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Aarathi

Birthday unknown (Age unknown) in Aragal, Arkalgud, Hassan, Karnataka, India

Aarathi (Kannada: ಆರತಿ ; born 1954)[1] is an Indian actress turned director who works predominantly in Kannada language films. She is best known for her acting prowess in many author backed female centric roles during the 1970s and 1980s. After her self-declared retirement from films in the late 1980s, she returned as director with Mithayi Mane (2005) which met with critical appreciation and also won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Children's Film.

As a lead actress in more than 125 feature films, Aarathi was considered to be among the top league of actresses of her time, having won the Filmfare awards and the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress four times each. She was also nominated as the Member of Legislative Council at the Vidhana parishad making her only the second actress after B. Jayamma.

Known For

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Ranganayaki
Ranganayaki/Mala
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Raja Nanna Raja
Ganga / Geetha
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Premada Kanike
Seetha
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Paduvaaralli Pandavaru
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Naagarahaavu
Alamelu
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Maathu Tappada Maga
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Vasantha Lakshmi
Vasantha
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Kasturi Nivasa
Lakshmi
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Daari Thappida Maga
Radha Devi
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Muyyige Muyyi
Uma

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