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