Aarathi
Birthday: | Place of Birth: Aragal, Arkalgud, Hassan, Karnataka, IndiaAarathi (Kannada: ಆರತಿ ; born 1954)[1] is an Indian actress turned director who works predominantly in Kannada language films. She is best known for her acting prowess in many author backed female centric roles during the 1970s and 1980s. After her self-declared retirement from films in the late 1980s, she returned as director with Mithayi Mane (2005) which met with critical appreciation and also won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Children's Film. As a lead actress in more than 125 feature films, Aarathi was considered to be among the top league of actresses of her time, having won the Filmfare awards and the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress four times each. She was also nominated as the Member of Legislative Council at the Vidhana parishad making her only the second actress after B. Jayamma.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Sharada
as Kamala
as Ranganayaki/Mala
as Dr. Roopa
as Rekha
as Uma
as Vasantha
as Ganga / Geetha
as Radha
as Seetha
as Usha
as Hema
as Radha Devi
as Mallamma
as Sharada
as Devaki
as Rukmini
as Alamelu
as Champa
as Chandra
as Radha
as Sharavathi
as Guest Appearance
as Jambavathi
as Lakshmi
