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Shylashri is an Indian actress who acted in Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam cinema. She was awarded the Rajyotsava Award in 2019 for her contributions to Kannada Cinema.
Shylashri is known to be one of 3 daughters of a classical musician, Veena Gnanambal, who taught music in Annamalai University.
Shylashri began her career with a small role in the Kannada film Sandhya Raga , released in 1966. She has acted as heroine and a supporting actress in many Kannada movies. She is well remembered for her role in the National Award-winning Kannada film Naguva Hoovu , released in 1971 where she plays a nurse who falls in love with a doctor but sacrifices her love for a cancer patient who loves her. She also wrote the story for the film, which was produced by R.N.R. Productions. She acted as one of the heroines opposite Dr. Rajkumar in Bangarada Hoovu and Jedara Bale. She has also appeared in a few Tamil films.[ citation needed ]
She married Kannada actor R.N.Sudarshan, with whom she acted in films such as Naguva Hoovu, Kadina Rahasya , Kallara Kalla andMalathi Madhava. [1]
| Year | Name | Co-Stars | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Sandhya Raga | Udaykumar | |
| 1967 | Bangarada Hoovu | Rajkumar | Arasu Kumar |
| 1967 | Manassiddare Marga | ||
| 1967 | Nakkare Ade Swarga | Narasimha Raju | M .R. Vittal |
| 1967 | Jaanara Jana | Rajashankar | |
| 1967 | Devara Gedda Manava | ||
| 1968 | Jedara Bale | Rajkumar | Dorai–Bhagavan |
| 1968 | Bedi Bandavalu | ||
| 1968 | Dhoomakethu | ||
| 1968 | Mysore Tanga | ||
| 1968 | Manassakshi | ||
| 1968 | Manku Dinne | Dinesh | K. S. L. Swamy |
| 1968 | Lakshadeeshwara | Dinesh | |
| 1968 | Namma Ooru | Dinesh | C. V. Shivashankar |
| 1969 | Broker Bheeshmachari | ||
| 1969 | Makkale Manege Manikya | Udaykumar | A.V.Sheshagiri Rao |
| 1969 | Kaanike | ||
| 1969 | Kadina Rahasya | R.N.Sudarshan | Geethapriya |
| 1969 | Suvarna Bhoomi | R.N.Sudarshan | |
| 1969 | Hoobisilu | Jayanthi, Ramesh | |
| 1970 | Kallara Kalla | R.N.Sudarshan | |
| 1970 | Vagdhana | Kalpana, R.N.Sudarshan | |
| 1970 | Arishina Kumkuma | Rajesh | |
| 1971 | Naguva Hoovu | R. N. Sudarshan | R. N. Krishna Prasad |
| 1971 | Malathi Madhava | R.N.Sudarshan | B.R.Panthulu |
| 1972 | Bala Panjara | ||
| 1973 | Kaanada Kai | Ramesh | |
| 1973 | Cowboy Kulla | Dwarkish | |
| 1973 | Bharatha Rathna | Jayanthi, Ranga | |
| 1974 | Bangaarada Panjara | Rajashankar | |
| 1974 | Hemareddy Mallama | ||
| 1975 | Jagruthi | Udaykumar | Sridhar |
| 1978 | Vamshajyoti | Kalpana, Rajesh | Bhim Singh |
| 1984 | Avala Antaranga | Roopadevi | R.N. Jayagopal |
| 2022-2023 | Janani | Varshika Nayak, Muniraj | Honnesh R Gowda |
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