Sripriya is an actress who played leading roles in the 1970s and 1980s in South India

South India

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. She has acted in Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

, Kannada

Kannada language

Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...

, and Malayalam

Malayalam language

Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...

 films, but her main contribution was in Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 films, where she has acted in over 200 films.

Personal life

Sripriya was born in Chennai. She attended the Church Park convent school in Chennai. She is a trained classical dancer and hails from a professional music family. Her uncles are Natiyakalachakravarthy Padmashri K. N. Dhandayuthapani Pillai and Nadaswara Chakravarthy Shri Rajamanickam Pillai. She is married to actor Raj Kumar, son of Raja of Ramnad Shanmuga Rajeswara Sethupathy, with whom she has two children named Sneha and Nagarjun.

Sripriya played revenge-seeking fighter in the Tamil film "Billa" (1980), a role that was originated by Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films, notably in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970...

 in the Hindi film "Don" (1978). Billa

Billa

This article is about the company. For the Indian movies see Billa starring Rajinikanth or Billa starring Ajith Kumar or Billa starring Prabhas....

(1980) became a huge hit and another Tamil remake was made in 2007, also titled "Billa," with Nayantara

Nayantara

Nayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors...

 playing Sripriya's role.

Career

She first faced the camera on November 19, 1973 for the film Murugan Kaattiya Vazhi directed by P. Madhavan. She was awarded the Kalaimamani award in the early 1980s. She was in the jury of the National Awards committee and was a member of the State Awards committee. She is also a visual artist and the proceeds from her paintings are given to social causes, mainly for children. She is also a writer and has penned the dialogues for her TV serials and movies. She has acted with Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Sivaji Ganesan

Sivaji Ganesan

Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...

, Jaishankar

Jaishankar

Jaishankar is a yester-year actor of the Tamil Film Industry. He is fondly referred to as Thennagathu James Bond . His penchant for dashing roles earned him the sobriquet of James Bond of South India, thanks to his roles in films like Vallavan Oruvan, CID Shankar and so on...

. She was Rajinikanth's leading lady in most of his movies and the pair mainatined a perfect on-screen chemistry. She went on to act with Rajinikanth in 28 movies.. From 1973, she has starred in more than 300 films in all the four South Indian languages, including 200 in Tamil.

As Director

In addition to acting, she has directed films and television serials. By 2007, she has directed five serials, of which she considers Viduthalai the best serial. She has also directed four films, two in Tamil and two in Kannada.

Filmography

She has appeared in over 200 films in Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

. She has also done many movies in Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 and several in Kannada.

Notable filmography

Year	Movie	Notes
1973	Murugan Kaatiya Vazhi	Debut film
1974	Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
1976	Anthuleni Katha Anthuleni Katha Anthuleni Katha is a 1976 Telugu film directed by K. Balachander. The film is a remake of the 1974 Tamil film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai. This is Jayaprada's first starring role and is considered to be one of her best films. This was also Rajnikanth's first major role. Kamal Hassan played an extended...	Telugu film
1977	Chilakamma Cheppindi	Telugu film
	Aattukkara Almaelu
	Aame Katha Aame Katha Aame Katha is a 1977 Telugu film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Jayasudha in the title role.It also featured Rajinikanth in an extended guest role....	Telugu film
1978	Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu
	Vayasu Pilichindi Vayasu Pilichindi Vayasu Pilichindi is a 1978 Telugu film directed by C. V. Sridhar. It is a remake of the director's Tamil film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu with the same cast: Rajnikanth, Kamal Hassan, Sripriya, and Jayachitra. The film became a big hit, due to the music...	Telugu film
	Bairavi Bairavi Bairavi is a 1987 Tamil film directed by M. Bhaskar. It was Rajinikanth's first movie as a hero in Tamil cinema. He was also given the "Superstar" title through this film by producer Kalaipuli S. Dhanu. The film stars Sripriya as the female lead and Geetha playing the title role as Rajini's sister...
	Thai Meethu Sathiyam Thai Meethu Sathiyam Thai Meethu Sathiyam is a 1978 Tamil film directed by R.Thyagarajan. Clips from the film appeared on grapheine.com/bombaytv, reviving hype around the film. Several clips became popular, as well as an easter egg you may have noticed when the man in the yellow hat is hiding behind the couch in the...
1979	Annai Oru Alayam
	Evvadabba Sommu	Telugu film
1980	Billa Billa (1980 film) Billa is a 1980 Tamil film produced by K.Balaji and directed by R.Krishnamurthy. The film stars Rajinikanth, Suresh Balaje, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, Sripriya, Reena Roy and Major Sundarrajan...
	Pollathavan
1981	Ram Lakshman Ram Lakshman Ram Lakshman is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist.-References: The story is about the relationship between Ram and Lakshman ....
1982	Simla Special Simla Special Simla Special is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. S V Sekhar, Sripriya, Thenga sreenivasan, YGM, Manorama are other major stars appearing in this comedy....
	Savaal Savaal Savaal is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist....
	Vazhvey Maayam Vazhvey Maayam Vazhvey Maayam is a 1982 Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. It is a remake of 1981 mega-hit Telugu film Premabhishekham starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Sridevi.-Cast:* Kamal Haasan* Sripriya* Sridevi...
	Jimmy Gallu	Kannada film
1984	Enakkul Oruvan Enakkul Oruvan Enakkul Oruvan is a 1984 Tamil film directed by SP. Muthuraman, starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. A remake of Subhash Ghai's Hindi film, Karz , starring Rishi Kapoor, and Tina Munim.-Cast:...
2007	Kannamoochi Yenada Kannamoochi Yenada Kannamoochi Yenada? is a 2007 Tamil comedy-drama film written and directed by V. Priya. The film stars Sathyaraj, Prithviraj, Sandhya and Raadhika Sarathkumar in lead and Sripriya, Manobala and Radharavi in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja...

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