Udaya Chandrika

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Udaya Chandrika
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NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, Producer
Years active1962-1985 (retired)

Udaya Chandrika was an Indian actress of Kannada cinema from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. She also appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu-language films.

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Career

Udaya Chandrika began her career with Katari Veera, released in 1966. She played Dr. Rajkumar's sweetheart in that film. Later, she went on to play many roles in Kannada films till her last appearance in Udugore, released in 1979, with Kalyan Kumar.

She acted with almost all the stars of her time, like Dr. Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, Udaykumar, Rajesh, Vishnuvardhan, Srinath, Rajinikanth, etc. She even worked with Sivaji Ganesan, MGR, Prem Nazir, Krishna [ clarification needed ] in her other language films. [1]

She produced two films under her banner Chandrika Films, Asadhya Aliya, starring Vishnuvardhan and Kiladi Aliya, starring Shankar Nag in the lead roles.

Her famous films are Thillana Mohanambal , Katari Veera, Dhoomakethu, Bhoopathi Ranga, Anchusundarikal, Pattukunte Laksha, etc.

Filmography

YearNameCo-StarLanguageNotes
1962 Deivathin Deivam Tamil
1965 Anandhi Tamil
Ennathan Mudivu Tamil
1966 Avan Pithana? Tamil
Periya ManithanTamil
Katari Veera Dr. Rajkumar Kannada
1967RajathiTamil
Maadi Veettu Mappilai Tamil
Manassiddare Marga RajashankarKannada
1968 Thillana Mohanambal Tamil
Bhagya Devathe Dr. Rajkumar Kannada
Dhoomakethu Dr. Rajkumar Kannada
Chinnari Puttanna RameshKannada
Anchu Sundarikal Malayalam
Inspector Malayalam
1969 Mallammana Pavada Dr. Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi Kannada
Suvarna Bhoomi Rajesh, SudarshanKannada
1970 Penn Deivam Tamil
Bhale KiladiSrinathKannada
Bhoopathi Ranga Dr. Rajkumar Kannada
Mrathyu Panjaradalli CID 555 Udaykumar, Srinath Kannada
1971 Oru Thaai Makkal Tamil
Hennu Honnu Mannu Rajesh Kannada
Bethala Gudda Rajesh Kannada
1972 Seethe Alla Savithri Vishnuvardhan Kannada
Uttara Dakshina Ramesh, Kalpana Kannada
1973Engal ThaaiTamil
Bettada Bhairava Udaykumar Kannada
1974Swati NatchathiramTamil
1975 Piriya Vidai Tamil
Asha Soudha Udaykumar, Rajesh, KalpanaKannada
Bhaarya Illaatha Raathri Malayalam
1976 Dasavatharam Tamil
Baduku Bangaravayithu Rajesh, Srinath, Jayanthi, Manjula Kannada
Balu Jenu Gangadhar, Arathi, Rajinikanth Kannada
Makkala Bhagya KannadaGuest Appearance
KadgichchuRamgopalKannada
Namma Oora Devaru Rajesh Kannada
1977Karthavyada KareYashraj, B. V. Radha Kannada
1979Udugore Kalyan Kumar Kannada
Asadhya Aliya KannadaAs Producer
1985Kiladi Aliya Kalyan Kumar, Shankar Nag Kannada

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