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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name       = Sudha Rani
| name               = Sudha Rani
| image       = Sudharani (Kannada film actress) (1).jpg
| image             = Sudharani (Kannada film actress) (1).jpg
| image_size = 175px
| image_size         =  
| caption     = Sudharani in 2020
| caption           = Sudharani in 2020
| birth_name = Jayashree
| birth_name         = Jayashree
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|08|14}}
| birth_date         = 14th Aug 1973
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], India
| birth_place       = [[Tumkuru]], [[Karnataka]], India
| yearsactive = 1978–present
| yearsactive       = 1978–present
| spouse     = Sanjay (m.1996; div. 1998) <br/>Govardhan (m.2000–present)
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
| children   = Nidhi (b.2001)
* {{marriage|Sanjay |1996|1998|end=divorce}}
| occupation = Actress
* {{marriage|Govardhan|2000}}
}}
| children           = 1
| occupation         = Actress
}}
}}


'''Jayashree''' (born 14 August 1970), known by her screen name '''Sudha Rani''', is an Indian actress, voice artist and a former model. She has primarily worked in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] films, [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Tulu language|Tulu]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] cinemas.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist/3243/2/sudharani.html |title=Sudharani - Filmography, Movies, Photos, Biography |work=OneIndia |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319025731/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist/3243/2/sudharani.html |archive-date=19 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
'''Jayashree''', known by her screen name '''Sudha Rani''', is an Indian actress, voice artist and former model. She has primarily worked in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] films in addition to some [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Tulu language|Tulu]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films. As on Feb 2024, she has acted in about 150 films across industries.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-28 |title=Shrirastu Shubhamastu team honors Sudharani's 38-year acting journey; watch video |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/shrirastu-shubhamastu-team-honors-sudharanis-38-year-acting-journey-watch-video/articleshow/108063289.cms |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


At the age of three, Rani was chosen as a child model for a commercial biscuit brand. As a child artist, she acted in ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]'' (1978), ''[[Kulla Kulli]]'' (1980), ''[[Anupama (1981 film)|Anupama]]'' (1981) Bhagyavantha and ''[[Ranganayaki]]'' (1981). She debuted as a lead actress at age 13 with ''[[Anand (1986 film)|Anand]]'' (1986). During the late 1980s and throughout 1990s, she was part of several commercial successes such as ''[[Ranaranga]]'' (1988), ''[[Krishna Nee Kunidaga]]'' (1989), ''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]'' (1989), ''[[Mysore Mallige (film)|Mysooru Mallige]]'' (1992), ''[[Mannina Doni]]'' (1992), ''[[Mane Devru]]'' (1993), ''[[Anuraga Sangama]]'' (1995) Swathi, Midida Shruti, Aragini, Shreegandha, Kunkuma Bhagya, Kavya, Saptapadi, Munjaneya Manju, Manamecchida hudugi, and ''[[Sparsha (film)|Sparsha]]'' (2000) among others. She has so far won the [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]] and [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] twice each for her performances.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist-awards/3243/2/sudharani.html |title=Sudharani Awards|work=Oneindia |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130217224209/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist-awards/3243/2/sudharani.html |archive-date=17 February 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
As a child artist, she acted in ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]'' (1978), ''[[Kulla Kulli]]'' (1980), ''[[Anupama (1981 film)|Anupama]]'' (1981) Bhagyavantha and ''[[Ranganayaki (1981 film)|Ranganayaki]]'' (1981). She debuted as a lead actress at age 13 with ''[[Anand (1986 film)|Anand]]'' (1986). She has won the [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]] and the [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] twice for her performances in [[Panchama Veda (film)|''Panchama'' ''Veda'']] (1990) and [[Mysore Mallige (film)|''Mysore Mallige'']] (1992).


==Early years==
==Early years==
Sudha Rani was born to Gopalakrishna and Nagalakshmi. She is the niece of popular film personality, [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]] and the cousin of actor-director [[Chi. Guru Dutt]]. She began modelling in print ads at the age of three. Her mother enrolled her in dance classes at age five. Rani is a [[Kuchipudi]] and [[Bharata Natyam]] dancer. At age 7, she was roped in by her brother for his short film based on children, titled as ''Child is Here'' which won an international award.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} She also actively participated in the children shows at the [[Prabhat Kalavidaru]] theatre troupe.
Sudha Rani was born in [[Tumakuru]] and brought up in [[Malleswaram]], [[Bengaluru]] district, [[Karnataka]] into "a conservative [[Brahmin]] family" of H. S. Gopalakrishna and Nagalakshmi. The family lived in the [[Malleswaram]] suburb of  [[Bengaluru]]. Sudha Rani aspired to be a doctor since most of her relatives were into academics with many doctors among them.<ref name="dh1">{{cite web |last1=Anien |first1=Tini Sara |title=Sudharani: I faced camera first when I was just three |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/sudharani-i-faced-camera-first-when-i-was-just-three-846146.html |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |access-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921111917/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/sudharani-i-faced-camera-first-when-i-was-just-three-846146.html |archive-date=21 September 2023 |language=en |date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Her uncle was eminent film personality, [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]].
 
Sudha Rani was educated at St. Thomas school, in its Malleswaram and [[Seshadripura]] branches, and recalled reading books being her pastime as a child. She first faced camera for an advertisement for Kwality Biscuits when she was two and a half years old. The cameraman of the advertisement recommended her name to director of the 1978 film, ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]'', who cast her to play the younger version of [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]'s character and her brother as the younger version of [[Rajinikanth]]'s character.<ref name="dh1"/> Her mother enrolled Sudha Rani in dance classes at age five; she would train in [[Kuchipudi]] and [[Bharata Natyam]]. At age 7, she was roped in by her brother for his short film based on children, titled as ''Child is Here'' which won an international award.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} She also actively participated in the children shows at the [[Prabhat Kalavidaru]] theatre troupe.


==Film career==
==Film career==
Rani was noticed by producer [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] in a [[Upanayana|thread ceremony]] video when she was 12 and selected to be the heroine for the film ''[[Anand (1986 film)|Anand]]'' (1986) opposite [[Shiva Rajkumar]].{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} They became a popular pair and she went on to appear in more films as ''[[Mana Mechchida Hudugi]]'', ''[[Samara (film)|Samara]]'', ''[[Aasegobba Meesegobba]]'' and ''[[Midida Shruthi]]'' opposite [[Shiva Rajkumar]]. She was paired with [[Ramesh Aravind]] in over eight films, including ''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]'', ''Shrigandha'', ''Aragini'', ''Ganda Mane Makkalu'', ''Varagala Bete'', ''Balondu Chaduranga'', ''Accident'' and ''[[Anuraga Sangama]]''. Her Tamil films ''[[Annakili Sonna Kathai]]'' and ''[[Vasanthakala Paravai]]'', proved to be commercial successes. She acted in almost 10 Tamil films and was credited as ''Shali''.
===1978-1985: As a child actor===
Sudha was credited as Baby Jayashree in all her childhood projects. She made her first appearance in television in the [[Kwality Wall's|Kwality biscuits]] advertisement when she was two and a half years old.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anien |first=Tini Sara |title=Sudharani: I faced camera first when I was just three |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/sudharani-i-faced-camera-first-when-i-was-just-three-846146.html |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> At the age of three, she made her film debut with ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]'' in 1978 starring [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Rajinikanth]]. She played the younger role of the lead actress [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] in the film. This was followed by a series of child characters played in ''[[Kulla Kulli]]'' (1980), [[Puttanna Kanagal]]'s ''[[Ranganayaki (film)|Ranganayaki]]'', [[Renuka Sharma]]'s ''[[Anupama (1981 film)|Anupama]]'', ''[[Bhagyavantha]]'' (all released in 1981) and ''[[Baadada Hoo]]'' (1982).
 
===1986-2000: Debut as a lead and success===
Sudha was noticed by producer [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] in a [[Upanayana|thread ceremony]] video when she was 12 and was selected to play the lead role in the film ''[[Anand (1986 film)|Anand]]'' in 1986 opposite [[Shiva Rajkumar]]. The film turned out to be a major commercial success establishing the careers of both the lead actors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anien |first=Tini Sara |title=Sudharani: I faced camera first when I was just three |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/sudharani-i-faced-camera-first-when-i-was-just-three-846146.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> They became a popular pair and were cast in more films such as ''[[Mana Mechchida Hudugi]]'' (1987), ''[[Ranaranga]]'' (1988), ''[[Aasegobba Meesegobba]]'' (1990), ''[[Midida Shruthi]]'' (1992) and ''[[Samara (1995 film)|Samara]]'' (1995). In 1988, she played daughter to [[Dr. Rajkumar]] in ''[[Devatha Manushya]]''. She reprised her role played in ''Mana Mechchida Hudugi'' in her [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] debut, ''[[Annakili Sonna Kathai]]'' (1989), paired opposite [[Sathyaraj]].
 
Few other films where Sudha's performance was noted during this period include [[Kashinath (actor)|Kashinath]] starrer ''[[Avane Nanna Ganda]]'', [[Dwarakish]] directorial ''[[Krishna Nee Kunidaga]]'' (both 1989) and ''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]'' (1990) which earned her first [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress|Karnataka State Film Award]], the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film, ''[[Master Kapuram]]'' (1990), where she was credited as Gayatri and the Tamil films, ''[[Vasanthakala Paravai]]'' (1991) and ''[[Thangakkili]]'' (1993), credited as Shali.  In 1992, she featured in a lead role in [[K S Narasimha Swamy]]'s poetry collection film, ''[[Mysore Mallige (film)|Mysore Mallige]]'', directed by [[T. S. Nagabharana]]. She played the role of Padma who falls in love with a poet and entangles in the village's feudal structure. The film won several awards upon release including Sudha's maiden [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada|Filmfare Award]] and second Karnataka State Film Award.  


==Personal life==
After Shiva Rajkumar, her next successful pairing was with [[Ramesh Aravind]]. They both went on to star in over eight films, including ''Panchama Veda'' (1990), ''Vasanthakala Paravai'' (1991), ''[[Mouna Mozhi]]'' (1992), ''[[Srigandha]]'', ''[[Aragini]]'', ''[[Anuraga Sangama]]'' (all 1995), ''Ganda Mane Makkalu'', ''Varagala Bete'', ''Balondu Chaduranga'' and ''Accident''. Her other successful pairing were with [[Ambareesh]] (''[[Saptapadi (1992 film)|Saptapadi]]'', ''[[Mannina Doni]]'', ''[[Munjaneya Manju]]'', ''Mr. Abhishek''), [[Ravichandran (Kannada actor)|V. Ravichandran]] (''[[Mane Devru]]''), [[Shashikumar]] (''[[Swathi (1994 film)|Swathi]]''), [[Anant Nag]] (''Nanenu Madlilla''), [[Devaraj]] and [[Ramkumar]] (''[[Kavya (film)|Kavya]]'', ''[[Mahakshathriya]]''). With actor [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], she appeared, although not opposite role, in ''Mahakshathriya'' (1994) and ''[[Kona Edaithe]]'' (1995).
Rani married a U.S.-based anesthesia specialist, Dr. Sanjay in 1996. However citing irreconcilable differences, they parted ways in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/interviews/867-sudharani-marriage-exclusive.html|title=Sudharani Marriage - Exclusive - chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image|first=Super|last=User|website=www.chitraloka.com}}</ref> Later, she married her relative, Govardhan in 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/dec/19spice.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the Kannada film industry|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> and has a daughter Nidhi, born in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/sudha-nidhi--kannada-news-46788|title=- Kannada Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sudharani/biography.html|title=Exclusive biography of #Sudharani and on her life.}}</ref>
 
In 1995, she expanded to [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films with ''[[Aadyathe Kanmani]]'' playing the lead role opposite [[Jayaram]]. She ended the decade with her comeback film after a brief hiatus of three years with a lead role in [[Sunil Kumar Desai]]'s ''[[Sparsha (film)|Sparsha]]'' (2000). She received her second Filmfare Award for her performance in the film.
 
===2001-till date: Supporting roles===
After 2000, Sudha took up supporting roles with minimum screen space since she had to cater to her family responsibilities. She began this with a cameo appearance in [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]'s Kannada-Telugu bilingual [[Hagiographical|hagiographical]] film, ''[[Sri Manjunatha (film)|Sri Manjunatha]]''. Her next notable role came with [[Kavita Lankesh]]'s ''[[Preethi Prema Pranaya]]'' (2003) which showcased three generations of couple life with Sudha pairing opposite [[Prakash Raj]]. Her performance as a sister-in-law to [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] in ''[[Namma Basava]]'' (2005) was praised by critics. Some other note worthy roles came with ''[[Auto Shankar (film)|Auto Shankar]]''. ''[[Magic Ajji]]'' (both 2005), ''[[Thirupathi (2006 Kannada film)|Thirupathi]]'' (2006), ''[[Mr. Garagasa]]'', ''[[Navashakthi Vaibhava]]'' (both 2008), ''[[Ghauttham]]'' (2009), ''[[Dandupalya (film)|Dandupalya]]'' (2012) and ''[[Bharath Stores]]'' (2013). The [[Satire (film and television)|satire]] comedy film ''[[Vaastu Prakaara]]'' (2015) earned her critical praise and won her Filmfare Best Supporting Actress award. She made a comeback to Tamil cinema with ''[[Nibunan]]'' which was simultaneously shot in Kannada under the title ''Vismaya'' in 2017. She took up lead actor mother roles in films such as ''[[Padde Huli]]'', ''[[Amar (2019 film)|Amar]]'' and ''[[Geetha (2019 film)|Geetha]]'', all released in 2019. She wound up the decade playing [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Police Commissioner]] role in ''[[Kannad Gothilla]]'' (2019).


==Awards==
Sudha continued to feature in several films playing supporting roles in 2020s. These include ''[[Yuvarathnaa]]'' (2021), ''[[Avatara Purusha (2022 film)|Avatara Purusha]]'', ''[[Thurthu Nirgamana]]'' (both 2022), ''[[Yuva (2024 film)|Yuva]]'', ''[[Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi]]'', ''[[Bagheera (2024 film)|Bagheera]]'' (all 2024) and the Kannada-Telugu bilingual ''[[Junior (2025 film)|Junior]]'' (2025).


{|  class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
==Personal life==
|+List of acting awards and nominations
Sudha Rani married a U.S.-based anesthesia specialist, Dr. Sanjay in 1996. However citing irreconcilable differences, they parted ways in 1998. Later, she married Govardhan in 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/dec/19spice.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the Kannada film industry |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> and has a daughter Nidhi, born in 2001.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}  
|-
! width=5%|Year
! width=20%|Film
! width=30%|Award
! width=29%|Category
! width=15%|Result
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]''
| [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
| [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1992
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Mysore Mallige (film)|Mysore Mallige]]''
| [[Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada|Best Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
| [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Sparsha (film)|Sparsha]]''
| [[Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada|Best Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Vaastu Prakaara]]''
| [[Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
|}


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
 
=== Kannada films ===
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*''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''
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| 1978 || ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]'' || Geetha || [[K. S. R. Das]] || rowspan=5|Credited as Baby Jayashree ||
| 1978 || ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]'' || Young Geetha || Credited as Baby Jayashree || <ref name="dh2">{{cite web |title=On my pinboard- Sudha Rani |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/on-my-pinboard-sudha-rani-2012980 |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=23 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923111419/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/on-my-pinboard-sudha-rani-2012980 |archive-date=23 September 2023 |language=en |date=6 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Kulla Kulli]]'' || || [[H. R. Bhargava]] ||
| 1980 || ''[[Kulla Kulli]]'' || Young Chitra
|Credited as Baby Jayashree|| <ref name="dh2"/>
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1981 || ''[[Ranganayaki (film)|Ranganayaki]]'' || Young Ranganayaki || [[Puttanna Kanagal]] ||
| rowspan="3" | 1981 || ''[[Ranganayaki (film)|Ranganayaki]]'' || Young Ranganayaki  
|Credited as Baby Jayashree||<ref>{{cite web |title=Puttanna Kanagal: ಕನ್ನಡದ ರಂಗನಾಯಕಿ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಆರತಿ ಅಲ್ಲದೇ ಇನ್ನೂ ಒಬ್ಬ ನಾಯಕಿ ಇದ್ರು ಗೊತ್ತೇ? |url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/entertainment/kannada-director-puttanna-kanagal-old-story-about-ranganayaki-movie-rvj-kvd-928121.html |website=News18 Kannada |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=kn |date=4 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Anupama (1981 film)|Anupama]]'' || || [[Renuka Sharma]] ||
| ''[[Anupama (1981 film)|Anupama]]'' || Young Anupama
|Credited as Baby Jayashree||<ref name="dh2"/>
|-
|-
| ''[[Bhagyavantha]]'' || || [[B. S. Ranga]] ||
| ''[[Bhagyavantha]]'' || Young Tara
|Credited as Baby Jayashree||<ref name="dh2"/>
|-
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Baadada Hoo]]'' || || K. V. Jayaram || Credited as Sudha ||
| 1982 || ''[[Baadada Hoo]]'' || Usha || Credited as Sudha ||
|-
|-
| 1986  
| 1986  
|''[[Anand (1986 film)|Anand]]'' || Mala || [[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]] || As lead actress ||
|''[[Anand (1986 film)|Anand]]'' || Mala || Debut as lead actor || <ref>{{cite web |title=ಶಿವಣ್ಣ ಮೊದಲು ಹೀರೋ ಆಗಿದ್ದ 'ಆನಂದ್‌' ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ 34ರ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ! |url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/shivarajkumar-sudharani-starrer-anand-movie-completes-34-years/articleshow/76471558.cms |website=Vijay Karnataka |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=kn |date=19 Jun 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1987  
| rowspan="2" | 1987  
|''[[Manamecchida Hudugi]]'' || Gowri || [[M. S. Rajashekar]] || ||
|''[[Manamecchida Hudugi]]'' || Gowri || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Mana Mechida Hudugi Sudharani Shares Throwback With Shivanna |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/sandalwood/mana-mechida-hudugi-sudharani-shares-throwback-with-shivanna-620194 |website=[[The Hans India]] |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=en |date=1 May 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Vijayotsava'' || || [[S. K. Bhagavan|Dorai-Bhagavan]] ||  ||
| ''Vijayotsava'' || || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1988  
| rowspan="4" | 1988  
||''[[Devatha Manushya]]'' || Seetha || [[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]] ||   ||
||''[[Devatha Manushya]]'' || Seetha || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Sudharani shares a priceless memory on Dr Rajkumar's birth anniversary |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sudharani-shares-a-priceless-memory-on-dr-rajkumars-birth-anniversary/articleshow/75344054.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=23 September 2023 |date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Ranaranga]]'' || Shashikala || [[V. Somashekar]] || ||
| ''[[Ranaranga]]'' || Shashikala || || <ref name="th2">{{cite web |last1=Sebastian R. |first1=Shilpa |title=Queen of hearts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/queen-of-hearts/article19917715.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=en-IN |date=25 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Ganda Mane Makkalu'' ||   || T. P. Gajendra ||  ||
| ''Ganda Mane Makkalu'' || Kamala || ||
|-
|-
| ''Sambhavami Yuge Yuge'' ||   || [[Siddalingaiah]] ||  ||<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/ganda-mane-makkalu-1988/|title=Ganda Mane Makkalu – ಗಂಡ ಮನೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳು (1988/೧೯೮೮)|publisher=Kannada Movies Info|access-date= 20 February 2016}}</ref>
| ''Sambhavami Yuge Yuge'' || || ||<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/ganda-mane-makkalu-1988/ |title=Ganda Mane Makkalu – ಗಂಡ ಮನೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳು (1988/೧೯೮೮) |date=6 April 2013 |publisher=Kannada Movies Info |access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1989  
| rowspan="3" | 1989  
|''[[Krishna Nee Kunidaga]]'' || Radha || [[Dwarakish]] ||  ||
|''[[Krishna Nee Kunidaga]]'' || Radha || || <ref name="th2"/>
|-
|-
| ''Manmatha Raja'' || || [[Om Sai Prakash]] ||  ||<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/krishna-nee-kunidaga-1989/|title=Krishna Nee Kunidaga – ಕೃಷ್ಣ ನೀ ಕುಣಿದಾಗ (1989/೧೯೮೯)|publisher=Kannada Movies Info|access-date= 20 February 2016}}</ref>
| ''Manmatha Raja'' || Rathi || ||<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/krishna-nee-kunidaga-1989/ |title=Krishna Nee Kunidaga – ಕೃಷ್ಣ ನೀ ಕುಣಿದಾಗ (1989/೧೯೮೯) |date=January 2013 |publisher=Kannada Movies Info |access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Avane Nanna Ganda]]'' || || S. Umesh <br/> K. Prabhakar ||  ||
| ''[[Avane Nanna Ganda]]'' || Mangala || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Annakili Sonna Kathai]]'' || Gowri || S. Devaraj || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://criticsunion.com/searchcredits?movie=1391596159|title=Annakili Sonna Kathai (1989)|publisher=Critics Union|access-date=20 February 2016}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| rowspan="7" | 1990
|''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]'' || Rukmini || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Nathan |first1=Archana |title=The past holds up a mirror |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/The-past-holds-up-a-mirror/article14173004.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=en-IN |date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Narasimha'' || || [[Om Sai Prakash]] || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://chiloka.com/movie/narasimha-1989|title= Narasimha (ನರಸಿಂಹ) 1989-Drama|publisher=Chiloka|access-date= 20 February 2016}}</ref>
| ''[[Aasegobba Meesegobba]]'' || Urmila
|| ||
|-
| ''Ashoka Chakra'' || Asha || ||
|-
| ''Halliya Surasuraru'' || Gowri || ||
|-
| ''[[Prathap (1990 film)|Prathap]]'' || Shanthi || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Suresh |first1=Sunayana |title=Arjun Sarja's evergreen song Prema Baraha re-created |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/arjun-sarjas-evergreen-song-prema-baraha-re-created-with-aishwarya-and-chandan/articleshow/58277830.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=22 September 2023 |date=21 April 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa'' || [[Parvati]] || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="8"| 1990
| ''Thrinethra'' || Asha || ||
|''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]'' || Rukmini || P. H. Vishwanath || [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]] ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Aasegobba Meesegobba]]'' || Urmila
| 1991
|| [[M. S. Rajashekar]] || ||
|''Varagala Bete'' || || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Abhimanyu (1990 film)|Abhimanyu]]'' || || Ravi Raja || ||
| rowspan="7" | 1992
|''[[Mysore Mallige (film)|Mysore Mallige]]'' || Padma ||
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|-
|-
| ''Ashoka Chakra'' || || [[B. Ramamurthy]] ||   ||
| ''[[Midida Shruthi]]'' || Sujatha || ||
|-
|-
| ''Halliya Surasuraru'' || || Tiptur Raghu || ||
 
| ''[[Mannina Doni]]'' || Sowbhagya/Padmavathi{{efn|name=two names|She played one character with two names.}} || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Prathap (1990 film)|Prathap]]'' ||   || [[V. Somashekar]] || ||
| ''[[Jeevana Chaitra]]'' || Lakshmi || Extended special appearance ||
|-
|-
| ''Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa'' || [[Parvathi]] || [[Renuka Sharma]] || ||
| ''[[Saptapadi (1992 film)|Sapthapadi]]'' || Sudha || ||
|-
|-
| ''Trinetra'' || || Raj Kishore ||   || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://chiloka.com/movie/thrinethra-1990|title= Thrinethra (ತ್ರಿನೇತ್ರ) 1990- Action |publisher=Chiloka|access-date= 20 February 2016}}</ref>
| ''[[Belliyappa Bangarappa]]'' || Herself || Cameo ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1991
| ''Hosa Raaga'' || || ||
|''Varagala Bete'' ||   || [[Renuka Sharma]] || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Vasanthakala Paravai]]'' || || [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]] || Tamil film <br/> Credited as Shali  ||  
| rowspan="7" |1993
|''[[Munjaneya Manju]]'' || Meera || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="10"| 1992
| ''[[Mane Devru]]''
|''[[Mysore Mallige (film)|Mysore Mallige]]'' || Padma || [[T. S. Nagabharana]] || Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress<br/> [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress&nbsp;– Kannada]] ||
| Janaki
|
| <ref name="Paddehuli">{{cite web |title=Ravichandran and Sudharani unite for Shreyas' Paddehuli |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/may/21/ravichandran-and-sudharani-unite-for-shreyas-paddehuli-6122.html |website=[[Cinema Express]] |access-date=26 September 2023 |language=en |date=21 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Midida Shruthi]]'' ||  || [[M. S. Rajashekar]] || ||
| ''Bhagawan Sri Saibaba'' || [[Parvati]] || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Sugamana Sumaigal]]'' || || [[R. Parthiban]] || Tamil film <br/> Credited as Shali || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://letterboxd.com/film/sugamana-sumaigal/|title= Sugamana Sumaigal 1992 Directed by Parthiban |publisher=Letter Box|access-date= 20 February 2016}}</ref>
| ''Hrudaya Bandhana'' || Dr. Asha || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Mannina Doni]]'' || Saubhagya || [[M. S. Rajashekar]] ||  ||
| ''[[Ananda Jyothi]]''|| Jyothi || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Jeevana Chaitra]]'' || Lakshmi || [[S. K. Bhagavan|Dorai-Bhagavan]] || Guest appearance ||
| ''Kumkuma Bhagya'' || Mary || ||
|-
|-
| ''Vasanthakala Malargal'' || || A. R. Ramesh || Tamil film <br/> Credited as Shali || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/vasantha-kala-malargal-movie-cast-crew/11689|title=Vasantha Kala Malargal (1992 - Tamil)|publisher=Gomolo|date=22 February 2016}}</ref>
| ''[[Chinnari Mutha]]'' || [[Pramlocha|Marisha]] || Special appearance in song Maarisha Maarisha ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Saptapadi (1992 film)|Sapthapadi]]'' || || [[H. R. Bhargava]] || ||
| rowspan="5" | 1994
|''[[Mahakshathriya]]'' || Priyadarshini/Lakshmi || Double role ||
|-
|-
| ''Mouna Mozhi'' ||  || [[Kasthuri Raja]] || Tamil film <br/> Credited as Shali || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/mouna-mozhi/|title=Mouna Mozhi Tamil Movie|publisher=Spicy Onion|date=22 February 2016}}</ref>
| ''[[Swathi (1994 film)|Swathi]]'' || Swathi || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Belliyappa Bangarappa]]'' || Herself || Poorna Pragna || Guest appearance ||  
| ''Gold Medal'' || Usha || ||
|-
|-
| ''Hosa Raaga'' || || K. V. Jayaram ||  ||
| ''Vijaya Kankana'' || Nayana || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="9"|1993
| ''[[Curfew (1994 film)|Curfew]]'' || Sudha || Cameo ||
|''[[Munjaneya Manju]]'' || Meera || P. H. Vishwanath || ||  
|-
|-
| ''[[Mane Devru]]'' || Janaki || [[V. Ravichandran]] || ||  
| rowspan="7" | 1995
| ''[[Srigandha]]'' || Arundathi || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Srigandha, The Kannada Classic That Was Also Made In Telugu With These Actors |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/srigandha-the-kannada-classic-that-was-also-made-in-telugu-with-these-actors-7934479.html |website=News18 |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=en |date=27 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Bhagawan Sri Saibaba'' || || [[Om Sai Prakash]] || ||
| ''[[Aragini]]'' || Rani || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Don't stop the music |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/dont-stop-the-music/articleshow/5232353.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=23 September 2023 |date=16 November 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Hrudaya Bandhana'' || || [[B. Ramamurthy]] || ||
| ''[[Kona Edaithe]]'' || Vishnu's wife || Cameo ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Thangakkili]]'' || || Rajavarman || Tamil film <br/> Credited as Shali ||
| ''Mister Abhishek'' || Kiran || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Ananda Jyothi]]''|| Jyothi || Chi. Dattaraj ||  ||
| ''[[Anuraga Sangama]]'' || Kasthuri || ||
|-
|-
| ''Kumkuma Bhagya'' || || B. Subba Rao ||  ||
| ''[[Samara (1995 film)|Samara]]'' || Usha || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Chinnari Mutha]]'' || || [[T. S. Nagabharana]] || Special appearance ||  
| ''[[Kavya (film)|Kavya]]'' || Kavya || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Bangar Patler]]'' ||  || Dr. Richard Castelino || [[Tulu Cinema|Tulu]] film ||  
| rowspan="3" | 1996
|''Simhadri'' || || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1994
| ''Vasantha Kavya'' || Kavya || ||
|''[[Mahakshathriya]]'' || Priyadarshini || [[Rajendra Singh Babu]] || ||  
|-
|-
| ''[[Swathi (1994 film)|Swathi]]'' || Swathi || Shivamani || ||  
| ''Stunt Master'' || Pooja || ||
|-
| 1999
| ''Naanenu Maadlilla'' || Chitra || ||
|-
|-
| ''Gold Medal'' || || [[Om Prakash Rao]] || ||
| 2000
|''[[Sparsha (film)|Sparsha]]'' || Radha || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Riti |first1=M. D. |title=Not upto the mark! |url=https://rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/24spar.htm |website=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=25 September 2023 |date=24 July 2000}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Vijaya Kankana'' || || Shankar Sugnalli ||   ||  
| rowspan="2" | 2001
|''[[Sri Manjunatha (film)|Sri Manjunatha]]'' || Bhoodevi || Cameo ||
|-
|-
| ''Curfew'' || || H. S. Rajashekar || Guest appearance  ||  
| ''Chandana Chiguru'' || Bharathi || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="8"| 1995
| 2002
|''Srigandha'' ||   || P. H. Vishwanath ||  ||
| ''Thrishakthi''
| Jahnavi
|
|  
|-
|-
| ''Aragini'' || || P. H. Vishwanath ||  ||  
| rowspan="3" | 2003
| ''Badri''
|
| Cameo
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Badri - a film of Sainika Yogeshwar |url=http://www.viggy.com/english/review_badri.asp |website=Viggy.com |access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Aadyathe Kanmani]]'' || Ambika || [[Rajasenan]] || [[Malayalam film]] ||  
| ''[[Preethi Prema Pranaya]]''
| Jyothi
|
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |title=For friends & parents |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan12/ent4.asp |publisher=Deccan Herald |accessdate=24 September 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030817165428/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan12/ent4.asp |archivedate=17 August 2003 |date=12 January 2003 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Kona Edaithe]]'' || || B. Jayashree Devi || Guest appearance ||  
| ''Khaaki''
| Tulasi
|
|  
|-
|-
| ''Mr. Abhishek'' ||   || N. T. Jayarama Reddy || ||
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Bimba (film)|Bimba]]'' || Dolly || || {{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
|-
|-
| ''[[Anuraga Sangama]]'' || || V. Umakanth || ||
| ''Talikattuva Shubhavele'' || Jyothi || ||<ref>{{cite web |last1=Deepak |first1=S. N. |title=Talikattuva Shubhavele |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep262004/mr5.asp |work=Deccan Herald |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050309103021/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep262004/mr5.asp |archive-date=9 March 2005 |date=26 September 2004}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Samara (film)|Samara]]'' ||   || [[Chi Guru Dutt]] || ||
| rowspan="6" | 2005
|''[[Namma Basava]]'' || Basava's sister-in-law || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Vijayasarathy |first1=R. G. |author1-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy |title=Namma Basava is entertaining |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/12namma.htm |website=Rediff.com |access-date=25 September 2023 |date=12 September 2005}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Kavya (film)|Kavya]]'' || Kavya  || Kodlu Ramakrishna ||  ||
| ''[[Anna Thangi (2005 film)|Anna Thangi]]'' || || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1996
| ''Thunta'' || Sudha || ||
|''[[Simhadri (1996 film)|Simhadri]]'' ||   || Raj Kishor ||  ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Vasantha Kavya]]'' || Kavya || [[S. Narayan]] || ||
| ''[[Auto Shankar (film)|Auto Shankar]]'' || Geetha || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Stunt Master]]'' || || V. Chandrahas ||  ||
| ''[[Magic Ajji]]'' || Nirmala Devi || ||
|-
|-
| 1999
| ''Abhinandane'' || Kamala || ||
|''[[Naanenu Maadlilla]]'' || || [[Dinesh Babu]] || ||
|-
|-
| 2000
| rowspan="3" | 2006
|''[[Sparsha (film)|Sparsha]]'' || Radha || [[Sunil Kumar Desai]] || Filmfare Award for Best Actress&nbsp;– Kannada  ||  
|''[[Thirupathi (2006 Kannada film)|Tirupathi]]'' || District Commissioner Margaret || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001
| ''O Priyathama'' || Vasu || ||
|''[[Sri Manjunatha (film)|Sri Manjunatha]]'' || || [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] || Also in Telugu;<br />Guest appearance ||
|-
|-
| ''Chandana Chiguru'' || Bharathi Teacher || Abdul Rehman Pasha || ||  
| ''[[Mandya (film)|Mandya]]'' || Gayatri || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2003
| rowspan="2" | 2007
|''[[Preethi Prema Pranaya]]'' || || [[Kavitha Lankesh]] || || 
|''Thamashegagi'' || Ramya || ||
|-
|-
| ''Khaaki'' || || Shivamani || ||
| ''[[Ee Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide]]'' || Chikkayya's wife || Cameo ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2004
| rowspan="4" | 2008
| ''Bimba'' || || [[Kavitha Lankesh]] || ||  
|''[[Accident (2008 film)|Accident]]'' || Suguna Shankar || Cameo ||
|-
|-
| ''Talikattuva Shubhavele'' || Jyothi || N. R. K. Vishwanath || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Deepak |first1=S. N. |title=Talikattuva Shubhavele |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep262004/mr5.asp |publisher=Deccan Herald |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=http://web-old.archive.org/web/20050309103021/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep262004/mr5.asp |archive-date=9 March 2005 |date=26 September 2004}}</ref>
| ''[[Mr. Garagasa]]'' || Gauri || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2005
| ''Prachanda Ravana'' || Mandodari  || ||
|''[[Namma Basava]]'' ||   || Veera Shankar ||  ||  
|-
|-
| ''[[Anna Thangi (2005 film)|Anna Thangi]]'' ||  || [[Om Sai Prakash]] || ||  
| ''[[Navashakthi Vaibhava]]'' || [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham|Sharadamba]] || ||
|-
|-
| ''Thunta'' || || [[Om Prakash Rao]] || ||  
| rowspan="6" | 2009
|''[[Maleyali Jotheyali]]'' || Lucky's mother || Cameo ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Auto Shankar (film)|Auto Shankar]]'' ||   || [[D. Rajendra Babu]] || ||  
| ''[[Ghauttham]]'' || Rajeswari || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Magic Ajji]]'' || Nirmala Devi || [[Dinesh Babu]] || ||
| ''[[Bhagyada Balegara (film)|Bhagyada Balegara]]'' || Unnamed || Special appearance in song "Ghallu Ghallenutha" ||
|-
|-
| ''Abhinandane'' || Kamala || N. Ramachandra Rao ||  ||  
| ''Eshtu Nagthi Nagu'' || || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2006
| ''[[Huchchi]]'' || || ||
|''Thirupathi'' || || Shivamani || ||  
|-
|-
| ''O Priyathama'' || || Shivaprabhu ||  ||
| ''Ishwar'' || || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Mandya (film)|Mandya]]'' || || [[Om Prakash Rao]] || ||
| rowspan="2" | 2010
|''Kaanana'' || Basanthi || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007
| ''[[Thamassu]]'' || Munavar's mother || Cameo ||
|''Thamashegagi'' || || Kodlu Ramakrishna || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Ee Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide]]'' || || [[Prem (director)|Prem]] || Special appearance ||
| 2011
| ''[[Jolly Boy]]'' || Indramma Gopalaswamy || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2008
| rowspan="4" | 2012
|''[[Accident (2008 film)|Accident]]'' || Suguna Shankar || [[Ramesh Aravind]] || Guest appearance ||
| ''Jeevana Joke-alli'' || Amrutha || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Mr. Garagasa]]'' || Gauri  || [[Dinesh Babu]] || || 
| ''Indina Satya'' || || ||
|-
|-
| ''Prachanda Ravana'' || || Srinivas Prasad || ||
| ''[[Dandupalya (film)|Dandupalya]]'' || Bharathi || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Navashakthi Vaibhava|Navashakti Vaibhava]]'' ||Goddess [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham|Sharadamba]] || [[Om Sai Prakash]] || ||  
| ''[[Guru (2012 film)|Guru]]'' || Tejaswini || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2009
| 2013
|''[[Maleyali Jotheyali]]'' ||   || [[Preetham Gubbi]] || Special appearance ||  
|''[[Bharath Stores]]'' || Bharathi || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Ghauttham]]'' || Rajeswari || K. Rajeev Prasad || ||  
| rowspan="4" | 2014
|''Vasundhara'' || || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Bhagyada Balegara]]'' || || [[Om Sai Prakash]] || Guest appearance ||  
| ''[[Sachin! Tendulkar Alla]]'' || || ||
|-
|-
| ''Eshtu Nagthi Nagu'' || || Chindodi Madhukesh ||  ||  
| ''[[Bahaddur]]'' || Doctor || ||
|-
|-
| ''Huchchi'' || || Venkatesh Panchangam || ||  
| ''[[Belli (film)|Belli]]'' || Nidhi || ||
|-
|-
| ''Ishwar'' || ||  ||  ||  
| rowspan="7" | 2015
|''[[Siddhartha (2015 film)|Siddhartha]]''
|
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010
| ''[[Vaastu Prakaara]]''
|''Kaanana'' ||   ||  ||  ||  
| Vandana
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Thamassu]]'' || || Agni Sridhar || Guest appearance  ||  
| ''Rebel''
|
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2011
| ''Billa''
|''Jeevana Jokeali'' || || Jayanth ||  ||
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Jolly Boy]]'' || || D. Sabhapathi ||  ||  
| ''[[Luv U Alia]]''
| Kiran's mother
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2012
| ''[[Plus (film)|Plus]]''
|''Indina Satya'' || || Aditya Chikkanna || ||  
| Samarthana
|
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title=Not a Plus, But a Minus |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2015/oct/17/not-a-plus-but-a-minus-830472.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=26 September 2023 |date=17 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Dandupalya (film)|Dandupalya]]'' || || Srinivas Raju || ||  
| ''[[Sharp Shooter (film)|Sharpshooter]]''
|
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Diganth Looks Like a Hollywood Star in Sharp Shooter |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2014/jul/30/diganth-looks-like-a-hollywood-star-in-sharp-shooter-641837.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=26 September 2023 |date=30 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Guru (2012 film)|Guru]]'' || Tejaswini || [[Jaggesh]] || ||
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''Siganduru Chowdeshwari Mahime''
| Chowdeshwari Devi
|
|  
|-
|-
| 2013
| ''July 22, 1947''
|''[[Bharath Stores]]'' || Bharathi || [[P. Sheshadri]] || ||  
|
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Narendra Modi bowled over after watching Kannada film! |url=https://newskarnataka.com/special/features/narendra-modi-bowled-over-after-watching-kannada-film |website=newskarnataka.com |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926094516/https://newskarnataka.com/special/features/narendra-modi-bowled-over-after-watching-kannada-film |archive-date=26 September 2023 |date=21 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2014
| rowspan="4" | 2017
|''Vasundhara'' || || [[T. S. Nagabharana]] || ||  
|''[[Happy New Year (2017 film)|Happy New Year]]''
| Varalakshmi
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Happy New Year: Punch of five stories |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/may/06/happy-new-year-punch-of-five-stories-1601539.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=26 September 2023 |date=6 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Sachin! Tendulkar Alla]]'' || || [[Mohan Shankar (actor)|S. Mohan]] || ||  
| ''[[Dada is Back]]''
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Bahaddur]]'' || ||[[Chethan Kumar (director)|Chethan Kumar]]|| ||
| ''[[Nibunan|Vismaya]]''
| Dr. Prema
|
| <ref name="auto2">{{cite web |title=Arjun Sarja s 150th movie shooting completed |url=https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/267062/Arjun-Sarja-s-150th-movie-shooting-completed |website=India Herald |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926094131/https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/267062/Arjun-Sarja-s-150th-movie-shooting-completed |archive-date=26 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Belli (film)|Belli]]'' || Nidhi || Mussanje Mahesh || ||  
| ''[[Bharjari]]''
|
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Dhruva Sarja's 'Bharjari' scores a hit at the box office |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/dhruva-sarja-s-bharjari-scores-hit-box-office-68658 |website=The News Minute |access-date=26 September 2023 |language=en |date=19 September 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="7"| 2015
| 2018
|''[[Siddhartha (2015 film)|Siddhartha]]'' ||   ||[[Prakash (film director)|Prakash Jayaram]]|| ||  
| ''[[Life Jothe Ondh Selfie]]''
| Thulsi
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title='Life Jothe Ondu Selfie' movie review: A realistic take on relationships |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/aug/25/life-jothe-ondu-selfie-movie-review-a-realistic-take-on-relationships-1862367.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=26 September 2023 |date=25 August 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Vaastu Prakaara]]'' || Vandana || [[Yogaraj Bhat]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada|Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] ||  
| rowspan="7" | 2019
| ''[[Padde Huli]]''
| Sampath's mother
|
| <ref name="Paddehuli"/>
|-
|-
| ''Rebel'' ||   || [[Rajendra Singh Babu]] || ||  
| ''[[Premier Padmini (film)|Premier Padmini]]''
| Spandana
|
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Anien |first1=Tini Sara |title=Films are about teamwork, says actor Sudharani |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/films-are-about-teamwork-says-actor-sudharani-730837.html |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=26 September 2023 |language=en |date=26 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Billa'' ||   || [[Rama Narayanan]] || ||  
| ''[[Amar (2019 film)|Amar]]''
| Amar's mother
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Abhishek and Tanya Hope battle cold in Switzerland for Amar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/nov/11/abhishek-and-tanya-hope-battle-cold-in-switzerland-for-amar-1896907.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=26 September 2023 |date=11 November 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Love U Alia]]'' ||   || [[Indrajit Lankesh]] || ||  
| ''Chitrakatha''
| Samaya
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=B Jayashree and Sudharani play different roles in 'Chitra Katha' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/b-jayashree-and-sudharani-play-different-roles-in-chitra-katha/articleshow/70129812.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=26 September 2023 |date=8 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Plus (film)|Plus]]'' || || Gadda Viji || ||  
| ''[[Geetha (2019 film)|Geetha]]''
| Geethanjali
|
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Shwetha |first1=Aravind |title='Geetha' review: Ganesh's love story is set in the backdrop of language rights agitation |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/geetha-review-ganesh-s-love-story-set-backdrop-language-rights-agitation-109620 |website=The News Minute |access-date=26 September 2023 |language=en |date=27 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Sharp Shooter (film)|Sharpshooter]]'' ||   || Ghouse Peer || ||  
| ''[[Vrithra]]''
|
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Sudharani is part of Vrithra |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sudharani-is-part-of-vrithra/articleshow/66040958.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=26 September 2023 |date=3 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[[Kannad Gothilla]]''
|''Siganduru Chowdeshwari Mahime'' || Chowdeshwari Devi || Shashikumar || ||
| [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Commissioner of Police]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Shwetha |first1=Aravind |title='Kannad Gothilla' review: Jingoistic thriller that takes its subject too far |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/kannad-gothilla-review-jingoistic-thriller-takes-its-subject-too-far-112783 |website=The News Minute |access-date=26 September 2023 |language=en |date=22 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''July 22, 1947'' ||   || Vishal Raj || ||
| rowspan="2" |2020
| ''[[Mayabazar 2016]]''
| Usha
|
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Shwetha |first1=Aravind |title='Mayabazar 2016' review: This clean comedy thriller is a jolly ride |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/mayabazar-2016-review-clean-comedy-thriller-jolly-ride-119140 |website=The News Minute |access-date=22 September 2023 |language=en |date=28 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2017
| ''[[Law (film)|Law]]''
|''[[Happy New Year (2017 film)|Happy New Year]]'' || Varalakshmi ||[[Pannaga Bharana]]|| ||
| Dr. Vimala Pathak
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Law is not a routine legal drama: Raghu Samarth |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/law-is-not-a-routine-legal-drama-raghu-samarth/articleshow/76913606.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=22 September 2023 |date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Dada is Back]]'' || || Santhosh || ||
| rowspan="1" |2021
| ''[[Yuvarathnaa]]''
| Professor
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=What's a rugby game got to do with 'Yuvarathnaa'? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/oct/05/whats-a-rugby-game-got-to-do-with-yuvarathnaa-2043281.html |website=The New Indian Express |date=5 October 2019 |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Nibunan]]'' ||rowspan="2"|Doctor
| rowspan="4" |2022
| rowspan="2" |[[Arun Vaidyanathan]] || Tamil film ||
| ''[[Trikona (film)|Trikona]]''
| Seetha
|
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Sebastian R. |first1=Shilpa |title=Director Rajashekar: 'Trikona is a rare experiment' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-rajashekar-trikona-is-a-rare-experiment/article32511290.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=22 September 2023 |language=en-IN |date=3 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Vismaya (film)|Vismaya]]'' || ||  
| ''[[Avatara Purusha (2022 film)|Avatara Purusha Part 1]]''
| Yashodha
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title='Avatara Purusha': Comic relief with a black twist |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2022/may/07/avatara-purusha-comic-relief-with-a-black-twist-2450590.html |website=The New Indian Express |date=7 May 2022 |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Bharjari]]'' || || [[Chethan Kumar (director)|Chethan Kumar]] || ||
| ''[[Thurthu Nirgamana]]''
| Nurse
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Exclusive: I was blown away by my character in Thurthu Nirgamana, says Sudharani |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-i-was-blown-away-by-my-character-in-thurthu-nirgamana-says-sudharani/articleshow/92261271.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=22 September 2023 |date=17 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2018
| ''Vasanthi Nalidaga''
|''[[Life Jothe Ondh Selfie]]'' || Thulsi || Dinakar Thoogudepa || ||  
| Madhu
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Vasanthi Nalidaga Review ಸಿಂಪಲ್ ಲವ್‌ಸ್ಟೋರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಜೀವನಪಾಠ |url=https://kannada.asianetnews.com/movie-reviews/rohith-sridhar-sadhu-kokila-vasanthi-nalidaga-kannada-film-review-rmaupt |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |access-date=25 September 2023 |language=kn |date=3 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2019
| rowspan="1"| 2023
| ''[[Premier Padmini (film)|Premier Padmini]]'' ||Spandana
| ''Prajarajya''
| Ramesh Indira || ||
| Vagdevi
|
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Reddy |first1=Y. Maheswara |title=Prajarajya Movie Review: Corrupt netas' tale |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/prajarajya-movie-review-corrupt-netas-tale/articleshow/98418433.cms |website=Bangalore Mirror |access-date=26 September 2023 |language=en |date=5 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
|''[[Amar (2019 film)|Amar]]''|| Amar's mother || Nagashekar||  ||
| rowspan="4" |2024
|[[Juni (film)|''Juni'']]
|Juni's Mother
|
|
|-
|-
|''Chitrakatha''
|[[Yuva (2024 film)|''Yuva'']]
|Girija
|
|
|Yashasvi Nalaaditya
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-14 |title=Yuva Rajkumar: "ಸುಧಾರಾಣಿ ಮೇಡಂ ನನ್ನ ಕಾಫಿ ಪಾರ್ಟ್ನರ್": ಯುವ ಹೀಗೆಂದಿದ್ದೇಕೆ? |url=https://zeenews.india.com/kannada/entertainment/yuva-rajkumar-said-that-his-coffee-partner-is-sudharani-203974 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Zee News Kannada |language=kn}}</ref>
|-
|[[Avatara Purusha 2|''Avatara Purusha Part 2'']]
|Yashodha
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''Vrithra''
|''[[Bagheera (2024 film)|Bagheera]]''
| Vedhanth's mother
|
|
|Gowtham Iyer G
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2025
|''[[Firefly (2025 film)|Firefly]]''
| Padma
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Geetha (2019 film)|Geetha]]''||Geethanjali
|''[[Junior (2025 film)|Junior]]''
| Vijay Nagendra ||
|Meera
|  
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Kannad Gothilla]]''
|''[[Nidradevi Next Door]]''
|Sudha
|
|
|Mayura Raghavendra
|
|
|-
|''[[45 (2025 film)|45]]''
|Herself
|Special appearance
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Padde Huli]]''
|2026
|''[[Chowkidar (2026 film)|Chowkidar]]''
|Uma Shankar
|
|
|Guru Deshpande
|
|}
 
=== Tamil films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Annakili Sonna Kathai]]'' || Gowri
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"|2020
|1991
|[[Mayabazar 2016|''Maayabazar 2016'']]
| ''[[Vasanthakala Paravai]]'' || Uma || rowspan="5" |Credited as Shali ||
|Usha
|-
|Radha Krishna Reddy
| rowspan="3"|1992 || ''Vasanthakala Malargal'' || Shanthi
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mouna Mozhi]]'' || Kasthuri
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Law (film)|Law]]''
| ''[[Sugamana Sumaigal]]'' ||
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://letterboxd.com/film/sugamana-sumaigal/ |title=Sugamana Sumaigal 1992 Directed by Parthiban |publisher=Letter Box |access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 1993 ||  ''[[Thangakkili]]'' || Swathi
|
|
| Raghu Samarth
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Nibunan]]''
| Dr. Prema
|
|
| <ref name="auto2"/>
|-
|}
=== Other language films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|1990||''[[Master Kapuram]]''
|Geeta
| rowspan="3" |Telugu
|Credited as Gayatri
|
|
|-
|-
|''Avatara Purusha''
|''Irugillu Porugillu''
|
|
|
|[[Suni (director)|Suni]]
|Filming
|
|
|-
|-
|''Thurthu Nirgamana''
|1991
| ''Srisaila Bhramarambika Kataksham''
|[[Bhramari|Bhramarambika]]
|
|
|Hemanth Kumar
|Filming
|
|
|-
|-
|2021
| 1993
|''[[Yuvarathnaa]]''
| ''[[Bangar Patler]]'' ||
|Professor
|Tulu|| ||
|[[Santhosh Ananddram|Santosh Ananddram]]
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Aadyathe Kanmani]]'' || Ambika
|Malayalam|| ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Jessie''
| Dr. Aradhya
| rowspan="2" | Telugu
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Junior (2025 film)|Junior]]'' || Meera||
|
|}
|}


===Voice over===
===Voice-over===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
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| 2004 || ''[[Maurya (film)|Maurya]]''|| [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]]
| 2004 || ''[[Maurya (film)|Maurya]]''|| [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]]
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Monalisa]]'' || [[Sadha]]
| 2004 || ''[[Monalisa (film)|Monalisa]]'' || [[Sadha]]
|-
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Prasad (2012 film)|Prasad]]'' || [[Madhuri Bhattacharya]]
| 2012 || ''[[Prasad (2012 film)|Prasad]]'' || [[Madhuri Bhattacharya]]
|-
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Maanikya]]'' || [[Ramya Krishnan]]
| 2014 || ''[[Maanikya]]'' || [[Ramya Krishnan]]
|-
| 2022 || ''[[K.G.F: Chapter 2]]''|| [[Raveena Tandon]]
|}
===Television===
*''Aramane'' (Udaya TV)<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/popular-kannada-serial-aramane-to-go-off-air-from-march-16/articleshow/63300979.cms</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Year{{efn|name=years|Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.}}
! scope="col" |Work
! scope="col" |Award
! scope="col" |Category
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1987
|''[[Mana Mechchida Hudugi]]''
|[[B. R. Panthulu|BR Panthulu Award]]
|Best Actress
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Panchama Veda (film)|Panchama Veda]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1992
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Mysore Mallige (film)|Mysore Mallige]]''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Filmfare Awards South]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress]]
| {{won}}
| <ref>[https://ia903105.us.archive.org/10/items/40thFilmfareSouthBestActorActress/40th%20Filmfare%20South%20Best%20Actor%20Actress.jpg Magazine clipping] us.archive.org</ref>
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Sparsha (film)|Sparsha]]''
| {{won}}
| {{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Vaastu Prakaara]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada|Best Supporting Actress – Kannada]]
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Winners-63rd-Filmfare-South-Awards/articleshow/52816168.cms|title=Winners: 63rd Filmfare South Awards|newspaper=The Times of India |date=24 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Life Jothe Ondh Selfie]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-37931.html|website=Filmfare |date=13 December 2019 |access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Thurthu Nirgamana]]''
| Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Anjanappa |first1=Bharath |title=Kantara and KGF 2 win max at Critics' Awards |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/sandalwood/kantara-and-kgf-2-win-max-at-critics-awards-786347 |website=[[The Hans India]] |access-date=25 September 2023 |language=en |date=6 March 2023}}</ref>
|}
|}


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==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
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Sudha Rani
Sudharani in 2020
Born
Jayashree

14th Aug 1973
Tumkuru, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
Spouse(s)
Sanjay
​
(
m. 1996; div. 1998)
Govardhan
(
m. 2000)
Children1

Jayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films in addition to some Tamil, Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films. As on Feb 2024, she has acted in about 150 films across industries.[1]

As a child artist, she acted in Kiladi Kittu (1978), Kulla Kulli (1980), Anupama (1981) Bhagyavantha and Ranganayaki (1981). She debuted as a lead actress at age 13 with Anand (1986). She has won the Filmfare Awards and the Karnataka State Film Awards twice for her performances in Panchama Veda (1990) and Mysore Mallige (1992).

Early years[edit | edit source]

Sudha Rani was born in Tumakuru and brought up in Malleswaram, Bengaluru district, Karnataka into "a conservative Brahmin family" of H. S. Gopalakrishna and Nagalakshmi. The family lived in the Malleswaram suburb of Bengaluru. Sudha Rani aspired to be a doctor since most of her relatives were into academics with many doctors among them.[2] Her uncle was eminent film personality, Chi. Udaya Shankar.

Sudha Rani was educated at St. Thomas school, in its Malleswaram and Seshadripura branches, and recalled reading books being her pastime as a child. She first faced camera for an advertisement for Kwality Biscuits when she was two and a half years old. The cameraman of the advertisement recommended her name to director of the 1978 film, Kiladi Kittu, who cast her to play the younger version of Kavitha's character and her brother as the younger version of Rajinikanth's character.[2] Her mother enrolled Sudha Rani in dance classes at age five; she would train in Kuchipudi and Bharata Natyam. At age 7, she was roped in by her brother for his short film based on children, titled as Child is Here which won an international award.[citation needed] She also actively participated in the children shows at the Prabhat Kalavidaru theatre troupe.

Film career[edit | edit source]

1978-1985: As a child actor[edit | edit source]

Sudha was credited as Baby Jayashree in all her childhood projects. She made her first appearance in television in the Kwality biscuits advertisement when she was two and a half years old.[3] At the age of three, she made her film debut with Kiladi Kittu in 1978 starring Vishnuvardhan and Rajinikanth. She played the younger role of the lead actress Kavitha in the film. This was followed by a series of child characters played in Kulla Kulli (1980), Puttanna Kanagal's Ranganayaki, Renuka Sharma's Anupama, Bhagyavantha (all released in 1981) and Baadada Hoo (1982).

1986-2000: Debut as a lead and success[edit | edit source]

Sudha was noticed by producer Parvathamma Rajkumar in a thread ceremony video when she was 12 and was selected to play the lead role in the film Anand in 1986 opposite Shiva Rajkumar. The film turned out to be a major commercial success establishing the careers of both the lead actors.[4] They became a popular pair and were cast in more films such as Mana Mechchida Hudugi (1987), Ranaranga (1988), Aasegobba Meesegobba (1990), Midida Shruthi (1992) and Samara (1995). In 1988, she played daughter to Dr. Rajkumar in Devatha Manushya. She reprised her role played in Mana Mechchida Hudugi in her Tamil debut, Annakili Sonna Kathai (1989), paired opposite Sathyaraj.

Few other films where Sudha's performance was noted during this period include Kashinath starrer Avane Nanna Ganda, Dwarakish directorial Krishna Nee Kunidaga (both 1989) and Panchama Veda (1990) which earned her first Karnataka State Film Award, the Telugu film, Master Kapuram (1990), where she was credited as Gayatri and the Tamil films, Vasanthakala Paravai (1991) and Thangakkili (1993), credited as Shali. In 1992, she featured in a lead role in K S Narasimha Swamy's poetry collection film, Mysore Mallige, directed by T. S. Nagabharana. She played the role of Padma who falls in love with a poet and entangles in the village's feudal structure. The film won several awards upon release including Sudha's maiden Filmfare Award and second Karnataka State Film Award.

After Shiva Rajkumar, her next successful pairing was with Ramesh Aravind. They both went on to star in over eight films, including Panchama Veda (1990), Vasanthakala Paravai (1991), Mouna Mozhi (1992), Srigandha, Aragini, Anuraga Sangama (all 1995), Ganda Mane Makkalu, Varagala Bete, Balondu Chaduranga and Accident. Her other successful pairing were with Ambareesh (Saptapadi, Mannina Doni, Munjaneya Manju, Mr. Abhishek), V. Ravichandran (Mane Devru), Shashikumar (Swathi), Anant Nag (Nanenu Madlilla), Devaraj and Ramkumar (Kavya, Mahakshathriya). With actor Vishnuvardhan, she appeared, although not opposite role, in Mahakshathriya (1994) and Kona Edaithe (1995).

In 1995, she expanded to Malayalam films with Aadyathe Kanmani playing the lead role opposite Jayaram. She ended the decade with her comeback film after a brief hiatus of three years with a lead role in Sunil Kumar Desai's Sparsha (2000). She received her second Filmfare Award for her performance in the film.

2001-till date: Supporting roles[edit | edit source]

After 2000, Sudha took up supporting roles with minimum screen space since she had to cater to her family responsibilities. She began this with a cameo appearance in K. Raghavendra Rao's Kannada-Telugu bilingual hagiographical film, Sri Manjunatha. Her next notable role came with Kavita Lankesh's Preethi Prema Pranaya (2003) which showcased three generations of couple life with Sudha pairing opposite Prakash Raj. Her performance as a sister-in-law to Puneeth Rajkumar in Namma Basava (2005) was praised by critics. Some other note worthy roles came with Auto Shankar. Magic Ajji (both 2005), Thirupathi (2006), Mr. Garagasa, Navashakthi Vaibhava (both 2008), Ghauttham (2009), Dandupalya (2012) and Bharath Stores (2013). The satire comedy film Vaastu Prakaara (2015) earned her critical praise and won her Filmfare Best Supporting Actress award. She made a comeback to Tamil cinema with Nibunan which was simultaneously shot in Kannada under the title Vismaya in 2017. She took up lead actor mother roles in films such as Padde Huli, Amar and Geetha, all released in 2019. She wound up the decade playing Police Commissioner role in Kannad Gothilla (2019).

Sudha continued to feature in several films playing supporting roles in 2020s. These include Yuvarathnaa (2021), Avatara Purusha, Thurthu Nirgamana (both 2022), Yuva, Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi, Bagheera (all 2024) and the Kannada-Telugu bilingual Junior (2025).

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Sudha Rani married a U.S.-based anesthesia specialist, Dr. Sanjay in 1996. However citing irreconcilable differences, they parted ways in 1998. Later, she married Govardhan in 2000[5] and has a daughter Nidhi, born in 2001.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Kannada films[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1978 Kiladi Kittu Young Geetha Credited as Baby Jayashree [6]
1980 Kulla Kulli Young Chitra Credited as Baby Jayashree [6]
1981 Ranganayaki Young Ranganayaki Credited as Baby Jayashree [7]
Anupama Young Anupama Credited as Baby Jayashree [6]
Bhagyavantha Young Tara Credited as Baby Jayashree [6]
1982 Baadada Hoo Usha Credited as Sudha
1986 Anand Mala Debut as lead actor [8]
1987 Manamecchida Hudugi Gowri [9]
Vijayotsava
1988 Devatha Manushya Seetha [10]
Ranaranga Shashikala [11]
Ganda Mane Makkalu Kamala
Sambhavami Yuge Yuge [12]
1989 Krishna Nee Kunidaga Radha [11]
Manmatha Raja Rathi [13]
Avane Nanna Ganda Mangala
1990 Panchama Veda Rukmini [14]
Aasegobba Meesegobba Urmila
Ashoka Chakra Asha
Halliya Surasuraru Gowri
Prathap Shanthi [15]
Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa Parvati
Thrinethra Asha
1991 Varagala Bete
1992 Mysore Mallige Padma [11]
Midida Shruthi Sujatha
Mannina Doni Sowbhagya/Padmavathi[lower-alpha 1]
Jeevana Chaitra Lakshmi Extended special appearance
Sapthapadi Sudha
Belliyappa Bangarappa Herself Cameo
Hosa Raaga
1993 Munjaneya Manju Meera
Mane Devru Janaki [16]
Bhagawan Sri Saibaba Parvati
Hrudaya Bandhana Dr. Asha
Ananda Jyothi Jyothi
Kumkuma Bhagya Mary
Chinnari Mutha Marisha Special appearance in song Maarisha Maarisha
1994 Mahakshathriya Priyadarshini/Lakshmi Double role
Swathi Swathi
Gold Medal Usha
Vijaya Kankana Nayana
Curfew Sudha Cameo
1995 Srigandha Arundathi [17]
Aragini Rani [18]
Kona Edaithe Vishnu's wife Cameo
Mister Abhishek Kiran
Anuraga Sangama Kasthuri
Samara Usha
Kavya Kavya
1996 Simhadri
Vasantha Kavya Kavya
Stunt Master Pooja
1999 Naanenu Maadlilla Chitra
2000 Sparsha Radha [19]
2001 Sri Manjunatha Bhoodevi Cameo
Chandana Chiguru Bharathi
2002 Thrishakthi Jahnavi
2003 Badri Cameo [20]
Preethi Prema Pranaya Jyothi [21]
Khaaki Tulasi
2004 Bimba Dolly [citation needed]
Talikattuva Shubhavele Jyothi [22]
2005 Namma Basava Basava's sister-in-law [23]
Anna Thangi
Thunta Sudha
Auto Shankar Geetha
Magic Ajji Nirmala Devi
Abhinandane Kamala
2006 Tirupathi District Commissioner Margaret
O Priyathama Vasu
Mandya Gayatri
2007 Thamashegagi Ramya
Ee Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide Chikkayya's wife Cameo
2008 Accident Suguna Shankar Cameo
Mr. Garagasa Gauri
Prachanda Ravana Mandodari
Navashakthi Vaibhava Sharadamba
2009 Maleyali Jotheyali Lucky's mother Cameo
Ghauttham Rajeswari
Bhagyada Balegara Unnamed Special appearance in song "Ghallu Ghallenutha"
Eshtu Nagthi Nagu
Huchchi
Ishwar
2010 Kaanana Basanthi
Thamassu Munavar's mother Cameo
2011 Jolly Boy Indramma Gopalaswamy
2012 Jeevana Joke-alli Amrutha
Indina Satya
Dandupalya Bharathi
Guru Tejaswini
2013 Bharath Stores Bharathi
2014 Vasundhara
Sachin! Tendulkar Alla
Bahaddur Doctor
Belli Nidhi
2015 Siddhartha
Vaastu Prakaara Vandana
Rebel
Billa
Luv U Alia Kiran's mother
Plus Samarthana [24]
Sharpshooter [25]
2016 Siganduru Chowdeshwari Mahime Chowdeshwari Devi
July 22, 1947 [26]
2017 Happy New Year Varalakshmi [27]
Dada is Back
Vismaya Dr. Prema [28]
Bharjari [29]
2018 Life Jothe Ondh Selfie Thulsi [30]
2019 Padde Huli Sampath's mother [16]
Premier Padmini Spandana [31]
Amar Amar's mother [32]
Chitrakatha Samaya [33]
Geetha Geethanjali [34]
Vrithra [35]
Kannad Gothilla Commissioner of Police [36]
2020 Mayabazar 2016 Usha [37]
Law Dr. Vimala Pathak [38]
2021 Yuvarathnaa Professor [39]
2022 Trikona Seetha [40]
Avatara Purusha Part 1 Yashodha [41]
Thurthu Nirgamana Nurse [42]
Vasanthi Nalidaga Madhu [43]
2023 Prajarajya Vagdevi [44]
2024 Juni Juni's Mother
Yuva Girija [45]
Avatara Purusha Part 2 Yashodha
Bagheera Vedhanth's mother
2025 Firefly Padma
Junior Meera
Nidradevi Next Door Sudha
45 Herself Special appearance
2026 Chowkidar Uma Shankar

Tamil films[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1989 Annakili Sonna Kathai Gowri
1991 Vasanthakala Paravai Uma Credited as Shali
1992 Vasanthakala Malargal Shanthi
Mouna Mozhi Kasthuri
Sugamana Sumaigal [46]
1993 Thangakkili Swathi
2017 Nibunan Dr. Prema [28]

Other language films[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
1990 Master Kapuram Geeta Telugu Credited as Gayatri
Irugillu Porugillu
1991 Srisaila Bhramarambika Kataksham Bhramarambika
1993 Bangar Patler Tulu
1995 Aadyathe Kanmani Ambika Malayalam
2019 Jessie Dr. Aradhya Telugu
2025 Junior Meera

Voice-over[edit | edit source]

Year Film Actress
1999 Premotsava Roja
2002 Simhadriya Simha Meena
2004 Maurya Roja
2004 Monalisa Sadha
2012 Prasad Madhuri Bhattacharya
2014 Maanikya Ramya Krishnan
2022 K.G.F: Chapter 2 Raveena Tandon

Television[edit | edit source]

  • Aramane (Udaya TV)[47]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year[lower-alpha 2] Work Award Category Result Ref(s)
1987 Mana Mechchida Hudugi BR Panthulu Award Best Actress Won
1991 Panchama Veda Karnataka State Film Awards Best Actress Won
1992 Mysore Mallige Won
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress Won [48]
2000 Sparsha Won [citation needed]
2015 Vaastu Prakaara Best Supporting Actress – Kannada Won [49]
2019 Life Jothe Ondh Selfie Nominated [50]
2023 Thurthu Nirgamana Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [51]


Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ She played one character with two names.
  2. ↑ Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Shrirastu Shubhamastu team honors Sudharani's 38-year acting journey; watch video". The Times of India. 28 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anien, Tini Sara (5 June 2020). "Sudharani: I faced camera first when I was just three". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Anien, Tini Sara. "Sudharani: I faced camera first when I was just three". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Anien, Tini Sara. "Sudharani: I faced camera first when I was just three". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the Kannada film industry". Rediff.com.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "On my pinboard- Sudha Rani". Deccan Herald. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Puttanna Kanagal: ಕನ್ನಡದ ರಂಗನಾಯಕಿ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಆರತಿ ಅಲ್ಲದೇ ಇನ್ನೂ ಒಬ್ಬ ನಾಯಕಿ ಇದ್ರು ಗೊತ್ತೇ?". News18 Kannada (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "ಶಿವಣ್ಣ ಮೊದಲು ಹೀರೋ ಆಗಿದ್ದ 'ಆನಂದ್‌' ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ 34ರ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ!". Vijay Karnataka (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mana Mechida Hudugi Sudharani Shares Throwback With Shivanna". The Hans India. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sudharani shares a priceless memory on Dr Rajkumar's birth anniversary". The Times of India. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Sebastian R., Shilpa (25 October 2017). "Queen of hearts". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ganda Mane Makkalu – ಗಂಡ ಮನೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳು (1988/೧೯೮೮)". Kannada Movies Info. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Krishna Nee Kunidaga – ಕೃಷ್ಣ ನೀ ಕುಣಿದಾಗ (1989/೧೯೮೯)". Kannada Movies Info. January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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  15. ↑ Suresh, Sunayana (21 April 2017). "Arjun Sarja's evergreen song Prema Baraha re-created". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Ravichandran and Sudharani unite for Shreyas' Paddehuli". Cinema Express. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "Srigandha, The Kannada Classic That Was Also Made In Telugu With These Actors". News18. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Don't stop the music". The Times of India. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  19. ↑ Riti, M. D. (24 July 2000). "Not upto the mark!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "Badri - a film of Sainika Yogeshwar". Viggy.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  21. ↑ Srinivasa, Srikanth (12 January 2003). "For friends & parents". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 17 August 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  23. ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (12 September 2005). "Namma Basava is entertaining". Rediff.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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  25. ↑ "Diganth Looks Like a Hollywood Star in Sharp Shooter". The New Indian Express. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  26. ↑ "Narendra Modi bowled over after watching Kannada film!". newskarnataka.com. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  27. ↑ "Happy New Year: Punch of five stories". The New Indian Express. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Arjun Sarja s 150th movie shooting completed". India Herald. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  29. ↑ "Dhruva Sarja's 'Bharjari' scores a hit at the box office". The News Minute. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  30. ↑ "'Life Jothe Ondu Selfie' movie review: A realistic take on relationships". The New Indian Express. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  31. ↑ Anien, Tini Sara (26 April 2019). "Films are about teamwork, says actor Sudharani". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  32. ↑ "Abhishek and Tanya Hope battle cold in Switzerland for Amar". The New Indian Express. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  33. ↑ "B Jayashree and Sudharani play different roles in 'Chitra Katha'". The Times of India. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  34. ↑ Shwetha, Aravind (27 September 2019). "'Geetha' review: Ganesh's love story is set in the backdrop of language rights agitation". The News Minute. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  35. ↑ "Sudharani is part of Vrithra". The Times of India. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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  41. ↑ "'Avatara Purusha': Comic relief with a black twist". The New Indian Express. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  42. ↑ "Exclusive: I was blown away by my character in Thurthu Nirgamana, says Sudharani". The Times of India. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  43. ↑ "Vasanthi Nalidaga Review ಸಿಂಪಲ್ ಲವ್‌ಸ್ಟೋರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಜೀವನಪಾಠ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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