Ishwari Rao is an Indian actress who works in the South Indian film industry. He is known for the film Rambantu (1995). Raman Abdullah (1997), and Kala (2018).
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Wiki/Biography
Ishwari Rao was born on Wednesday, 13 June 1973 (age 50 years; as of 2023) in Tanuku, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
family and caste
Ishwari Rao belongs to a Telugu Hindu family of Kamma caste.
parents and siblings
Ishwari Rao’s mother’s name is Prabhavati Amma. She has five siblings – 3 brothers and two younger sisters. He has an elder brother who is a teacher in Rajahmundry. One of his brothers is a banker in UAE and the other is settled in Hyderabad. Of his two sisters, one is a teacher and the other is an interior designer.
husband and children
Ishwari Rao married actor and director, L. Married to the king. l. Some of the films directed by Raja are Shankar Guru (1987), Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (1989), and Dhool Parakuthu (1993). He has also directed several TV series, such as Raghuvansham (1995) aired on Sun TV channel in Tamil language and Ninne Pelladutha (2001–2005) on Gemini TV channel in Telugu language.
Ishwari Rao’s husband L Raja
They have two children, a daughter and a son.
signature/autograph
Ishwari Rao’s signature
livelihood
film
During this period Ishwari Rao played lead roles in films. Ishwari Rao debuted in the film industry with the Telugu film Intinta Deepavali (1990) directed by P. Lakshmi Deepak.
Ishwari Rao in the film Intinta Diwali
She debuted in the Tamil film industry with the film Kavithai Paadum Alaigal (1990) directed by TK Bose.
Ishwari Rao on the poster of the film Kavithai Padum Alaigal
Her first Malayalam film was the character of Ranjini Thampuratti in the film Oottipatnam (1992) directed by Haridas.
Ishwari Rao in a scene from the film Oottipatnam
Ishwari Rao S. Debuted in Kannada film industry with the film Megha Male (1994) directed by Narayana.
Ishwari Rao on the poster of the film Megha Male
The film Rambantu (1996), directed by Bapu, featured Ishwari Rao in the role of Kaveri and Rajendra Prasad in the role of Rambantu. The film was commercially successful and widely accepted by the audience.
The Tamil film Raman Abdullah (1997) directed by Balu Mahendra was also highly successful. In this film she played the main character named Gauri. Her other lead roles were in the Tamil films, Guru Paarvai (1998), Simarasi (1998), and Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum (1999).
Ishwari Rao on the poster of the film Raman Abdullah
She played a supporting role named Shyama in the Tamil film Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) directed by Mani Ratnam. She played the character Latha in the Tamil film Virumbugiren (2002), for which she won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Female Character Artist. She played the character of Uma Maheshwari in the Tamil film Saravana (2006), after which she took a break of almost 8 years and appeared in a supporting role in the Telugu film, Legend (2014).
Ishwari Rao in a scene from the film Saravana
In the film Kaala (2018), she appeared as the wife of a character played by Rajinikanth. Her character Selvi received widespread appreciation and praise.
She made a cameo appearance in the Malayalam film Unda (2019) as the wife of a character played by Mammootty. The character named Fathima was a notable role in the Kannada film KGF: Chapter 2 (2022). She appeared as Valliammal in the Tamil film Kondral Paavam (2023) and as Rosamma in the Malayalam film Bandra (2023).
Television
Ishwari Rao played a role in the TV series, Kokila Enge Pogiraal (1999 – 2000), broadcast on Sun TV channel. She appeared in various TV series aired on Sun TV channel, such as Perai Solla Va and Kasturi (2006). Some of the other TV series she was a part of were Ninne Pelladutha (2001–2005) aired on Gemini TV, Aval Appadithan (2013) aired on Jaya TV, Agni Sachi on Vijay TV, and Kantham Kathalu on Doordarshan – Telugu.
Ishwari Rao in the TV series Aval Appadithan
award
- Ishwari Rao won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Character Artist (Female) for the film Virumbugiren in 2002.
- She won the Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Supporting Actress for the film Kaala in 2018.
Ishwari Rao with Behindwoods Gold Medal
- She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for the film Kaala in 2019.
- She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 8th South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) for the film Kaala in 2019.
Ishwari Rao with SIIMA Award
Facts/General Knowledge
- Ishwari Rao debuted in the Tamil film industry with the name Janani. The name Vijayashree is credited with her debut in the Kannada film industry. Her name was changed to Vyjayanti for the Telugu film industry.
- Ishwari Rao played lead roles in the initial years from 1990-1999 and started appearing in supporting roles from the year 2000 onwards.
- She turned producer for the film Azhiyatha Kolangal 2 (2019) directed by MR Bharathi. The film was a tribute to veteran director Balu Mahendra.
- She is a trained Kuchipudi dancer. Her other hobbies are cooking and reading.
- Ishwari Rao appeared in a character role in Thalapathy Vijay’s first film, Naalaiya Theerpu (1992).
Ishwari with Vijay in the film Naalaiya Theerpu
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