Bhanupriya

Bhanupriya
Bhanupriya
Born	Mangabhanu; 15 January 1967; Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Adarsh Kaushal (m. 1998⁠–⁠2018)
Children	1
Relatives	Shantipriya (sister)

Bhanupriya (born Mangabhanu; 15 January 1967) is an Indian actress, Kuchipudi dancer, and voice artiste. In a career spanning over 4 decades, Bhanupriya has appeared in 155 feature films- predominantly in Tamil & Telugu, in addition to occasional performances in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. She has starred in a variety of roles, ranging from slapstick comedy to epic dramas. She has won three state Nandi Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and two Cinema Express Awards.

Early life

Bhanupriya was born on 15 January 1967[1] in Rangampeta village near Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu-speaking family, to Pandu Babu and Ragamali. She was named as Mangabhanu.[2][3] Her family later moved to Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She has an elder brother Gopikrishana and a younger sister Shantipriya, who has also been a film actress since the 1990s.[4][5]

Career

She was one of the top mainstream actresses for more than a decade from 1983 to 1995. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Mella Pesungal (1983).[6] She then appeared in the Telugu hit Sitaara, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. She then played an ornithologist in the 1985 mystery film Anveshana. In 1986, she made her Hindi film debut with Dosti Dushmani.[7] In 1988, she appeared in Swarnakamalam, which was screened at the Indian panorama section of the 1988 International Film Festival of India[8] and the Ann Arbor Film Festival.[9] Bhanupriya received the Indian Express Award for Best Actress,[10] the Nandi Award for Best Actress, and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her performance in the film.[11][12] In 1989 and 1991, her performances in the Tamil hits Aararo Aariraro, and Azhagan brought her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prizes, respectively.[13] She received the JFW Divas of South India Award for her contribution to South Indian cinema, the Gemini TV Puraskaram for lifetime achievement in television and various other honors.[4][5]

Personal life

Bhanupriya married Adarsh Kaushal, a digital graphics engineer, at the Sri Venkateswara temple in Malibu, California, on 14 June 1998. The couple has a daughter, Abhinaya, born in 2002.[4][5] Bhanupriya returned to India, and resumed her acting career. She lives in Chennai with her daughter.[14] Kaushal died in 2018 after suffering a cardiac arrest.[15]

Filmography

Acting roles

List of films and roles
Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1983	Mella Pesungal	Uma	Tamil	Debut in Tamil & film industry
1984	Sitaara	Sitaara/Kokila	Telugu	Telugu debut and dual role
	Rowdy	Ganga
	Eduruleni Monagallu[16]	Rani
	Ramayanamlo Bhagavatam
	Palnati Puli	Rani
	James Bond 999	Neelima
	Chadarangam
	Gruhalakshmi	Swapna Priya
	Illale Devata
1985	Jhansi Rani	Jhansi Rani
	Mogudu Pellalu	Saroja
	Musugu Donga	Swapna
	Bangaru Chiluka	Hema/Chilaka		Dual Role
	Preminchu Pelladu	Radha
	Jwala
	Thendral Thodhata Malar		Tamil
	Garjana	Vijaya	Telugu
	Kutumba Bandham
	Illaliko Pariksha
	Aatmabalam	Vaishali
	America Alludu	Radha
	Anveshana	Hema
1986	Vijetha	Priyadarshini
	Bhale Mitrulu	Bharathi
	Manchi Manasulu	Janaki
	Pratibhavantudu
	Sravana Meghaalu
	Konaseema Kurradu	Jyothi
	Kashmora	Tulasi
	Dosti Dushmani	Rekha	Hindi	Bollywood Debut
	Aalapana	Usha	Telugu
	Apoorva Sahodarulu	Roja
	Anadiga Aadadi
	Anasuyammagari Alludu	Rukmini
	Chadastapu Mogudu	Janaki
1987	Srinivasa Kalyanam	Lalitha
	Shankaravam	Jyothi
	Prema Samrat	Madhulatha
	Insaf Ki Pukar	Rani	Hindi
	Prema Deepalu		Telugu
	Chakravarthy	Rani
	Karthika Pournami	Abilasha/Gowri		Dual Role
	Khudgarz	Jaya Saxena	Hindi
	Donga Mogudu	Priyamvada	Telugu
	Allari Krishnayya	Lalitha
	Dharmapatni	S.I Vidya
	Jebu Donga	Bujji
1988	Mar Mitenge	Jenny	Hindi
	Bharatamlo Balachandrudu	Bhanu	Telugu
	Nyayaniki Siksha
	Agni Keratalu	Bhanurekha
	Tiragabadda Telugu Bidda	Padma
	Tamacha	Seema	Hindi
	Khaidi No. 786	Radha	Telugu
	Trinetrudu	Pratyusha		Chiranjeevi's 100th Film
	Swarnakamalam	Meenakshi		Nandi Award for Best Actress
1989	Suryaa: An Awakening	Shanoo	Hindi
	State Rowdy	Asha	Telugu
	Bhagawan	Rekha
	Black Tiger
	Dav Pech	Sunita Verma	Hindi
	Garibon Ka Daata	Naina	Hindi
	Gudachari 117		Telugu
	Kasam Vardi Ki	Aarthi	Hindi
	Ashoka Chakravarthy	Urmila	Telugu
	Aararo Aariraro	Meenu	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Actress Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
1990	Zahreelay	Seema	Hindi
	Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar	Chitra	Tamil
	Jayasimha	Geetha	Telugu
	Chatriyan	Banu	Tamil
1991	Bhabhi	Sita/Kamini	Hindi	Dual Role
	Pudhu Manithan	Sugandhi	Tamil
	Gopura Vasalile	Kalyani	Tamil
	Shri Edu Kondala Swamy	Goddess Padmavati Devi	Telugu
	Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum	Indira	Tamil
	Azhagan	Priya Ranjan	Tamil	Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
	People's Encounter		Telugu
	Bramma	Pavitra	Tamil
	Thalapathi	Padma
	Thaipoosam	Sivagami
	Ramudu Kadhu Rakshasudu	Revathi	Telugu
1992	Magudam	Bhavani	Tamil
	Bharathan	Indhu
	Therku Theru Machan	Parimala
	Sundara Kandam	Deivanai
	Pangali	Saidhai Tamizharasi
	Rajashilpi	Durga	Malayalam	Malayalam debut
	Amaran	Sivagaami	Tamil
	Kaviya Thalaivan	Priya/Saradha		Dual Role
	Vaaname Ellai	Herself		Guest Appearance in a special song
	Neenga Nalla Irukkanum	Anjalai		Actress-politician, J. Jayalalithaa made a brief appearance as her real-life political stance, CM
1993	Kattalai	Vijaya
	Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda	Amudha
	Bhagat		Telugu
	Maharasan	Selvi	Tamil
	Mutrugai	DSP Bhavani
	Rajadurai			Guest Appearance in special song
	Kirayi Gunda		Telugu
	Gokulam	Gayathri/Mary	Tamil	Dual role and Jayaram's Tamil debut!
	Uzhavan		Tamil	Rambha's Tamil debut!
1994	Rasika		Kannada	Kannada debut
	Ish Gup Chup	Ravali	Telugu
	Bangaru Mogudu	Amulya	Telugu
1995	Highway	Meera	Malayalam
	Pedarayudu	Lakshmi	Telugu
	Chakravarthy	Bhanu	Tamil
1996	Azhakiya Ravanan	Anuradha	Malayalam
1996	Amma Durgamma	Goddess Durga	Telugu
1997	Mama Bagunnava	Gowri
	Aahaa..!	Geeta		Cameo appearance
	Annamayya	Goddess Padmavathi
	Kulam	Subhadra	Malayalam
	Rishyasringan	Poornima	Malayalam
	Thalaimurai	Panchavarnam	Tamil
	Aahaa..!	Rajeswari (Raaji)
1999	Endrendrum Kadhal	Pooja		Her short comeback after marriage!
1999	Anantha Poongathe	Banu		Guest Role
2000	Annai	Kanagamagalatchumi
	14 February Necklace Road		Telugu	Guest appearance
	Ayodhya Ramaiah	Padmavathi
	Jayam Manadera	Bhuvaneswari
	Hindustan: The Mother
	Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal	Maya Varma	Malayalam
	Devara Maga	Annapoorna	Kannada
2001	Sri Raja Rajeshwari	Goddess Parasakthi	Tamil
2001	Thaali Kaatha Kaaliamman	Goddess Kaali	Tamil
2002	Simhadriya Simha	Lakshmi	Kannada
	Naina	Azhagu Nachiyar	Tamil
	Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo	Indu	Telugu	Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
2004	Jai	Veerapandi's wife/Jai's mother	Tamil	Dual Role
	Jore	Meenakshi
	Chellamae	Herself		Guest Appearance in a song "Kummi Adi"
	Manjupoloru Penkutti	Arundathi	Malayalam
	Kadamba	Yamini	Kannada
	Sravanamasam	Rajyam	Telugu
2005	Orey Pandu	Akhilandeswari
	Gowtam SSC	Bhanu
	Chhatrapati	Rajya Lakshmi		Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Hridayathi Sookshikkaan	Sreenath's mother	Malayalam
2006	Raathrimazha		Malayalam
2007	Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan	Ganga	Tamil
2007	Polladhavan	Thilaka	Tamil
2008	Mahayagnam		Telugu
	Theekuchi	Sakthi	Tamil
	Pellaindi Kaani	Rajeshwari	Telugu
2009	Mesthru		Kannada
2010	My Name is Amruta		Telugu
2012	3	Ram's mother	Tamil
2012	Dammu	Vasundhara	Telugu
2013	Chatrapathi		Kannada
2014	Avathaaram	Akkamma	Telugu
2017	Shivalinga	Sarala	Tamil
2017	Magalir Mattum	Rani Amirthakumari	Tamil	Telugu dubbed version, Aadavallaku Matrame
2018	Mahanati	Durgambha	Telugu
2018	Kadaikutty Singam	Panchavanmadevi	Tamil	Telugu dubbed version, Chinababu
2021	Natyam	Sitara's mother	Telugu
2022	Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal		Tamil
2022	Ayalaan	Raghu's mother	Tamil	Post-production

Dubbing artist

Urmila Matondkar - Indian (Tamil movie) (1996), Sathya (Telugu) (1998)
Priya Raman - Suryavamsam (1997)
Rambha - Arunachalam (Telugu movie) (1997)
Kajol - Merupu Kalalu (1997)
Nivedita Jain - Thayin Manikodi (1998)

Television

List of television shows and roles
Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel
1989	Vishwamitra	Menaka	Hindi	DD National
1991	Penn		Tamil
1997-1998	Sakthi		Tamil	Sun TV
2000	Manase Mandiram		Telugu	Gemini TV
2000-2001	Vaazhkkai	Seetha	Tamil	Sun TV
2000	Gopi AVM	Yasodha	Tamil	Sun TV
2001-2002	Take It Easy Vaazhkai	Story Narrator	Tamil	DD Podhigai/Sun TV
2004	Deivam	seetha	Telugu	Gemini TV/Star Maa
2005-2006	Porandha Veeda Pugundha Veeda	Raji	Tamil	Sun TV
2012-2013	Aaha	Raji	Tamil	Vijay TV
2016–2017	Nathicharami	Yamuna	Telugu	Gemini TV

Awards

Nandi Awards[17]

Best Actress - Swarna Kamalam (1988)
Best Character Actress - Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002)
Best Supporting Actress - Chatrapati (2005)

Filmfare Awards South

Best Actress - Telugu in 1988 for her performance in Swarna Kamalam
Best Actress - Tamil in 1989 for her performance in Aararo Aaariraro

Other Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize in 1989 for the film Aararo Aaariraro
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize in 1991 for the film Azhagan
Cinema Express Awards in 1996 for the film Peddarayudu
Screen Videocon Award for the television serial Shakti.
JFW Divas of South - Awarded on 12 October 2012 by Just for Women magazine for her contribution to south Indian cinema.

References

"భానుప్రియ-వంశీ కాంబినేషన్ అంటేనే..." Sakshi (in Telugu). 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
"సితార - జనవరి 15 (సినీ చరిత్రలో ఈరోజు) - ఈరోజే". సితార (in Telugu). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
Chauhan, Ramesh (7 January 2017). "నాట్య మయూరి భానుప్రియ!". Mana Telangana (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
"An Interview with Bhanu Priya". www.indolink.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"For actor Banupriya family comes first now". The Hindu. 28 September 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
S.R. Ashok Kumar (1 October 2006). "For Bhanupriya family comes first now". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
"32nd National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
"Directorate of Film Festival". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
"Dance without frontiers: K Viswanath – Director who aims to revive classical arts". 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
Express News Service (11 March 1989), "Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram", The Indian Express, p. 4, archived from the original on 11 October 2020, retrieved 7 October 2016
Vidura. C. Sarkar. 1989.
- Ranjana Dave (30 June 2011). "The meaning in movement". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
Anandan, Film News (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements). Sivagami Publications. p. 738.
SRIREKHA PILLAI (13 September 2004). "ABHINAYA, Bhanupriya's new love". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
Adivi, Sashidhar (3 February 2018). "Bhanu priya's ex husband passes away". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
"Eduruleni Monagallu (1984) | V CINEMA - Movie, Review, Cast, Songs & Release Date". www.vcinema.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
"నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links

Bhanupriya at IMDb

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[1] "భానుప్రియ-వంశీ కాంబినేషన్ అంటేనే..." Sakshi (in Telugu). 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[2] "సితార - జనవరి 15 (సినీ చరిత్రలో ఈరోజు) - ఈరోజే". సితార (in Telugu). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[3] Chauhan, Ramesh (7 January 2017). "నాట్య మయూరి భానుప్రియ!". Mana Telangana (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[indolink.com-4] "An Interview with Bhanu Priya". www.indolink.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[thehindu.com-5] "For actor Banupriya family comes first now". The Hindu. 28 September 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

[hindu-6] S.R. Ashok Kumar (1 October 2006). "For Bhanupriya family comes first now". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.

[32ndawardPDF-7] "32nd National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

[8] "Directorate of Film Festival". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

[9] "Dance without frontiers: K Viswanath – Director who aims to revive classical arts". 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

[newspaper-10] Express News Service (11 March 1989), "Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram", The Indian Express, p. 4, archived from the original on 11 October 2020, retrieved 7 October 2016

[11] Vidura. C. Sarkar. 1989.

[12] - Ranjana Dave (30 June 2011). "The meaning in movement". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

[13] Anandan, Film News (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements). Sivagami Publications. p. 738.

[14] SRIREKHA PILLAI (13 September 2004). "ABHINAYA, Bhanupriya's new love". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.

[15] Adivi, Sashidhar (3 February 2018). "Bhanu priya's ex husband passes away". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[16] "Eduruleni Monagallu (1984) | V CINEMA - Movie, Review, Cast, Songs & Release Date". www.vcinema.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[17] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
1972–1979	Jayalalithaa (1972) Jayalalithaa (1973) Lakshmi (1974) Sujatha (1975) Sujatha (1976) Sujatha (1977) Latha (1978) Shoba (1979)
1980–1999	Saritha (1980) Sridevi (1981) Poornima Jayaram (1982) Lakshmi (1983) Saritha (1984) Radha (1985) Raadhika (1986) Raadhika (1987) Archana (1988) Bhanupriya (1989) Raadhika (1990) Gautami (1991) Revathi (1992) Revathi (1993) Revathi (1994) Manisha Koirala (1995) Shruti (1996) Meena (1997) Kausalya (1998) Ramya Krishnan (1999)
2000–2019	Jyothika (2001) Laila (2002) Simran (2003) Laila (2004) Sandhya (2005) Asin (2006) Bhavana (2007) Priyamani (2008) Parvathy Thiruvothu (2009) Pooja (2010)) Anjali (2011) Samantha (2012) Nayanthara (2013) Malavika Nair (2014) Nayanthara (2015) Ritika Singh (2016) Nayanthara (2017) Trisha (2018) Lijomol Jose (2020-2021)