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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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'''Neravanda Chetticha Prema''' (born 6 January 1977) is an Indian actress known for her work predominantly in [[Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] language films. She has appeared in many commercially successful and critically acclaimed feature films. She was a leading Kannada actress at the turn of the century and has received the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress|Karnataka State Film Award]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Filmfare Best Actress]] awards for her performances in Kannada films. She has featured in ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]'' and ''[[Yajamana (2000 film)|Yajamana]]'', which are the two major blockbuster and highest-grossing films of their time in Kannada cinema. After an eight-year hiatus, she returned to films with ''[[Upendra Matte Baa]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Upendra, Prema combination back after 17 years |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/may/23/Upendra-Prema-combination-back-after-17-years-906869.html |access-date=5 April 2021 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
'''Neravanda Chetticha Prema''' is an Indian actress known for her work predominantly in [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]], and a few [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language films. She ruled Kannada industry in the 90s and early 2000s and she has appeared in many commercially successful feature films. She was a leading Kannada actress at the turn of the century and has received the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress|Karnataka State Film Award]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Filmfare Best Actress]] awards for her performances in Kannada films. She has featured in ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]'' and ''[[Yajamana (2000 film)|Yajamana]]'', which are the two major blockbuster and highest-grossing films of their time in Kannada cinema. After an eight-year hiatus, she returned to films with ''[[Upendra Matte Baa]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Upendra, Prema combination back after 17 years |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/may/23/upendra-prema-combination-back-after-17-years-906869.html |access-date=5 April 2021 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Prema was born on 6 January 1977 into Neravanda family, of the [[Kodava people|Kodava]] community to Chetticha and Kavery, in military hospital, Bangalore. She received high school education in Mahila Seva Samaja High School and completed her [[Pre-university course]] in Murnad junior college, [[Kodagu]]. As a student she was involved actively in sports and represented her school and college in high jump and volleyball events at the national level.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lasrado|first1=Richard|title=Madikeri: Keen on a Silver-screen Comeback, Talented Prema Trashes Rumours of Illness|url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=536314|publisher=mangalorean.com|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref> Her younger brother [[Neravanda Aiyappa]] was a cricket player who represented [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] in [[Ranji Trophy]]. Her younger sister Indu NC lives in Dubai.<ref name=":0" />
Prema was born into Neravanda family, of the [[Kodava people|Kodava]] community to Chetticha and Kaveri, in military hospital, Bangalore. She received high school education in Mahila Seva Samaja High School and completed her [[Pre-university course]] in Murnad junior college, [[Kodagu]]. As a student she was involved actively in sports and represented her school and college in high jump and volleyball events at the national level.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} Her younger brother [[Neravanda Aiyappa]] was a cricket player who represented [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] in [[Ranji Trophy]]. Her younger sister Indu NC lives in Dubai.<ref name=":0" />


Prema was married to Jeevan Appacchu. She filed a divorce petition in the Family Court, Bangalore in March 2016.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Prema weds Jeevan!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prema-weds-jeevan-news-kannada-kkfvo9hfbdgsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193327/http://www.sify.com/movies/prema-weds-jeevan-news-kannada-kkfvo9hfbdgsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|access-date=30 August 2015|work=Sify|date=24 March 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/actress-prema-files-for-divorce.html|title=Actress Prema files for divorce|website=ManoramaOnline|access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kannada-actress-prema-files-divorce-669166|title=Kannada actress Prema files for divorce|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref>
Prema was married to Jeevan Appacchu. She filed a divorce petition in the Family Court, Bangalore in March 2016.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Prema weds Jeevan! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prema-weds-jeevan-news-kannada-kkfvo9hfbdgsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193327/http://www.sify.com/movies/prema-weds-jeevan-news-kannada-kkfvo9hfbdgsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=30 August 2015 |work=Sify |date=24 March 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/actress-prema-files-for-divorce.html |title=Actress Prema files for divorce |website=ManoramaOnline |access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>


==Film career==
==Career==
Prema began her career in the [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] camp in 1995 starring opposite [[Shivarajkumar]] in ''[[Savyasachi (1995 film)|Savyasachi]]'' and [[Raghavendra Rajkumar]] with ''Aata Hudugaata'' respectively. Though both films did not perform well at the box-office, she was given the lead role in another Shivarajkumar starrer ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]'' directed by [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]. The film turned out to be a blockbuster and also got her the Karnataka State Award for Best Actress.


In 1996 she acted in the [[Sunil Kumar Desai]] directed ''[[Nammoora Mandara Hoove]]'' co-starring [[Shivarajkumar]] and [[Ramesh Aravind]]. She also made her Malayalam debut with ''[[The Prince (1996 film)|The Prince]]'' opposite [[Mohanlal]] and Telugu debut with ''[[Dharma Chakram]]''. In 1999 the super success of her films had catapulted her to the top spot in Kannada movies. ''[[Chandramuki Pranasakhi]]'', ''[[Upendra (film)|Upendra]]''  and [[V. Ravichandran]]'s ''[[Naanu Nanna Hendthiru]]'' in Kannada and the [[Telugu language]] film, ''Devi'' which collected Rs. 18 crores at the box-office and was dubbed into Hindi as well.
Prema began her career in the [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] camp in 1995 starring opposite [[Shivarajkumar]] in ''[[Savyasachi (1995 film)|Savyasachi]]'' and [[Raghavendra Rajkumar]] with ''[[Aata Hudugata]]'' respectively. Though both films did not perform well at the box-office, she was given the lead role in another Shivarajkumar starrer ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]'' directed by [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]. The film turned out to be a blockbuster and also got her the Karnataka State Award for Best Actress.


In 2000 she saw 6 releases of which ''[[Yajamana (2000 film)|Yajamana]]'' opposite [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] was a runaway hit. 2001 proved lucky with the female-centric ''[[Kanasugara]]'', the remake of Tamil film ''[[Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen]]'', which fetched her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] and many other awards for her portrayal of a simple girl who becomes a famous singer.Her main release in 2002 was [[Sunil Kumar Desai]]'s musical ''[[Parva (2002 film)|Parva]]'' co-starring [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Roja Selvamani]]. In 2003, she was praised by critics for her complex role in ''[[Singaaravva]]''. In 2004, Prema played [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]'s leading lady in ''[[Apthamitra]]'', the Kannada remake of Malayalam ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]'' by [[P. Vasu]].
In 1996 she acted in the [[Sunil Kumar Desai]] directed ''[[Nammoora Mandara Hoove]]'' co-starring [[Shivarajkumar]] and [[Ramesh Aravind]]. She also made her Malayalam debut with ''[[The Prince (1996 film)|The Prince]]'' opposite [[Mohanlal]], directed by Tamil director [[Suresh Krissna]] fresh from the success of ''[[Baashha]]''. The same year, she made her Telugu debut with ''[[Dharma Chakram]]''. In 1999 the super success of her films had catapulted her to the top spot in Kannada movies. ''[[Chandramuki Pranasakhi]]'', ''[[Upendra (film)|Upendra]]'' and [[Ravichandran (Kannada actor)|V. Ravichandran]]'s ''Naanu Nanna Hendthiru'' in Kannada and the [[Telugu language]] film, ''Devi'' which collected Rs. 18 crores at the box-office and was dubbed into Hindi as well.


She has shared screen space with [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] in seven films - [[Yajamana (2000 film)|Yajamana]], [[Apthamitra]], [[Jamindaru]], [[Kshana Kshana]], [[Ekadantha]], [[Parva (2002 film)|Parva]], Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda.
In 2000 she saw 6 releases of which ''[[Yajamana (2000 film)|Yajamana]]'' opposite [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] was a runaway hit. 2001 proved lucky with the female-centric ''[[Kanasugara]]'', the remake of Tamil film ''[[Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen]]'', which fetched her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] and many other awards for her portrayal of a simple girl who becomes a famous singer. Her main release in 2002 was [[Sunil Kumar Desai]]'s musical ''[[Parva (2002 film)|Parva]]'' co-starring [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Roja Selvamani]]. In 2003, she was praised by critics for her complex role in ''[[Singaaravva]]''. In 2004, Prema played [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]'s leading lady in ''[[Apthamitra]]'', the Kannada remake of Malayalam ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]'' by [[P. Vasu]].


Post her marriage in 2006, Prema cut down on her film assignments. In 2017 she made her comeback with ''Upendra Matte Baa''.Her last release was ''[[Shishira]]'' in 2009. She has, thus far, acted in more than 70 movies in Kannada and more than 28 movies in Telugu. In 2017 she made her comeback with ''Upendra Matte Baa''.
She has shared screen space with [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] in seven films - [[Yajamana (2000 film)|Yajamana]], [[Apthamitra]], [[Jamindaru]], [[Kshana Kshana]], [[Ekadantha]], [[Parva (2002 film)|Parva]], and Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda.
 
Post her marriage in 2006, Prema cut down on her film assignments. Her last release was ''Shishira'' in 2009 before taking a hiatus. In 2017 she made her comeback with ''Upendra Matte Baa''. She has, thus far, acted in more than 70 movies in Kannada and more than 28 movies in Telugu.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==


* 1996: [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]] — ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Shivarajkumar sets a new record!|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Shivarajkumar-sets-a-new-record/articleshow/46500011.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313004416/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Shivarajkumar-sets-a-new-record/articleshow/46500011.cms|archive-date=13 March 2015|date=9 March 2015}}</ref>
* 1996: [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]] — ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Shivarajkumar sets a new record! |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Shivarajkumar-sets-a-new-record/articleshow/46500011.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=8 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313004416/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Shivarajkumar-sets-a-new-record/articleshow/46500011.cms |archive-date=13 March 2015 |date=9 March 2015}}</ref>
* 2001: [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada|South Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress]] — ''[[Kanasugara]]''<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-04-06/hyderabad/27122602_1_filmfare-film-award-actor-award | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921025343/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-04-06/hyderabad/27122602_1_filmfare-film-award-actor-award | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 September 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards | date=6 April 2002}}</ref>
* 2001: [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada|South Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress]] — ''[[Kanasugara]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Nuvvu-Nenu-wins-4-Filmfare-awards/articleshow/6011249.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921025343/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-04-06/hyderabad/27122602_1_filmfare-film-award-actor-award |url-status=live |archive-date=21 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards |date=6 April 2002}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
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| 1995 || ''[[Savyasachi (1995 film)|Savyasachi]]'' || Raadha || [[Kannada]] ||
| rowspan="4"|1995 || ''[[Savyasachi (1995 film)|Savyasachi]]'' || Raadha || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]'' || Madhuri || Kannada || [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| ''[[Aata Hudugata]]'' || Prema || Kannada ||
|-
| ''Police Power'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |1996 || ''[[Nammoora Mandara Hoove]]'' || Suma || Kannada || [[Udaya Film Awards|Udaya Film Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|| ''[[The Prince (1996 film)|The Prince]]'' || Swarna || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]'' || Madhuri || Kannada || [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]]
| ''[[Dharma Chakram]]'' || Surekha || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''Aata Hudugaata'' || || Kannada ||
| ''Jagadeka Veerudu'' || || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''Police Power'' || || Kannada ||
| ''Adirindi Guru'' || || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Nammoora Mandara Hoove]]'' || Suma || Kannada || [[Udaya Film Awards|Udaya Film Award for Best Actress]]
| rowspan="5"|1997 || ''Atta Nee Koduku Jagratta'' ||Prema || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''Gaajina Mane'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Korukunna Priyudu]]'' || Priya || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Prince (1996 film)|The Prince]]'' || Swarna || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||
| ''Chelikaadu'' || Likhita || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Dharma Chakram]]'' || Surekha || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
| ''[[Omkaram]]'' || Madhuri || Telugu ||  
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''Jagadeka Veerudu'' || || Telugu ||
| ''[[Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda]]'' || Nethra || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''Adirindi Guru'' || || Telugu ||
| rowspan="6"|1998 || ''[[Thutta Mutta]]'' || Pooja || Kannada ||  
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''Atta Nee Koduku Jagratta'' || || Telugu ||
| ''[[Kowrava]]'' || Shashi|| Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''Korukunna Priyudu'' || || Telugu ||
| ''[[Shanti Shanti Shanti]]'' || Suzy || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''Chelikaadu'' || Likhita || Telugu ||
| ''[[Maa Aavida Collector]]'' || Meena || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Omkaram]]'' || || Telugu ||  
| ''Dheerga Sumangali Bhava'' || || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Kangalin Vaarthaigal]]'' || Janaki || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Thutta Mutta]]'' || Pooja || Kannada ||  
| rowspan="7"| 1999 || ''[[Chandramukhi Pranasakhi]]'' || Sahana || Kannada || Cinema Express Award for Best Actress
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''Kaurava'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Chandrodaya]]'' || Divya || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Shanti Shanti Shanti]]'' || Suzy || Kannada ||
| ''[[Naanu Nanna Hendthiru]]'' || Manisha || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Maa Aavida Collector]]'' || Meena || Telugu ||
| ''[[Upendra (film)|Upendra]]'' || Swathi  || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''Dheerga Sumnagali Bhava'' || || Telugu ||
| ''[[Z (1999 film)|Z]]'' || Prema || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kangalin Vaarthaigal]]'' || || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
| ''[[Devi (1999 film)|Devi]]'' || Devi || Telugu || Gemini Film award for Best Actress
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Chandramukhi Pranasakhi]]'' || Sahana || Kannada || Cinema Express Award for Best Actress
| ''Raghavayya Gari Abbayi'' || || Telugu ||  
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Chandrodaya]]'' || Divya || Kannada ||
| rowspan="12"|2000 || ''Naga Devathe'' || ''Nagalakshmi'' || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''Naanu Nanna Hendthiru'' || Manisha || Kannada ||
| ''Maya Bazaar'' ||Roopa and Deepa || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Upendra (film)|Upendra]]'' || Swathi || Kannada ||
| ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'' ||  Cameo|| Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Z (1999 film)|Z]]'' || Prema || Kannada ||
| ''[[Ammo! Okato Tareekhu]]'' || Dhanalaakshmi || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Devi (1999 film)|Devi]]'' || Devi || Telugu || Gemini Film award for Best Actress
| ''[[Ee Tharam Nehru]]''|| Sumanjali || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''Raghavayya Gari Abbayi'' || || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary]]'' || Nagasulochana || Telugu ||  
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''Eetharam Nehru'' || || Telugu ||
| ''Nannavalu Nannavalu'' || Chandu || Kannada || Asianet Kaveri Film Award for Best Actress<br/>{{small|(also for ''Yajamana'' and ''Chandramuki Pranasakhi'')}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Lifetime Achievement award for Rajkumar |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Lifetime-Achievement-award-for-Rajkumar/articleshow/41760311.cms |access-date=2 October 2015 |work=The Times of India |date=14 May 2001}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''Naga Devathe'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Chiru Navvutho]]'' || Aruna || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''Maya Bazaar'' || || Kannada ||
| ''Uttara Dhruvadim Dakshina Dhruvaku'' || Nandini || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'' || || Telugu || Cameo appearance
| ''[[Yajamana (film)|Yajamana]]'' || Sangeetha || Kannada || ETV Film Award for Best Actress
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''Ammo Okato Taariku'' || || Telugu ||
| ''[[Daivathinte Makan]]'' || Anjali || Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary]]'' || Nagasulochana || Telugu ||  
|''Gajina Mane''
|
|Kannada
|
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''Nannavalu Nannavalu'' || Chandu || Kannada || Asianet Kaveri Film Award for Best Actress<br/>{{small|(also for ''Yajamana'' and ''Chandramuki Pranasakhi'')}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Lifetime Achievement award for Rajkumar|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Lifetime-Achievement-award-for-Rajkumar/articleshow/41760311.cms|accessdate=2 October 2015|work=The Times of India|date=14 May 2001}}</ref>
| rowspan="8"|2001 || ''Anjali Geethanjali'' || Anjali || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Chiru Navvuto]]'' || Aruna || Telugu ||
| ''[[Kanasugara]]'' || Sangeetha || Kannada || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada]]
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''Uttara Dhruvadim Dakshina Dhruvaku'' || Nandini || Kannnada ||
| ''Premi No.1'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Yajamana (film)|Yajamana]]'' || Sangeetha || Kannada || ETV Film Award for Best Actress
| ''[[Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu]]'' || Lalitha || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Daivathinte Makan]]'' || Anjali || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Grama Devathe]]'' || Kaveri || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''Anjali Geethanjali'' || Anjali || Kannada ||
| ''[[Neelambari (2001 film)|Neelambari]]'' ||Durga || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Kanasugara]]'' || Sangeetha || Kannada || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada]]
| ''[[Prematho Raa]]'' || Sandhya  || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''Premi No.1'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Devi Putrudu]]'' || Goddess || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu]]'' || || Kannada ||
| rowspan="10"| 2002 || ''[[Parva (2002 film)|Parva]]'' || Suma || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Grama Devathe]]'' || Kaveri || Kannada ||
| ''Mutthu'' || Saraswathi || Kannada || <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=10954537&ctid=5&cid=2427 |title=Review: Muthu |work=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050111204418/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=10954537&ctid=5&cid=2427 |archive-date=11 January 2005 |access-date=6 December 2023 |author=Moviebiz}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''Neelambari'' || || Kannada ||
| ''Chelvi'' || Chelvi || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Prematho Raa]]'' || Sandhya  || Telugu ||
| ''Tapori'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Devi Putrudu]]'' || Goddess || Telugu ||
| ''[[Jamindaru]]'' || Ganga || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''Balarama'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Balarama (film)|Balarama]]'' || Sevanthi || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''Chelvi'' || Chelvi || Kannada ||
| ''[[Prema (2002 film)|Prema]]'' || Prema || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''Tapori'' || || Kannada ||
| ''Kambalahalli'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Jamindaru]]'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Singaaravva]]'' || Singaravva || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Marma (film)|Marma]]'' || Sudha || Kannada ||
| ''[[Marma (film)|Marma]]'' || Sudha || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Parva (2002 film)|Parva]]'' || Suma || Kannada ||
| rowspan="7"|2003 || ''Mooru Manasu Nooru Kanasu'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''Kambalahalli'' || || Kannada ||
| ''Ai Naan Bhishma Kano'' || || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''Mutthu'' || || Kannada ||
| ''Sri Renuka Devi'' || || Kannada ||
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| 2002 || ''[[Prema (2002 film)|Prema]]'' || Prema || Kannada ||
| ''Ananda Nilaya'' || || Kannada ||
|-
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| 2002 || ''[[Singaaravva]]'' || Singaravva || Kannada ||
| ''Vijayadashami'' || || Kannada ||
|-
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| 2003 || ''Mooru Manasu Nooru Kanasu'' || || Kannada ||
| ''Lavve Pasagali'' || || Kannada ||
|-
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| 2003 || ''Ai Naan Bhishma Kano'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Janaki Weds Sriram]]'' || Prema || Telugu||
|-
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| 2003 || ''Sri Renuka Devi'' || || Kannada ||
| rowspan="2"|2004 || ''[[Apthamitra]]'' || Soumya || Kannada ||  
|-
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| 2003 || ''Ananda Nilaya'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Azhagesan]]'' || Nandhini || Tamil ||
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''Vijayadashami'' || || Kannada ||
| rowspan="4" | 2005 || ''Inspector Jhansi'' || Jhansi || Kannada ||
|-
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| 2003 || ''Thaye Bhuvaneshwari'' || || Tamil ||
| ''[[Pandu Ranga Vittala]]'' || Prema || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''Lavve Pasagali'' || || Kannada ||
| ''Devi Abhayam'' || Naag Devi || Telugu ||  
|-
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| 2003 || ''Janaki Weds Sriram'' || || Telugu||
| ''[[Ayodhya (2005 Telugu film)|Ayodhya]]'' || Jyothi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
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| 2004 || ''[[Apthamitra]]'' || Soumya || Kannada ||  
| 2006 || ''A Aa E Ee'' || || Kannada ||
|-
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| 2004 || ''[[Azhagesan]]'' || Nandhini || Tamil ||
| rowspan="3"| 2007 || ''[[Ekadantha]]'' || Bhakti || Kannada ||
|-
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| 2005 || ''Inspector Jhansi'' || Jhansi || Kannada ||
| ''[[Kshana Kshana]]'' || Phalguni || Kannada ||
|-
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| 2005 || ''Ranachandi'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Dhee (film)|Dhee]]'' || Shankar's wife || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
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| 2005 || ''[[Pandu Ranga Vittala]]'' || Prema || Kannada ||
| rowspan="4"|2008 || ''[[Sundarakanda (2008 film)|Sundarakanda]]'' || Seetha || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''Devi Abhayam'' || || Telugu ||  
| ''[[Krishnarjuna]]'' ||  || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''Ayodhya'' || || Telugu ||
| ''[[Navashakthi Vaibhava]]'' || [[Chamundeshwari]] || Kannada ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''A Aa E Ee'' || || Kannada ||
| ''[[Adivishnu]]'' || Prema || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Ekadantha]]'' || Bhakti || Kannada ||
| rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''Anjani Putrudu'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
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| 2007 || ''[[Kshana Kshana]]'' || Phalguni || Kannada ||
| ''[[Shishira (film)|Shishira]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
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| 2007 || ''[[Dhee]]'' || Shankar Gowd's wife || Telugu ||
| 2017 || ''[[Upendra Matte Baa]]'' || Sathyabhama || Kannada ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title=Upendra, Prema combination back after 17 years |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Upendra-Prema-combination-back-after-17-years/2016/05/23/article3446117.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524122321/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Upendra-Prema-combination-back-after-17-years/2016/05/23/article3446117.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 May 2016 |access-date=6 June 2016 |work=The New Indian Express |date=23 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
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| 2008 || ''[[Sundarakanda (2008 film)|Sundarakanda]]'' || Seetha || Telugu ||
| rowspan="2"| 2022 || ''[[Anukoni Prayanam]]'' || Gayatri || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Krishnarjuna]]'' || || Telugu ||
| ''Wedding Gift'' || Prema || Kannada ||
|-
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| 2009 || ''Anjani Putrudu'' || || Telugu ||
| 2023 || ''[[My Name Is Shruthi]]'' || Dr. Kiranmayi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Shishira (film)|Shishira]]'' || || Kannada ||
| 2024 || ''[[Razakar]]'' || Anthamma || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Upendra Matte Baa]]'' || Sathyabhama || Kannada || <ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharadhaa|first1=A.|title=Upendra, Prema combination back after 17 years|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Upendra-Prema-combination-back-after-17-years/2016/05/23/article3446117.ece|accessdate=6 June 2016|work=The New Indian Express|date=23 May 2016}}</ref>
|2025
|''[[Kishkindhapuri]]''
|Visravaputra’s mother
|Telugu
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|}
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*{{cite news|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=23741&n_tit=News+headlines|title=For Kannada actress Prema, it was beginning of a new 'Jeevan'.|date=2006-07-07|work=Daijiworld|access-date=2008-05-11}}
*{{cite news |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=23741&n_tit=News+headlines |title=For Kannada actress Prema, it was beginning of a new 'Jeevan'. |date=7 July 2006 |work=Daijiworld |access-date=11 May 2008}}
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Prema
Prema in Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda film
Born
Neravanda Chetticha Prema

Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress
Years active1994–2009
2017–present
RelativesNeravanda Aiyappa (brother)

Neravanda Chetticha Prema is an Indian actress known for her work predominantly in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and a few Tamil language films. She ruled Kannada industry in the 90s and early 2000s and she has appeared in many commercially successful feature films. She was a leading Kannada actress at the turn of the century and has received the Karnataka State Film Award and Filmfare Best Actress awards for her performances in Kannada films. She has featured in Om and Yajamana, which are the two major blockbuster and highest-grossing films of their time in Kannada cinema. After an eight-year hiatus, she returned to films with Upendra Matte Baa in 2017.[1]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Prema was born into Neravanda family, of the Kodava community to Chetticha and Kaveri, in military hospital, Bangalore. She received high school education in Mahila Seva Samaja High School and completed her Pre-university course in Murnad junior college, Kodagu. As a student she was involved actively in sports and represented her school and college in high jump and volleyball events at the national level.[citation needed] Her younger brother Neravanda Aiyappa was a cricket player who represented Karnataka in Ranji Trophy. Her younger sister Indu NC lives in Dubai.[2]

Prema was married to Jeevan Appacchu. She filed a divorce petition in the Family Court, Bangalore in March 2016.[2][3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Prema began her career in the Rajkumar camp in 1995 starring opposite Shivarajkumar in Savyasachi and Raghavendra Rajkumar with Aata Hudugata respectively. Though both films did not perform well at the box-office, she was given the lead role in another Shivarajkumar starrer Om directed by Upendra. The film turned out to be a blockbuster and also got her the Karnataka State Award for Best Actress.

In 1996 she acted in the Sunil Kumar Desai directed Nammoora Mandara Hoove co-starring Shivarajkumar and Ramesh Aravind. She also made her Malayalam debut with The Prince opposite Mohanlal, directed by Tamil director Suresh Krissna fresh from the success of Baashha. The same year, she made her Telugu debut with Dharma Chakram. In 1999 the super success of her films had catapulted her to the top spot in Kannada movies. Chandramuki Pranasakhi, Upendra and V. Ravichandran's Naanu Nanna Hendthiru in Kannada and the Telugu language film, Devi which collected Rs. 18 crores at the box-office and was dubbed into Hindi as well.

In 2000 she saw 6 releases of which Yajamana opposite Vishnuvardhan was a runaway hit. 2001 proved lucky with the female-centric Kanasugara, the remake of Tamil film Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen, which fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and many other awards for her portrayal of a simple girl who becomes a famous singer. Her main release in 2002 was Sunil Kumar Desai's musical Parva co-starring Vishnuvardhan and Roja Selvamani. In 2003, she was praised by critics for her complex role in Singaaravva. In 2004, Prema played Vishnuvardhan's leading lady in Apthamitra, the Kannada remake of Malayalam Manichitrathazhu by P. Vasu.

She has shared screen space with Vishnuvardhan in seven films - Yajamana, Apthamitra, Jamindaru, Kshana Kshana, Ekadantha, Parva, and Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda.

Post her marriage in 2006, Prema cut down on her film assignments. Her last release was Shishira in 2009 before taking a hiatus. In 2017 she made her comeback with Upendra Matte Baa. She has, thus far, acted in more than 70 movies in Kannada and more than 28 movies in Telugu.

Awards[edit | edit source]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
1995 Savyasachi Raadha Kannada
Om Madhuri Kannada Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Aata Hudugata Prema Kannada
Police Power Kannada
1996 Nammoora Mandara Hoove Suma Kannada Udaya Film Award for Best Actress
The Prince Swarna Malayalam
Dharma Chakram Surekha Telugu
Jagadeka Veerudu Telugu
Adirindi Guru Telugu
1997 Atta Nee Koduku Jagratta Prema Telugu
Korukunna Priyudu Priya Telugu
Chelikaadu Likhita Telugu
Omkaram Madhuri Telugu
Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda Nethra Kannada
1998 Thutta Mutta Pooja Kannada
Kowrava Shashi Kannada
Shanti Shanti Shanti Suzy Kannada
Maa Aavida Collector Meena Telugu
Dheerga Sumangali Bhava Telugu
Kangalin Vaarthaigal Janaki Tamil
1999 Chandramukhi Pranasakhi Sahana Kannada Cinema Express Award for Best Actress
Chandrodaya Divya Kannada
Naanu Nanna Hendthiru Manisha Kannada
Upendra Swathi Kannada
Z Prema Kannada
Devi Devi Telugu Gemini Film award for Best Actress
Raghavayya Gari Abbayi Telugu
2000 Naga Devathe Nagalakshmi Kannada
Maya Bazaar Roopa and Deepa Kannada
Nuvve Kavali Cameo Telugu
Ammo! Okato Tareekhu Dhanalaakshmi Telugu
Ee Tharam Nehru Sumanjali Telugu
Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary Nagasulochana Telugu
Nannavalu Nannavalu Chandu Kannada Asianet Kaveri Film Award for Best Actress
(also for Yajamana and Chandramuki Pranasakhi)[6]
Chiru Navvutho Aruna Telugu
Uttara Dhruvadim Dakshina Dhruvaku Nandini Kannada
Yajamana Sangeetha Kannada ETV Film Award for Best Actress
Daivathinte Makan Anjali Malayalam
Gajina Mane Kannada
2001 Anjali Geethanjali Anjali Kannada
Kanasugara Sangeetha Kannada Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
Premi No.1 Kannada
Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu Lalitha Kannada
Grama Devathe Kaveri Kannada
Neelambari Durga Kannada
Prematho Raa Sandhya Telugu
Devi Putrudu Goddess Telugu
2002 Parva Suma Kannada
Mutthu Saraswathi Kannada [7]
Chelvi Chelvi Kannada
Tapori Kannada
Jamindaru Ganga Kannada
Balarama Sevanthi Kannada
Prema Prema Kannada
Kambalahalli Kannada
Singaaravva Singaravva Kannada
Marma Sudha Kannada
2003 Mooru Manasu Nooru Kanasu Kannada
Ai Naan Bhishma Kano Kannada
Sri Renuka Devi Kannada
Ananda Nilaya Kannada
Vijayadashami Kannada
Lavve Pasagali Kannada
Janaki Weds Sriram Prema Telugu
2004 Apthamitra Soumya Kannada
Azhagesan Nandhini Tamil
2005 Inspector Jhansi Jhansi Kannada
Pandu Ranga Vittala Prema Kannada
Devi Abhayam Naag Devi Telugu
Ayodhya Jyothi Telugu
2006 A Aa E Ee Kannada
2007 Ekadantha Bhakti Kannada
Kshana Kshana Phalguni Kannada
Dhee Shankar's wife Telugu
2008 Sundarakanda Seetha Telugu
Krishnarjuna Telugu
Navashakthi Vaibhava Chamundeshwari Kannada
Adivishnu Prema Telugu
2009 Anjani Putrudu Telugu
Shishira Kannada
2017 Upendra Matte Baa Sathyabhama Kannada [8]
2022 Anukoni Prayanam Gayatri Telugu
Wedding Gift Prema Kannada
2023 My Name Is Shruthi Dr. Kiranmayi Telugu
2024 Razakar Anthamma Telugu
2025 Kishkindhapuri Visravaputra’s mother Telugu


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Upendra, Prema combination back after 17 years". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Prema weds Jeevan!". Sify. 24 March 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Actress Prema files for divorce". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Shivarajkumar sets a new record!". The Times of India. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards". The Times of India. 6 April 2002. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Lifetime Achievement award for Rajkumar". The Times of India. 14 May 2001. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Moviebiz. "Review: Muthu". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 January 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Sharadhaa, A. (23 May 2016). "Upendra, Prema combination back after 17 years". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

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