Sridevi

Acting

Born Aug 13, 1963

From Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India

Died Feb 24, 2018

Sridevi Kapoor (born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan) was an Indian film actress who has worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She has been called the first female superstar of Hindi cinema. Sridevi started her career as a child artist in M.A. Thirumugham’s devotional Thunaivan at the age of four, and continued to act as a child artist in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her Bollywood debut as a child artist in the hit Julie (1975) and played her first adult role at age 13 with the Tamil film Moondru Mudichu (1976). Subsequently, Sridevi established herself as one of the leading actresses of Tamil and Telugu cinema, with roles such as 16 Vayathinile (1977), Sigappu Rojakkal (1978), Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980), Meendum Kokila (1981), Premabhishekam (1981), Moondram Pirai (1982), Aakhari Poratam (1988), Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari (1990), and Kshana Kshanam (1991). In Bollywood, she made her debut as a lead actress in Solva Sawan (1978) and gained wide public attention with the movie Himmatwala (1983). In 2012, Sridevi returned to films after a 15-year-long hiatus with English Vinglish and became the only actress in the history of Hindi and Tamil cinema to make a highly successful comeback. In 2013, the Government of India awarded her Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honor. She was also voted 'India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years' in a CNN-IBN national poll conducted in 2013 on the occasion of the Centenary of Indian Cinema. On February 24, 2018, Sridevi was found dead in her guest room at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The official coroner's report showed that she had accidentally drowned in the bathtub, with unconsciousness cited as a contributing factor.

Sridevi

Known For

Mom

Zero

Nagina

Heer Ranjha

Laadla

Mr. India

English Vinglish

Chandni

Army

Janbaaz

Filmography — Acting

Mom

Zero

Nagina

Heer Ranjha

Laadla

Mr. India

English Vinglish

Chandni

Army

Janbaaz

Puli

Halla Bol

Judaai

Golmaal Again

Bombay Talkies

Gair Kanooni

Chaalbaaz

Banjaran

Aakhree Raasta

Chaand Kaa Tukdaa

Lamhe

Sultanat

Gurudev

Karma

Khuda Gawah

Sadma

Devaraagam

Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari

Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin

Bhagwaan Dada

Chandra Mukhi

Naya Kadam

Gumrah

Ghar Sansar

Aakhari Poratam

Naaka Bandi

Kandhan Karunai

Sone Pe Suhaaga

Julie

Mr. Bechara

16 Vayathinile

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

Farishtay

Johnny

Mawaali

Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha

Mundadugu

Naan Adimai Illai

Dharm Adhikari

Ram-Avtar

Akarshan

Joshilaay

Neela Malargal

S.P. Parasuram

Sabadham

Tohfa

Nazrana

Waqt Ki Awaz

Priya

Masterji

Vayyari Bhamalu Vagalamari Bhartalu

Majaal

Main Tera Dushman

Dasavatharam

Maqsad

Vishwaroobam

Pathar Ke Insan