Aarathi
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
1985
- Tulasi Dalam as Sharada
- Swabhimana
1984
1983
1982
1981
- Ranganayaki as Ranganayaki/Mala
- Bhagyavantha as Seetha
1979
- Dharmasere as Tunga
1978
- Maathu Tappada Maga
- Hombisilu as Dr. Roopa
- Muyyige Muyyi as Uma
- Balu Aparoopa Nam Jodi
- Kudure Mukha as Rekha
- Paduvaaralli Pandavaru
- Vasantha Lakshmi as Vasantha
1976
- Katha Sangama
- Aparadhi as Usha
- Hosilu Mettida Hennu
- Phalitamsha as Sheela
- Raja Nanna Raja as Ganga / Geetha
- Bahaddur Gandu as Radha
- Premada Kanike as Seetha
1975
- Bili Hendthi as Sharada
- Shubhamangala as Hema
- Devara Kannu as Sandhya
- Daari Thappida Maga as Radha Devi
1974
- Upasane as Sharada
- Bangarada Panjara as Mallamma
- Gumasthavin Magal
1973
- Edakallu Guddada Mele as Devaki
- Mooruvare Vajragalu as Rukmini
1972
- Naagarahaavu as Alamelu
- Sipayi Ramu as Champa
- Bangarada Manushya as Sharavathi
- Bhale Huchcha as Chandra
- Kula Gowravam as Radha
1971
- Nyayave Devaru as Guest Appearance
- Kasturi Nivasa as Lakshmi
- Prathidhwani
- Sri Krishna Rukmini Sathyabhama as Jambavathi
1969
- Gejje Pooje as Lalita