Sridevi

Born on August 13, 1963, starred in hundreds of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. She started acting at the age of four.Sridevi was born and brought up in Sivakasi, a district in Tamil Nadu. Her mother tongue is Tamil. Her father's name was Ayyapan and her mother's name was Rajeswari. Sridevi has a sister, Srilatha, and a younger brother named Satish. Her father died while she was filming Lamhe, her mother while she was making Judaai.
Although it is the Hindu custom that the son lights the funeral pyre, Sridevi lit the pyre for her mother's last rites.Sridevi married film producer Boney Kapoor on June 2, 1996. Boney and his first wife Mona Shourie Kapoor had accommodated Sridevi in their home during Sridevi's stay in Mumbai.At that time Boney and Mona had been married for several years and had two children Arjun and Anshula.

CAREER
Sridevi started her career as a child artist in the Tamil movie Kandhan Karunai (1967) and acted in many Telugu and Tamil movies.
During her early adult career, she acted in a number of Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam movies.
Many of her Malayalam movies were directed by I. V. Sasi.
In 1976, she got her first big break as a heroine in K. Balachander's Moondru Mudichu, where she starred opposite Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth.
After Moondru Mudhchu, Sridevi had a succession of huge hits with both these Tamil superstars.
With Kamal Haasan,
Guru, Sankarlal, Sigappu Rojakkal, Thaayillamal Naanillai, Meendum Kokila, Vaazhve Maayam, Varumaiyin Niram Sigappu, Neela Malargal, Moondram Pirai, 16 Vayathinile.
With Rajnikanth
Dharmayuddham, Priya, Pokkiri Raja, Thanikattu Raja, Adutha Varisu, Nan Adimai Illai, etc. She was the number one actress in Tamil films during the period 1979-83.
She acted with all major heroes in Telugu.
A number of her Telugu movies were made by K. Raghavendra Rao.
With N. T. Rama Rao,
With A. Nageswara Rao,
With Krishna

After Kamal Haasan, Sridevi has acted the most number of movies with Krishna.
Towards the tail end of her Telugu career, she started acting in Hindi movies.
Many of her initial Hindi movies starred Jeetendra and were remakes of her Telugu movies, mostly directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, and K. Bappaiah.
After a six-years, Sridevi returned to the small screen, briefly, in the popular Sahara sitcom Malini Iyer (2004-2005).
She also appeared on Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai for Karishma Kapoor (2004) and as a judge in the TV show Kaboom (2005).
She is a member of the Board of Directors at the Asian Academy of film and television.

AWARDS
Won 1982 - Filmfare Best Actress Award (South-Tamil) for Meendum Kokila
1990 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Chaalbaaz
1992 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Lamhe
1993 - Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu) for Kshana Kshanam
Nominated
1976 - Filmfare Best Actress Award (South-Tamil) for Moondru Mudichu
1977 - Filmfare Best Actress Award (South-Tamil) for 16 Vayathinile
1983 - Filmfare Best Actress Award (South-Tamil) for Moondram pirai
1980 - Filmfare Best Actress Award (South-Tamil) for Jhonny
1983 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Sadma
1990 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Chandni
1992 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Khuda Gawah
1993 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Gumrah
1994 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Laadla
1997 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Judaai
Honours
1997 - "Kalasaraswathi" award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh
2003 - "Lachchu Maharaj Award"
2008 - FICCI "Living Legend in Entertainment" award
Films
Hindi movies
Agni Pareeksha (1970 in (child actor)
Julie (1975 film) (1975) (child actor)
Malayalam
(1969) (First Malayalam movie) Kumara Sambhavam
Tamil
Moondru Mudichu (1976) (First movie as heroine.)
16 Vayadhinile (1977) (Ran 175 days in Tamil centers.)
Sigappu Rojakkal (1978) (Ran 175 days in Tamil centers.)
Priya (1978) (Ran 175 days in Tamil centers.)
Meendum Kokila (1981) (Ran 175 days in Tamil centers.)
Moondram Pirai (1982) (Ran 329 days in Tamil centers.)
Pokkiri Raja (1982) (Ran 148 days in Tamil centers.)
Vaazhve Maayam (1982) (Ran 200 days in Tamil centers.)
Santhippu (1983) (Ran 175 days in Tamil centers.)
Telugu
Bangarakka (1977) (First Telugu movie as heroine.)
Premabhishekham (1981) (Ran for more than 500 days in Hyderabad)