Full Name Rajalakshmi Role Actress Name B. Radha | Nationality Indian Spouse KSL Swamy (m. 1973–2015) | |
Born August 1948 (age 67) Bangalore, Mysore State, India Awards National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada Movies Partha, Devaru Kotta Thangi, Bangaarada Manushya, Navakoti Narayana, Mayor Muthanna Similar People KSL Swamy, Chi Udayashankar, Vijaya Bhaskar, Hamsalekha, G K Venkatesh | ||
Occupation Actress, film producer | ||
B V Radha | BV Radha | KSL Swamy | K S L Swamy | BV | Kannada Actress | Filmi News
Bengaluru Vijaya Radha (August 15, 1948 – 10 September 2017) was a former Indian actress and film producer. Starting her career in the 1964 Kannada film Navakoti Narayana. She went on to play mostly supporting roles in over 300 films, 250 of which were in Kannada, and the rest in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi.
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She is married to film director K. S. L. Swamy. Following her career in cinema, she associated herself with theatre, performing plays with her troupe, Natavranda. Recognizing her contribution to theatre and cinema, Radha was awarded the Kanaka Ratna Award by Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha, a spiritual and cultural center for Kuruba Gowdas, in 2010.
Early life and career
Radha was born as Rajalakshmi in August 1948, into a family of farmers. Ever interested in becoming an actress, she quit school to enter cinema. Her debut role came in the 1964 Kannada film Navakoti Narayana, in which Rajkumar played the lead role. Her most notable role in Tamil films was Thazampoo in 1966. She would then go on to act alongside other top actors in the south Indian cinema in the 1960s and 1970s, such as M.G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, N. T. Rama Rao, Gemini Ganesan, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jaishankar. She died on 10 September 2017. The cause of death was a heart attack.