Shylashri is an Indian actress who acted in

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

, Tamil and

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippat ...

. She was awarded the

Rajyotsava Award The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as t ...

in 2019 for her contributions to Kannada Cinema. Shylashri is known to be one of 3 daughters of a classical musician, Veena Gnanambal, who taught music in Annamalai University.

Career

Shylashri began her career with a small role in the Kannada film '' Sandhya Raga'', released in 1966. She has acted as heroine and a supporting actress in many Kannada movies. She is well remembered for her role in the National Award-winning Kannada film '' Naguva Hoovu'', released in 1971 where she plays a nurse who falls in love with a doctor but sacrifices her love for a cancer patient who loves her. She also wrote the story for the film, which was produced by R.N.R. Productions. She acted as one of the heroines opposite Dr. Rajkumar in '' Bangarada Hoovu and Jedara Bale.'' She has also appeared in a few Tamil films.

Marriage

She married Kannada actor

R.N.Sudarshan Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan (2 May 1939 – 8 September 2017) was an Indian actor and producer who had mainly worked in Kannada cinema. He had also acted in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam films. During a career spanning more than five de ...

, with whom she acted in films such as ''Naguva Hoovu'', '' Kadina Rahasya'', ''Kallara Kalla and'' ''Malathi Madhava''.

Partial Filmography

Kannada

Tamil

* '' Vennira Aadai'' (1965) * '' Motor Sundaram Pillai'' (1966) * '' Pandhyam'' (1967) * ''

Penne Nee Vaazhga ''Penne Nee Vaazhga'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by P. Madhavan, starring Jaishankar and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 14 January 1967 and emerged a success. The film was remade in Malayalam as '' Brahmacha ...

'' (1967) * '' Selva Magal'' (1967) * '' Muthu Chippi'' (1968) * ''Neeyum Naanum'' (1968) * ''Athai Magal'' (1969) * ''

Aayiram Poi ''Aayiram Poi'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and written by Cho. Music was by V. Kumar. The film stars Jaishankar, Vanisri, Cho and Manorama. It was released on 11 July 1969. Plot Chinna Dur ...

'' (1969) * '' Pennai Vazha Vidungal'' (1969) * ''

Vaa Raja Vaa ''Vaa Raja Vaa'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language children's film written, directed and produced by A. P. Nagarajan for CNV Productions. The film features an ensemble cast including Master Prabhakar, Baby Sumathi, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, V. S. ...

'' (1969) * ''Subhadhinam'' (1969) * '' Aindhu Laksham'' (1969) * ''

Thirumalai Thenkumari ''Thirumalai Thenkumari'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Road movie, road film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan. Inspired by the 1969 film ''If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium'', it features an ensemble cast consist ...

'' (1970) * '' Dharisanam'' (1970) * '' Thabalkaran Thangai'' (1970) * '' Aathi Parasakthi'' (1971) * ''

Kurathi Magan ''Kurathi Magan'' is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film features Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Master Sridhar and Jayachitra introduced in the film, Shylashri, V. S. Raghavan, Suruli Rajan and Kama ...

'' (1972)

Malayalam

* '' Kalanjukittiya Thankam'' (1964) * ''

Velutha Kathreena ''Velutha Kathreena'' is a 1968 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by P. Balthasar, based on the famous novel of the same name, written by Muttathu Varkey. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Sheela and Jayabharathi ...

'' (1968)...Narthaki * ''

Nazhikakkallu ''Nazhikakkallu'' is a 1970 Cinema of India, Indian Malayalam language, Malayalam film, directed by Sudin Menon and produced by C Vasudevan Nair. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Ramachandran and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The film had musi ...

'' (1970) * '' Checkpost'' (1974)

Hindi

* '' Waris (1969)

Telugu

* ''Bhale Abbayilu'' (1969)

References

{{authority control Actresses in Kannada cinema Indian film actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2019 Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema