Easwari Rao

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Easwari Rao
Easwari Rao, Prashanth Neel, Yash, Srinidhi Shetty Promote KGF Chapter 2 in Chennai.jpg
Rao in promotions of K.G.F 2 standing beside Srinidhi Shetty in Chennai
Born
Other namesJanani, Vijayashree, Vyjayanthi
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1990–2005
  • 2014–present
Spouse L. Raja
Children2

Easwari Raois an Indian actress who has worked 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 and actor L. Raja. [3] The couple have two children. [3]

Career

Eswari Rao's debut movie was Intinta Deepavali (1990) in Telugu; she came to prominence in Telugu with the film Rambantu alongside Rajendra Prasad. She debuted in Tamil in Kavithai Paadum Alaigal (1990) credited as Janani. Though the songs were popular, the movie was a failure at box office. 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. [4] In the Tamil film Appu (2000) she portrayed Prasanth's sister. She received praise for her performance as Selvi in Kaala (2018).

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List Easwari Rao film credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1990Intinta Deepavali Telugu
Kavithai Paadum Alaigal 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 Vyjayanti [5]
1997 Raman Abdullah GowriTamil
1998 Guru Paarvai Pooja/AlameluTamil
Simmarasi RasathiTamil
1999 Poomaname Vaa Tamil
Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum KrishnaveniTamil
2000 Appu SaradhaTamil
2001 Kutty ChenthamaraiTamil
Thavasi GowriTamil
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal ShyamaTamil
Virumbugiren LathaTamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Female) [ citation needed ]
2003 Naaga Sada'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 [8]
Peddha Kapu 1 Telugu [9]
Dhootha Telugu
Bandra RosammaMalayalam
Pindam AnnammaTelugu
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Deva's motherTelugu
2024 Guntur Kaaram Bujji, Satyam's sisterTelugu

Television

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryResultRef.
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Female Character Artiste Won[ citation needed ]
Behindwoods Gold MedalBest Supporting ActressWon [10]
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Won [11]
8th South Indian International Movie Awards Won [12]

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