Residence Hyderabad Years active 1985–1996 Name Disco Shanti Children Akshara Srihari | Role Film actress Nephews Sidhu Rai Occupation Film Actress Spouse Srihari (m. 1996–2013) Nieces Pooja Rai, Meghna Rai | |
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Siblings Lalitha Kumari, Jai Varma Born 28 August 1965 (age 56), Chennai Similar Lalitha Kumari, Jayamalini, Silk Smitha |
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Disco Shanti is an Indian film actress, particularly famous in the Southern India for her appearances in the Item Songs, she ruled the niche for quite a long time, lead actresses weren't keen to accept glamorous roles/appearances back then, Disco Shanti rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s.
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- Actress disco shanti exclusive interview talking movies with idream 340
- Real Star Sri Hari Reveals About Their Love With Disco Shanti Life Mates V6 News
- Personal life
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- Filmography
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She has appeared in various languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi & Oriya language movies, in a total of more than 100 movies.

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Personal life

Disco Shanti is the daughter of Tamil actor C. L. Anandan, who starred in many films, such as "Vijayapuri Veeran" and "Kaattumallika." She has a younger sister actress Lalitha Kumari. She married Telugu actor Sri Hari in 1996 and stopped working in movies. The couple had two sons and a daughter. Their daughter, Akshara, died when she was just four months old. The family started Akshara Foundation in her memory, which aims to supply villages with fluoride-free water and students with school supplies. They also adopted four villages in Medchal. Srihari, who had been suffering from a liver ailment for some time, complained of giddiness during the shooting of Rambo Rajkumar being directed by Prabhu Deva with Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead. He was rushed to a hospital where he died later.
Related

In 2011, the Hindi language movie, The Dirty Picture was made. This movie was inspired primarily by the life of actress Silk Smitha, but also used some elements from the life of Disco Shanti. The film stars Vidya Balan who plays the lead role along with Naseeruddin Shah, Tusshar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi.
Filmography

Disco Shanti performed / acted in following movies.

