Bhanupriya

Acting

Bhanupriya

Born

1963-01-16 (63)

Place of birth

Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Bhanupriya (born Mangabhanu; January 15, 1967) is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 150 films across Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi cinema. She made her feature film debut in the Tamil drama *Mella Pesungal* (1983) and entered Telugu cinema as the titular lead in *Sitara* (1984). Throughout the 1980s, she played leading roles in titles including *Anveshana* (1985), *Apoorva Sahodarulu* (1986), *Donga Mogudu* (1987), and *Swarnakamalam* (1988), for which she received the Nandi Award for Best Actress. In Hindi cinema, she appeared in films such as *Dosti Dushmani* (1986) and *Khudgarz* (1987). During the 1990s, Bhanupriya continued working in prominent roles across lang…

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

2000s · 9 titles

Pellaindi Kaani poster
NR

A rich widow, who has a mentally unstable son, wants an educated normal girl to marry her son. The girl accepts the proposal because she needs money to get her father operated but she is also hopeful that her husband will get normal one day.

Pellaindi Kaani

2007

Chatrapathi poster
6.9

Sivaji and his family are uprooted from their community in Sri Lanka and wind up as bonded labourers in Vishakhapatnam. Like his legendary namesake, he rises up to become the saviour of the oppressed.

Chatrapathi

2005

Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman poster
NR

Bose, a young man, marries Karpagam after rescuing her from the wrath of villagers. However, the spirit of his previous wife enters her body as she desires to live with him.

Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman

2001

No artwork available
5.5

Sreenath (Kunchacko Boban) works in an advertising firm in Bangalore. He meets a model Amritha (Bhavana) and falls in love with her. He tries to win her over but she says that her father (Siddique) has to approve him. Sreenath and Amritha go to their village in Kerala to influence him and win over her parents.

Hridayathil Sookshikkan

2005

Kadamba poster
NR

Rajashekar overhears his police officer father's conversation with his abductor, Sharat Chandra, to kill him. This incident changes the course of his life and turns him into a criminal.

Kadamba

2004

Sri Raja Rajeshwari poster
NR

Raja and Rajeshwari are killed by Ravindranath and his gang. Before dying, Rajeshwari vows that she will return for revenge and with the blessings of a goddess, she is reborn to keep her promise.

Sri Raja Rajeshwari

2001

Polladhavan poster
7.2

Prabhu is dejected when he learns that his bike has been stolen. He decides to find the people who stole the bike, but lands in trouble when he realises that his bike has been used to transport drugs.

Polladhavan

2007

Jayam Manadera poster
6.2

Abhiram and Uma fall in love with each other when they meet in Europe. Unable to express their feelings at the right time, the two are separated when Uma returns to India. Abhiram goes to India to marry his lover, Uma. However, when he reaches the country, he is attacked by some unknown people. Later, a lady named Jhansi reveals Abhiram's shocking past.

Jayam Manadera

2000

Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal poster
7.1

Gopan is living with his 6 year old son Ashok. His neighbor Celin falls in love with him. But he reveals that Ashok's mom is alive and he narrates his story.

Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal

2000

1990s · 28 titles

Indian poster
7.0

Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.

Indian

1996

Zahreelay poster
3.8

After being critically wounded and losing his left arm, Captain Jaswant Kumar is discharged from the Indian army and goes to live with Journalist A.V. Razdan in Shanti Nagar, Bombay. Ironically, Shanti Nagar is far from peaceful as it is ruled by extortionists like Peter Gonsalves and Jaichand Khurana who work for underworld don, Taneja. Jaswant and a local taxi-driver, Raju Varma, decide to put up a fight and attempt to drive the goons away - with considerable success much to the chagrin of Taneja, who hires a killer named Raaka to do away with them. Instead they end up befriending Raaka and join forces against Taneja himself. But Jaswant and Raju will soon find out that Raaka never befriends anyone and always disposes off his enemies when they end up getting arrested for smuggling and are sentenced to two years in prison - leaving Taneja and his men to carry on with their nefarious activities.

Zahreelay

1990

Thalapathi poster
8.0

Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.

Thalapathi

1991

No artwork available
10.0

An honest man tries to bring down the atrocities of corrupt people. Circumstances make him fall in love with an evil politician's daughter.

Kattalai

1993

No artwork available
NR

Pandithurai and Naachchiyaa are a childless couple in a village. When Pandithurai saves Panchavarnam, a pregnant girl, from being killed, she decides to give her child to him.

Thalaimurai

1998

Endrendrum Kadhal poster
6.5

Endrendrum Kaadhal starring by vijay and rambha. Vijay is the managing director of a large shipping corporation. He lives in a joint family with his father (Nambiar), two brothers (Radharavi and Dhamu), their wives and children and a spinster sister(Banupriya). He goes to Switzerland to stipulate a contract with 'Nizhalgal' Ravi and Raghuvaran. There he meets Rambha, Ravi's sister. The two fall in love.Ravi approves of Vijay but when he expresses the condition that Vijay should stay with them after the marriage because India is not good, he refuses his offer and returns home....

Endrendrum Kadhal

1999

No artwork available
NR

Muthuvel falls in love with a medical student, Thilakavathi, even though he thinks that she is a ghost at first. He fights for their love and encourages Thilakavathi to pursue her career.

Magudam

1992

Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda poster
8.0

Ravi wants to marry an ideal woman who will take care of his siblings and mother. His search ends when he meets Amudha, who too has a big family.

Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda

1993

Azhakiya Ravanan poster
7.5

Shankar Das, a rich business man, returns to his village and gets caught up in a topsy-turvy situation when he bumps into his childhood love, Anuradha. Will Shankar Das be able to lead a happy life with Anuradha?

Azhakiya Ravanan

1996

Annamayya poster
6.2

A cinematic version of the life of famous Indian saint-poet, Annamayya (born May 1408), follows the spiritual awakening of the mystic composer Annamayya, who's first motivated to write a song of praise after visiting a temple. His devotion is put to the test when he vows to fast until he comes face to face with God, an act of faith for which he's rewarded with a blessed meal of prasad. As his fame as a singer spreads, Annamayya eventually becomes a real personification of the holy Nandaka Sword.

Annamayya

1997

Kulam poster
10.0

A loose adaptation of C. V. Raman Pillai's historical novel Marthandavarma with focus on the character of Subhadra.

Kulam

1997

Rajashilpi poster
7.5

Shambu is a renowned sculptor who lives with the memories of his deceased wife, Uma. However, his life takes a turn when he meets a woman who falls in love with him.

Rajashilpi

1992

Sundara Kandam poster
NR

Sundara Kandam is 1992 Tamil comedy movie directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The movie's name is adaption from the title of fifth major division or 'Gaandam' of Indian Epic Ramayanam. The film was remade in Hindi as Andaz with Anil Kapoor.

Sundara Kandam

1992

Bramma poster
9.0

Ravivarman, a sketch artist, loses his beloved wife in a tragic flight accident. When he helps the police track a dangerous criminal, the miscreant vows to seek revenge on Ravivarman.

Bramma

1991

Bharathan poster
NR

Bharath is framed for the murder of his elder brother by Gangadharan, a powerful businessman. In jail, he befriends three convicts who help him escape and take revenge against Gangadharan.

Bharathan

1992

Pedarayudu poster
7.4

Pedarayudu, the eldest brother, sits on an ancestral throne that is cursed and whoever delivers a wrong verdict dies. However, things take a turn after his youngest brother is accused of murder.

Pedarayudu

1995

Uzhavan poster
NR

The story depicts the life of a young farmer who has lived life to his fullest and made others live it too.

Uzhavan

1993

Azhagan poster
6.3

Azhagappan, a handsome widower with four children, gets caught in a dilemma where three different women are in love with him. Soon, the children devise a plan so that he gets married to one of them.

Azhagan

1991

Aahaa..! poster
NR

Sriram (Jagapati Babu) is the son of "Pepsi" Parasuram (Vijayakumar), who always enjoys his life and his father feels that he is a useless fellow. Raghuram (Raghuvaran), his elder brother is their father's favorite son. To hide his brother secret he take the blame for everyone's shortcomings, becomes the family scapegoat and his father's favorite whipping boy. The rest of the film examines whether or not Raghu is finally vindicated in the eyes of his family.

Aahaa..!

1998

No artwork available
NR

Paramasivan has two sons : Subramani and Ganesan. Ganesan, the eldest, gets married with Segamalam. In the meantime, Subramani and Segamalam's sister Parimala fall in love with each other, even if they are from different villages. Devaraj, the owner of a gambling club, wants to get married with Parimala but she refuses and ridicules him. So Devaraj decides to take revenge. Ganesan is a gambler and he even landed his family's bungalow to Devaraj. Later, Devaraj tries to sell it but Subramani settles the amount at time. Devaraj wants to absolutely split the lovers. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Therku Theru Machan

1992

Ish Gup Chup poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Ish Gup Chup

1993

Aahaa..! poster
5.5

Aahaa is a 1997 Tamil film directed by Suresh Krishna starring Rajiv Krishna and Sulekha in the lead roles. The film was a commercial success.

Aahaa..!

1997

Maharasan poster
6.3

Vadivelu, who belongs to a small rural community and leads a carefree existence with his friends, but also takes a strong stand against injustice and exploitation.

Maharasan

1993

No artwork available
NR

Jeeva loves Meena, a widow with a son, and respects her even more when he learns about her past. However, Jeeva is forced to marry Divya as her father kidnaps Meena's son in order to threaten Jeeva.

Anantha Poongattre...

1999

Mama Bagunnava poster
NR

Sisters Jaya and Vijaya decide to take revenge on Dhanumjayam, the person responsible for their father's death. They marry Dhanumjayam's sons, Gopala and Janaki, in order to punish their father.

Mama Bagunnava

1997

Highway poster
6.2

This movie is a crime thriller. Suresh Gopi is a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer who comes in disguise to a colony to investigate a bomb blast which killed 30 innocent college students. Bhanupriya falls in love with Suresh Gopi and the rest of the story revolves around how Suresh Gopi solves the case.

Highway

1995

No artwork available
NR

The film is based on the situations in Andhra Pradesh in the early 1990s

People's Encounter

1991

Chatriyan poster
8.1

An honest cop's wife is murdered because of his role in the conviction of a local goon, which forces him to quit the police force.

Chatriyan

1990

1980s · 16 titles

Tamacha poster
5.0

Growing up, nothing could separate best friends Vicky and Raju. But when one chooses a career as a respected policeman and the other turns to a life of crime, their affection for one another turns into a feud that could prove lethal for them both. Directed by Ramesh Ahuja, this thrilling Hindi-language tale of friendship, loyalty and betrayal stars Jeetendra, Rajnikanth, Bhanupriya and Amrita Singh.

Tamacha

1988

Garibon Ka Daata poster
9.0

Garibon Ka Daata is an action film with Mithun Chakraborty and Sumeet Saigal playing the lead roles, supported by Bhanupriya, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra and Shakti Kapoor.

Garibon Ka Daata

1989

Karthika Pournami poster
NR

Starring : Shoban Babu, Radhika, Bhanu Priya, Satyanarayana, Suthi Velu, Veerabhadra Rao, Bheema Raju, Mamatha, Shailaja, Janaki , Baby Kamashi , PJ Sharma , Etc..

Karthika Pournami

1987

Gudachari 117 poster
6.3

4 scientists come up with a nugget of creating a powerful satellite, who are kidnapped by a terrorist organization. The rest of the story revolves around the protection of scientists and restoring the satellite by Chandrakanth, Secret Agent 117.

Gudachari 117

1989

Dosti Dhushmani poster
7.5

Sandeep, Ranjit and Prakash are best friends from childhood. A misunderstanding between Ranjit and Sandeep leads the former to believe that the latter is a criminal.

Dosti Dhushmani

1986

No artwork available
7.0

Ashok and Urmila love each other. However, Urmila's father disapproves of the match and frames Ashok as a thief while he plans on stealing his family's property.

Ashoka Chakravarthy

1989

Khudgarz poster
5.2

Sita Sinha has brought up her son, Bihari and his friend, Amar as her own. The three are very close to each other. When they grow up they maintain their friendship and love for each other. Amar marries wealthy Jaya, and Bihari marries a labourer. Amar's dad, Mr. Saxena does not like Bihari, and schemes to separate them. He succeeds, and Bihari is humiliated. Bihari blames Amar, and swears to bring about his downfall at all costs.

Khudgarz

1987

Sitara poster
7.7

A village girl comes to live in the city without any money or plan. A young man helps her and encourages her to start modeling and acting. How will her disturbing past affect their future?

Sitara

1984

Jebu Donga poster
7.0

Chittibabu (Chiranjeevi) and Bhanupriya are small-time thieves who are fighting with each other. Sathyanarayana and Gollapudi are CBI officers who are investigating Kannada Prabhakar (KP) and his activities in his secret forest hideout with the help of a secret agent. When the agent gets killed, they suspect infiltrators in their agency and make Chiru as the decoy agent so that their actual agent can get the info. The villains, thinking that Chiru is a CBI agent try to kill him and create problems for him, which he doesn't understand and he gets involved in a murder case to be rescued by a beautiful girl (Radha). He later comes to know of the confusion on him from the officers and refuses to help them. But when he comes to know that Radha is the actual agent and is the daughter of Satyanarayana trying to bring criminals to justice, he feels responsible for the country and joins hands with them in eliminating the threat posed by KP's organization.

Jebu Donga

1987

Insaf Ki Pukar poster
10.0

Years after a corrupt police inspector committed crimes against their families, two young men (Dharmendra, Jeetendra) meet and plot their revenge.

Insaf Ki Pukar

1987

Aalapana poster
6.7

A classical dancer, known for her perfection and grace in dance is appreciated by her tutor as well as friends. An evil man with lustful intentions tries to hold the woman captive, but she manages to escape from his clutches. She moves to a different village and starts afresh. Will she be able to get rid of her past?

Aalapana

1985

Swarnakamalam poster
8.1

Meenakshi is a disillusioned classical dancer. With the support of her neighbor Chandram, a painter who admires her talent, she begins a journey to appreciate and celebrate her art.

Swarnakamalam

1988

Donga Mogudu poster
7.3

Donga Mogudu is a action comedy based movie in which, Chiranjiveei played dual role in this movie. Ravi Teja (Chiranjeevi) is an industrialist, who owns a textile company. He is a successful person in business but his personal life lacks harmony and peace. Tortured by his wife Madhavi and her mother, he finds life miserable. Meanwhile, his opponents cannot digest his success in business and plan to stop him from getting yet another business deal. Here, he meets Nagaraju (Chiranjeevi), who is a small-time thief. Ravi Teja is saved by Nagaraju and he plans to exchange their positions, so that his problems can be solved forever. Nagaraju agrees, and teaches madhavi, her mother, and Ravi Teja

Donga Mogudu

1987

Anveshana poster
9.3

An officer investigates a series of killings, allegedly by a man-eating tiger in the forest. However, his findings reveal the truth about a sinister serial killer.

Anveshana

1985

Vijetha poster
8.3

Chinnababu realizes that despite having well-earning sons his father is struggling to fund his younger sister's wedding. In order to help him, Chinnababu takes a drastic step.

Vijetha

1985

No artwork available
9.0

Anasuyamma Gari Alludu (English: Anasuyamma's Son-in-law) is a 1986 Telugu comedy film, produced by Nandamuri Harikrishna under the Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Bhanupriya, Sharada in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy

Anasuyamma Gari Alludu

1986

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