- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- —
- Place of Birth
- Aragal, Arkalgud, Hassan, Karnataka, India
Aarathi
Aarathi (Kannada: ಆರತಿ ; born 1954)[1] is an Indian actress turned director who works predominantly in Kannada language films. She is best known for her acting prowess in many author backed female centric roles during the 1970s and 1980s. After her self-declared retirement from films in the late 1980s, she returned as director with Mithayi Mane (2005) which met with critical appreciation and also won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Children's Film. As a lead actress in more than 125 feature films, Aarathi was considered to be among the top league of actresses of her time, having won the Filmfare awards and the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress four times each. She was also nominated as the Member of Legislative Council at the Vidhana parishad making her only the second actress after B. Jayamma.
Filmography
movieTulasi Dalam
1985 · Sharada
movieSwabhimana
1985
movieMaduve Maadu Thamashe Nodu
1984 · Uma
moviePooja Phala
1984
movieKhaidi
1984
movieJaggu
1983
movieGedda Maga
1983
movieThirugu Baana
1983
movieHasyarathna Ramakrishna
1982 · Kamala
movieMaava Sose Savaal
1982
movieMullina Gulabi
1982
Parajitha
movieParajitha
1982
movieKarmika Kallanalla
1982
moviePedda Gedda
1982
movieRanganayaki
1981 · Ranganayaki/Mala
movieBhagyavantha
1981 · Seetha
movieNyaya Neethi Dharma
1980
movieBangarada Jinke
1980
movieDharmasere
1979 · Tunga
movieVasantha Lakshmi
1978 · Vasantha
movieBalu Aparoopa Nam Jodi
1978
moviePaduvaaralli Pandavaru
1978
movieMuyyige Muyyi
1978 · Uma
Maathu Tappada Maga
movieMaathu Tappada Maga
1978
movieHombisilu
1978 · Dr. Roopa
movieKudure Mukha
1978 · Rekha
movieAnuroopa
1977
movieMaagiya Kanasu
1977
moviePavanaganga
1977
movieAparadhi
1976 · Usha
moviePhalitamsha
1976 · Sheela
movieRaja Nanna Raja
1976 · Ganga / Geetha
movieBahaddur Gandu
1976 · Radha
moviePremada Kanike
1976 · Seetha
movieKatha Sangama
1976
movieHosilu Mettida Hennu
1976
movieShubhamangala
1975 · Hema
movieDaari Thappida Maga
1975 · Radha Devi
movieBili Hendthi
1975 · Sharada
movieDevara Kannu
1975 · Sandhya
movieGumasthavin Magal
1974
movieBangarada Panjara
1974 · Mallamma
movieUpasane
1974 · Sharada
movieMooruvare Vajragalu
1973 · Rukmini
movieEdakallu Guddada Mele
1973 · Devaki
movieNaagarahaavu
1972 · Alamelu
movieKula Gowravam
1972 · Radha
movieBhale Huchcha
1972 · Chandra
movieBangarada Manushya
1972 · Sharavathi
movieSipayi Ramu
1972 · Champa
movieSri Krishna Rukmini Sathyabhama
1971 · Jambavathi
movieNyayave Devaru
1971 · Guest Appearance
moviePrathidhwani
1971
movieKasturi Nivasa
1971 · Lakshmi
movieGejje Pooje
1969 · Lalita