Telangana Shakuntala

Telangana Shakuntala
Telangana Shakuntala
Born27 March 1951
Died14 June 2014 (aged 63)
Kompalli, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1979–2014
Children2
AwardsNandi Award for Best Actress (1980)

Telangana Shakuntala (27 March 1951 – 14 June 2014) was an Indian actress who worked in the Telugu cinema. She was known chiefly for playing comedy and villainous characters in Tollywood. Her performances in movies like Osey Ramulamma, Nuvvu Nenu, Lakshmi, Okkadu and Veede were well received. She also acted on television and in Tamil-language films, where she is known for her role as Sornakka in Dhool. She was well known for her ability to speak in the Telangana and Rayalaseema dialects of the Telugu language and thus majority of her roles in Telugu cinema exhibited this.[1]

  1. ^ "Telangana Shakuntala passes away". thehansindia.com. The Hans India. Retrieved 16 June 2014.