Prabha (actress)

Prabha
Born
Koti Surya Prabha

1961-05-23
Other namesJayaprabha
Occupation(s)Actress, classical dancer
Years active1974 - present
SpouseRamesh
Parents
  • Subramanyam (father)
  • Ramanamma (mother)

Prabha is an Indian actress and Kuchipudi dancer from Andhra Pradesh. She has acted about 125 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada[1] alongside popular Tollywood actors such as N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao.She won two Nandi Awards.

Career

Dancer

She learnt Kuchipudi dance as a child, but took it up full-time when she found the right guru. Her dance debut and marriage both happened at the same time. She gave 40 performances in the USA.[2]

Accident

When she was in a film shoot she met with an accident where the car was tilted over and boiling water from the radiator spilled onto her legs. She suffered from those burns for nearly two months. She has mentioned this in a Telugu television Talk show called Alitho Saradaga[3] which telecasts on ETV.

Filmography

Telugu

Tamil

Malayalam

Kannada

TV Series

  • Anandham (2007-2009, Tamil) as Charulatha/Muthulakshmi
  • Kalasi Unte Kaladu Sukham (2021-present, Telugu) as Geetha

Awards

Nandi Awards[10]

References

  1. ^ a b MAA, Stars. "Prabha profile". maastars.com. Movie Artists Association. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ^ Y, Sunitha Chowdhary (25 June 2011). "Back in the lime light". The Hindu. Kasturi and Sons. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Alitho Saradaga | 1st October 2018 | Prabha (actress) | ETV Telugu". YouTube. October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Alludochadu (1976)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Jeevithamlo Vasantham (1977)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Maa Voori Devatha (1979)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Konte Mogudu Penki Pellam (1980)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ Rail Dopidee | Telugu Full Movie | Bhanuchander | Prabha| V9 Videos, 17 November 2016, retrieved 27 April 2023
  9. ^ FilmiClub. "Prachanda Bhairavi (1985)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)