Bhanupriya

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Bhanupriya
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Bhanupriya in the film Donga Mogudu (1987)
Born
Mangabhanu

(1967-01-15) 15 January 1967 (age 57)[1]
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
Years active1983–present
Spouse(s)
Adarsh Kaushal
​
(
m. 1998; div. 2005)
Children1
RelativesShantipriya (sister)

Bhanupriya (born Mangabhanu; 15 January 1967) is an Indian actress, Kuchipudi dancer, and voice artist. In a career spanning over 4 decades, Bhanupriya has appeared in 155 feature films, predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films, in a variety of roles.

She has garnered three state Nandi Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and two Cinema Express Awards.

Early life[edit]

Bhanupriya was born on 15 January 1967 in Rangampeta village near Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu-speaking family, to Pandu Babu and Ragamali. She was named as Mangabhanu.[2][3] Her family later moved to Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She has an elder brother Gopikrishana and a younger sister Shantipriya, who has also been a film actress since the 1990s.[4][5]

Career[edit]

She was one of the mainstream top actresses for more than a decade from 1983 to 1995. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Mella Pesungal (1983).[6] She then appeared in the Telugu hit Sitaara, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. She then played an ornithologist in the 1985 mystery film Anveshana. In 1986, she made her Hindi film debut with Dosti Dushmani.[7]

In 1988, she appeared in Swarnakamalam, which was screened at the Indian panorama section of the 1988 International Film Festival of India[8] and the Ann Arbor Film Festival.[9] Bhanupriya received the Indian Express Award for Best Actress,[10] the Nandi Award for Best Actress, and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her performance in the film.[11][12] In 1989 and 1991, her performances in the Tamil hits Aararo Aariraro, and Azhagan brought her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prizes, respectively.[13]

She received the JFW Divas of South India Award - for her contribution to South Indian cinema, the Gemini TV Puraskaram for lifetime achievement in television and various other honors.[4][5]

Personal life[edit]

Bhanupriya married Adarsh Kaushal, a digital graphics engineer, at the Sri Venkateswara temple in Malibu, California, on 14 June 1998. The couple has a daughter, Abhinaya, born in 2002.[4][5]

Bhanupriya divorced Kaushal in 2005 and returned to India, and resumed her acting career. She lives in Chennai with her daughter.[14] Kaushal died in 2018 after suffering a cardiac arrest.[15]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Acting roles[edit]

List of films and roles
Year Title Role Language Notes
1983 Mella Pesungal Uma Tamil Debut Film in Tamil
1984 Sitaara Sitaara / Kokila Telugu Debut Film in Telugu
1984 Rowdy Ganga Telugu
1984 Ramayanamlo Bhagavatam Telugu
1984 Palnati Puli Rani Telugu
1984 Jamesbond 999 Telugu
1984 Chadarangam Telugu
1984 Gruhalakshmi Swapna Priya Telugu
1984 Illale Devata Telugu
1985 Jhansi Rani Jhansi Rani Telugu
1985 Mogudu Pellalu Saroja Telugu
1985 Musugu Donga Swapna Telugu
1985 Bangaru Chiluka Hema / Chilaka Telugu Dual Role
1985 Preminchu Pelladu Radha Telugu
1985 Jwala Telugu
1985 Thendral Thodhata Malar Tamil
1985 Garjana Telugu
1985 Kutumba Bandham Telugu
1985 Illaliko Pariksha Telugu
1985 Atmabalam Vishali Telugu
1985 America Alludu Radha Telugu
1985 Anveshana Hema Telugu
1985 Vijetha Priyadarshini Telugu
1986 Bhale Mithrulu Bharathi Telugu
1986 Manchi Manasulu Janaki Telugu
1986 Pratibhavantudu Telugu
1986 Shravana Meghaalu Telugu
1986 Konaseema Kurradu Jyothi Telugu
1986 Kashmora Tulasi Telugu
1986 Dosti Dushmani Rekha / Shanti Hindi Debut Film in Hindi
1986 Aalapana Usha Telugu
1986 Apoorva Sahodarulu Roja Telugu
1986 Anadiga Aadadi Telugu
1986 Anasuyammagari Alludu Rukmini Telugu
1986 Chadastapu Mogudu Janaki Telugu
1987 Srinivasa Kalyanam Lalitha Telugu
1987 Shankaravam Jyothi Telugu
1987 Prema Samrat Madhulatha Telugu
1987 Insaf Ki Pukar Rani Hindi
1987 Prema Deepalu Telugu
1987 Chakravarthy Rani Telugu
1987 Kartika Pournami Abilasha / Gowri Telugu
1987 Khudgarz Jaya Saxena Hindi
1987 Donga Mogudu Priyamvada Telugu
1987 Allari Krishnayya Lalitha Telugu
1987 Dharmapatni S.I Vidya Telugu
1987 Jebu Donga Bujji Telugu
1988 Mar Mitenge Jenny Hindi
1988 Bharatamlo Balachandrudu Bhanu Telugu
1988 Nyayaniki Siksha Telugu
1988 Agni Keratalu Bhanurekha Telugu
1988 Tiragabadda Telugu Bidda Padma Telugu
1988 Tamacha Seema Hindi
1988 Khaidi No. 786 Radha Telugu
1988 Trinetrudu Pratyusha Telugu Chiranjeevi's 100th Film
1988 Swarnakamalam Meenakshi Telugu Nandi Award for Best Actress
1989 Suryaa: An Awakening Shanoo Hindi
1989 State Rowdy Asha Telugu
1989 Bhagawan Rekha Telugu
1989 Black Tiger Telugu
1989 Dav Pech Sunita Verma Hindi
1989 Garibon Ka Daata Naina Hindi
1989 Gudachari 117 Telugu
1989 Kasam Vardi Ki Aarthi Hindi
1989 Ashoka Chakravarthy Urmila Telugu
1989 Aararo Ariraro Meenu Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1990 Zahreelay Seema Hindi
1990 Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar Chitra Tamil
1990 Jayasimha Telugu
1990 Chatriyan Banu Tamil
1991 Bhabhi Sita / Kamini Hindi
1991 Pudhu Manithan Sugandhi Tamil
1991 Gopura Vasalile Kalyani Tamil
1991 Shri Edu Kondala Swamy Goddess Padmavati Devi Telugu
1991 Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum Indira Tamil
1991 Azhagan Priya Ranjan Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
1991 People's Encounter Telugu
1991 Bramma Pavitra Tamil
1991 Thalapathi Padma Tamil
1991 Thaipoosam Sivagami Tamil
1991 Ramudu Kadu Rakshasudu Telugu
1992 Magudam Bhavani Tamil
1992 Bharathan Indhu Tamil
1992 Therku Theru Machan Parimala Tamil
1992 Sundara Kandam Deivanai Tamil
1992 Pangali Saidhai Tamizharasi Tamil
1992 Rajashilpi Durga Malayalam Debut Film in Malayalam
1992 Amaran Sivagaami Tamil
1992 Kaviya Thalaivan Priya / Saradha Tamil Dual Role
1992 Vaaname Ellai Herself Tamil Guest Appearance in a special song
1992 Neenga Nalla Irukkanum Anjalai Tamil
1993 Kattalai Vijaya Tamil
1993 Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda Amudha Tamil
1993 Bhagat Telugu
1993 Maharasan Selvi Tamil
1993 Mutrugai DSP Bhavani Tamil
1993 Rajadurai Tamil Guest Appearance in special song
1993 Kirayi Gunda Telugu
1993 Gokulam Gayathri / Mary Tamil
1993 Uzhavan Tamil
1994 Rasika Kannada Debut Film in Kannada
1994 Ish Gup Chup Ravali Telugu
1994 Bangaru Mogudu Amulya Telugu
1995 Highway Meera Malayalam
1995 Pedarayudu Lakshmi Telugu
1995 Chakravarthy Bhanu Tamil
1996 Azhakiya Ravanan Anuradha Malayalam
1996 Amma Durgamma Goddess Durga Telugu
1997 Mama Bagunnava Gowri Telugu
1997 Kulam Subhadra Malayalam
1997 Rishyasringan Poornima Malayalam
1997 Annamayya Goddess Padmavathi Telugu
1997 Thalaimurai Panchavarnam Tamil
1997 Aahaa..! Rajeswari (Raaji) Tamil
1997 Aahaa..! Geeta Telugu Guest Role
1999 Endrendrum Kadhal Pooja Tamil Comeback film after her marriage
1999 Anantha Poongathe Banu Tamil Guest Role
2000 Annai Kanagamahalakshmi Tamil
2000 14 February Necklace Road 14 February Necklace Road Telugu Guest Role
2000 Ayodhya Ramaiah Padmavathi Telugu
2000 Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal Maya Varma Malayalam
2000 Devara Maga Annapoorna Kannada
2000 Jayam Manadera Bhuvaneswari Telugu
2000 Hindustan The Mother Telugu
2001 Sree Rajarajeswary Goddess Parasakthi Tamil
2001 Thaali Kaatha Kaaliamman Goddess Kaali Tamil
2002 Simhadriya Simha Lakshmi Kannada
2002 Naina Azhagu Nachiyar Tamil
2002 Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo Indu Telugu Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
2004 Jai Veerapandi's wife / Jai's mother Tamil
2004 Manjupoloru Penkutti Arundathi Malayalam
2004 Jore Meenakshi Tamil
2004 Kadamba Yamini Kannada
2004 Shravanamasam Rajyam Telugu
2004 Chellamae Herself Tamil Guest Appearance in a song "Kummi Adi"
2005 Orey Pandu Akhilandeswari Telugu
2005 Gowtam SSC Bhanu Telugu
2005 Hridayathi Sookshikkaan Sreenath's mother Malayalam
2005 Chhatrapati Rajya Lakshmi Telugu Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
2006 Raathrimazha Malayalam
2007 Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan Ganga Tamil
2007 Polladhavan Thilaka Tamil
2008 Mahayagnam Telugu
2008 Theekuchi Sakthi Tamil
2008 Pellaindi Kaani Rajeshwari Telugu
2009 Mesthru Kannada
2010 My Name is Amruta Telugu
2012 3 Ram's mother Tamil
2012 Dammu Vasundhara Telugu
2013 Chatrapathi Kannada
2014 Avathaaram Akkamma Telugu
2017 Shivalinga Sarala Tamil
2017 Magalir Mattum Rani Amirthakumari Tamil
2018 Mahanati Durgama Telugu
2018 Kadaikutty Singam Panchavanmadevi Tamil
2021 Natyam Sitara's mother Telugu
2022 Ayalaan Raghu's mother Tamil Post-production

Dubbing artist[edit]

Television[edit]

List of television shows and roles
Year Title Role Language Channel
1991 Penn Tamil
1997-1998 Sakthi Tamil Sun TV
2000 Manase Mandiram Telugu Gemini TV
2000-2001 Vaazhkkai Seetha Tamil Sun TV
2000 Gopi AVM Yasodha Tamil Sun TV
2001-2002 Take It Easy Vaazhkai Story Narrator Tamil DD Podhigai/Sun TV
2004 Deivam seetha Telugu Gemini TV/Star Maa
2005-2006 Porandha Veeda Pugundha Veeda Raji Tamil Sun TV
2012-2013 Aaha Raji Tamil Vijay TV
2016–2017 Nathicharami Yamuna Telugu Gemini TV

Awards[edit]

Nandi Awards[16]
Filmfare Awards South
Other Awards

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "భానుప్రియ-వంశీ కాంబినేషన్ అంటేనే..." Sakshi (in తెలుగు). 15 January 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "సితార - జనవరి 15 (సినీ చరిత్రలో ఈరోజు) - ఈరోజే". సితార (in తెలుగు). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Chauhan, Ramesh (7 January 2017). "నాట్య మయూరి భానుప్రియ!". Mana Telangana (in తెలుగు). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "An Interview with Bhanu Priya". www.indolink.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "For actor Banupriya family comes first now". The Hindu. 28 September 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. ↑ S.R. Ashok Kumar (1 October 2006). "For Bhanupriya family comes first now". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "32nd National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Dance without frontiers: K Viswanath – Director who aims to revive classical arts". 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Express News Service (11 March 1989), "Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram", The Indian Express, p. 4, archived from the original on 11 October 2020, retrieved 7 October 2016
  11. ↑ Vidura. C. Sarkar. 1989.
  12. ↑ - Ranjana Dave (30 June 2011). "The meaning in movement". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  13. ↑ Anandan, Film News (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements). Sivagami Publications. p. 738.
  14. ↑ SRIREKHA PILLAI (13 September 2004). "ABHINAYA, Bhanupriya's new love". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  15. ↑ Adivi, Sashidhar (3 February 2018). "Bhanu priya's ex husband passes away". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

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