Easwari Rao

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Easwari Rao
Easwari Rao, Prashanth Neel, Yash, Srinidhi Shetty Promote KGF Chapter 2 in Chennai.jpg
Born
Tanuku, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other namesJanani, Vijayashree, Vyjayanthi
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1990–2005
  • 2014–present
Spouse L. Raja
Children2

Easwari Raois a South Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema. [1] [2] She played lead roles from 1990 to 1999. She started to play supporting and character roles from 2000 onwards.

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Personal life

Eswari Rao is married to director, actor L. Raja. [3] The couple have two children. [3]

Career

Eswari Rao's debut movie was Intinta Deepavali (1990) in Telugu. She debuted in Tamil in Kavithai Paadum Alaigal credited as Janani. Though the songs were popular, the movie was a failure at box office. She was first noticed in a character role in Thalapathy Vijay's debut film Naalaiya Theerpu in 1992. [4] She appeared in the 1995 film Rambantu , which was directed by Bapu.

She got her first major break in Raman Abdullah (1997), directed by Balu Mahendra, where she was credited as Easwari Rao. She notably opted out of a project titled Koottaali as she felt the role was too glamorous. She went on to appear in Manoj Kumar's film Guru Paarvai (1998). Easwari also had a role in Bharathiraja's Siragugal Murivadhilai, although the film was shelved after pre-production. [5] She has played sister roles in films such as Appu (2000), Naaga (2003) and Sullan (2004).

Her popular serial Kokila Enge Pogiraal was made for Sun TV. She acted in number of TV shows like Kasthuri , Aval Appadithan, Ninne Pelladutha and Agni Saatchi and a couple of more serials that shot her into households fame. She won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Female) for the film Virumbugiren released in 2002. However, her next film wasn't until the Telugu film Legend (2014). She then was in Andhra Pori (2015), Brahmotsavam (2016) and Ism (2016). Her films A Aa (2016) and the Nenu Local (2017) became big hits. [3]

She received praise for her performance in Kaala (2018) in which she starred alongside Rajinikanth. Easwari Rao was seen on big screens in the film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020). [6] She acted in Telegu with Naga Chaitanya in Love Story (2021), Thank You (2022) and Dhootha (2023).

In 2024, Eswari Rao portrays the usual rural, doting mom in the Tamil drama film Aalakaalam . [7]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
List Easwari Rao film credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1990Intinta Deepavali Telugu
Kavithai Paadum AlaigalDevaki Tamil Credited as Janani
1991 Jagannatakam NeelaTelugu
Kalikalam Telugu
1992 Ootty Pattanam Seena / Ranjini Thamburatti Malayalam
Naalaiya Theerpu RaaniTamil
1993 Vedan PriyaTamil
1994 Megha Maale Roopa Kannada Credited as Vijayashree
1995 Rambantu KaveriTeluguCredited as Kaveri
1997 Raman Abdullah GowriTamil
1998 Simmarasi RasathiTamil
Guru Paarvai Pooja / AlameluTamil
1999 Poomaname Vaa Tamil
Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum KrishnaveniTamil
2000 Appu SaradhaTamil
2001 Kutty ChenthamaraiTamil
Thavasi GowriTamil
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal ShyamaTamil
Lagna PatrikaTelugu
Virumbugiren LathaTamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Female) [8]
2003 Naaga Vijji's sister Telugu
2004 Sullan KarpagamTamil
Aaptudu TeluguGuest appearance
2005 Bhadra Surendra's wifeTelugu
2006 Saravana Soundarapandiyan's wifeTamil
2014 Legend Jaidev's auntTelugu
2015 Andhra Pori Telugu
2016 Premam Sithara's motherTelugu
Brahmotsavam BhulakshmiTelugu
A Aa KameswariTelugu
Ism Satyavathi / AmmajiTelugu
2017 Nenu Local Babu's motherTelugu
Mister Chey's step motherTelugu
Jawaan Jai's motherTelugu
2018 Kaala SelviTamil
Ee Maaya Peremito Telugu
Aravindha Sametha ReddammaTelugu
2019 F2 – Fun and Frustration LaxmiTelugu
Unda LalithaMalayalamCameo
Azhiyatha Kolangal 2 News ReaderTamilAlso producer
2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Nurse SulochanaTelugu
Johaar GangaTelugu
Lock Up IllavarasiTamil
Varmaa BhavaniTamil
2021 Love Story Revanth's motherTelugu
2022 Theal Durai's adopted mother and Raja's motherTamil
K.G.F: Chapter 2 FathimaKannada
Virata Parvam SujathaTelugu
Thank You SailajaTelugu
2023 Veera Simha Reddy Siddhappa's WifeTelugu
Kondraal Paavam ValliyammalTamil
Peddha Kapu 1 Telugu
Dhootha Raghavayya's granddaughter and Kranthi's motherTeluguWeb series; Released on Amazon Prime Video
Bandra RosammaMalayalam
Pindam AnnammaTelugu
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Deva's motherTelugu
2024 Guntur Kaaram Bujji, Satyam's sisterTelugu
Aalakaalam YashodaTamil

Television

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Female Character Artiste Virumbugiren Won [11]
Behindwoods Gold MedalBest Supporting Actress Kaala Won [12]
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Won [13]
8th South Indian International Movie Awards Won [14]

References

  1. ↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (20 February 2017). "Easwari Rao: Smooth second coming". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kaala actress Easwari Rao on working with Rajinikanth: I feared I might end up playing his mother". Firstpost. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Kavirayani, Suresh (18 June 2017). "Eswari Rao stages a comeback". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "'Kaala' heroine's connection with Thalapathy Vijay's debut".
  5. ↑ "1997-98 Kodambakkam babies Page". Indolink.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "'Kaala' actress Easwari Rao thanks Superstar Rajinikanth and Pa Ranjith for the biggest opportunity".
  7. ↑ "Aalakaalam Movie Review : Aalakaalam is Lost in Melodrama, Missing the Message".
  8. ↑ "Easwari Rao".
  9. ↑ "Easwari Rao (Aka) Eashwari Rao photos stills & images". 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Awards 2019 – SIIMA". Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Easwari Rao's unbelievable moment in 'Kaala'".
  12. ↑ "List of Winners for BGM Iconic Edition". 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2018 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை". 3 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Awards 2019 - SIIMA". Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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