Harini (Kannada actress)

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Harini
Born1935 or 1936 (age 88–89)[1]
NationalityIndian
Other namesHarini S. Rao
Occupation(s)Actress, Producer
Years active1950–1968 (Retired)

Harini is a former actress in the Kannada cinema. She was active during the 1950s and 1960s, retiring at the peak of her career. As of 2006 she lived in Bangalore.[1]

Early life[edit]

Harini was born to tulu speaking Shivalli Madhva Brahmins Paniyadi Srinivasa Upadhya and Bharathi in Udupi as their fourth child. Her brother Vadiraj was also an actor and producer. She appeared as a child artist in films like Sri Murugan and Kannika for which she received one rupee for delivering the dialogues very nicely. She became a full-fledged heroine through Tamil film Punyavathi.[1]

Career[edit]

Harini made her debut as leading lady in Jaganmohini in the role of Mohini at the age of 15. She was the first heroine to wear a swimsuit on the Kannada film screen. The film became a silver jubilee hit and made Harini an overnight star. Harini got 200 letters for her stellar performance when she was shooting for her second film, bilingual Ratnadeep made simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi.

From thereon Harini played a variety of roles in Dallali, Vichitra Prapancha, Nandi, Nanda Deepa, Kanya Dana, Gandharva Kanya and Pathivratha, among other films. Harini acted with many stars of her time, including Dr. Rajkumar, with whom she acted in more than 10 films, Kalyan Kumar, and Udaykumar. Harini has received best actress awards for Nanda Deepa and Mangala Muhurtha.

Sathi Sukanya, released in 1968, was her last film. Harini got married in 1972, moved to Saudi Arabia, and stayed there for 12 years.[2]

Apart from acting, Harini has tried her hand in film production too. Along with her brothers Vadiraj-Jawahar she has produced some meaningful films under the banners of Sri Bharathi Chitra and Vijaya Bharathi. Some of the films produced by Harini are Naandi, Nanda Deepa, Nava Jeevana, Namma Makkalu, and Seetha.

Awards[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1944 Haridas Krishnan Tamil film
1946 Sri Murugan Young Murugan Tamil film [5]
1947 Kannika Young Kannika Tamil film [6]
1951 Jaganmohini
1952 Ratnadeep Hindi film
1953 Dallali
1953 Mangala Gowri
1953 Sowbhagya Lakshmi Sowbhagya Lakshmi
1954 Madiddunno Maharaya
1954 Kanyadana
1954 Muttiddella Chinna
1955 Gandharva Kanya
1955 Vichitra Prapancha
1957 Prabhulinga Leele
1959 Dharma Vijaya Saradara Vijaya's wife
1960 Aasha Sundari
1961 Nagarjuna
1962 Nanda Deepa
1962 Rathna Manjari
1962 Karuneye Kutumbada Kannu Cameo
1962 Vidhivilasa Mayadevi
1963 Ananda Bashpa
1964 Naandi Ganga [7]
1964 Mangala Muhurta
1964 Navajeevana Cameo
1964 Shivagange Mahathme
1965 Pathivratha
1965 Sarvagna Murthy
1965 Amarajeevi
1965 Ide Mahasudina
1967 Subba Shastry
1967 Sathi Sukanya
1970 Seetha As producer

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Friday Review Bangalore : The good, bad and funny". The Hindu. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 15 April 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ^ "I am not beautiful like Saroja Devi - Harini". Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Harini to be honoured with Dr. Rajkumar award". Times of India. 23 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Saroja Devi National Award". uniindia.com.
  5. ^ "Sri Murugan 1946". The Hindu. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Song Book for Tamil Film "Kannika"". InternetArchive (in Tamil). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 381. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

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