Shubha (actress)

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Shubha
Born
Years active1967–2003
Parent(s) Vedantam Raghavayya
Suryaprabha
Relatives Pushpavalli (aunt)
Rekha (cousin)

Shubha is an Indian actress who acted prominently in Malayalam films.[ citation needed ] She was a lead actress during the late 1970s and early 1980s. [1] She also acted in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi films. [2] She was the second lead in the cult Kannada classic Naagarahaavu (1972). For this, she received Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the year 1972–73.

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Personal life

She was born to Telugu film actor and director Vedantam Raghavayya and Suryaprabha, who was also an actress, in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. She has five sisters and a brother. Her aunt Pushpavalli (Hindi actor Rekha's mother) was also a Telugu actress and was married to Gemini Ganeshan. [3] That makes Shubha a cousin of Hindi film actress Rekha. [4]

Filmography

Malayalam

Tamil

Telugu

Kannada

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