Sridevi is one of the most powerful dynamic personalities of World cinema. Although she has passed away at the age of 54, her mesmerizing performances, multitude of talents, millions of fan base, evergreen beauty and fashion keep her alive. Her demise was a huge shock to the whole world. Born as Shree Amma Ayyapan in Tamil Nadu, she rose to fame as a gorgeous actress who is well known for her versatility and stunning beauty.
Five Decades Of Strong Performances
Child Artist
Sridevi started her cinema career in the Tamil film industry as a child artist. She gave her first silver screen appearance at the age of 4 in 1967 in the movie Kandan Karunai. After her role as young Muruga in the movie Thunaivan, she marked her debut in the Telugu industry in 1970. The very next year she entered into the Malayalam industry and also was the recipient of Kerala State Film Award for best child artist. A year later he made her entry into Bollywood as well. In 1974, she entered the Kannada film industry as a child artist.
Adult Roles
Director K.Balachander gave Sridevi the first lead role in the movie Moondru Mudichu. She acted in several notable movies following this. She also took up lead roles in Telugu movies. She starred in many Tamil and Telugu movies and gave remarkable performances in different genres. She also took up Malyalam and Kannada movies. She received back to back awards for her versatile acting and dance skills. Her success was widespread in south India and she has done 73 movies in Tamil, 25 movies in Malayalam, 6 in Kannada and 91 movies in Telugu.
Sridevi Bollywood Breakthrough
Sridevi made her Bollywood debut as heroine in 1979 in the film Solva Sawan. She established herself in Bollywood with the 1983 film Himmatwala along with Jeetendra with whom she had paired for 16 films. She became a leading actress the very next year with the film Tohfa. She won many Filmfare and other awards for her stunning roles. Her performance in Nagina took her to the top and she received several accolade.
1987 to 1997 was a decade of superstardom for Sridevi with many blockbuster and highest grossing movies. The fame she gained in this period gave her the Bollywood throne. She gave a comeback in 2012 after her retirement in 1997. She returned to the film industry in 2004 and had television debut as well.
Hollywood director Steven Spiel approached Sridevi for his movie Jurassic Park which she refused. Actors Kumari Naaz and Rekah dubbed for the actress as she was not fluent in Hindi. It was in her 1989 movie Chandni, she dubbed for her for the first time. Sridevi also took up playback singing in her films including Sadma and Chandni.
Fashion Icon
Sridevi was an icon of fashion with her casual style and opulent majestic appearances. She is the one who brought sari as the sexiest outfit for any lady.
Achievement Award Special Honours
Sridevi is the recipient of Padma Shri from Indian Government in 2013. She won the National award for her film Mom. She was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. She is also the recipient of many prestigious Indian and International awards since 1990.
Influential Actress Of Indian Cinema
Sridevi has been iconic throughout her career and is regarded as one of Indian cinema’s most influential actresses. She was in the top listings of many magazines and rankings as an actress, contrition to Indian cinema and several other special praises.
The first female superstar has no death as long as her works live in the history of Indian Cinema and entertainment industry.
