Bhanupriya

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Bhanupriya
Born
Manga Bhanu

(1967-01-15) 15 January 1967 (age 58)
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Adarsh Kaushal
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(m. 1998⁠–⁠2018)​
Children1
Relatives Shantipriya (sister)

Bhanupriya (born Manga Bhanu; 15 January 1967) is an Indian actress and dancer. In a four decade old career, she has appeared in 155 feature films, predominantly in Telugu and Tamil, and a few in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. She has starred in a variety of roles, which garnered her three state Nandi Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and two Cinema Express Awards.

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Early life

Bhanupriya was born on 15 January 1967 [1] in Rangampeta village near Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu-speaking family, to Pandu Babu and Ragamali. She was named Mangabhanu after birth. [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

She was one of the top mainstream actresses for more than a decade from 1983 to 1995. She was originally chosen to be the lead actress for Thooral Ninnu Pochchu (1982) after Bhagyaraj spotted her at a dance school, but after the photoshoot he felt she looked too young for this role and she was replaced by Sulakshana thus 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 honours. [4] [5]

Personal life

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 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

Film

Acting roles

List of films and roles
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1983 Mella Pesungal Uma Tamil Tamil debut
1984Etho Mogam
Sitaara Sitaara / Kokila Telugu Telugu debut
RowdyGanga
Eduruleni MonagalluRani
Ramayanamlo Bhagavatam
Palnati Puli Rani
James Bond 999Neelima
ChadarangamMeena
GruhalakshmiSwapna Priya
Illale Devata Radha
1985Mogudu PellaluSaroja
Musugu DongaSwapna
Chiranjeevi Shanti
Bangaru ChilukaHema/ChilakaDual Role
Preminchu Pelladu Radha
Jwala
Thendral Thodhata MalarTamil
GarjanaVijayaTelugu
Kutumba BandhamLakshmi
Illaliko Pariksha
AatmabalamVaishali
America Alludu Radha
Vijetha Priyadarsini
Anveshana Hema
1986Bhale MitruluBharathi
Manchi Manasulu Janaki
Pratibhavantudu
Sravana Meghaalu
Samajamlo Sthree
Konaseema KurraduJyothi
KashmoraTulasi
Dosti Dushmani Rekha Hindi Hindi Debut
AalapanaUshaTelugu
Apoorva Sahodarulu Roja
Anadiga AadadiGeetha
Anasuyamma Gari Alludu Rukmini
Chadastapu MoguduJanaki
1987 Srinivasa Kalyanam Lalitha
ShankaravamJyothi
Prema SamratMadhulatha
Insaf Ki Pukar RaniHindi
Prema DeepaluTelugu
Chakravarthy Rani
Karthika PournamiAbilasha/GowriDual Role
Khudgarz Jaya SaxenaHindi
Donga Mogudu PriyamvadaTelugu
Allari Krishnayya Lalitha
Dharmapatni S.I Vidya
Jebu Donga Bujji
1988 Mar Mitenge JennyHindi
Bharatamlo Bala Chandrudu BhanuTelugu
Nyayaniki Siksha
Jhansi Rani Jhansi Rani
Agni KerataluBhanurekha
Tiragabadda Telugubidda Padma
Tamacha SeemaHindi
Khaidi No. 786 RadhaTelugu
Trinetrudu Pratyusha
Swarnakamalam Meenakshi Nandi Award for Best Actress
1989 Suryaa: An Awakening ShanooHindi
State Rowdy AshaTelugu
Bhagawan Rekha
Black Tiger
Dav Pech Sunita VermaHindi
Garibon Ka Daata Naina
Gudachari 117 Telugu
Kasam Vardi Ki AarthiHindi
Ashoka Chakravarthy UrmilaTelugu
Aararo Aariraro MeenuTamil Filmfare Award for Best Actress Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
1990 Zahreelay SeemaHindi
Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar ChitraTamil
JayasimhaGeethaTelugu
Chatriyan BanuTamil
1991 Bhabhi Sita/KaminiHindiDual Role
Pudhu Manithan SugandhiTamil
Gopura Vasalile Kalyani
Sri Edu Kondala SwamyGoddess Padmavati DeviTelugu
Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum IndiraTamil
Azhagan Priya Ranjan Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
People's Encounter Telugu
Bramma PavitraTamil
Thalapathi Padma
Thaipoosam Sivagami
Ramudu Kadhu RakshasuduRevathiTelugu
1992 Magudam BhavaniTamil
Bharathan Indhu
Therku Theru Machan Parimala
Sundara Kandam Deivanai
Pangali Saidhai Tamizharasi
Rajashilpi Durga Malayalam Malayalam debut
Amaran SivagaamiTamil
Kaviya Thalaivan Priya / SaradhaDual Role
Vaaname Ellai HerselfGuest Appearance in a special song
Neenga Nalla Irukkanum Anjalai
1993 Kattalai Vijaya
Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda Amudha
BhagathTelugu
Maharasan SelviTamil
Mutrugai DSP Bhavani
Rajadurai RadhaGuest Appearance in special song
Kirayi GundaTelugu
Gokulam Gayathri/MaryTamilDual role
Uzhavan
1994 Rasika Kannada Kannada debut
Ish Gup ChupRavaliTelugu
Bangaru MoguduAmulya
1995 Highway MeeraMalayalam
Pedarayudu LakshmiTelugu
Chakravarthy BhanuTamil
1996 Azhakiya Ravanan AnuradhaMalayalam
Amma DurgammaGoddess DurgaTelugu
1997 Mama Bagunnava Gowri
Aahaa..! GeetaCameo appearance
Annamayya Goddess Padmavathi
Kulam SubhadraMalayalam
Rishyasringan Poornima
Thalaimurai PanchavarnamTamil
Aahaa..! Rajeswari (Raaji)
1999 Endrendrum Kadhal Pooja
Anantha Poongathe BanuGuest Appearance
2000 Annai Kanagamagalatchumi
14 February Necklace RoadTeluguGuest appearance
Ayodhya RamayyaPadmavathi
Jayam Manadera Bhuvaneswari
Hindustan: The Mother
Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal Maya VarmaMalayalam
Devara Maga AnnapoornaKannada
2001 Sri Raja Rajeshwari Goddess ParasakthiTamil
Thaali Kaatha Kaaliamman Goddess Kaali
2002 Simhadriya Simha LakshmiKannada
Naina Azhagu NachiyarTamil
Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo InduTelugu Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
2004 Jai Veerapandi's wife/Jai's motherTamilDual Role
Jore Meenakshi
Chellamae HerselfGuest Appearance in a song "Kummi Adi"
Manjupoloru Penkutti ArundathiMalayalam
Kadamba YaminiKannada
Sravanamasam RajyamTelugu
2005 Orey Pandu Akhilandeswari
Gowtam SSC Bhanu
Chhatrapati Rajya Lakshmi Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
Hridayathi SookshikkaanSreenath's motherMalayalam
2006Raathrimazha
2007 Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan GangaTamil
Polladhavan Thilaka
2008MahayagnamTelugu
Theekuchi SakthiTamil
Pellaindi Kaani RajeshwariTelugu
2009MesthruKannada
2010My Name is AmrutaTelugu
2012 3 Ram's motherTamil
Dammu VasundharaTelugu
2013 Chatrapathi Kannada
2014 Avathaaram AkkammaTelugu
2017 Shivalinga SaralaTamil
Magalir Mattum Rani Amirthakumari
2018 Mahanati DurgambhaTelugu
Kadaikutty Singam PanchavanmadeviTamil
2021 Natyam Sitara's motherTelugu
2022 Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal Tamil
2024 Ayalaan Tamizh's mother

Dubbing artist

YearFilmDubbed forLanguageNotesRef
1996 Indian Urmila Matondkar TamilAlso dubbed for the telugu version Sathya (1998)
1997 Suryavamsam Priya Raman Tamil
1997 Thayin Manikodi Nivedita Jain Tamil
1998 Arunachalam Rambha TeluguDubbed Version

Television

List of television shows and roles
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
1989 Vishwamitra Menaka Hindi DD National
1991 Penn Tamil
1997-1998Sakthi Tamil Sun TV
2000Manase Mandiram Telugu Gemini TV
2000-2001VaazhkkaiSeetha Tamil Sun TV
2000Gopi AVMYasodha Tamil Sun TV
2001-2002Take It Easy VaazhkaiStory NarratorTamil DD Podhigai/Sun TV
2004Deivamseetha Telugu Gemini TV/Star Maa
2005-2006Porandha Veeda Pugundha VeedaRaji Tamil Sun TV
2012-2013AahaRaji Tamil Vijay TV
2016–2017NathicharamiYamuna Telugu Gemini TV

Awards

Nandi Awards [16]
Filmfare Awards South
Other Awards

References

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  3. ↑ Chauhan, Ramesh (7 January 2017). "నాట్య మయూరి భానుప్రియ!". Mana Telangana (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "An Interview with Bhanu Priya". www.indolink.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "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. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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