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Tara (Kannada actress)
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Anuradha (born 4 March 1965), known by her stage name Tara, is an Indian politician and actress active in the Kannada cinema. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legislative Council.
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Tara made her debut in 1984 with the Tamil film Ingeyum Oru Gangai. Her Kannada film debut came in 1985 with Thulasidala and she has since portrayed many author-backed roles. Her notable performances are in films like 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]
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Tara made her first appearance on screen for a Tamil film Ingeyum Oru Gangai directed by noted actor, Manivannan, in 1984 which featured Murali in the lead. Following this, she featured in her first Kannada film Thulasidala in 1985. She got a big break in Rajkumar starrer Guri (1986) and thereafter acted in several movies as a leading lady and supporting actress.
Tara has worked with almost all leading Kannada heroes of the 1980s and 1990s including Rajkumar, Shankar Nag, Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Ananth Nag, Ravichandran, Shashikumar, Tiger Prabhakar, Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Murali, Karthik, Sunil and Devaraj.
Her performance in Girish Karnad's Kanooru Heggadithi brought her widespread recognition. She received her first award as best actress for the Kannada movie Krama (1991), directed by debutant director Asrar Abid. In the late 1980s, she appeared as a supporting actress in Mani Ratnam's Tamil films, Nayakan and Agni Natchathiram. Her performance in Girish Karnad's Kanooru Heggadithi brought her widespread recognition for which she also received her second "best actress" state award. She received the "best supporting actress" award for Munjaneya Manju. She received wide critical acclaim for the female centric Munnudi which received multiple National Film Awards, including Best Film on Other Social Issues.[6][7]
In 2005, she was cast by Girish Kasaravalli in Hasina, for which she won the National Award. Subsequently, her role in Deadly Soma was appreciated. Then came another breakthrough performance in 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 her intention to direct films as well.[9]
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Personal life
Tara married cinematographer H. C. Venugopal in 2005. They have a son (b. 2013).[2]
Filmography
Kannada films
Other language films
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Notes
- Tara has said that she was born on 4 March 1965[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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