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Annapurna (actress)

Annapurna
Annapurna in 2019
Born
Umamaheswari

23 August 1954 (1954-08-23) (age 70)
Vijayawada, Madras Province, Republic of India
Other namesAnnapurnamma, Uma
OccupationActress
Years active1970s–present

Annapurna (born Umamaheswari; 23 August 1954), also credited as Annapurnamma, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Telugu films. She is known for her portrayal as mother, mother-in-law, grand mother, aunt, etc. She started her film career as an actor alongside Mohan Babu (debut film) in the blockbuster Telugu film Swargam Narakam directed by Dasari Narayana Rao in 1975. She appeared in over 900 films and won three Nandi Awards.

Early life

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Annapurna was born as Umamaheswari on 23 August 1954 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh to Prasad Rao and Sitaravamma.[1] Though she was initially credited as Uma, lyricist C. Narayana Reddy changed it when she did Dasari Narayana Rao-directed Swargam Narakam.[1][2]

Career

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Annapurna has started her film career in 1975. She is well remembered for her character roles in Samsaram Oka Chadarangam, Muthyamantha Muddu, Swargam Narakam, Assembly Rowdy and acted in almost all of the 1980s movies with Chiranjeevi as lead hero namely Donga, Chattamtho Poratam, Sangharshana, Rakshasudu, Trinetrudu, Marana Mrudangam, Khaidi No 786, and Jwala.

She has also acted in Tamil film such as Nadodi Pattukkaran, and Varavu Nalla Uravu etc. With the absence from the screen for few years, she started her second innings in 2007 with the Telugu films Evadithe Nakenti and Godava as mother and grand mother respectively.

Annapurna who played the role of lead actress in Swargam Narakam alongside Mohan Babu, also played the role of mother to Mohan Babu in Assembly Rowdy (1991).[3] She went on to appear in over 700 to 800 films.[2]

Personal life

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Annapurna had a daughter, Keerthi, who died by suicide in June 2018.[4]

Filmography

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List of films appeared:[5]

Telugu

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Tamil

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Kannada

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Hindi

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Malayalam

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Awards

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Nandi Awards[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "అప్పట్లోనూ ఎదుర్కొన్నాం." [We faced it then too]. Prajasakti (in Telugu). 18 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "విజయశాంతి ఇచ్చిన సలహా అది!". Eenadu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ .[1] Archived 22 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Telugu actor Annapurna's daughter commits suicide in Hyderabad". Deccan Chronicle. 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Annapurna on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Bebbuli (1980)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Lanke Bindelu (1983)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Bangaru Kapuram (1984)". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. ^ EE CHARITRA INKENNALLU | TELUGU FULL MOVIE | SUMAN | VIJAYASHANTI | V9 VIDEOS, 28 September 2017, archived from the original on 12 May 2023, retrieved 12 May 2023
  10. ^ "Palnati Simham (1985)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Dorakani Donga (1988)". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Gharana Alludu (1994)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  13. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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