Tara (Kannada actress)

Anuradha (born 4 March 1971), known by her stage name Tara, is an Indian politician and actress active in the Kannada cinema. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legislative Council.

Tara
Tara, IFFI (2005)
Member (nominated) of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
10 August 2012 – 2018
President of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy
In office
15 March 2012 – June 2013
President of The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Be
Assumed office
January 2020
Personal details
Born
Anuradha

(1973-03-04) 4 March 1973 (age 51)[a]
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
(now Karnataka, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
(m. 2005)
Children1
OccupationActress, politician

Tara made her debut in film in 1984 with the Tamil film Ingeyum Oru Gangai. Her Kannada film debut came in 1986 with Thulasidala and has since portrayed many author-backed roles. Her notable performances came in films such as Krama (1991), Munjaneya Manju (1993), Kanooru Heggadithi (1999), Munnudi (2000), Mathadana (2001), Hasina (2005), Cyanide (2006) and Ee Bandhana (2007), Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014). Her performance in Hasina won her the National Film Award for Best Actress.[3] She has also won numerous Filmfare and State awards for her performance.

After joining BJP, she was elected as the president of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy in 2012 and held the position for a year.[4] In the same year, she was nominated as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the upper house of the legislature of Karnataka.[5]

Career

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Tara in 2004 Kannada film Hasina, which won her National Film Award for Best Actress

Tara made her first appearance on screen for a Tamil film Ingeyum Oru Gangai directed by noted actor, Manivannan, in 1984 which also featured Murali in the lead. Followed by this, she featured in her first Kannada film Thulasidala in 1985. However, she got the big break of her career through a Rajkumar starrer Guri in 1986 and thereafter she has acted in several movies as a leading lady and mainly as supporting actress.

Tara worked with almost all of the leading male co-stars in the 1980s and 1990s including Rajkumar, Shankar Nag, Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Ananth Nag, Ravichandran, Shashikumar, Tiger Prabhakar, Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Murali, Karthik, Sunil and Devaraj.

Her performance in Girish Karnad's Kanooru Heggadithi brought her widespread recognition. She received her first ever award as best actress for the Kannada movie Krama (1991), directed by debutant director Asrar Abid. In the late 1980s, she appeared in Mani Ratnam's blockbuster Tamil films, Nayakan and Agni Natchathiram, as a supporting actress. Her performance in Girish Karnad's Kanooru Heggadithi brought her widespread recognition for which she also received her second "best actress" state award. She received the "best supporting actress" award for Munjaneya Manju. She received wide critical acclaim for the female centric film Munnudi which received multiple National Film Awards, including the Best Film on Other Social Issues.[6][7]

 
Tara (left) and Girish Kasaravalli (right) at a press conference in IFFI (2005)

In 2005, she was cast by Girish Kasaravalli in Hasina, for which she won the National Award. Subsequently, her role in the Kannada movie Deadly Soma was appreciated. Then came another breakthrough performance in Cyanide. In 2007, Tara received her third Best Actress award.[8]

Beside acting, she produced Hasina, directed by Girish Kasaravalli, and she has also announced an intention to direct films as well.[9]

Personal life

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Tara married the cinematographer H. C. Venugopal in 2005. They have a son (b. 2013).[2]

Filmography

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Kannada films

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Year Film Role Notes
1985 Thulasidala
Brahmastra Mala
1986 Anand
Guri
Maneye Manthralaya
Samsarada Guttu
Sundara Swapnagalu
Ella Hengasarinda
Satkaara
1987 Ravana Rajya
Shubha Milana
1988 Ranaranga Bhavana
Sangliyana Forest officer's wife
Mutthaide
Avale Nanna Hendthi Gayathri
1989 Hendthighelbedi Srinivas's wife
Bidisada Bandha Aruna
En Swamy Aliyandre
Deva Sujatha
Anthintha Gandu Nanalla Kamala
Doctor Krishna Chanchala
Poli Huduga
C.B.I. Shankar Herself Guest appearance
1990 Nigooda Rahasya
Maheshwara
Policena Hendthi
Raja Kempu Roja
1991 C. B. I. Shiva Ranjini
Krama Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Aranyadalli Abhimanyu
Ibbaru Hendira Muddina Police
Karnana Sampathu
Golmaal Part 2 Meera
1992 Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda Rukmini
Halli Meshtru Teacher's first wife Cameo
Belli Kalungura Tunga
Nagaradalli Nayakaru
Vajrayudha
Malashree Mamashree
Prema Sangama
1993 Munjaneya Manju Hema Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Karimaleya Kaggathalu
Muddina Maava
Bhagavan Sri Saibaba Lakshmi
1994 Prana Snehitha
Sammilana
Gandhada Gudi Part 2 Marappa's wife
1995 Operation Antha
Thumbida Mane Geetha
Mana Midiyithu
Mister Abhishek Revathi
1996 Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata
Sipayi
Dhani
Aadithya Inspector
Jeevanadhi
1997 Amrutha Varshini Vimala
Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda
1998 Yaare Neenu Cheluve Mary
1999 Kanooru Heggadithi Subbamma Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
Suprabhata Award for Best Actress[citation needed]
Premotsava Shanti
2000 Galate Aliyandru
Devara Maga Sundari
Munnudi Rukhiya
Swalpa Adjust Madkolli
2001 Diggajaru Gowri
Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu An actress
2002 Mathadana Lakshmi
Ninagagi Rukkamma
Karmugilu Gowri
2003 Paris Pranaya Seetha
Ondagona Baa
2004 Nalla Dr Sarala Desai
Aagodella Olledakke
Saradara
Jyeshta
2005 Deadly Soma
Karnana Sampathu
Siddhu
Namma Basava
Hasina Hasina National Film Award for Best Actress
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Ramabai Ambedkar
Pandu Ranga Vittala Sarala
2006 Mata Chandra's lover
Cyanide Mridula Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Pandavaru
Care of Footpath Saraswati
2007 Shri Kshetra Kaivara Thathaiah Suvarna Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige
Ee Bandhana Sukanya Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
2008 Aramane Savitri
Jnanajyothi Sri Siddaganga
Ganga Kaveri Ganga's mother
2009 Birugaali
2010 Modalasala Paaru
School Master
Eradane Maduve
2011 Mathond Madhuvena
Kirataka Nandisha's mother
Jolly Boy Lakshmi
Panchamrutha Shanthi segment: "Ondu Kanasu: a dream"
2012 Bhageerathi Udaya Award for Best Supporting Actress
Samsaaradalli Golmaal
Kempe Gowda Kavya's mother
2013 Galaate
Shravani Subramanya Anuradha Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
2014 Ulidavaru Kandanthe Ratna
2015 Octopus
2016 CBI Sathya
Madamakki Ratna
Golisoda
2017 Bharjari Nimmi
2018 Hebbet Ramakka Ramakka Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Filmibeat Award for Best Actress – Kannada
Atharva
2019 Sinnga Janakamma
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana Shanthamma
Ellidde Illi Tanaka Lakshmi
Bharaate Jagan's mother
2020 Shivarjuna Shiva's mother
2021 Tom And Jerry
Mugilpete Raja's mother
Badava Rascal Shankar's mother
2023 Tagaru Palya Shantha
Bad Manners Lakshmamma
2024 Kotee TBA
TBA Vaamana TBA

Other language films

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Year Film Role Language Notes
1984 Ingeyum Oru Gangai Maruthayi Tamil
January 1 Tamil
1985 Bullet Telugu
1987 Nayakan Shakila Tamil
Sankeertana Telugu
Thulasi Ponni Tamil
1988 Agni Natchathiram Mallika Tamil
Pelli Chesi Choodu Seeta Telugu
1989 Sarvabhoumudu Usha Telugu
1990 Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar Muthappa's wife Tamil
Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu Padma Telugu
Neti Siddhartha Rekha Telugu
Maa Inti Katha Telugu Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
1991 Brahmarshi Viswamitra Sakunthala's friend Telugu
2008 Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu Tamil
2012 Maattrraan Sudha Tamil
2017 Sathriyan Niranjana's mother Tamil

Television

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Year Serial Channel Role Language Notes ref.
1993 Mikhaelinte Santhathikal Asianet TV Malayalam
2002 Parva Kannada [10]
2021 Raja Rani Colors Kannada Judge Kannada
2021-2022 Nannamma Super Star Colors Kannada Judge Kannada

Notes

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  1. ^ Tara has said that she was born on 4 March 1973[1] whereas a news report carried by The Times of India in 2013 quoted she was 48, which implies she was born in c. 1965.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "ತಾರಾ ಜನ್ಮ ರಹಸ್ಯ" [The Secret of Tara's Birth]. Kannada Prabha (in Kannada). 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Tara delivers a baby boy at 48!". The Times of India. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Saif, Tara win National Best movie song - Sangliayana part 2 "Prethinda pappi kotta mummy" awards". Rediff. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
    - "It's better late than never, says Tara". The Hindu. 15 July 2005. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  4. ^ Muthanna, Anjali (16 June 2013). "Tara officially resigns as Film Academy head". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Tara to head Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257.
  6. ^ "48th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012. For attempting to discuss the misuse of Shariat by opportunistic men and the manipulation of the testaments on "Nikah" and "Talaaq".
  7. ^ "48th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Kumaraswamy happy with resurgent Kannada cinema". The Hindu. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Tara – from actress to director". Indiaglitz. 25 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Another star turn for Tara?". Deccan Herald. 30 June 2002. Archived from the original on 2 December 2002. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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