Soundarya Profile

Soundarya was born on July 17, 1971 in Bangalore. Her the real name is Soumya. Her father 's name is Satyanarayana who is a producer and director in Kannada films. She was offered a role in the film Gandarva (1992) while she was studying in her first year of MBBS. She discontinued her studies after the film became successful.

She moved onto Telugu films where she achieved popularity and success. She also produced and acted in a Kannada film Dweepa. The film won many National awards including Swarna Kamal given for best film of the year and the Best Actress award for Soundarya. It also won Karnataka state awards for Best Actress, Best Film and Best Cinematography and was featured in five international film festivals. She married to Raghu Sridhar in April 2003. Soundarya died on April 17, 2004 in a plane. She acted in more than 100 films in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.

Filmography

1. Shiv Shankar (2004)
2. Swethanagu (2004)
3. Peda Babu (2004)
4. Kilichundan Mampazham (2003)
5. Kondaveeti Simhasanam (2002)
6. Sri Manjunatha (2001)
7. Eduruleni Manishi (2001)
8. 9 Nelalu (2001)
9. Azaad (2000)
10. Devi Putrudu (2000)
11. Annayya (2000)
12. Anthahpuram (1998)
13. Choodalani Vundi (1998)
14. Arunachalam (1997)
15. Ammoru (1995)
16. Maya Bazaar (1995)
17. Rikshavodu (1995)
18. Raithu Bharatam (1994)
19. Allari Premikudu (1994)
20. Hello Brother (1994)
21. Number One (1994)
22. Shubhalagnam (1994)
23. Anna Chellelu (1993)
24. Inspector Jhansi (1993)
25. Madam (1993)
26. Mayalodu (1993)
27. Rajendrudru Gajendrudru (1993)