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{{short description|Indian actress and politician}}
{{distinguish|Tara (actress)}}
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| caption = Tara, [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[36th International Film Festival of India|2005]])
| birth_name = Anuradha
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|3|4|df=yes}}{{efn|Tara has said that she was born on 4 March 1971<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.kannadaprabha.in/pagezoomsinwindows.php?img=undefined&id=17719&boxid=142023&cid=4&mod=1&pagenum=2|title=ತಾರಾ ಜನ್ಮ ರಹಸ್ಯ|date=4 March 2017|access-date=6 March 2017|language=kn|work=[[Kannada Prabha]]|trans-title=The Secret of Tara's Birth|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306052151/http://epaper.kannadaprabha.in/pagezoomsinwindows.php?img=undefined&id=17719&boxid=142023&cid=4&mod=1&pagenum=2|archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref> whereas a news report carried by ''[[The Times of India]]'' in 2013 quoted she was 48, which implies she was born in c. 1965.<ref name="toi1"/>}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore State]] (now [[Karnataka]]), India
| office = Member (nominated) of [[Karnataka Legislative Council]]
| constituency =
| term_start = 10 August 2012
| term_end = 2018
| office2 = President of the [[Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy]]
| term_start2 = 15 March 2012
| term_end2 = June 2013
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| office3 = President of The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
| term_start3 = January 2020
| occupation = Actress, politician
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[H. C. Venugopal]]|2005}}
| children = 1
}}
'''Anuradha''' (born 4 March 1971), known by her [[stage name]] '''Tara''', is an Indian actress, known for her work in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]], and politician. She joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]].

Tara made her debut in films in 1984 with the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Ingeyum Oru Gangai]]''. Her Kannada film debut came in 1986 with ''Thulasidala'' and has since portrayed many author-backed roles. Her notable performances came in films such as ''Krama'' (1991), ''[[Munjaneya Manju]]'' (1993), ''[[Kanooru Heggadithi]]'' (1999), ''[[Munnudi]]'' (2000), ''[[Mathadana]]'' (2001), ''[[Hasina (film)|Hasina]]'' (2005), ''[[Cyanide (2006 film)|Cyanide]]'' (2006) and ''[[Ee Bandhana]]'' (2007). Her performance in ''Hasina'' won her the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Saif, Tara win National awards|work=Rediff|date=13 July 2005|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/13awards.htm|access-date=23 January 2009}}<br>- {{cite news|title=It's better late than never, says Tara|date=15 July 2005|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/15/stories/2005071507640400.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=23 January 2009}}</ref>

After joining BJP, she was elected as the president of the [[Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy]] in 2012 and held the position for a year.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Muthanna|first1=Anjali|title=Tara officially resigns as Film Academy head|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Tara-officially-resigns-as-Film-Academy-head/articleshow/20615978.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=6 March 2017|date=16 June 2013}}</ref> In the same year, she was nominated as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the [[upper house]] of the legislature of [[Karnataka]].

==Career==
[[File:Tara (Kannada actress).jpg|thumbnail|upright|alt=Tara| Tara in 2004 Kannada film ''[[Hasina (film)|Hasina]]'', which won her ''[[National Film Award for Best Actress]]'']]
Tara made her first appearance on screen for a Tamil film ''Ingeyum Oru Gangai'' directed by noted actor, [[Manivannan]], in 1984 which also featured [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] in the lead. Followed by this, she featured in her first Kannada film ''Thulasidala'' in 1985. However, she got the big break of her career through a [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] starrer ''Guri'' in 1986 and thereafter she has acted in several movies as a leading lady and mainly as supporting actress. Her performance in [[Girish Karnad]]'s ''[[Kanooru Heggadithi]]'' brought her widespread recognition. She received her first ever award as best actress for the Kannada movie ''Krama''(1991), directed by debutant director Asrar Abid. In the late 1980s, she appeared in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s blockbuster Tamil films, ''[[Nayakan]]'' and ''[[Agni Natchathiram]]'', as a supporting actress.

Tara worked with almost all of the leading male co-stars in the 1980s and 1990s including [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]], [[Shankar Nag]], [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Ambarish]], [[Ananth Nag]], [[V Ravichandran|Ravichandran]], [[Shashikumar]], [[Tiger Prabhakar]], [[Shivarajkumar]], [[Raghavendra Rajkumar]], [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], Sunil and [[Devaraj]]. She received her second "best actress" state award for the movie ''[[Kanooru Heggadithi]]'' and "best supporting actress" award for the movie ''[[Munjaneya Manju]]''. She also received critical acclaim for the female centric film ''[[Munnudi]]'', which received multiple [[National Film Awards]], including the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues|Best Film on Other Social Issues]].<ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|quote= For attempting to discuss the misuse of [[Shariat]] by opportunistic men and the manipulation of the testaments on "Nikah" and "Talaaq".|access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="48thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm48NFAAward.aspx|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302163219/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm48NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2005, she was cast by [[Girish Kasaravalli]] in his film ''[[Hasina (film)|Hasina]]'', for which she won a [[National Film Awards|National Award]] from the Indian Government. Subsequently, her role in the [[Kannada]] movie ''[[Deadly Soma]]'' was appreciated. Then came another breakthrough performance in the movie ''[[Cyanide (2006 film)|Cyanide]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2956/kannada/cyanide/review.htm |title=Cyanide Review – Kannada Movie Review by RGV |website=Nowrunning |date=20 March 2006 |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> In 2007, Tara received her third Best Actress award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kumaraswamy happy with resurgent Kannada cinema |date=31 August 2007 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/31/stories/2007083159950300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118171155/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/31/stories/2007083159950300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 January 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 January 2009}}</ref> Beside acting, she produced ''Hasina'', directed by Girish Kasaravalli, and she has also announced an intention to direct films as well.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tara – from actress to director |work=Indiaglitz |date=25 February 2005 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/interview/6437.html |access-date=23 January 2009}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Tara married the cinematographer [[H. C. Venugopal]] in 2005. They have a son (b. 2013).<ref name="toi1">{{cite news|title=Tara delivers a baby boy at 48!|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/news-interviews/36703114_1_baby-boy-tara-mother-and-child|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/news-interviews/36703114_1_baby-boy-tara-mother-and-child|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 February 2013}}</ref>
[[File:The Director Girish Kasaravalli and the National Award Winner Actress of film ‘Hasina’, Tara at a Press Conference during the ongoing 36th International Film Festival of India – 2005 in Panaji, Goa on December 3, 2005.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tara (left) and [[Girish Kasaravalli]] (right) at a press conference in [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[36th International Film Festival of India|2005]]) ]]

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984 || ''Ingeyum Oru Gangai'' || || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|''[[January 1 (1984 film)|January 1]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1985 || ''Thulasidala'' || || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1986 || ''[[Anand (1986 film)|Anand]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Guri (film)|Guri]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Maneye Manthralaya]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''Samsarada Guttu'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Sundara Swapnagalu]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''Satkaara'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1987 || ''[[Nayakan]]'' || Shakila || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Sankeertana]]'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|''Ravana Rajya''|| || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Thulasi (1987 film)|Thulasi]]'' || Ponni || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Shubha Milana]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1988 || ''[[Agni Natchathiram]]'' || Mallika || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Ranaranga]]'' || Bhavana || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Sangliyana]]'' || Forest officer's wife || Kannada ||
|-
|''Mutthaide'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Avale Nanna Hendthi]]'' || Gayathri || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Pelli Chesi Choodu (1988 film)|Pelli Chesi Choodu]]'' || Seeta || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1989 || ''[[Hendthighelbedi]]'' || Srinivas's wife || Kannada ||
|-
|''En Swamy Aliyandre'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Deva (1989 film)|Deva]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Doctor Krishna]]'' || Chanchala || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Poli Huduga]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[C.B.I. Shankar]]'' || Herself || Kannada || Cameo
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1990 || ''[[Nigooda Rahasya]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''Maheshwara'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Policena Hendthi]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Raja Kempu Roja]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar]]'' || Muthappa's wife || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Neti Siddhartha]]'' || Rekha || Telugu ||
|-
|''Maa Inti Katha'' || || Telugu || [[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1991 || ''[[C. B. I. Shiva]]'' || Ranjini || Kannada ||
|-
|''Krama'' || || Kannada || [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|''[[Brahmarshi Vishwamitra]]'' || Shakuntala's friend || Telugu ||
|-
|''[[Aranyadalli Abhimanyu]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''Ibbaru Hendira Muddina Police'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''Karnana Sampathu'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''Golmaal Radhakrishna 2'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1992 || ''[[Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Halli Meshtru]]'' || Teacher's first wife || Kannada || Cameo
|-
|''[[Belli Kalungura]]'' || Tunga || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Nagaradalli Nayakaru]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Vajrayudha (film)|Vajrayudha]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''Malashree Mamashree'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Prema Sangama]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993 || ''[[Munjaneya Manju]]'' || Hema || Kannada || [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|''Karimaleya Kaggathalu'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Muddina Maava]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994 || ''[[Prana Snehitha]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Sammilana]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Gandhada Gudi Part 2]]'' || Marappa's wife || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1995 || ''[[Operation Antha]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Thumbida Mane]]'' || Geetha || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Mana Midiyithu]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1996 || ''[[Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Sipayi]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''Dhani'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Aadithya]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Jeevanadhi]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997 || ''[[Amrutha Varshini]]'' || Vimala || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Yaare Neenu Cheluve]]'' || Mary || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''[[Kanooru Heggadithi]]'' || Subbamma || Kannada || Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress<br />[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada]]<br/>Suprabhata Award for Best Actress<ref>{{cite web |title=VIDEOCON SUPRABHATA FILM AWARDS |url=http://www.chitraloka.com/english/action_cut/subrabatha_awards.htm |website=Chitraloka |access-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010303185538/http://www.chitraloka.com/english/action_cut/subrabatha_awards.htm |archive-date=3 March 2001}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Premotsava]]'' || Shanti || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2000 || ''[[Galate Aliyandru]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Devara Maga]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Munnudi]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Swalpa Adjust Madkolli]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Diggajaru]]'' || Gowri || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu]]'' || An actress || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002 || ''[[Mathadana]]'' || Lakshmi || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Ninagagi]]'' || Rukkamma || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Karmugilu'' || Gowri || Kannada
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''[[Paris Pranaya]]'' || Seetha || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Ondagona Baa]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004 || ''[[Nalla]]'' || Dr Sarala Desai || Kannada ||
|-
|''Aagodella Olledakke'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Jyeshta (film)|Jyeshta]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2005 || ''[[Deadly Soma]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''Karnana Sampathu'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''Siddhu'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Namma Basava]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Hasina (film)|Hasina]]'' || Hasina || Kannada || [[National Film Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|''[[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (film)|Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]]'' || [[Ramabai Ambedkar]] || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Pandu Ranga Vittala]]'' || Sarala || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2006 || ''[[Mata (2006 film)|Mata]]'' || Chandra's lover || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Cyanide (2006 film)|Cyanide]]'' || Mridula || Kannada || Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
|-
|''Pandavaru'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Care of Footpath]]'' || Saraswati || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''Shri Kshetra Kaivara Thathaiah'' || || Kannada || [[Suvarna Film Awards|Suvarna Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|''[[Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Ee Bandhana]]'' || Sukanya || Kannada || [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Aramane]]'' || Savitri || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
|''Jnanajyothi Sri Siddaganga'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Birugaali]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010 || ''[[Modalasala]]'' || Paaru || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[School Master (2010 film)|School Master]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Eradane Maduve]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011 || ''[[Mathond Madhuvena]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Kirataka]]'' || Nandisha's mother || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Jolly Boy]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[Bhagirathi (film)|Bhageerathi]]'' || || Kannada || [[Udaya Film Awards|Udaya Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|''[[Maattrraan]]'' || Sudha || Tamil ||
|-
|''Samsaaradalli Golmaal'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Kempe Gowda (film)|Kempe Gowda]]''|| Kavya's mother || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Galaate]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Shravani Subramanya]]'' || Anuradha || Kannada || Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ulidavaru Kandanthe]]'' || Ratna || Kannada ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Octopus'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2016 || ''CBI Sathya'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Madamakki]]'' || Ratna || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Golisoda]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''[[Sathriyan (2017 film)|Sathriyan]]'' || Niranjana's mother || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Bharjari]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || ''[[Hebbet Ramakka]]'' || Ramakka || Kannada || Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress<br />Nominated—Filmibeat Award for Best Actress – Kannada
|-
| ''[[Atharva (film)|Atharva]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2019 ||''[[Sinnga (film)|Sinnga]]'' || Janakamma || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Aadi Lakshmi Puraana]]'' || Shanthamma || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Ellidde Illi Tanaka]]'' || Lakshmi || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Bharaate]]'' || Jaganmohan's mother || Kannada ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Shivarjuna]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| 2021 || ''Mugilpete'' || || Kannada ||
|}

==Television==
* Mikhaelinte Santhathikal - Malayalam TV Serial
*[[Raja Rani (Kannada TV show)|Raja Rani]] - Judge - [[Colors Kannada]]
*[[Nannamma Super Star]] - Judge- [[Colors Kannada]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://tharaa.in/}}
* {{IMDb name|4551514}}

{{National Film Award for Best Actress}}
{{Karnataka State Award for Best Actress}}
{{FilmfareKannadaBestActress}}

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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:Women in Karnataka politics]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
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