Sridevi

Acting

Sridevi

Born 1963-08-13 · Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India

Sridevi Kapoor (August 13, 1963 - February 24, 2018) was an Indian film actress who has worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is known as one of the first female "superstars" of Hindi cinema. Sridevi started her career as a child artist in M.A. Thirumugham’s devotional Thunaivan at the age of four, and continued to act as a child artist in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her Bollywood debut as a child artist in the hit Julie (1975) and played her first adult role at age 13 with the Tamil film Moondru Mudichu (1976). Subsequently, Sridevi established herself as one of the leading actresses of Tamil and Telugu cinema, with roles such as 16 Vayathinile (1977), Sigappu Rojakkal (1978), Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980), Meendum Kokila (1981), Premabhishekam (1981), Moondram Pirai (1982), Aakhari Poratam (1988), Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari (1990), and Kshana Kshanam (1991). In Bollywood, she made her debut as a lead actress in Solva Sawan (1978) and gained wide public attention with the movie Himmatwala (1983). In 2012, Sridevi returned to films after a 15-year-long hiatus with English Vinglish and became the only actress in the history of Hindi and Tamil cinema to make a highly successful comeback. On February 24, 2018, Sridevi was found dead in her guest room at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The official coroner's report showed that she had accidentally drowned in the bathtub, with unconsciousness cited as a contributing factor.

Acting credits

English Vinglish poster
7.2

In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.

English Vinglish

2012

Zero poster
5.2

Short in stature but big on love, a bachelor meets two very different women who broaden his horizons and help him find purpose in life.

Zero

2018

Bhakta Tukaram poster
10.0

The story of this film is based on the life story of a prominent saint Tukaram.

Bhakta Tukaram

1973

Mom poster
7.5

After her stepdaughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked free.

Mom

2017

Suhaagan poster
10.0

Suhaagan is a story about two sisters Janaki and Jyoti who live with their Parents Jamnadas and their mother played by Tanuja. Ramu lives in the same village and makes living by farming. Ramu loves Janaki but Janaki is not that interested in Ramu because she is more attracted to Murli who is much more wealthy than Ramu. Jamnadas prefers Ramu as being Janaki's husband because he thinks he is a good person and will not ask for big dowry. Janaki get married to Ramu and that is when all the trouble starts.

Suhaagan

1986

Bombay Talkies poster
6.3

One hundred years of Hindi cinema is celebrated in four short stories showcasing the power of film.

Bombay Talkies

2013

Adavi Simhalu poster
9.0

Two childhood friends face obstacles and challenges after they confront gangsters and each other.

Adavi Simhalu

1983

Varumayin Niram Sivappu poster
7.9

Three educated but unemployed youth who have come to live in a bustling, harsh metropolis struggle to earn a living.

Varumayin Niram Sivappu

1980

Moondru Mudichu poster
6.3

Roommates Prasath and Balaji are both in love with Selvi. However, life takes an ugly turn when Balaji dies and Selvi is forced to marry Prasath's father.

Moondru Mudichu

1976

Sankarlal poster
9.0

A criminal, Chelladurai, frames the innocent Dharmalingam for a crime which leads to the latter being jailed. Years later, Dharmalingam returns to take revenge and establish contact with his family.

Sankarlal

1981

Puli poster
4.2

A virtuous soldier Magadheera aka Puli (Tiger) vows to save his people from the rule of a cruel queen and her treacherous Marshal. Does good triumph over evil?

Puli

2015

Nam Naadu poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nam Naadu

1969

Babu poster
7.0

Babu, a young man, falls in love with Kammo. When a thug rapes her, he murders him out of revenge, which leads to his arrest.

Babu

1971

Kshana Kshanam poster
5.8

Chandu is a petty thief who comes across Satya, an innocent girl who unwittingly comes across a way to a huge amount of money stolen from a bank. While the gang that robbed the bank go after her for the clue, one member dies in her apartment and she believes she's the one that killed him. Every one including the original gang that robbed the bank, the police and now Chandu and Satya go after the money.

Kshana Kshanam

1991

No artwork available
9.5

The story of a war-hero who returns to his place only to find the society in a mess and tries to repair it in his own way and ends up getting hanged.

Bobbili Puli

1982

Aggi Ravva poster
NR

Ramu pays a heavy price while he strives to become a policeman at his father's behest even though his mother is unhappy about it.

Aggi Ravva

1981

Yashoda Krishna poster
NR

Chronicles the birth and childhood of Krishna, who is prophesied to be the death of his tyrannical uncle Kans. Also tells the story of Krishna's subsequent rebirth as Srinivas during which he is reunited with his foster mother Yashoda.

Yashoda Krishna

1975

Prema Kanuka poster
7.0

Raja Shekaram, an artist, crosses paths with Sandhya after he paints a poster of Gowri. He then persuades her into helping him teach a lesson to someone close to her, who has ties to his past.

Prema Kanuka

1981

Halla Bol poster
4.9

Ashfaque (Ajay Devgan) is a small town boy aspiring to be a film star in the Hindi film industry. He joins a street theatre group run by a reformed dacoit Sidhu (Pankaj Kapur) who uses street theatre as a medium to bring about an awakening in the masses. Ashfaque struggles to give a creative vent to the actor in him in order to realize his dreams.

Halla Bol

2008

Nagina poster
7.1

The story follows Rajni, a shape-shifting cobra (Ichchadhari Naagin) who marries a civilian, Rajiv, to avenge the death of her spouse at the hands of an evil saint. Rajiv, who comes from a wealthy family, returns to India after studying in London. His mother wants him to marry Vijaya Singh, but he falls in love with Rajni, an orphan. His mother initially opposes the marriage but later agrees. Their happiness is disrupted when Bhairon Nath, a sadhu with the ability to control snakes, arrives and reveals that Rajni is actually a Naagin seeking revenge. Bhairon Nath has his own sinister motives—he wants to capture Rajni because she knows the location of a hidden Mani, a sacred jewel that would grant him immense power. A dramatic battle ensues, leading to Bhairon Nath’s defeat, and Rajiv and Rajni live happily ever after.

Nagina

1986

Moondram Pirai poster
6.5

A young woman suffers a major head injury in a car accident after which she begins behaving like a child. Trapped at a brothel, she finds hope in a lonely school teacher who decides to rescue her.

Moondram Pirai

1982

Satyavan Savithri poster
8.0

Savithri, whose devotion to her husband was compared to that of Draupadi from the Mahabharata, is determined to bring her husband Satyavan from the dead.

Satyavan Savithri

1977

Johnny poster
5.3

Johnny loves Archana, a popular singer, but their lives are disrupted when Johnny's lookalike kills his lover and tries to pin the blame on Johnny.

Johnny

1980

16 Vayathinile poster
7.5

Sixteen-year-old Mayil is secretly loved by her handicapped cousin, Chappani, and the village rowdy, Parattai. But, she falls for a city doctor who takes advantage of her and deserts her. Gradually she realises how much Chappani loves her meanwhile, Parattai also eyeing for Mayil.

16 Vayathinile

1977

Behind the camera