Birthday:
03-04-1973
(51 years)
Birthplace:
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Biography
Tara made her first appearance on screen for a Tamil film Ingeyum Oru Gangai directed by noted actor, Manivannan, in 1984 which also featured Murali in the lead. Followed by this, she featured in her first Kannada film Thulasidala in 1985. However, she got the big break of her career through a Rajkumar starrer Guri in 1986 and thereafter she has acted in several movies as a leading lady and mainly as supporting actress. Her performance in Girish Karnad's Kanooru Heggadithi brought her widespread recognition. She received her first ever award as best actress for the Kannada movie Krama (1991), directed by debutant director Asrar Abid. In the late 1980s, she featured in Mani Ratnam's two of the biggest blockbuster Tamil films, Nayagan and Agni Natchathiram as a supporting actress.
Tara paired with almost all the leading male co-stars in the 80's and 90's including Rajkumar, Shankar Nag, Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish, Ananth Nag, Ravichandran, Shashikumar, Tiger Prabhakar, Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Murali, Karthik, Sunil, Devaraj among others. She also received her second "best actress" state award for the movie Kanooru Heggadithi and also "best supporting actress" award for the movie Munjaneya Manju.
In 2005, she was cast by Girish Kasaravalli in his film Hasina, for which she won a National Award from the Indian Government. Subsequently, her role in Kannada movie Deadly Soma was appreciated. Then came her another breakthrough performance in the movie Cyanide. In 2007, Tara received her third Best Actress award. Beside acting, she produced Hasina, directed by Girish Kasaravalli and she has also announced an intent to direct films as well.
Tara paired with almost all the leading male co-stars in the 80's and 90's including Rajkumar, Shankar Nag, Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish, Ananth Nag, Ravichandran, Shashikumar, Tiger Prabhakar, Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Murali, Karthik, Sunil, Devaraj among others. She also received her second "best actress" state award for the movie Kanooru Heggadithi and also "best supporting actress" award for the movie Munjaneya Manju.
In 2005, she was cast by Girish Kasaravalli in his film Hasina, for which she won a National Award from the Indian Government. Subsequently, her role in Kannada movie Deadly Soma was appreciated. Then came her another breakthrough performance in the movie Cyanide. In 2007, Tara received her third Best Actress award. Beside acting, she produced Hasina, directed by Girish Kasaravalli and she has also announced an intent to direct films as well.
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Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar
Act like Muthappa's wife
event1990
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An evil landlord holds hostage his sister and her husband, Muthappa, as he is unhappy with their union. Years later, he goes berserk when he sees a young man who resembles Muthappa.
Yaare Neenu Cheluve
Act like Mary
event1998
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When Kamli loses her bag at a railway station, Surya finds it and sends it to her house with a note. They soon start communicating with each other through their letters and fall in love.
Halli Meshtru
event1992
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Parimala falls for a widowed school teacher and accuses him of molesting her when he rejects her. Later, she realises the error of her ways and tries to win his love through benevolent means.
Pandu Ranga Vittala
event2005
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Vithala gets married to two women, who are both unaware of each other's existence. He strives hard to keep them happy but encounters various obstacles in his endeavour.
Maattrraan
Act like Sudha
event2012 star_border 5.7
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Akhilan and Vimalan are the conjoined twins of genetic scientist Ramachandran, whose company makes Energion, a dietary supplement that promises to make geniuses out of children. When Russian journalist Volga tells them that there is something fishy about Energion and is mysteriously found dead, their lives are turned topsy-turvy.
Neti Siddhartha
Act like Rekha
event1990 star_border 6.5
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Neti Siddhartha is a 1990 Telugu action film produced and directed by Kranthi Kumar under the Kranthi Chitra banner. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Shobana and Ayesha Jhulka in the lead roles, with music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. This film is a remake of the Hindi film Dharmatma (1975) which inturn is based on The Godfather. The film was recorded Average at the box office.
Diggajaru
Act like Gowri
event2001
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A rich landlord and his servant bond well irrespective of their status. When the landlord wife is murdered, the servant decides to take the blame on himself to save landlord family prestige.
Ranaranga
Act like Bhavana
event1988
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A juvenile delinquent, Anand, becomes a reformed adult and a qualified engineer. Thereafter, he sets out to find his estranged mother and punish the culprits who put him in jail. This was the 6th and the first action drama movie of Shivarajkumar as a lead actor and the third movie of Shivarajkumar and Sudharani pair. The first collaboration of Shivarajkumar and Hamsalekha combo as well. The movie was directed by the legendary V. Somashekar, known for Premada Kanika, Shankar Guru among other classics.
Muddina Maava
event1993
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Vijay, a village chairman, marries a poor girl, Lakshmi, against his family's wish. Vijay's brother-in-law is enraged for not marrying his daughter and devises a plan to defame him.
Deva
event1989
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Deva, a villager, helps support his two brothers' education and upbringing. However, he sets out to exact revenge on them after they forget his good deeds and destroy his life.
Ulidavaru Kandanthe
Act like Ratnakka
event2014 star_border 7.8
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Malpe, a small fishing town on the Arabian Coast. Located 6 kms to the west of the temple town, Udupi. Malpe's beaches are washed clean everyday by the sea. The waves ensure that nothing gets left behind on the sands. But then, the waves cannot reach everything. It is the time of the year when Udupi and its surroundings are decked up to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmaashtami. Men and children walk the streets dressed up as characters from mythology. Teams painted as tigers are seen dancing to drum beats all around the town. But violence seems to be brewing in Malpe this Krishna Janmaashtami.
Tagaru Palya
event2023
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Tagaru Palya ... Revolve around the essence of rural life and how the villagers cook food on the temple premises and serve it to the devotees
Modalasala
Act like Deepu's mother
event2010
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A young man named Karthik falls in love with Deepa and decides to propose to her. However, Deepa makes him wait for the approval of her parents, who do not support the union.
Sipayi
event1996
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Sipayi, who fights for the welfare of the people in his village, falls in love with Shanti. When she is forced to marry a criminal, he tries to change her fate.
Kotigalu Saar Kotigalu
Act like Shalini/Shalu, Moni's wife
event2001
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Kotigalu Saar Kotigalu is a 2001 Kannada film directed by S. V Rajendra Singh Babu and produced by Jai Jagadish. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, S. Narayan, Mohan Shankar and Prema in lead roles. Music was composed by Hamsalekha.
Amruthavarshini
Act like Vimala
event1997
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Grieving the death of his girlfriend, Ashok (Ramesh) visits his pal Hemanth (Sharath Babu). But the journey of healing takes a detour when Ashok begins to fall for Hemanth's devoted wife, Veena (Suhasini), who reminds Ashok of his lost love. The dramatic tension soon simmers to a boil in this moving drama set in the gorgeous resort town of Kodaikanal in the state of Tamil.
C.B.I Shiva
event1991
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Three educated but unemployed youths campaign for a politician and help him win an election. When the politician does not give them a job as promised, they hatch a plan to make him toe the line.
Thulasi
Act like Ponni
event1987
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Thulasi is a 1987 Tamil film directed by Ameerjaan. The film stars Murali, Seetha, Chandrasekhar and Major Sundarrajan in lead roles.
Undoo Hoda Kondoo Hoda
event1992
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A cow inspector comes to a village and befools innocent villagers to win their trust by playing his vicious tricks on them.
Anand
Act like Asha
event1986
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Srikanth, who sees Mala always spending time with Anand, tries to defame him. When Srikanth's father goes to Anand's house to settle the rivalry, he gets shocked when he sees who Anand's mother is. This was the debut movie of Shivarajkumar which was first of the three movies that completed a silver jubilee run theatrically, later earning him the title Hattrick Hero. The movie also completed 38 weeks of theatrical run.
Kotee
Act like Sujatha
event2024
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In his quest for an honest fortune to provide for his sister's marriage and a future in the corrupt Janatha city, a truthful common man- Kotee defies the powerful gang leader Dinoo Saavkaar. When Kotee's defiance leads to mounting debts, he faces a life-altering choice to Eliminate Or be Eliminated
Munnudi
Act like Rukhiya
event2000
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A film based around the life of a Muslim woman, Rukhia Begum, set in the coastal regions of Dakshina Kannada. She gets married to an Arab businessman who later deserts her. The story essays Rukhia Begum's struggles to protect her daughter.
Hendthighelbedi
Act like Inspector Srinivas Wife
event1989
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When a meek businessman is wrongfully accused of a double murder by his friend, who is also the real culprit, he tries to look for evidence to prove his innocence.
January 1
event1984
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January 1 is a 1984 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Manivannan, starring Vijayakanth, Sulakshana and Sathyaraj in lead roles.
Kempe Gowda
Act like Kavya's Mother
event2011 star_border 5.8
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An enraged and influential gangster plans the ultimate vengeance against an honest police officer.
Kaanooru Heggadithi
Act like Subbamma
event1999
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Subbamma (Tara), third wife of Chandre Gowda (Girish Karnad), is a rebellious mistress of the household and encourages sporadic acts of defiance against men from among her women friends.
Paravaigal Palavitham
event1988
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Paravaigal Palavitham is a 1988 Tamil Indian feature film directed by Robert-Rajasekar for producer KR. It stars Ramki and Nirosha in the lead roles.
Ingeyum Oru Gangai
event1984
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Ingeyum Oru Gangai is a 1984 Tamil Indian feature film directed by Manivannan.
Nayakan
Act like Shakila
event1987 star_border 7.9
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Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Vetri Vinayagar
Act like Mallika
event1996
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Vetri Vinayagar is 1996 Tamil Hindu devotional film directed by K. Shankar[1][2] and produced by M. Sarojini Devi. The film script was written by K. P. Arivanantham. Its music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars K. R. Vijaya, Radha Ravi, Urvasi, Nizhalgal Ravi, and Delhi Ganesh.[3] The film was dubbed in Hindi as Jai Ganesh Deva and Telugu as Om Ganapathi.
Jyeshta
event2004
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Jyeshta is a 2004 Indian Kannada language drama film starring Vishnuvardhan, Ashima Bhalla and Devaraj in the lead roles. The film, a remake of Malayalam film Valliettan (2000), is directed and written by director Suresh Krissna and features soundtrack from S. A. Rajkumar. The original version was directed by Shaji Kailas and featured Mammootty and Shobhana in lead roles.
Kilambitaangayaa Kilambitaangayaa
event2018
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Four sexagenarians plan to kidnap a child for ransom. A police officer tries his best to nab the gang who hides in a forest.
Galaate
event2013 star_border 1.3
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A classic college love triangle story. Ankitha is in love with her college mate Abhi but Abhi falls for her friend Shalini. Who will Abhi eventually choose?
Atharva
event2018 star_border 5
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Atharva is a romantic action entertainer movie directed by Arun and produced by Vinay Kumar H under Mahasimha Movies banner while Raghavendra V scored are ...
Evadu Thakkuva Kaadu
event2019
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It follows the story of four friends who face the wrath of a powerful man after their actions inadvertently result in a loss of face for him. They must now fight back against him for survival.
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana
Act like Shanthamma
event2019 star_border 8.5
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Aaditya is an investigation officer, who is pursuing the drug mafia in the country. Lakshmi is a happy-go-lucky girl, working in a travel agency and living life through pranks and innocent lies. When Aadi and Lakshmi’s paths cross, there is a love story waiting to happen.
Ee Bandhana
Act like Sukanya
event2007 star_border 2
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Remake of Hindi film Bhagban(2003), which itself is an unofficial adaptation of Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). An old couple sacrifices everything so their children live a happy life. However, they are forced to separate and subjected to ill-treatment and disrespect in their children's homes.
Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu
event2008 star_border 6
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Muniyandi Vilangyial Moonramandu is a 2008 Tamil film. Bharath, Poorna and Ponvannan play the lead roles with Vadivelu. The film is directed by Thirumurugan. The movie was produced by Malaysian-based firm Lotus Five Star in association with Thiru Pictures.
Agni Natchathiram
Act like Mallika
event1988 star_border 6.9
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Two step sons of an honest noble man choose different professions. One becomes a police office and the other turns into a goon. The rest of the film revolves around how the two confront each other.
Sathriyan
event2017 star_border 3.6
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The death of a gang lord triggers a war between two rival gangs, and an ambitious hireling tries to figure out his place in the scheme of things.
Badava Rascal
event2021 star_border 4
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Badava Rascal is the journey of Shankar who lives life on his own terms. When he gets kidnapped along with his friend over trivial issues by goons, how does he get out of the trouble and what is the motto of abduction unravels the theme of the story.
Haseena
Act like Hasina
event2004 star_border 9
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Hasina marries driver Yakub against his mother's wishes. The couple have three daughters, one of whom is disabled. Pregnant with their fourth child, the couple break social codes and do a pregnancy scan to ascertain the baby's gender. When Yakub realizes it is yet another girl, he becomes at turns abusive and neglectful, eventually leaving Hasina to fend for herself.
Paris Pranaya
Act like "Cell" Seetha
event2003
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While studying music in France, a young woman falls in love and learns her uncle's boss wants to marry her.
Nighooda Rahasya
event1990
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Is it a serial killer or a ghost that is killing people? Shankar Nag has to unravel the deadly mystery.
Weekend With Ramesh
Act like Herself (1 ep.)
event2014 star_border 5
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Prominent celebrities in various fields, primarily from Karnataka, are invited to tell the story of their lives. Over steaming cups of coffee, Ramesh Aravind takes the audience on an inside journey with the celebrities through all walks of their lives.
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