Malashree (born Sridurga Pandey) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Kannada cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Telugu and Tamil language films. In a career spanning three decades she has appeared in about 70 films.[2] She began her career as a child artiste in the 1979 Tamil film Imayam.[3] She made her debut as a adult in the 1989 Kannada-language film Nanjundi Kalyana. In the following years, she established herself as one of Kannada cinema's top heroines.[4] She had been called, by the media and fans, "Kanasina Rani".[5] She was popular for playing diverse roles in women-centric movies many of which were highly successful at the box-office.[6]
Her debut film Nanjundi Kalyana' with Raghavendra Rajkumar was a major box office success, which was her breakthrough. Throughout the '90s, she starred in several successful films like: Gajapathi Garvabhanga (1989), Policena Hendthi (1990), Kitturina Huli (1990), Rani Maharani (1990), Mruthyunjaya (1990),Hrudaya Haadithu (1991), Ramachaari (1991), Belli Kalungura (1992), Solillada Saradara (1993) and Gadibidi Aliya (1995) establishing herself as one of the top heroines of the Kannada film industry. In 1992, she starred in 19 films, breaking the 24-year-old record of highest releases in Kannada in a lead role in a single year, held by Dr. Rajkumar.[7] She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1991 for her performance as a young woman inflicted with an incurable heart disease in the movie Hrudaya Haadithu.[8] In 2015, she won her first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her action-oriented role in Ganga.[9] She was considered Hema Malini of Kannada cinema by Dr. Rajkumar.[10]
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^"I played a boy in 26 films: Malashri". 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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^She was named "Kanasina Rani" after the name of her film of the same name released in 1992.
^"The name is star, super star". The Times of India. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^"ಸಿನಿ ಸಿಪ್ 23-ಮಾಲಾಶ್ರೀ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಲುಗಳು...| Malashree's film path" – via YouTube.
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Indian Kannada language film directed by K. V. Raju, starring Sunil and Malashri. The supporting cast features Tara, Chi. Guru Dutt, Avinash, Doddanna,...
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Mahendar and produced by Ghouse Peer. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Malashri and newcomer Ravinder Maan. Actress Suhasini Maniratnam featured in a cameo...
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by Gurumurthy Sunami and produced by Komala Nataraaja. The film stars Malashri in the lead role. The music is composed by Manju Kavi, the cinematography...
directed by M. S. Rajashekar, starring newcomers Raghavendra Rajkumar and Malashri, with Girija Lokesh and Sundar Krishna Urs as the lead cast. The film was...
produced by S. K. Bhagavan and written by P. Vasu. The film stars Ananth Nag, Malashri and Moon Moon Sen with Marthaanda, K. S. Ashwath and Ramesh Bhat in key...
film directed by Sarath. It stars Krishnam Raju, Suman, Jayasudha and Malashri, with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film is produced by Editor Mohan...
1525/9780520309753-011. ISBN 978-0-520-30975-3. Gokhale, Namita; Lal, Malashri (2018-12-10). Finding Radha: The Quest for Love. Penguin Random House India...
1990 Indian Kannada language film directed by B. Ramamurthy, starring Malashri, Ambareesh and Shashikumar in lead roles. The supporting cast features...
including Vishnuvardhan, Shiva Rajkumar, V. Ravichandran, Tiger Prabhakar, Malashri and Sudharani appear in guest roles as themselves. Kumar Bangarappa played...
is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language drama film, starring Ramesh Aravind, Malashri, Doddanna and Jayanthi in the lead roles. The film is directed by K. V...
and M. Krishna under the banner Sri Lakshmi Productions. The film stars Malashri, Shashikumar and Jaggesh. The supporting cast features Thriveni, K. S....
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