Rameshwari

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Rameshwari (also known as Rameshwari Talluri) is the first Telugu actress to gain some recognition in Bollywood, before another Telugu actress Jayaprada took over to become a bigger success. She is originally from West Godavari and spent her childhood in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. She graduated from FTII in 1975. She is best known for her two hit Hindi films: Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye (1977) and Aasha (1980), the latter earned her a Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress.^[1] She also acted in her mother tongue language of Telugu, in the hit film Seetamalakshmi. She married Punjabi actor and producer, Deepak Seth and has two sons with him. She took a sabbatical from acting to raise her children, but recently returned to acting in films, playing mother roles.^[2] She and her husband have also produced a Punjabi film titled Mein tuun assin tussin (2007) based on the Shakespeare play The Comedy of Errors.^[3]