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Shari (actress)

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Full Name
  
Sadhana Kumar

Spouse(s)
  
Kumar (1991- present)

Nationality
  
Indian

Children
  
Kalyani

Name
  
Sadhana Kumar

Occupation
  
Role
  
Film actress

Years active
  
1984–present


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Parent(s)
  
Vishwanathan, Saraswathi

Movies
  
Veendum Lisa, Namukku Parkkan Munthiri T, Kalikaalam, Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu, Jilebi

Similar People
  
Padmarajan, Sathyan Anthikad, Reji Nair, Balachandra Menon, Shafi

Biography

Shari a.k.a. Sadhana is an Indian film actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films.

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Personal life

Shari is born as Sadhana to Vishwanathan and Saraswathi at Andhra Pradesh. She is a trained classical dancer who learned Bharata Natyam from Padma Subrahmanyam and Kuchipudi from Vempati Chinna Satyam. She had her primary education from Saraswathi Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai. And She is the grand daughter of famous Kanada Actress B. Ramadevi. She was living in Vadapalani, Pilliar Koil Street, just opposite to the house of famous Kanada Actress Pandaribai.

She is married to Kumar, a businessman in 1991. They have a daughter, Kalyani. Sadhana is currently acting in Tamil TV serials.

Career

She rose to fame after Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal. She got a Kerala State film award for the same. In Tamil industry, she is known as Sadhana, she got her first offer as a supporting role in Hitler Umanath in 1982 where she act as Sivaji Ganesan's daughter, however she gained more attention when she makes debut as a heroine in Nenjathai Allitha where she was paired with actor Mohan which was released in 1984.

Awards

  • 1986 Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress- Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal
  • 1986 Kerala State Film Critics Award- Best actress -Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal
  • 1986 Filmfare Award- Best Actress -Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal
  • 2017 Flowers TV awards - Best supporting actress -Nilavum Nakshatrangalum
  • Kannada

  • Brahma Gantu (1985)
  • Samayada Gombe (1984)
  • Thayiya Nudi (1983)
  • Onde Guri (1983)
  • Telugu

  • Mugguru Ammayila Mogudu (1983)
  • Iddaru Kiladilu (1983)
  • Television

    Malayalam
  • Nilavum Nakshatrangalum (Amrita TV)
  • Sindhooram
  • Snehadaram
  • Tamil
  • Rekha IPS (Kalaignar TV)
  • Keladi Kanmani (TV series) (Sun TV) as Bhavani
  • Kalyana Parisu (Sun TV) as Gomathy (Surya's mother)
  • Thendral (Sun TV) as Padma
  • Idhayam (TV series) (Sun TV) as Valmiki's mother
  • Kanmanayee (Sun TV)
  • Latchiyam (Kalaignar TV)
  • Namma Kudumbam (Kalaignar TV)
  • Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai (Vijay TV) as Manju
  • Valli -Banumathy (Nandan's mother; Died in serial) (Sun TV)
  • Panam (TV Series)
  • Gopuram (TV Series)
  • Azhagiya Tamil Magal
  • Kalyana Parisu
  • References

    Shari (actress) Wikipedia