Bharathi (actress)
| Bharathi Vishnuvardhan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Bharathi Rao 15 August 1950 Mysore State, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Spouse(s) | Vishnuvardhan (1975–2009; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2017) |
Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (born 15 August 1950), also known mononymously as Bharathi, is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Kannada cinema. She began her career in 1966, as a lead actress, with the Kannada movie Love in Bangalore.
In a career spanning over 50 years, Bharathi has appeared in 150 films. Apart from 100 films in Kannada, she has also acted in a handful Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and Malayalam films. In the course of her career, she became known for portrayal of the roles mythological and historical characters, and also that of a student, a romantic and a rural belle. Her role in Sri Krishnadevaraya (1970) as Chennambike won her a Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress. In 2017, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the government of India.
Bharathi was born into a Marathi-speaking family or Ramachandra Rao and Bhadravathi on 15 August 1950 in the erstwhile Indian State of Mysore (now Karnataka). As a student of the Maharani's College in Mysore, she was active in sports, dance and acting, the latter which she started in 1964. Photos of her dance performance caught the eyes of Kannada film actor Kalyan Kumar who cast her in his film Love in Bangalore. But, her second film film Dudde Doddappa saw theatrical release first.
Bharathi married actor Vishnuvardhan on 27 February 1975 in Bengaluru. They had two children namely Keerthi and Chandana. Vishnuvardhan died in 2009, aged 59.
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