SOUNDARYA PROFILE

Original Name : Soumya
Date of Birth: 18 July 1971
Date of Death: 17 April 2004
Birth Place : Bangalore
Height : 5' 7
Nationality : Indian
Profession : Actress
Claim to Fame : By the film 'Mayalodu (1993)' 'Rajendrudru Gajendrudru (1993)'
Family : Father - Satyanarayana; Spouse - Raghu Sridhar
Qualification : MBBS Ist year
Maiden Film : Gandharva in Kannada
Telugu Film : Raitu Bharatam
Total Film : Around 90 Flims
Awards : Received Prestigious FilmFare Award(1999)
Address : C/O. Prashanth Kuteer, Guest House. Banjara Hills. Hyderabad.

Biography: Soundarya, was born on July 17 at Bangalore, with the real name of Soumya. She proved worthy of their selection by playing performance-oriented characters as well as portraying glamorous roles.

Soundarya was born in the Ashtagrama villages and was an Ashtagrama Iyer. She married her maternal uncle and childhood friend, software engineer G. S. Raghu on 27,April, 2003. She had great dreams of promoting public welfare during her lifetime. At the time of her death, she was about to produce and act in a film titled 'Kamli', directed by K.N.T Sastry. Her wishes of funding welfare activities are being fulfilled by her husband and sister-in-law through the AMARA SOUNDARYA SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST [ASSET]. She has developed the entire village of Gangigunte [her native village], Mallibagilu Taluk, in the Kolara district of Karnataka. Soundarya maintained an orphanage. Presently, it is being maintained by her relatives. In addition, the school, AMARA SOUNDARYA VIDYALAYA, is maintained by her trust and her own home is now being used as a school. There are many ideas and concepts that were dreamt and thought by Soundarya and her brother Amarnath, for the welfare of the society fulfilling by Soundarya's husband and Soundarya's sister-in-law NirmalaAmarmath using ASSET.she had adopted some educational institutions and given funding for so many educational institutions and their family is continuing funding for educational institutions.Soundarya died on April 17, 2004 when the four-seater plane Cessna 180 caught fire immediately after take off. She was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party for the elections. Her brother, Amarnath, a producer of Kannada films, also died in the accident. Her last film was the immensely successful Kannada film, Aaptamitra. Now 'Soundarya Memorial award' was kept and issuing by Karnatandhra Lalitkala academy on memory of Soundarya for every ugadi.

In a short period, she reached the pinnacle of her film career and secured stardom by playing opposite top heroes. There's an enigmatic charm in her which makes her simply irresistible. Like all good things in life, she seems to get better as time passes by. Though a Kannadiga by birth, she's settled down in Andhra like a proper
Trivia:

• At the time of her death she was on her way to an election rally for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaign in Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh. Her brother Amarnath, an employee of the BJP, was also killed in the plane crash.
• She discontinued her medical education to enter the film industry in 1992.
• She is daughter of noted Kannada producer and director Satyanarayana. She married her distant cousin Raghu Sridhar, a software engineer, in April 2003.

Filmography:
Telugu

1. Manavarali pelli(1993)
2. Madam
3. Allari premikudu (1994)
4. chudalani vundhi(1998)
5. Rajandrudu Gajendrudu (1993)
6. Hello Brother (1994)
7. Ammoru(1995)...Bhavani
8. Premaku velaayara
9. Raja
10. No 1
11. Amma Donga
12. Amma Naa Kodala
13. Top Hero
14. Annayya.....Devi
15. Rikshavadu
16. Tommidi Nellalu
17. Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu
18. Priyaragalu
19. Anthahpuram.....Bhanumai
20. Annayya
21. Raithu Bharatam
22. Postman
23. Pedarayudu
24. Jayam Manadera
25. Pelli chesukundam
26. Narasimha
27. Sri ramulayya
28. Seethayya
29. Swethanagu...Research Student
    
30. Mayalodu
31. Deviputhrudu(2000)
32. Arundhati(1999)
33. Azad(2000)....Anjali
34. Shiv Shankar....Geeta
35. Kondaiti Simhasanam....Chitti
36. Naga Devata
37. Yeduru Leni Manishi.....Vasundhara
38. Sri Manjunatha....Kathyayini
39. Devi putrudu......karuna
40. Choodalani vundi....padmavati
41. Maya bazar(1995)
    

Kannada

1. Dweepa (2001)..Nagi
2. Aaptamitra (2004) (her last film before she died)
3. Naanu nanna hendatiru
4. Sipaayi

Tamil

1. Ponnumani
2. Thavasi
3. Harichandra
4. Arunachalam (1997)
5. kathala kathala (1998)
6. Padayappa (1999)
7. Muthukalai
8. Senapathi
9. Sokka thangam
10. Ivan (2002)

Malayalam

1. Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002)...Jyothi
2. Kilichundan Mampazham (2003)....Amina

Hindi

1. Sooryavansham (1999)
2. Ishq Vishk