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Aarathi

Aarathi

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.

Known For

Hombisilu
7.0

Dr Roopa and Dr Nataraj get married and being both egoistic, and little arrogant, differences come up in their personal and Professional life where they run a Nursing home. Roopa suspects her husband of having an affair with another Doctor Vasanthi...Suspicions and neglect and duty conflict with each other and will their wedding stand this acid test?

Hombisilu

1978
Tulasi Dalam
N/A

Tulasi Dalam (Telugu: తులసిదళం, English : Basil Leaf) is a Telugu thriller novel written by Yandamuri Veerendranath. It was published in Andhra Bhoomi weekly in 1980 as a serial and got tremendous popularity. It was republished many times as a paperback and sold approximately 50,000 copies. It was one of the initial novels of Yandamuri that became popular and he was appreciated widely for his narrating style. It was partially inspired by the 1971 bestselling novel The Exorcist. Tulasi Dalam was first adapted into a 1985 Kannada movie titled Thulasidala and later in Telugu as Tulasidalam (1989),in Hindi as Phoonk (2008) and its remake in Telugu as Raksha (2008).In 1986, a story based on this novel called Kashmora was filmed for which Yendamuri Verendranath has worked as writer.

Tulasi Dalam

1985
Katha Sangama
8.0

An anthology of short stories centred on a poor university teacher's dilemma, an old woman's life story and a man who is about to marry a woman who is visually impaired.

Katha Sangama

1976
Vasantha Lakshmi
7.0

Vasantha Lakshmi is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao and produced by K. Vittala Kumar, K. V. Honnappa and K. V. Gurunath. The film stars Srinath, Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, and Manjula. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The movie is a remake of the 1974 Tamil movie Engamma Sapatham.

Vasantha Lakshmi

1978
Naagarahaavu
6.4

Although Ramachari falls madly in love with Alamelu, her parents forbid their marriage and force her to marry another man. But Ramachari can't stand idly by when he discovers his sweetheart's husband has become her pimp. Quietly aiding Ramachari on his quest to save Alamelu is Chamayya, a childless woman who loves him as much as if he were her own son.

Naagarahaavu

1972
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6.5

Kumar falls for Latha but is unable to marry her as his father opposes their relationship. After Kumar marries another woman, Chandru, an evil man, enters Latha's life, and Kumar tries to save her.

Maathu Tappada Maga

1978
Muyyige Muyyi
8.0

Muyyige Muyyi is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by P. Krishna Raj. The multi-starrer is led by Srinath, Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Manjula, Roja Ramani and Chandrashekhar.

Muyyige Muyyi

1978
Bangarada Jinke
9.0

A young man sets out on a treasure hunt to capture a golden deer with magical powers. However, he soon learns secrets from his past life which shock him.

Bangarada Jinke

1980
Phalitamsha
9.0

A young man chases love. He encounters three women. Infatuation. Fame. Friendship. He mistakes them for romantic love. And is disillusioned. Eventually his level-headed wife and some tenuous circumstances help him comprehend the meaning. The movie was predominantly shot in Bijapur. The movie paired newcomer Jai Jagadish with four heroines.

Phalitamsha

1976
Mullina Gulabi
N/A

Aarathi arrives at the estate owned by two brothers played by Anant Nag and Jai Jagadish and becomes a daily-wage labourer. When younger brother Jai Jagadish falls for her and wants to marry her all hell breaks loose.

Mullina Gulabi

1982
Paduvaaralli Pandavaru
8.3

Five men come together to fight against a corrupt landlord to secure justice for the tyranny caused by him in their village.

Paduvaaralli Pandavaru

1978
Kudure Mukha
8.0

Professor Nataraj, a historian, unearths some invaluable secrets of the past. Rekha, his daughter, seeks the help of Mohan, to save his findings from notorious criminals.

Kudure Mukha

1978
Dharmasere
10.0

Tunga, a young woman who has speech and hearing impairment, faces humiliation, neglect and other challenges in her life because of her limitations.

Dharmasere

1979
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N/A

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Parajitha

1982
Bangarada Manushya
9.4

Rajeeva comes to the village to visit his sister only to find that she's in financial trouble and has lost her husband. He decides to stay and help her out.

Bangarada Manushya

1972
Shubhamangala
8.0

Hema and her friends lead a happy life with her father in a small town. Unfortunately, Hema's father passes away and she is forced to live with her cousin in a city.

Shubhamangala

1975
Bangarada Panjara
9.0

Janaki leaves her son, Beera, with Kenchi and Jungappa. Years later, Janaki returns to take her son along with her, but Kenchi refuses to let Beera go.

Bangarada Panjara

1974
Bhale Huchcha
9.0

Bhale Huchcha is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by Gopal Lakshman. It stars Rajkumar and Aarathi. This film was dubbed into Telugu as Dasara Picchodu and released in 1973. This was the only Kannada movie of actress Helen.

Bhale Huchcha

1972
Hasyarathna Ramakrishna
8.0

Hasyarathna Ramakrishna is a 1982 Indian Kannada film, directed by B S Ranga and Produced by B R Vasanth, A Ramesh Rao, S V Rajarao and B S Ranga. The film stars Ananthnag, Aarathi, Srinath, Manjula, Sripriya, K S Ashwath, Dinesh, Shivaram, Ashwath Narayan and Anantharam Maccheri in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by T G Lingappa.

Hasyarathna Ramakrishna

1982
Sri Krishna Rukmini Sathyabhama
8.0

Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama is a 1971 Kannada-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by K. S. L. Swamy under his home banner Raghunandan movies. The film stars Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi, Aarathi and Bharathi. The music was composed by R. Sudarshanam.

Sri Krishna Rukmini Sathyabhama

1971