Vanisri

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Aug 03, 1948 (76 years old)

Vanisri

Known For

Allari Alludu
2h 38m
Movie 1993

Allari Alludu

The story is about Nagarjuna, who is the owner of a college canteen. Nagma is a new student in the college. She meets Nagarjuna and he insults her when she tries to act smart. Nagma accuses Nagarjuna falsely and gets him arrested. After he is set free, Nagarjuna goes to her hometown to take revenge only to find out that he has some history with Nagma's family, especially her mother.

Evandi Aavida Vachindi
2h 23m
Movie 1993

Evandi Aavida Vachindi

Ramakrishnayya has two wives and gets his daughter Shanti married to his first wife's nephew. When misunderstandings ensue among his family members, he tries to solve them all.

Rajeswari Kalyanam
2h 11m
Movie 1993

Rajeswari Kalyanam

An elderly couple plan to adopt a child, but when the father returns, they tell the boy the story of his parents.

Collector Gari Alludu
1h 52m
Movie 1992

Collector Gari Alludu

Seetharatnam Gari Abbayi
2h 38m
Movie 1992

Seetharatnam Gari Abbayi

Bank manager Vamsi loves Manga. Manga's father objects to the marriage because Vamsi's father's whereabouts are not known. Seetaratnam, who helps everyone in the village, has to find a solution. Manga's father Fixed Her Marriage In Another Then Manga pretends to be pregnant With Vamsi's Child Then ?

Attaku Koduku Mamaku Alludu
Movie 1992

Attaku Koduku Mamaku Alludu

Murali marries Roja without informing his mother, Vishalakshi. Vishalakshi mistakes Priya to be Roja and treats her with respect; now Murali must make his mother understand that Roja, and not Priya, is his wife.

Peddinti Alludu
Movie 1991

Peddinti Alludu

Raja (Suman) is an unemployed educated guy, his mother (Dubbing Janaki) is a serious heart patient and requires a major operation. But due to poverty, Raja decides to shift to Hyderabad for his mother's treatment and search of a job. On the way, he meets a retired music teacher Srinivasa Rao (Babu Mohan) on a train who is traveling going to join as a tuition master Island Estate for Rs. 3000 salary monthly. While alighting with the suitcases of Raja & Srinivasa Rao interchanges. After reaching the room, Raja finds the appointment letter and address cover of Srinivasa Rao. Due to the critical situation of his mother, Raja joins the post as a disguise old man.

Bobbili Raja
2h 35m
Movie 1990

Bobbili Raja

Raja, who has always lived in the jungle with his mother and grandpa and Rani, daughter of the minister who has had all the comforts of life. How they come together and fall for each other is what the movie is all about.

Nyaya Tharasu
2h 30m
Movie 1989

Nyaya Tharasu

A remarkable tale of a remarkable woman, who puts her commitment to social activism above everything else, including her own love for an adoring man.

Biography

Vanisri, (born Rathna Kumari) is an Indian film actress known for her works predominately in Telugu and Tamil, and a few Kannada and Hindi films. In a film career spanning forty years, she has received three Filmfare Awards South, including the Nandi Awards and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She gained attention with a supporting role in a film penned by K. Balachander titled Sukha Dukhalu, and Marapurani Kadha (1967). Vanisri has starred in super hits such as Krishnaveni, Prem Nagar, Dussehra Bullodu, Aradhana, Jeevitha Chakram, Rangula Ratnam, Sri Krishna Tulabharam, Bhakta Kannappa, Bobbili Raja, etc. If there was a star heroine in the Telugu film industry, who ruled on par with the heroes, it must be only Vanisri. She was the only actress during that period who commanded a higher remuneration than her male co stars. She played dual roles in Iddaru Ammayilu (1972) (Telugu remake of 1969 release Kannada film Kappu Bilupu), Ganga Manga (1973 remake of the Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta), Jeevana Jyothi (1975), and Chilipi Krishnudu (1978). She financed and starred in Shyam Benegal's only Telugu film Anugraham (1977), co-starring Smita Patil. She acted with Sivaji Ganesan in a number of films such as Uyarntha Manithan (1968), Nirai Kudam (1969), Vasantha Maligai (1972), Sivakamiyin Selvan (1974), Vani Rani (Tamil remake of the Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta) (1974) and Nallathoru Kudumbam (1979). In 2013, she received the state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for her contribution to Telugu cinema. In the late 1970s, Vanisri left films to get married and have a son and a daughter. Vanisri returned to film in the late 1980s acting in mother roles, such as her character in Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989). A practicing Shaivite Hindu, Vanisri is very religious. She was also in the 1999 Hindi film Main Tere Pyar Mein Pagal, directed by Telugu director K. Raghavendra Rao.

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