Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati, better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian actress and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil and Telugu cinema, in addition to some Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. She became one of India's most popular sex symbols of the 1980s and early 1990s, as well as one of the most sought-after erotic actresses in South Indian cinema in the 1980s. Smitha was a key figure in the Malayalam softcore film genre in the late 1980s.
Ramya Krishnan, also credited as Ramya Krishna, is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Ramya has won four Filmfare Awards, three Nandi Awards, and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize.
B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. She acted in around 200 films over seven decades. She is known by the epithets "Abhinaya Saraswathi" in Kannada and "Kannadathu Paingili" in Tamil. She is one of the most successful actresses in the history of Indian cinema.
Vinaya Prakash, also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress who has featured primarily in Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films and television series besides acting in Telugu language films.
Saritha is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 150 films and provided voice for many actress for more than 200 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu languages. She was one of the popular and critically acclaimed lead actresses during the 1980s. She also appeared in a television serial, Selvi. She is also credited as a dubbing artist. She has dubbed her voice for Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu movies for actresses like Nagma, Vijayashanti, Tabu, Sushmita Sen, Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya in 1990s.
Ambika is an Indian actress known for her work predominantly across the entire southern film industry and in several tele serials. She has also acted in an English film (Indian-American), to date. She was one of the top South Indian heroines for more than a decade from 1976 to 1989. Her younger sister Radha was also an actress. They acted together in a number of South Indian films during the peak of their career. The sisters runs a movie studio called 'ARS Studios', which they converted into a hotel complex in 2013.
P. Chandrakumar is an Indian film director, cinematographer, and film distributor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He is known for introducing the Malayalam cinema with soft porn culture from late 80's. His film Adipapam (1988) is considered the first successful Malayalam film with softcore nudity.
Kalaranjini is an Indian actress who started her career in the early 1980s.
Kavitha Manoranjini, known professionally as Urvashi, is an Indian actress, dubbing artist, television host, screenwriter and film producer known for her work in the Southern film industry, she was Recognized as super star of malayalam film industry, predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, and also in Kannada and Telugu films. In a career spanning over four decades, she has won one National Film Award, six Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Award South. Known for her distinct style of acting, she is widely regarded as one of the greatest actress in south indian cinema.
Sumalatha Ambareesh is an Indian actress, politician who was served as Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka from May 2019 to 04 June 2024. She has acted in more than 220 films in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi. She gained popularity in Telugu cinema and Malayalam cinema and later married Kannada actor-politician Ambareesh and has a son Abhishek Gowda.
Sairandhri, better known by her stage name Seetha, is an Indian actress and producer known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and a few Kannada films.
Sumathi Josephine, better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam films. She also starred in a few Telugu and Kannada films.She was one of the contestants of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4.
Layanam (transl. Dissolution) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language erotic drama film directed by Thulasidas and produced by R. B. Choudary. The film stars prominent sexploitation actresses Silk Smitha, Abhilasha, and Devishri/Jahnvi, as well as young Nandu. It was one of the biggest hits in the Malayalam soft-porn industry, and has earned a cult status. The film features the story of a young boy who became intimately related to three older women.
C. Shakeela, known mononymously as Shakeela, is an Indian actress and politician who has predominantly acted in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu language films. She is a member of Indian National Congress.
Adipapam is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language erotic film directed and filmed by P. Chandrakumar and produced by R. B. Choudary. It is based on the Old Testament and features Vimal Raja and Abhilasha as Adam and Eve, respectively. Upon release, the film grossed ₹2.5 crore against a budget of ₹7.5 lakh. The film was released in Tamil as Muthal Paavam. It is regarded as the first successful Malayalam softcore film with nudity.
Rajyalakshmi Chandu, better known by her stage name Sankarabharanam Rajyalakshmi is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She was well noted for her performance in the Telugu movie Sankarabharanam in which she starred as the female lead alongside Chandra Mohan at the age of fifteen. Since her success from Sankarabharanam, Rajyalakshmi has acted as a heroine with many prominent actors from all corners of the Indian film industry including N. T. Rama Rao, Nageswara Rao, Rajinikanth, Balakrishna, Shankar, Mohanlal, Dilip, Jeetendra, Mammooty and Vishnuvardhan. Currently she is acting in Telugu and Tamil television shows with guest appearances in movies.
Kalpana House is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by P. Chandrakumar. The film stars Kapil Dev, Divya, Abhilasha and Shafeeq. It is an unauthorised remake of the American film Fright Night (1985). The film was dubbed and released in Hindi as Bungalow No. 666, in Tamil as Amavasai Iravil and in Telugu as Inti No 13.
Vanitha Vasu Born Vina Bhaktawar As is an Indian actress who has appeared in many Kannada films. She is best known for her roles in Aaganthuka (1987), Kadina Benki (1988), Tarka (1989), Utkarsha (1990) and Nagamandala (1997).
Reshma is a former Indian film actress from Karnataka, known for her work in South Indian B-grade or softcore porn films, particularly in the Malayalam language. She was one of the most sought-after erotic actresses in the South Indian softcore porn industry during her time and was a key figure in the Malayalam softcore film in the early 2000s. Reshma also appeared in a few mainstream Kannada films. Her career ended between 2003 and 2005, due to the rapid surge of the internet in India among other reasons. Reshma disappeared in 2008 and is reportedly living in Karnataka with her family.
Malayalam softcore pornography was a popular genre of softcore pornography produced in the Indian state of Kerala in the Malayalam language. Popularly known as Mallu porn films or B-grade films, they are mostly recognised as low-quality films with fairly low budgets. They emerged alongside mainstream Malayalam cinema of Kerala in the 1980s.
