Soundarya
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Sowmya Sathyanarayana (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress known for her works primarily in Telugu cinema. She was regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Telugu cinema. She also acted in a few Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films. She has received three Nandi Awards, two Karnataka State Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards South. In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as a producer for the Kannada film Dweepa. Soundarya established herself as the most popular Telugu actress of the 1990s and is best known for her performances in films such as Ammoru (1995), Pavitra Bandham (1996), Anthahpuram (1998), Raja (1999), Doni Saagali (1998), Dweepa (2002) and Apthamitra (2004). She won three Nandi Awards for Pavitra Bandham and Special Jury Prize for Ammoru and Anthahpuram. On 17 April 2004, she died in a plane crash in Bengaluru at the age of 31.
Infobox
Born
Sowmya Sathyanarayana18 July 1972Mulabagilu, Kolar district, Karnataka, India
Died
17 April 2004(2004-04-17) (aged 31)Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)
Actress, producer
Years active
1992–2004
Works
Full list
Spouse
G. S. Raghu (m.2003)
Occupations
Actress, producer
Tables
List of awards and nominations · Awards and nominations
1995
1998
2003
Role(s)
Won
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | mw- Ref. |
| 1995 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Telugu | Ammoru | Won | |
| Nandi Awards | Special Jury Award | Won | |||
| 1996 | Best Actress | Pavithra Bandham | Won | ||
| 1998 | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Actress | Doni Saagali | Won | |
| Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Telugu | Anthapuram | Won | ||
| Nandi Awards | Special Jury Award | Won | |||
| 1999 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Telugu | Raja | Won | |
| 2001 | Best Actress - Tamil | Thavasi | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Best Supporting Actress - Tamil | Ivan | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | National Film Awards | Best Feature Film | Dweepa | Won | |
| Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | |||
| Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Kannada | Won | |||
| Best Film – Kannada | Won | ||||
| 2004 | Best Actress – Kannada | Apthamitra (Posthumously awarded) | Won |
References
- "Actress Soundarya had said that it would be her last film: Udaykumar's revelation"https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/mobile/news.php?id=148056&u=actress-soundarya-had-said-that-it-would-be-her-last-film-udaykumar%E2%80%99s-revelation-148056
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/may/10/guardianobituaries.film
- CNBC TV 18https://www.cnbctv18.com/entertainment/south-superstar-soundarya-birth-anniversary-here-are-her-top-movies-to-watch-14120132.htm/amp
- The Indian Expresshttps://archive.today/20130123013859/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=30461
- The Economic Timeshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/soundaryas-death-leaves-a-void/articleshow/623408.cms
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/may/10/guardianobituaries.film
- Business Standard Indiahttps://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/many-an-actor-has-died-in-an-accident-113120400319_1.html
- Soundarya Last Interview in the Teluguhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1qPkolEQpI&t=42s
- The Hans Indiahttps://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/pelli-choopulu-producer-to-bankroll-soundarya-biopic-651130
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/soundaryas-44th-birth-anniversary-remembering-the-evergreen-actress-of-telugu-cinema/photostory/77037141.cms
- The Telegraphhttps://www.telegraphindia.com/india/star-crossed-on-campaign-trail/cid/753714
- Bangalore Mirrorhttps://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/8-years-after-stars-death-family-fight-over-will-gets-ugly/articleshow/21302797.cms
- "Soundarya Profile Biography Biodata Family Photos.html"https://www.tollywoodcelebrities.com/2017/03/Soundarya-Profile-Biogarphy-Biodata-Family-Photos.html
- Rediff.comhttp://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/mar/28sou.htm
- Cine Chit Chathttps://cinechitchat.com/news/movie-news/remembering-soundarya-death-anniversary-2022-26219.html
- "Soundarya's Hello Brother film"https://www.iqlikmovies.com/movies/legendmovie/2014/04/09/Hello-Brother/774
- "PressReader - Deccan Chronicle: 2012-10-24 - Balakrishna hasn't found Draupadi"http://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20121024/282518655747664
- The News Minutehttps://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/17-mins-balakrishna-and-soundaryas-shelved-2004-film-narthanasala-stream-online-135755
- BBC Newshttps://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3634285.stm
- News18 Indiahttps://www.news18.com/news/movies/sooryavansham-lead-soundarya-didnt-know-hindi-this-legendary-actress-dubbed-for-her-5634043.html
- Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/soundaryas-44th-birth-anniversary-remembering-the-evergreen-actress-of-telugu-cinema/etphotostory/77037141.cms
- "Filmfare Awards"https://archive.today/19991010171143/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm
- Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradeshhttps://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf
- Deccan Heraldhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170408162752/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/apr182004/s1.asp
- Filmfare magazinehttps://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg
- "Rahman bags 12th Filmfare award"http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~kailasan/news/rahman_bags_12th_filmfare_award.htm
- "49th National Film Awards"http://dff.nic.in/2011/49th_nff_2002.pdf
- Deccan Heraldhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120405022703/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/94ff8a4a35a9b8876525698d002642a9/3c89ecbe8d9664ed65257253001b95f7/%24FILE/A0580283.pdf
- BSNLhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110721152719/http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=%2Fbsnl%2Fasp%2Fcontent%20mgmt%2Fhtml%20content%2Fentertainment%2Fentertainment14489.html
- Viggyhttp://www.viggy.com/english/current_filmfare_award_2004.asp