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'''Bengaluru Vijaya Radha''' (August 1948 &ndash; 10 September 2017) was an Indian actress and movie producer. Starting her career in the 1964 movie ''[[Navakoti Narayana]]''. She went on to play mostly supporting roles in over 300 movie, 250 of which were in [[Kannada]], and the rest in [[Tamil]], [[Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Tulu]] and [[Bollywood|Hindi]].<ref>{{cite web |title= B. V. Radha profile |url= http://www.veethi.com/india-people/b._v._radha-profile-3671-14.htm |website= veethi.com |accessdate= 4 December 2014}}</ref> She was born in [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore State]], India.
{{Short description|Indian actress (1948–2017)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = B. V. Radha
| image      = B.V.Radha-actress-pic.jpg
| image_size  = 
| caption    =
| birth_name  = Rajalakshmi
| birth_date = 15 August 1948
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore State]], India
| death_date  = {{Death-date and age|10 September 2017|August 1948}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/veteran-actress-bv-radha-passes-away-on-sunday/articleshow/60448585.cms |title=Veteran actress BV Radha passes away on Sunday |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 September 2017 |archive-date=13 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913015321/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/veteran-actress-bv-radha-passes-away-on-sunday/articleshow/60448585.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
| death_place = Bangalore, [[Karnataka]], India
| occupation  = Actress, film producer
| spouse      = {{marriage|[[K. S. L. Swamy]]|1973|2015|end=died}}
}}


Radha died of a [[heart attack]] on 10 September 2017 in Bangalore at the age of 69.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/veteran-actress-bv-radha-passes-away-on-sunday/articleshow/60448585.cms|title=Veteran actress BV Radha passes away on Sunday - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
'''Bengaluru Vijaya Radha''' (15 August 1948 &ndash; 10 September 2017), commonly known as '''B. V. Radha''', was an Indian actress and film producer. She began her career in the 1964 [[Kannada]] film ''[[Navakoti Narayana]]''. She went on to play mostly supporting roles in over 300 films, 250 of which were in Kannada, and the rest in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]], [[Tulu cinema|Tulu]] and [[Bollywood|Hindi]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
 
She was married to film director [[K. S. L. Swamy]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} Following her career in cinema, she associated herself with theatre, performing plays with her troupe, Natavranda. Recognizing her contribution to theatre and cinema, Radha was awarded the Kanaka Ratna Award by Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha, a spiritual and cultural center, in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Award for B.V. Radha |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/award-for-bv-radha/article677875.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=6 January 2010 |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012011730/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Award-for-B.V.-Radha/article15956320.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> She was credited as '''Kumari Radha''' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] industry.
 
==Early life and career==
Radha was born as '''Rajalakshmi''' in 1948 into a farming family. Interested in becoming an actress, she quit school to enter cinema. She made her debut in the 1964 Kannada film ''[[Navakoti Narayana]]'', in which [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] played the lead role. She played a notable role in the Tamil film Thazampoo in 1966. She acted alongside all top actors of [[Cinema of South India|south Indian cinema]] in the 1960s and 1970s, such as [[M.G. Ramachandran]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]].
 
== Death ==
Radha died on 10 September 2017, due to heart attack.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/veteran-actor-bv-radha-passes-away-in-bengaluru-4837205/ |title=Veteran actor BV Radha passes away in Bengaluru |work=The Indian Express |date=10 September 2017 |access-date=27 July 2021}}</ref>
 
== Partial filmography ==
===Kannada===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ''[[Navakoti Narayana]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Thoogudeepa]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Premamayi]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Kiladi Ranga]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Deva Maanava]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Rajadurgada Rahasya]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Onde Balliya Hoogalu]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Manasiddare Marga]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Lagna Pathrike]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Simha Swapna]]'' (1968) as Menaka
* ''[[Manku Dinne]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Manassakshi]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Hannele Chiguridaga]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Gandhinagara]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Bhagyada Bagilu]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Bhagya Devathe]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Bangalore Mail]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Bedi Bandavalu]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Attegondu Kaala Sosegondu Kaala]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Mukunda Chandra]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Mayor Muthanna]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Makkale Manege Manikya]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Choori Chikkanna]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Bhale Raja]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Rangamahal Rahasya]]'' (1970) as Miss Sheela
* ''[[Namma Mane]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Mooru Muttugalu]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Modala Rathri]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Lakshmi Saraswathi]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Gejje Pooje]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Bhale Jodi (1970 film)|Bhale Jodi]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Arishina Kumkuma]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Anireekshitha]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Aaru Mooru Ombathu]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Bhale Adrushtavo Adrushta]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Anugraha (film)|Anugraha]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Amarabharathi]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Anugraha (film)|Anugraha]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Naguva Hoovu]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Bangaarada Manushya]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Kranti Veera]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Yaava Janmada Maitri]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Nanda Gokula]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Jwala Mohini]]'' (1973)
* ''[[CID 72]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Devaru Kotta Thangi (1973 film)|Devaru Kotta Thangi]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Mahadeshwara Pooja Phala]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Shubhamangala]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Mane Belaku]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Banashankari (film)|Banashankari]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Mugdha Manava]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Pavana Ganga]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Nagara Hole]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Vamsha Jyothi]]'' (1978)...Girija
* ''[[Mutthaide Bhagya (1983 film)|Muthaide Bhagya]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Gowri Kalyana]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Chinna (1994 film)|Chinna]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Cheluva]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Kalavida]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Simhada Mari]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Thutta Mutta]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Hoomale]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Gadibidi Krishna]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Chandramukhi pranasakhi]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Snehaloka]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Partha (film)|Partha]]'' (2003)
* ''Ajju'' (2004)
* ''[[Thandege Thakka Maga]]'' (2006)
{{div col end|2}}
 
===Tamil: Credited as Kumari Radha===
* ''[[Needhikkuppin Paasam]]'' (1963) as Jaya
* ''[[Thazhampoo]]'' (1965) as Kaveri
* ''Vazhikaathi'' (1965) as Revathi
* ''[[Yaar Nee?]]'' (1966) as Rama
* ''[[Kathal Paduthum Padu]]'' (1966) as Lalli
* ''Thayin Mel Aanai'' (1966)
* ''[[Kadhalithal Podhuma]]'' (1967) as Manju's sister
* ''[[Naan (1967 film)|Naan]]'' (1967)
* ''Naan Yaar Theriyuma'' (1967)
* ''Pen Endral Pen'' (1967)
* '' Rajathi'' (1967)
* ''Sundharamoorthi Nayanar'' (1967)
* '' Nimirndhu Nil'' (1968)
* ''Sathiyam Thavaradhey'' (1968)
* ''Neeyum Naanum'' (1968)
* ''[[Ponnu Mappillai]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Thanga Surangam]]'' (1969)
* ''[[CID Shankar]]'' (1970) as Rama
 
===Telugu===
* ''[[Aame Evaru?]]'' (1966)
 
===Malayalam: Credited as Kumari Radha===
* ''[[Bhakta Kuchela (1961 film)|Bhakta Kuchela]]'' (1961) as Dancer


==References==
==References==
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==Other websites==
==External links==
 
* {{IMDb name|3297448|B. V. Radha}}
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Latest revision as of 22:19, 17 October 2026

B. V. Radha
Born
Rajalakshmi

15 August 1948
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Died10 September 2017 (2017-09-11) (aged 69)[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress, film producer
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 1973; died 2015)

Bengaluru Vijaya Radha (15 August 1948 – 10 September 2017), commonly known as B. V. Radha, was an Indian actress and film producer. She began her career in the 1964 Kannada film Navakoti Narayana. She went on to play mostly supporting roles in over 300 films, 250 of which were in Kannada, and the rest in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi.[citation needed]

She was married to film director K. S. L. Swamy.[citation needed] Following her career in cinema, she associated herself with theatre, performing plays with her troupe, Natavranda. Recognizing her contribution to theatre and cinema, Radha was awarded the Kanaka Ratna Award by Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha, a spiritual and cultural center, in 2010.[2] She was credited as Kumari Radha in Tamil industry.

Early life and career[edit | edit source]

Radha was born as Rajalakshmi in 1948 into a farming family. Interested in becoming an actress, she quit school to enter cinema. She made her debut in the 1964 Kannada film Navakoti Narayana, in which Rajkumar played the lead role. She played a notable role in the Tamil film Thazampoo in 1966. She acted alongside all top actors of south Indian cinema in the 1960s and 1970s, such as M.G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, N. T. Rama Rao, Gemini Ganesan, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jaishankar.

Death[edit | edit source]

Radha died on 10 September 2017, due to heart attack.[3]

Partial filmography[edit | edit source]

Kannada[edit | edit source]

Tamil: Credited as Kumari Radha[edit | edit source]

Telugu[edit | edit source]

Malayalam: Credited as Kumari Radha[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Veteran actress BV Radha passes away on Sunday". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Award for B.V. Radha". The Hindu. 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Veteran actor BV Radha passes away in Bengaluru". The Indian Express. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

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