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Annapurna
Annapurna in 2019
BornUmamaheswari
23 August 1954 (1954-08-23) (age 70)
Vijayawada, Madras Province, Dominion 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

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

Career

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). She went on to appear in over 700 to 800 films.

Personal life

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

Filmography

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List of films appeared:

Telugu

Tamil

Kannada

Hindi

  • Hum Hain Khalnayak (1996)
  • Hey Ram (2000)

Malayalam

  • Kottayam (2020)

Awards

Nandi Awards

References

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  10. "Palnati Simham (1985)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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  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)

External links

Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nandi Awards
1981–1990
1991–2000
2001–2010
2011–present
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