Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
Unknown
Place of Birth
Aragal, Arkalgud, Hassan, Karnataka, India
Aarathi
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 (55)
Tulasi Dalam
1985
Swabhimana
1985
Maduve Maadu Thamashe Nodu
1984
Pooja Phala
1984
Khaidi
1984
Jaggu
1983
Gedda Maga
1983
Thirugu Baana
1983
Hasyarathna Ramakrishna
1982
Maava Sose Savaal
1982
Mullina Gulabi
1982Parajitha
1982
Karmika Kallanalla
1982
Pedda Gedda
1982
