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==Biography==
==Biography==
Abhilasha entered the film industry as a teenager in the 1987 [[Malayalam softcore pornography|Malayalam softcore]] film ''Jungle Boy''. In 1988, she got her breakthrough with ''[[Adipapam]]'' (Original sin) directed by [[P. Chandrakumar]]. In this Malayalam softcore film set against the backdrop of the [[Bible]], she also appeared nude.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Urbee |date=2018-10-05 |title=[VoxSpace Selects] The Sex Quotient : Women In The South Indian Soft Porn Industry |url=https://www.voxspace.in/2018/10/05/south-indian-soft-porn-industry/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=VoxSpace |language=en-US}}</ref> Regarded as the first successful Malayalam softcore film with nudity, it was commercially successful at the box office and grossed ₹2.5 crore against a budget of ₹7.5 lakh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=rediff.com, Movies: Sleaze time, folks! |url=https://m.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jan/24mallu.htm |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref> The success of Adipapam made her one of the most sought B-grade actress of that time. Many soft porn films came in Malayalam in later years with Abhilasha as heroine.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mini |first=Darshana Sreedhar |date=2016 |title=The Spectral Duration of Malayalam Soft-porn: Disappearance, Desire, and Haunting |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0974927616667971 |journal=BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies |language=en |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=127–150 |doi=10.1177/0974927616667971 |issn=0974-9276 |via=}}</ref>  P. Chandrakumar then  directed six films such as ''Kalpana House'', ''Rathibhavam'' with Abhilasha as the heroine. Most of these films were successful at the box office. Abhilasha is believed to have quit acting in the early 1990s with her marriage to Kannada film director Kabiraj among the other reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-03 |title=അഭിലാഷ - Abhilasha {{!}} M3DB.COM |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203061312/https://m3db.com/artists/53860 |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
Abhilasha entered the film industry as a teenager in the 1987 [[Malayalam softcore pornography|Malayalam softcore]] film ''Jungle Boy''. In 1988, she got her breakthrough with ''[[Adipapam]]'' (Original sin) directed by [[P. Chandrakumar]]. In this Malayalam softcore film set against the backdrop of the [[Bible]], she also appeared nude.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Urbee |date=2018-10-05 |title=[VoxSpace Selects] The Sex Quotient : Women In The South Indian Soft Porn Industry |url=https://www.voxspace.in/2018/10/05/south-indian-soft-porn-industry/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=VoxSpace |language=en-US}}</ref> Regarded as the first successful Malayalam softcore film with nudity, it was commercially successful at the box office and grossed ₹2.5 crore against a budget of ₹7.5 lakh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=rediff.com, Movies: Sleaze time, folks! |url=https://m.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jan/24mallu.htm |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref> The success of Adipapam made her one of the most sought B-grade actress of that time. Many soft porn films came in Malayalam in later years with Abhilasha as heroine.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mini |first=Darshana Sreedhar |date=2016 |title=The Spectral Duration of Malayalam Soft-porn: Disappearance, Desire, and Haunting |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0974927616667971 |journal=BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies |language=en |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=127–150 |doi=10.1177/0974927616667971 |s2cid=193768554 |issn=0974-9276 |via=|url-access=subscription }}</ref>  P. Chandrakumar then  directed six films such as ''Kalpana House'', ''Rathibhavam'' with Abhilasha as the heroine. Most of these films were successful at the box office. Abhilasha is believed to have quit acting in the early 1990s with her marriage to Kannada film director Kabiraj among the other reasons.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}  


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
{{incomplete list|date=October 2023}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{colbegin}}
|-
* Jungle Boy (1987)<ref name=m3db>{{cite web |url=https://www.m3db.com/artists/53860 |title=അഭിലാഷ |publisher=m3db.com |date=2015-01-29 |accessdate=2017-12-06 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203061312/https://m3db.com/artists/53860 |archivedate=2019-12-03 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
! Year
* Naranatattu (1988)<ref name=m3db/>
! Title
* [[Adipapam]] (1988)<ref name=m3db/>
! Role
* Kananasundari (1988)<ref name=msidb/>
! Language
* [[Layanam]] (1989)<ref name=m3db/>
! Notes
* Kalpana House (1989)<ref name=m3db/>
|-
* Rathibhavam (1989)<ref name=m3db/>
|1986
* Thadavarayile Rajakkanmar (1989)<ref name=m3db/>
|''Jawani Ki Kahani''
* Chuvanna Kannugal (1990)<ref name=m3db/>
|
* Aalasyam (1990)<ref name=m3db/>
|Hindi
* Enquiry (1990)<ref name=m3db/>
|
* Rosa I love you (1990)<ref name=msidb>{{cite web |url=http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Abhilasha |title=Profile of Malayalam Actor Abhilasha |publisher=msidb.org |date= |accessdate=2017-12-06 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316082655/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Abhilasha |archivedate=2016-03-16 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
|-
* Mahassar (1991)<ref name=msidb/>
|1987
* Vashyam (1991)<ref name=msidb/>
|''[[Jungle Boy (1987 film)|Jungle Boy]]''
* Kaduva Thoma (1991)<ref name=msidb/>
|Geetha
* Rathachakram (1992)<ref name=msidb/>
|Malayalam
{{colend}}
|Debut Film
|-
|1987
|''[[Kalarathrilo Kannepilla]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1987
|''[[Kachchi Kali]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1987
|''Jawani Ke Jalwe''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1988
|''[[Naranatattu]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1988
|''[[Adipapam]]''
|Eve
|Malayalam
|Breakthrough Film
|-
|1988
|''[[Kanana Sundari]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1988
|''Sapno Ki Rani''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Layanam]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Kalpana House]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Rathibhavam]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Thadavarayile Rajakkanmar]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Kanoon Apna Apna]]''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Khuli Khidki]]''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Chuvanna Kannukal]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Aalasyam]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Enquiry]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1990
|''Urvashi''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Rosa I love you]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1990
|''Kamsin Haseena''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1990
|''Intezar Ki Raatein''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1990
|''Anantha Prema''
|
|Kannada
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Palaivana Paravaigal]]''
|
|Tamil
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Mahassar]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Vashyam]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1991
|''Shaadi Aur Barbadi''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1991
|''Ang Lagaa Le''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1991
|''Iduve Jeevana''
|
|Kannada
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Chuvappu Thaalam]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Rathachakram]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1992
|''Pyaar Ka Maza''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Ondu Cinema Kathe]]''
|
|Kannada
|
|-
|1993
|''Pyaar Ki Jalan''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1993
|''Paadhukappu''
|
|Tamil
|
|-
|1993
|''Athiradi Abilasha''
|
|Tamil
|
|-
|1994
|''Aakhri Mohabbat''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1995
|''Lady Killer''
|
|Hindi
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Kaduva Thoma]]''
|
|Malayalam
|
|-
|1999
|''Vajra Kote''
|
|Kannada
|
|-
|2000
|''Tiger Padmini''
|
|Kannada
|
|-
|}


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For other uses, see Abhilasha (disambiguation).
Abhilasha
Born
Karnataka, India
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1988–1992

Abhilasha is an Indian actress from Karnataka, who was active in the South Indian film industry, especially in the Malayalam cinema in the late 1980s. Known for her erotic roles, Abhilasha was a key figure in the Malayalam softcore films of her time.[1] She acted in about nearly 40 Malayalam softcore films and is considered as one of the forerunners of this genre in Malayalam. She got her breakthrough with Adipapam (1988), which is regarded as the first successful Malayalam film with softcore nudity. Other than Malayalam, Abhilasha has also acted in around 80 films in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi.[2]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Abhilasha entered the film industry as a teenager in the 1987 Malayalam softcore film Jungle Boy. In 1988, she got her breakthrough with Adipapam (Original sin) directed by P. Chandrakumar. In this Malayalam softcore film set against the backdrop of the Bible, she also appeared nude.[3] Regarded as the first successful Malayalam softcore film with nudity, it was commercially successful at the box office and grossed ₹2.5 crore against a budget of ₹7.5 lakh.[4] The success of Adipapam made her one of the most sought B-grade actress of that time. Many soft porn films came in Malayalam in later years with Abhilasha as heroine.[5] P. Chandrakumar then directed six films such as Kalpana House, Rathibhavam with Abhilasha as the heroine. Most of these films were successful at the box office. Abhilasha is believed to have quit acting in the early 1990s with her marriage to Kannada film director Kabiraj among the other reasons.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Notes
1986 Jawani Ki Kahani Hindi
1987 Jungle Boy Geetha Malayalam Debut Film
1987 Kalarathrilo Kannepilla Malayalam
1987 Kachchi Kali Malayalam
1987 Jawani Ke Jalwe Hindi
1988 Naranatattu Malayalam
1988 Adipapam Eve Malayalam Breakthrough Film
1988 Kanana Sundari Malayalam
1988 Sapno Ki Rani Hindi
1989 Layanam Malayalam
1989 Kalpana House Malayalam
1989 Rathibhavam Malayalam
1989 Thadavarayile Rajakkanmar Malayalam
1989 Kanoon Apna Apna Hindi
1989 Khuli Khidki Hindi
1990 Chuvanna Kannukal Malayalam
1990 Aalasyam Malayalam
1990 Enquiry Malayalam
1990 Urvashi Malayalam
1990 Rosa I love you Malayalam
1990 Kamsin Haseena Hindi
1990 Intezar Ki Raatein Hindi
1990 Anantha Prema Kannada
1990 Palaivana Paravaigal Tamil
1991 Mahassar Malayalam
1991 Vashyam Malayalam
1991 Shaadi Aur Barbadi Hindi
1991 Ang Lagaa Le Hindi
1991 Iduve Jeevana Kannada
1992 Chuvappu Thaalam Malayalam
1992 Rathachakram Malayalam
1992 Pyaar Ka Maza Hindi
1992 Ondu Cinema Kathe Kannada
1993 Pyaar Ki Jalan Hindi
1993 Paadhukappu Tamil
1993 Athiradi Abilasha Tamil
1994 Aakhri Mohabbat Hindi
1995 Lady Killer Hindi
1997 Kaduva Thoma Malayalam
1999 Vajra Kote Kannada
2000 Tiger Padmini Kannada

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Former sleaze queen's smart move". Bangalore Mirror. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Mannanur, Sunil (22 October 2019). "ബി ഗ്രേഡ്‌ സിനിമകളും ചില കാണാക്കാഴ്ചകളും – Part 1 | PravasiExpress". Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Sarkar, Urbee (5 October 2018). "[VoxSpace Selects] The Sex Quotient : Women In The South Indian Soft Porn Industry". VoxSpace. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "rediff.com, Movies: Sleaze time, folks!". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Mini, Darshana Sreedhar (2016). "The Spectral Duration of Malayalam Soft-porn: Disappearance, Desire, and Haunting". BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies. 7 (2): 127–150. doi:10.1177/0974927616667971. ISSN 0974-9276. S2CID 193768554.
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