Shari (actress)

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Shari
Born
Sadhana
Occupation Film actor
Spouse
Kumar
(m. 1991)
ChildrenKalyani (b.1996)
Parent(s)Subramaniam, Lakshmi Devi
Relatives Ashwanth Thilak (nephew)

Sadhana better known by her stage name Shari is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress from 1982 to 1995 in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. [1]

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Personal life

Sadhana was born to Subramaniam and Lakshmi Devi in 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. She is the grand daughter of famous Kannada actress B. Ramadevi.

She married Kumar, a businessman, in 1991. They have a daughter, Kalyani born in 1996. [2] She resides with her family in Chennai.

Career

She rose to fame after Malayalam Film Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986). She received Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for the same. In the Tamil industry, she is known as Sadhana. She received her first offer in a supporting role in Hitler Umanath in 1982 where she played Sivaji Ganesan's daughter. However she gained attention in her role as the heroine in Nenjathai Allitha (1984) where she was paired with actor Mohan.

Awards

Filmography

Malayalam

Tamil

Kannada

Telugu

Television

Malayalam

YearTitleChannelRole
1997Snehadaram DD Malayalam
1999Sindhooram Asianet
2000Sthree Oru Jwala Asianet
2001Swantham Malooty Surya TV
2001Sapathni Asianet
2002Sparsham Asianet
2005Sthreedhanam Jeevan TV
2008Vaishaka Sandhya
2017Nilavum Nakshatrangalum Amrita TV
2023 Manimuthu Mazhavil Manorama Herself
2024-present Gayathridevi Ente Amma Mazhavil Manorama Gayathridevi
2024Pookkalam Mazhavil Manorama Sophia

Tamil

YearTitlechannelRole
Arthamulla Uravugal
Love in Bangkok Vasantham TV
Lakshmi Vanthachi
Mariyadhai
Iru Mugangal - Micro Thodar Macro Sinthanaigal
2000–2001Take it easy Vazhkai Sun TV
2000–2002Gopuram
2002–2003Panam
2001–2002NambikaiVisalam
2002-2003 Penn Indira
2003–2005Avargal
2006–2007Sorgam
2007Veppilaikkari
2007Latchiyam Kalaignar TV
2007Nananyam Sun TV
2007-2008Namma Kudumbam Kalaignar TV
2008–2010 Rekha IPS
2008-2009Kanmanayee Sun TV Amudha
2009–2015 Thendral Padma Muthumanikkam
2009–2011Dhinam Dhinam Deepavali Kalaignar TV
2009Thirumangalyam Kalaignar TV
2009–2012 Idhayam Sun TV Valmiki's mother
2012-2014Vairakyam Kalaignar TV Dhanam
2013 Valli Sun TV Bhanumathi
2014–2018 Kalyana Parisu Gomathy Dharmalingam
2014–2017 Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai Vijay TV Manju
2015–2016 Keladi Kanmani Sun TV Bhavani
2017–2019 Azhagiya Tamil Magal Zee Tamizh Rajamma
Chinna Thambi Star Vijay Prabha
2019–2020 Nila Sun TV Kausalya Rajashekar
2020 Anbudan Kushi Star Vijay Rajeswari (Raji)
2023- present Maari Zee Tamil Thara gangadharan / Thara Jagadish, Surya's step-mother

Telugu

TitleChannelRole
KarthavyamGemini TVMeena IPS
Nanmakal ETV Telugu
Vijayam
Jayam
Brundavanam
AmmaKasthuri

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