Sarada (actress)

Sarada
Born
Saraswati Devi

(1945-06-12) 12 June 1945 (age 79)
Tenali, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh)
Other namesUrvasi Sarada
OccupationActress
Years active1955; 1961–present
Spouse(s)Chalam
(m.1972; div. 1984)
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Actress (3)
ConstituencyTenali
Personal details
Political partyTelugu Desam Party

Sarada (born Saraswati Devi; born 12 June 1945) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work predominantly in Telugu films and Malayalam films, Sarada is the recipient of three National Awards. She has also appeared in few Tamil, Hindi as well as Kannada language films.[1] She is also known as Urvasi Sarada – National Film Award for Best Actress was officially designated the Urvasi Award. She won three National Awards for her roles in Thulabharam (1968),[2] Swayamvaram (1972), and Nimajjanam (1977). Sarada won the NTR National Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her contributions to Indian cinema.[3]

  1. ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (16 June 2016). "I always enjoyed my work in Malayalam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Times of India, Entertainment. "National Awards Winners 1968: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1968". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ CHELANGAD, SAJU (11 January 2015). "The actor with a golden touch". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2017.