Soundarya

This article is about an Indian actress. For other uses, see Soundarya (disambiguation).

Soundarya
Soundarya in 2002
Born
Sowmya Sathyanarayana Iyer

(1976-07-18)18 July 1976[1]
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India[2]
Died(2004-04-17)17 April 2004 (aged 27)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress & Producer
Years active1992–2004
WorksFull list

Sowmya Sathyanarayana (18 July 1976 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress known for her works primarily in Telugu cinema in addition to Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films.[3][4] She has received three Nandi Awards, two Karnataka State Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards South. In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as a producer for the Kannada film Dweepa.

Soundarya established herself as the most popular Telugu actress of the 1990s and is best known for her performances in films such as Ammoru (1995), Pavitra Bandham (1996), Anthahpuram (1998), Raja (1999), Doni Saagali (1998), Dweepa (2002) and Apthamitra (2004).[4] She won Three Nandi Award for Best Actress Pavitra Bandham & Special Jury Ammoru and Anthahpuram. She won six Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Ammoru, Anthahpuram, Raja, & Kannada Dweepa, Apthamita and Best film Dweepa as a Producer .[5]

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  3. ^ "Actress Soundarya had said that it would be her last film: Udaykumar's revelation".
  4. ^ a b Pandya, Haresh (10 May 2004). "Soundarya". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  5. ^ "International Film Festival of India-2002". Pib.nic.in. 26 September 2002. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2013.