Sudha Rani

Sudha Rani is an Indian actress in Kannada film industry. She has featured in several commercial and critically acclaimed films in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil.

Some of her notable films include Anand (1986), Panchama Veda (1989), Mysooru Mallige (1992), Mannina Doni (1992), Anuraga Sangama (1995) and Sparsha (2000) among others. She has so far twice won the Filmfare Awards and Karnataka State Film Awards for her performances.

Early years

Sudharani was born to Gopalakrishna and Nagalakshmi. She began modelling in print ads at the age of three. Her mother enrolled her in dance classes at age five. Rani is a Kuchipudi and Bharata Natyam dancer.

Film career

Rani began her acting career as a child in the 1978 film Kiladi Kittu. In 1989 she has acted in her 1st film which is Tamil and after a gap of 3 years she has made her debut in the film (In Tamil): Vasantakala paravai and that was a hit... Following the same she has acted in 10 more Tamil films and in all these films she was credited as shali... She speaks Tamil very fluently... She subsequently appeared in Ranganayaki, directed by Puttanna Kanagal. She was noticed by the spouse of actor and singer Rajkumar in a thread ceremony video at the age of 12. Rajkumar selected her to be the heroine of the film Anand. She went on to appear in such films as Mana Mechida Hudugi, Samara, Aasegobba Meesegobba, Anna Tangi, and Midida Shruthi. She paired with Ramesh Aravind in over eight films, including Panchama Veda, Shrigandha, Aragini, and Anuraga Sangama. Rani dominated the Kannada film industry in the 1990s.