Easwari Rao is an Indian actress working in the South Indian film industry. She is famous for the film Rambatu (1995). Rahman Abdullah (1997) and Kara (2018).
Wiki/Biography
Easwari Rao was born on Wednesday, June 13, 1973 (age 50; as of 2023) in Tanuku, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family and caste
Easwari Rao belongs to a Telugu Hindu family of Karma caste.
Parents and siblings
Easwari Rao’s mother’s name is Prabhavathy Amma. She has five siblings – three brothers and two sisters. She has an elder brother who works as a teacher in Rajahmundry. One of her brothers is a banker in the United Arab Emirates and the other is settled in Hyderabad. Of her two sisters, one is a teacher and the other an interior designer.
husband and children
Easwari Rao married actor-director L. Raja in 2005. Films directed by L. Raja include “Sankar Guru” (1987), “Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu” (1989) and “Dhool Parakuthu” (1993). He has also directed several TV series such as Raghuvamsam (1995), which aired in Tamil on Sun TV channel, and Ninne Pelladutha (2001-2005), which aired in Telugu on Gemini TV channel.
Easwari Rao’s husband L. Raja
They have two children, a daughter and a son.
Signature/Autograph
Iswari Rao’s autograph
Profession
Movie
Easwari Rao played the lead role in films of this period. Easwari Rao made his debut in the film industry with the Telugu film Intinta Deepavali (1990) directed by P. Lakshmi Deepak.
Easwari Rao in the movie Intinta Deepavali
She made her debut in the Tamil film industry with the film Kavithai Paadum Alaigal (1990) directed by TK Bose.
Easwari Rao on the poster of movie Kavithai Paadum Alaigal
Her first Malayalam film was playing the role of Ranjini Thampuratti in the film Oottyppattanam (1992) directed by Haridas.
Easwari Rao scene from the movie Oottyppattanam
Easwari Rao made his debut in the Kannada film industry with the film Megha Male (1994) directed by S. Narayan.
Easwari Rao on the poster of the movie Megha Male
The film Rambatu (1996) directed by Bapu starred Easwari Rao as Kaveri and Rajendra Prasad as Rambantu. The film was a commercial success and well-received by audiences.
The Tamil film Raman Abdullah (1997) directed by Balu Mahendra was also a huge success. She plays the lead role of Gowri in this film. Her other major roles include the Tamil films Guru Paarvai (1998), Simmarasi (1998) and Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum (1999).
Easwari Rao on the poster of the movie Raman Abdullah
She played the supporting role of Shyama in the Tamil film Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) directed by Mani Ratnam. She played a character named Latha in the Tamil film Virumbugiren (2002), for which she won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Female Character Artist. She played the role of Uma Maheshwari in the Tamil film Saravana (2006), after which she took a break of almost 8 years and played a supporting role in the Telugu film Legend (2014).
Easwari Rao in a scene from the movie Saravana
In the film Kala (2018), she played the wife of Rajinikanth’s character. Her role as Selvi received widespread appreciation and critical acclaim.
She made a cameo appearance in the Malayalam film Unda (2019), playing the wife of Mammootty’s character. The character Fathima in the Kannada film KGF: Chapter 2 (2022) stands out. She played the role of Valliyammal in the Tamil film Kondraal Paavam (2023) and Rosamma in the Malayalam film Bandra (2023).
television
Easwari Rao played a role in the television series Kokila Enge Pogiraal (1999 – 2000) aired on Sun TV channel. She has appeared in several TV series aired on Sun TV channel such as “Perai Solla Va” and “Kasthuri” (2006). Some of her other TV series include Ninne Pelladutha (2001-2005) on Gemini TV, Aval Appadithan (2013) on Jaya TV, Agni Satchi on Vijay TV and Doordarshan – Telugu Kantham Kathalu.
Easwari Rao in the TV series “Aval Appadithan”
Awards
- In 2002, Easwari Rao won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Character Artist (Female) for the film Virumbugiren.
- In 2018, she won the Queen’s Gold Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie “Kara”.
Easwari Rao wins Queen’s Gold Medal
- In 2019, she won the Ananda Vikatan Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Kala.
- In 2019, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 8th South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA) for the movie “Kala”.
Easwari Rao wins SIIMA award
Facts/Trivia
- Easwari Rao made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the name Janani. She made her debut in the Kannada film industry thanks to the name Vijayashree. Her name was changed to Vyjayanthi for the Telugu film industry.
- Easwari Rao played the lead role in the initial years from 1990 to 1999 and started playing supporting roles from 2000 onwards.
- She became the producer of the film Azhiyatha Kolangal 2 (2019) directed by MR Bharathi. The film is a tribute to veteran director Balu Mahendra.
- She is a trained Kuchipudi dancer. Her other hobbies are cooking and reading.
- Easwari Rao acted in Thalapathy Vijay’s debut film Naalaiya Theerpu (1992).
Easwari and Vijay in the movie Naalaiya Theerpu
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education