Tara (Kannada actress)

Anuradha (born 4 March 1971), known by her stage name Tara, is a National award winning Indian actress, known for her work in Kannada cinema and politics. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legislative Council.

Tara
Tara, IFFI (2005)
Member (nominated) of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
10 August 2012 – 2018
President of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy
In office
15 March 2012 – June 2013
President of The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Be
Assumed office
January 2020
Personal details
Born
Anuradha

(1973-03-04) 4 March 1973[lower-alpha 1]
Bangalore, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Children1
OccupationActress, politician

Tara made her debut in film in 1984 with the Tamil film Ingeyum Oru Gangai. Her Kannada film debut came in 1986 with Thulasidala and has since portrayed many author-backed roles. Her notable performances came in films such as Krama (1991), Munjaneya Manju (1993), Kanooru Heggadithi (1999), Munnudi (2000), Mathadana (2001), Hasina (2005), Cyanide (2006) and Ee Bandhana (2007), Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014). Her performance in Hasina won her the National Film Award for Best Actress.[3] She has also won numerous Filmfare and State awards for her performance.

After joining BJP, she was elected as the president of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy in 2012 and held the position for a year.[4] In the same year, she was nominated as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the upper house of the legislature of Karnataka.[5]

Career

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 appeared in Mani Ratnam's blockbuster Tamil films, Nayakan and Agni Natchathiram, as a supporting actress.

Tara worked with almost all of the leading male co-stars in the 1980s and 1990s including Rajkumar, Shankar Nag, Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Ananth Nag, Ravichandran, Shashikumar, Tiger Prabhakar, Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Murali, Karthik, Sunil and Devaraj. She received her second "best actress" state award for the movie Kanooru Heggadithi and "best supporting actress" award for the movie Munjaneya Manju. She also received critical acclaim for the female centric film Munnudi, which received multiple National Film Awards, including the Best Film on Other Social Issues.[6][7]

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 the Kannada movie Deadly Soma was appreciated. Then came another breakthrough performance in the movie Cyanide. In 2007, Tara received her third Best Actress award.[8] Beside acting, she produced Hasina, directed by Girish Kasaravalli, and she has also announced an intention to direct films as well.[9]

Personal life

Tara married the cinematographer H. C. Venugopal in 2005. They have a son (b. 2013).[2]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1984Ingeyum Oru GangaiMaruthayiTamil
January 1Tamil
1985ThulasidalaKannada
Bullet Telugu
BrahmastraMalaKannada
1986Anand
Guri
Maneye Manthralaya
Samsarada Guttu
Sundara Swapnagalu
Ella Hengasarinda
Satkaara
1987NayakanShakilaTamil
SankeertanaTelugu
Ravana RajyaKannada
ThulasiPonniTamil
Shubha MilanaKannada
1988Agni NatchathiramMallikaTamil
RanarangaBhavanaKannada
SangliyanaForest officer's wife
Mutthaide
Avale Nanna HendthiGayathri
Pelli Chesi ChooduSeetaTelugu
1989HendthighelbediSrinivas's wifeKannada
Sarvabhoumudu Usha Telugu
Bidisada Bandha[10] Aruna Kannada
En Swamy Aliyandre
DevaSujatha
Anthintha Gandu NanallaKamala
Doctor KrishnaChanchala
Poli Huduga
C.B.I. ShankarHerselfCameo
1990Nigooda Rahasya
Maheshwara
Policena Hendthi
Raja Kempu Roja
Sirayil Pootha Chinna MalarMuthappa's wifeTamil
Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu Padma Telugu
Neti SiddharthaRekha
Maa Inti KathaNandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
1991C. B. I. ShivaRanjiniKannada
KramaKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Brahmarshi ViswamitraSakunthala's friendTelugu
Aranyadalli AbhimanyuKannada
Ibbaru Hendira Muddina Police
Karnana Sampathu
Golmaal Part 2Meera
1992Undu Hoda Kondu HodaRukmini
Halli MeshtruTeacher's first wifeCameo
Belli KalunguraTunga
Nagaradalli Nayakaru
Vajrayudha
Malashree Mamashree
Prema Sangama
1993Munjaneya ManjuHemaKarnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Karimaleya Kaggathalu
Muddina Maava
Bhagavan Sri SaibabaLakshmi
1994Prana Snehitha
Sammilana
Gandhada Gudi Part 2Marappa's wife
1995Operation Antha
Thumbida ManeGeetha
Mana Midiyithu
Mister AbhishekRevathi
1996Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata
Sipayi
Dhani
AadithyaInspector
Jeevanadhi
1997Amrutha VarshiniVimala
Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda
1998Yaare Neenu CheluveMary
1999Kanooru HeggadithiSubbammaKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
Suprabhata Award for Best Actress
PremotsavaShanti
2000Galate Aliyandru
Devara MagaSundari
MunnudiRukhiya
Swalpa Adjust Madkolli
2001DiggajaruGowri
Kothigalu Saar KothigaluAn actress
2002MathadanaLakshmi
NinagagiRukkamma
KarmugiluGowri
2003Paris PranayaSeetha
Ondagona Baa
2004NallaDr Sarala Desai
Aagodella Olledakke
Jyeshta
2005Deadly Soma
Karnana Sampathu
Siddhu
Namma Basava
HasinaHasinaNational Film Award for Best Actress
Dr. B. R. AmbedkarRamabai Ambedkar
Pandu Ranga VittalaSarala
2006MataChandra's lover
CyanideMridulaKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Pandavaru
Care of FootpathSaraswati
2007Shri Kshetra Kaivara ThathaiahSuvarna Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige
Ee BandhanaSukanyaFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
2008AramaneSavitri
Muniyandi Vilangial MoonramanduTamil
Jnanajyothi Sri SiddagangaKannada
Ganga KaveriGanga's mother
2009Birugaali
2010ModalasalaPaaru
School Master
Eradane Maduve
2011Mathond Madhuvena
KiratakaNandisha's mother
Jolly BoyLakshmi
PanchamruthaShanthisegment: "Ondu Kanasu: a dream"
2012BhageerathiUdaya Award for Best Supporting Actress
MaattrraanSudhaTamil
Samsaaradalli GolmaalKannada
Kempe GowdaKavya's mother
2013Galaate
Shravani SubramanyaAnuradhaNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
2014Ulidavaru KandantheRatna
2015Octopus
2016CBI Sathya
MadamakkiRatna
Golisoda
2017SathriyanNiranjana's motherTamil
BharjariNimmiKannada
2018Hebbet RamakkaRamakkaKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Filmibeat Award for Best Actress – Kannada
Atharva
2019SinngaJanakamma
Aadi Lakshmi PuraanaShanthamma
Ellidde Illi TanakaLakshmi
BharaateJaganmohan's mother
2020ShivarjunaShiva's mother
2021MugilpeteRaja's mother
Badava Rascal Shankar's mother
2023 Tagaru PalyaShantha
Bad MannersLakshmamma
2024 Kotee TBA 14 Jun 2024 Release
TBA VaamanaTBA

Television
Year Serial Channel Role Language Notes ref.
1993 Mikhaelinte Santhathikal Asianet TV Malayalam
2002 Parva Kannada [11]
2021 Raja Rani Colors Kannada Judge Kannada
2021-2022 Nannamma Super Star Colors Kannada Judge Kannada

Notes
  1. Tara has said that she was born on 4 March 1973[1] whereas a news report carried by The Times of India in 2013 quoted she was 48, which implies she was born in c. 1965.[2]
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References
  1. "ತಾರಾ ಜನ್ಮ ರಹಸ್ಯ" [The Secret of Tara's Birth]. Kannada Prabha (in Kannada). 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. "Tara delivers a baby boy at 48!". The Times of India. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
  3. "Saif, Tara win National Best movie song - Sangliayana part 2 "Prethinda pappi kotta mummy" awards". Rediff. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
    - "It's better late than never, says Tara". The Hindu. 15 July 2005. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  4. Muthanna, Anjali (16 June 2013). "Tara officially resigns as Film Academy head". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. "Tara to head Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257.
  6. "48th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012. For attempting to discuss the misuse of Shariat by opportunistic men and the manipulation of the testaments on "Nikah" and "Talaaq".
  7. "48th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  8. "Kumaraswamy happy with resurgent Kannada cinema". The Hindu. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  9. "Tara – from actress to director". Indiaglitz. 25 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  10. "Bidisada Bandha (1989) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew". chiloka.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  11. "Another star turn for Tara?". Deccan Herald. 30 June 2002. Archived from the original on 2 December 2002. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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