Talluri Rameshwari
Talluri Rameshwari | |
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Born | 6 January 1958 |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Deepak Seth |
Awards | FilmFare and Nandi Awards |
Talluri Rameshwari (also known as Rameshwari) is an Indian actress.
Early life
She was born and raised in Andhra Pradesh and spent her childhood in Kakinada. She is the younger of two sisters and has no brothers. Her elder sister's name is Krishna Kumari. They used to live in Munsiff street, near the 2-Town police station, Suryaraopeta, Kakinada.
Rameshwari studied 1st to 5th standard in City Aided Elementary School. She studied from 6th to 10th standard in Municipal Girl's High School, Temple street. During that time they shifted their residence to 50 Buildings area, Kakinada. She was beautiful in her childhood and adolescence, resembling the veteran Hindi actress Rajshree ( V. Shantaram's daughter). She grew up speaking Telugu.
Career
Rameshwari attended and graduated from FTII in 1975. She became very popular and remains popular for her two hit Hindi films: Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye (1977) and Aasha (1980). The latter earned her a Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress.[1] She played the character Seetalu in the hit film Seetamalakshmi (1978), directed by K. Vishwanath, for which she received the Nandi Award for Best actress.[2] Her credits include several other movies including Sunayana, Mera Rakshak, Sharda, and others. She worked in films in other languages (Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Oriya, Bhojpuri). She is not a career-savvy individual and never really pushed hard to reach her potential.
Personal life
She is very close and remains close to her family. Rameshwari married her FTII classmate and pal, Punjabi actor-producer Deepak Seth and has two sons Bhaskara Pratap Seth and Surya Prem Seth. She took a sabbatical from acting to raise her children but returned to acting in films, playing mature roles.[3] She and her husband produced a Hindi film titled Hun Farishte Nahin (1988) and a Punjabi film titled Mein Tuun Assin Tussin (2007) based on the Shakespeare play The Comedy of Errors.[4] Lately, she has been working in television series.
Filmography
- Aasha
- Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaae
- Aadat Se Majboor
- Sunayana
Television series
- Kairi (TV series)
- Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke
- Jabb Love Hua
- Baabul ka Angan Chootey Na
- Padosi (1985)
- Chamatkar
- Ados Pados (TV Serial)
- Nanhi Si Kali Meri Laadli (TV serial aired on DD National)
Movies
Year | Film | Role | Director | Other notes |
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1977 | Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye | Kammo | ||
1978 | Seetamalakshmi | K. Viswanath | Telugu film winner: Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu | |
1978 | Mera Rakshak | |||
1979 | Sampark | |||
1979 | Sunayana | Sunayana | ||
1980 | Aasha | Mala | ||
1980 | Maan Abhiman | |||
1980 | Saajan Mere Main Saajan Ki | |||
1981 | Agni Pareeksha | Meeta | ||
1981 | Sharda | Sharda (Inder's wife) | ||
1982 | Aadat Se Majboor | Salma (aka Shanti) | ||
1982 | Waqt Waqt Ki Baat | |||
1983 | Kalka | |||
1984 | Ek Naya Ithihas | |||
1984 | Maan Maryada | |||
1985 | Mujhe Kasam Hai | |||
1986 | Bhai Ka Dushman Bhai | |||
1986 | Pyari Bhabhi | |||
1988 | Hum Farishte Nahin | Komal (Gopi's girlfriend) | ||
1988 | Chinnodu Peddodu | Relangi Narasimha Rao | Telugu film | |
2002 | Kuch Tum Kahon Kuch Hum Kahein | Shanti | ||
2003 | Nijam | Sitaram's mother | Teja | Telugu film Winner Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress. |
2005 | Bunty Aur Babli | Bunty's Mother | Shaad Ali | |
2006 | Nandanavanam 120 km | G. Neelakanta Reddy | Telugu film | |
2011 | F.A.L.T.U | Remo D'Souza | ||
2011 | Sankaal - The Latch | Manisha Dwivedi | Post-Production | |
2014 | Rowdy Fellow | Krishna Chaitanya | Telugu film | |
2015 | America Ammayi (TV Serial) | Savitramma | Telugu serial |