Soundarya

Sowmya Sathyanarayana (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films. She has received three Nandi Awards, two Karnataka State Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards South. In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as a producer for the Kannada film Dweepa. Soundarya established herself as the most popular Telugu actress of the 1990s and is best known for her performances in films such as Ammoru (1995), Pavitra Bandham (1996), Anthahpuram (1998), Raja (1999), Doni Saagali (1998), Dweepa (2002) and Apthamitra (2004). She won three Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Ammoru, Anthahpuram and Raja. Personal life Soundarya was born and brought up in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Her parents are K. S. Sathyanarayana and Manjula. Her father was a Kannada film writer and producer. She discontinued her M.B.B.S. after her first year in Bangalore. Soundarya's birthdate has been reported inconsistently by the media. While some sources indicate the birthdate as 18 July 1972, the others including The Times of India stated it to be 18 July 1976. On 27 April 2003, she married G. S. Raghu, a software engineer by profession.