Madhavi (actress)

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Madhavi Born in 1962 is a famous South Indian film actress, who played the heroine role for 17 years in five languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi. Director K. Balachander introduced her in a supporting role in his hit Telugu film Marocharithra (1979). She repeated her role in the Hindi remake Ek Duje Ke Liye (1981), which became the top grossing film of 1981. In both films, she showed remarkable sensitivity as a lonely wealthy woman who falls in love with Kamal Haasan. She earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actress.^[1] Director K. Balachander was so impressed with her performance in both films that he introduced her to the Tamil film industry in the film Thillu Mullu (1981) with Rajinikanth. By the end of the decade, she was starring opposite superstar Amitabh Bachchan in the Hindi film Agneepath (1990). She was once a Miss India participant.

Madhavi later acted alongside Kamal Haasan in Raja Paarvai, Tik Tik Tik, Kaakki Chattai and Mangamma Sabadham appearing in a swimsuit in all the films. Other films with Rajinikanth included Garjanai and Thambikku endha ooru. Being talented, she showed her ability in movies like Needhi dhevan Mayakkam and Nirabaraadhi.

She acted in number of Kannada movies which have been a big success. She acted with many popular Kannada heroes including Dr. Raj Kumar, Vishnu Vardhan, Anant Nag and Ambareesh.

Some of her hit Kannada movies are:

Anupama
Bhagyada Laxmi Baaramma
Shruti Seridaga
Oda Huttidavaru
Malaya Marutha

Tamil Films list

Thillu Mullu - Rajinikanth
Veera Pen - Jaishankar
Thambikku entha oru - Rajinikanth
Sattam - Kamalhassan
Ellam Inbamayam - Kamalhassan
Raja Parvai - Kamal hassan
Tick Tick Tick - Kamal hassan
Pancha Kalyani - Sudhakar
Kakki Sattai - Kamal hassan
Viduthalai - Rajinikanth, Sivaji
Mangamma Sabatham - Kamalhassan

In 1996, she married businessman Sharma, who is half-Indian and half-German, and moved to New Jersey to raise her three children and assist her husband in his business. Now retired from films, she has indicated that she still feels the urge to act when she sees good films.^[2]