Tara (Kannada actress)

Tara
Tara, IFFI (2005)
Member (nominated) of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
10 August 2012 – 2018
President of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy
In office
15 March 2012 – June 2013
President of The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Be
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2020
Personal details
Born
Anuradha

(1973-03-04) 4 March 1973 (age 51)[a]
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
(now Karnataka, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Children1
OccupationActress, politician

Anuradha (born 4 March 1971), known by her stage name Tara, is an Indian politician and actress active in the Kannada cinema. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legislative Council.

Tara made her debut in film in 1984 with the Tamil film Ingeyum Oru Gangai. Her Kannada film debut came in 1986 with Thulasidala and has since portrayed many author-backed roles. Her notable performances came in films such as Krama (1991), Munjaneya Manju (1993), Kanooru Heggadithi (1999), Munnudi (2000), Mathadana (2001), Hasina (2005), Cyanide (2006) and Ee Bandhana (2007), Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014). Her performance in Hasina won her the National Film Award for Best Actress.[3] She has also won numerous Filmfare and State awards for her performance.

After joining BJP, she was elected as the president of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy in 2012 and held the position for a year.[4] In the same year, she was nominated as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the upper house of the legislature of Karnataka.[5]

  1. ^ "ತಾರಾ ಜನ್ಮ ರಹಸ್ಯ" [The Secret of Tara's Birth]. Kannada Prabha (in Kannada). 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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  3. ^ "Saif, Tara win National Best movie song - Sangliayana part 2 "Prethinda pappi kotta mummy" awards". Rediff. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
    - "It's better late than never, says Tara". The Hindu. 15 July 2005. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  4. ^ Muthanna, Anjali (16 June 2013). "Tara officially resigns as Film Academy head". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Tara to head Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257.


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