha || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=402}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1969
| ''Mathrubhoomi'' || Seetha || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1969
| ''Kaanike'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1969
| ''Mukunda Chandra'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1969
| ''Brundavana'' || Radha || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1969
| ''[[Namma Makkalu]]'' || Suma || Sp. App. ||
|-
!scope="row"| 1969
| ''[[Gejje Pooje]]'' || Chandramathi || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=403}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1970
| ''[[Arishina Kumkuma]]'' || Radha Devi || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1970
| ''Anirikshita'' || Jayashree || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1970
| ''Pratheekara'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1970
| ''[[Karulina Kare]]'' || Parvati || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1970
| ''Vaagdana'' || Parvati || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1970
| ''Namma Mane'' || Shobha || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1970
| ''[[Seetha (1970 film)|Seetha]]'' || Seetha || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1970
| ''[[Devara Makkalu]]'' || Kanaka || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1970
| ''Mukthi'' || Sarojini || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=404}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1971
| ''Onde Kula Onde Daiva'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1971
| ''[[Sharapanjara]]'' || Kaveri || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=410}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1971
| ''[[Bhale Adrushtavo Adrushta]]'' || Kalpana || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1971
| ''Sothu Geddavalu'' || Sharada || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1972
| ''[[Nari Munidare Mari]]'' || Hema || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1972
| ''Subhadra Kalyana'' || Subhadra || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1972
| ''Uttara Dakshina'' || Mamatha Mukherjee || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1972
| ''[[Yaava Janmada Maitri]]'' || Lalitha || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1972
| ''[[Naa Mechida Huduga]]'' || K. Pramila Rao || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1972
| ''Menakodalu'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1972
| ''[[Mareyada Deepavali]]'' || Anu || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1973
| ''[[Bidugade]]'' || Shobha || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1973
| ''Triveni'' || Triveni || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1973
| ''[[Gandhada Gudi]]'' || Lakshmi || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1973
| ''[[Kesarina Kamala]]'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1973
| ''[[Kattila Thottila]]''|| Padmini || Tamil film || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1973
| ''Koti Chennayya''|| Kinnidaru || Tulu film ||
|-
!scope="row"| 1974
| ''[[Eradu Kanasu (1974 film)|Eradu Kanasu]]'' || Gowri || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1974
| ''Idu Namma Desha'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1974
| ''Yer Malthina Thappu'' || || Tulu film || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernandes |first1=Ronald Anil |title=A one-time film star, as unlikely as can be |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/283977/a-one-time-film-star.html |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516171114if_/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/283977/a-one-time-film-star.html |archive-date=16 May 2021 |language=en |date=8 October 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 1975
| ''Thennangkeetru''|| Devi || Tamil film ||
|-
!scope="row"| 1975
| ''Mantra Shakthi'' || || ||
|-
!scope="row"| 1975
| ''[[Beluvalada Madilalli]]'' || Girija || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1975
| ''Nireekshe'' || Malini || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1975
| ''[[Daari Tappida Maga]]'' || Pramila || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1976
| ''[[Bayalu Daari]]'' || Chandra || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1976
| ''Vijaya Vani'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1976
| ''Rajanarthakiya Rahasya'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1976
| ''Sandarbha'' || || cameo|| {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1978
| ''[[Vamsha Jyothi]]'' || Sharada Devi || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1978
| ''Maleya Makkalu'' || || || {{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=116}}
|-
!scope="row"| 1978
| ''Anuraga Bandhana'' || || Last release || <ref>{{cite web |title=Alla Neene Ishwara Neene (1983) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew |url=https://chiloka.com/movie/alla-neene-ishwara-neene-1983 |website=chiloka.com |access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref>
|}

==Awards==

;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress – Kannada]] – ''[[Yaava Janmada Maitri]]'' (1972)

; [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – ''[[Belli Moda]]'' (1967)
* Best Actress – ''[[Hannele Chiguridaga]]'' (1968)
* Best Actress – ''[[Sharapanjara]]'' (1971)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |orig-year=1994}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0436200}}

{{Karnataka State Award for Best Actress}}
{{FilmfareKannadaBestActress |state=expanded}}

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