Vanisri

Acting

Vanisri

Born

1948-08-03 (78)

Place of birth

Nellore, Madras Presidency, British India

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Vanisri, (born Rathna Kumari) is an Indian film actress known for her works predominately in Telugu and Tamil, and a few Kannada and Hindi films. In a film career spanning forty years, she has received three Filmfare Awards South, including the Nandi Awards and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She gained attention with a supporting role in a film penned by K. Balachander titled Sukha Dukhalu, and Marapurani Kadha (1967). Vanisri has starred in super hits such as Krishnaveni, Prem Nagar, Dussehra Bullodu, Aradhana, Jeevitha Chakram, Rangula Ratnam, Sri Krishna Tulabharam, Bhakta Kannappa, Bobbili Raja, etc. If there was a star heroine in the Telugu film industry, who ruled on par with the her…

Known for

Thalaivan poster
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Sangili, a notorious dacoit, kills a landlord and puts the blame on his wife. Inspector Elangovan is assigned to catch Sangili who is keen to find the landlord's hidden treasure.

Thalaivan

1970

Badradri Ramudu poster
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Ramudu (Taraka Rathna) is a youngster and also a 'chekka bhajana' performer in Bhadrachalam. When his grandmother forces him to get married, he falls in love with a 'chekka bhajana' learner Seeta (Radhika) and marries her. Immediately after the marriage, Seeta gives a slip to Ramudu and returns to her homeland Germany.The real reason for Seeta's act is due to an advice from her astrologer. He said that her first marriage would not work out. Her marriage is fixed with her bava Ravi and she loves him too. But she does not want any complications in her marital life. Hence she marries Ramudu at Bhadrachalam and ditches him to go back to Germany and marry Ravi so that her second marriage would be fruitful. The rest of the story is all about how Ramudu with his chekkalu and Lord Rama's vermilion (kunkuma) fly to Germany to fight his aunt Jagadamba (Vani Sri) and bring back her daughter and his wife Seeta.

Badradri Ramudu

2004

Vani Rani poster
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Identical twins Vani and Rani are separated at birth. One is tortured by her abusive aunt while the other grows up as a street performer. However, their lives change forever when they swap places. A remake of 1972 Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta.

Vani Rani

1974

Bangaru Panjaram poster
8.0

Venu Gopal is an engineer who travels to various places as part of his projects. In his travel he meets a girl Neela. They both fall in love, and get married. But Venu's uncle wants him to marry his daughter. So he makes various plans and creates mis-understanding between Venu and Neela.

Bangaru Panjaram

1969

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9.0

Telugu old mythological movie.

Satya Harishchandra

1965

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Thaaliya Salangaiya

1977

Film credits

2000s · 1 titles

1990s · 6 titles

1970s · 31 titles

Thalaivan poster
NR

Sangili, a notorious dacoit, kills a landlord and puts the blame on his wife. Inspector Elangovan is assigned to catch Sangili who is keen to find the landlord's hidden treasure.

Thalaivan

1970

Vani Rani poster
NR

Identical twins Vani and Rani are separated at birth. One is tortured by her abusive aunt while the other grows up as a street performer. However, their lives change forever when they swap places. A remake of 1972 Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta.

Vani Rani

1974

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Thaaliya Salangaiya

1977

Vintha Katha poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vintha Katha

1973

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Oorukku Uzhaippavan

1976

Dasara Bullodu poster
9.0

Both Radha and Nirmala love a young man named Gopi. But Nirmala's father wants to make Gopi marry Nirmala in order to grab his property. But she realizes that Gopi and Radha are in love and tries to unite them.

Dasara Bullodu

1971

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Raghu and Shekhar come to the big city to make a life for themselves, but they get robbed. Raghhu sets his sights on an heiress but decides to marry her dishonestly. Will Shekhar stand by or attempt to intervene?

Avasara Kalyanam

1972

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7.0

1973 Indian Telugu-language drama film

Jeevana Tarangalu

1973

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Due to a familial dispute, Ramu is not allowed to marry his lady-love, Lalitha. He is then forced to marry Gouri who struggles to win him over.

Pooja

1975

Life Cycle poster
9.0

Susheela, a hardworking woman who supports her family, falls in love with Raja, the son of a wealthy man.

Life Cycle

1971

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10.0

1975 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film

Maya Maschindra

1975

Jagath Kantrilu poster
6.0

Jagath Kantrilu is a secret research black and white Telugu film released on April 3, 1971. Produced by P. A. Kamreswara Rao under the banner of Phalguna Productions, P. Lakshmi Deepak directs the film. Starring Sobhan Babu and Vanisri in the lead roles, the film has music by S. P. Kodandapani. Moondrejuthu (1968), a Tamil film starring Jayalalitha and Ravichandran, was translated into Telugu as Jagath Kantrilu and released.

Jagath Kantrilu

1971

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10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Koduku Kodalu

1972

Bhakta Kannappa poster
10.0

The story of the famous Siva devotee, Kanappa.

Bhakta Kannappa

1976

Bangaru Babu poster
7.0

A popular actress runs from her scheming uncle and finds shelter in the house of a respected man, Buchi Babu. While they begin to fall in love, misunderstandings cause them to separate.

Bangaru Babu

1973

Jeevana Jyothi poster
10.0

A woman is attached to her brother-in-law's son and is unable to cope with his death. She becomes mentally unstable and is kept in a medical facility, while her own child is raised by her relatives.

Jeevana Jyothi

1975

Velli Vizha poster
10.0

Bala, a tennis champion, is happily married to his wife and children. Things get difficult for him after his fan Sheela comes into his life and they develop feelings for each other.

Velli Vizha

1972

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10.0

Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.

Nangu Suvargal

1971

Prema Nagar poster
10.0

A romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle class girl who changes him. They fall in love but his mother opposes the match.

Prema Nagar

1971

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7.0

Punnagai means Smile. Smile which has many emotions and represents many gestures and expressions of life. Punnagai is a story of five friends Satya(Gemini Ganesan), Rajan(Muthuraman), Haniff who studied in the same college, while graduating they took an oath in front of Gandhi's statue saying they will always stand with truth. But later they got split as Haniff dies in a car accident and each of them got settled in their profession where they have to cheat their profession and principles. The story begins with three different stories (plots) where as the one friend (Nagesh)out of four explains the story. Will they follow Gandhi's principles ?

Punnagai

1971

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Gummadi leaves his young son, Raja, and daughter, Shanti, to fend for themselves after the death of his wife. Raja takes care of his little sister while vowing to find his father.

Chitti Chellelu

1970

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8.5

In a village which is located in a beautiful hilly area full of greenery and water bodies, there lives a villager called Gopi (N. T. Rama Rao) along with his sister Janaki (Vijaya Lalitha) by rearing goats. He leads a happy life by singing and playing the flute. Once Radha (Vanisri) a famous stage artist & singer comes to his village on break. There, she becomes interested towards Gopi by listening to his flute & music. They spend time together and Radha gradually becomes fascinated by him. Before she starts back, Gopi finally proposes to her and she gladly accepts.

Aaradhana

1976

Srimadhvirata Parvamu poster
8.0

It is an Epic story based on the book Virata Parva of Mahabharatha. After 12 years of Vanavasam, the Pandavas spend their 13th year of exile the Agnaadhavasam in an incognito state with disguised identities at the court of Virata. Follows how they end their exile & the marriage celebration of Uttara and Abhimanyu.

Srimadhvirata Parvamu

1979

Adi Parasakthi poster
7.0

A man saved from death by God and told how God help others.

Adi Parasakthi

1971

Maavaari Manchithanam poster
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Maavari Manchitanam (transl. My Husband's Goodness) is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. Pundarikakshaiah and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by Master Venu. The film is a remake of the Hindi film Do Anjaane (1976), itself based on the novel Ratrir Yatri by Nihar Ranjan Gupta.

Maavaari Manchithanam

1979

Vasantha Maligai poster
7.0

Is an emotionally charged tale that depicts the transformation of an alcoholic after his life is touched by true love.

Vasantha Maligai

1972

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rojavin Raja

1976

Kulama Gunama poster
6.5

Chinnathambi is a well-respected pillar of his village, dedicating his life to public welfare—but his devotion to duty comes at the cost of time with his wife, Seetha, who longs for a child. His younger brother Raja falls in love with Lalitha, the daughter of a corrupt shopkeeper who profits from exploiting the villagers. When Chinnathambi opens a fair-price cooperative store, tensions rise—and Lalitha’s father seizes the opportunity to drive a wedge between the brothers. As family bonds are tested by love, rivalry, and personal sacrifice, the women of the household stand at the heart of reconciliation. But when a twist of fate turns joy into sorrow, hidden truths and quiet acts of love begin to shape the future of both couples.

Kulama Gunama

1971

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No synopsis available yet.

Vaazhkai Alaigal

1978

The Sage from the Sea poster
9.1

The film involves the life of a young man who comes to believe that he has been bestowed supernatural powers. As the story unfolds, this boon eventually leads to a tragedy.

The Sage from the Sea

1978

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Raja, an innocent man, is always taken advantage of by his evil family who takes away his basic fundamental rights and harasses him. After meeting Sukanya, he realises he must fight against them.

Chilipi Krishnudu

1978

1960s · 20 titles

Bangaru Panjaram poster
8.0

Venu Gopal is an engineer who travels to various places as part of his projects. In his travel he meets a girl Neela. They both fall in love, and get married. But Venu's uncle wants him to marry his daughter. So he makes various plans and creates mis-understanding between Venu and Neela.

Bangaru Panjaram

1969

No artwork available
9.0

Telugu old mythological movie.

Satya Harishchandra

1965

Aakasa Ramanna poster
8.0

Aakasa Ramanna is a Telugu language film starring Kanta Rao and Rajashree in lead roles. The film was released in the year 1965 and has been directed by G. Viswanathan. The producer of the film is S. Bhavan Narayana. Film picturization started on 31st December 1964 and released on 8th July 1965.

Aakasa Ramanna

1965

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Mohana, who loves Raj, and Thangaraj, who loves Geetha, join forces and go to great lengths to separate Geetha and Raj who are about to get married.

Kadhalithal Podhuma

1967

Lakshmi Nivasam poster
10.0

Lakshmi Nivasam is a 1968 Indian Telugu drama film released on Jul 19, 1968. The film is directed by V. Madhusudan Rao.

Lakshmi Nivasam

1968

Who is she? poster
7.0

Anand, a doctor, drops a strange woman at a cemetery. Thereafter, he experiences many bizarre and paranormal incidents that could be connected to the unknown woman.

Who is she?

1966

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7.0

A united family of two brothers and a sister along with their parents move to a town. Elder brother (Suryam - Ram Mohan) finds easy way to get rich and marries the daughter of a rich politician and abandons his family. After their father expires, tragedy hits the family. The younger brother Vasu (Chandra Mohan) sticks with the family to take care of his mother (Anjali Devi) and sister (Vijaya Nirmala).

Rangula Ratnam

1966

Aathmeeyulu poster
8.0

Suryam and Seetha struggle to survive after the death of their father, Veerayya. Jagannadham, their father's employer, takes them into their house, but things do not go as planned

Aathmeeyulu

1969

Kannan En Kadhalan poster
9.0

Kannan is the adopted son of a retired Captain and Sundaram is the biological son. Mallika is the niece of this rich man, who is engaged, at birth to Sundaram. Mallika is secretly in love with Kannan. Malathi lost her father in an accident; she now lives with the widow as her adopted daughter.

Kannan En Kadhalan

1968

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NR

Maya loves Raju but he doesn't reciprocate. Raju is blamed for Maya's murder but will his innocence prevail?

Kaadhal Paduthum Paadu

1966

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9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Marapurani Katha

1967

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Stree Janma

1967

Private Master poster
8.0

Sridhar, who is appointed as a home tutor to teach a girl belonging to a rich family, falls in love with his student.

Private Master

1967

Pandava Vanavasamu poster
6.8

After the Pandavas are forcefully exiled by their enemies, they must get together and fight back in order to reclaim their land.

Pandava Vanavasamu

1965

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7.0

Story of a woman who falls in love with a man who's in love with her friend. She sacrifices her love and writes weekly stories in a magazine about her own life. Will she be able to find love in the end? Will her character in the story be able to find love?

Thamarai Nenjam

1968

Kanne Manasulu poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kanne Manasulu

1966

Annaiyum Pithavum poster
8.0

AVM Rajan the protagonist lives in a joint family is an easy going guy. Unfortunately AVM Rajan's father loses his eyesight in an accident and family struggles financially to run daily life. AVM Rajan joins for job and meets Vanishree.

Annaiyum Pithavum

1969

Uyarndha Manidhan poster
8.3

Raju, a rich man gets along even with the poor unlike his father. He falls in love with Parvathi, a poor girl but is forced to marry Vimala because of his father. Director duo Krishnan–Panju’s Midas touch made this remake of the 1966 Bengali film “Uttar Purush” a tremendous success in Tamil. Often considered as one of Sivaji Ganesan’s all-time greats, this drama is poignant account of the tragedies that befall a young heir following an act of atrocity.

Uyarndha Manidhan

1968

Pathala Mohini poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Pathala Mohini

1965

Nirai Kudam poster
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Nirai Kudam (Full Pitcher) is a 1969 Indian Tamil film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramasamy under Muktha Films banner. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisree in the lead roles, and had musical score by V. Kumar.

Nirai Kudam

1969