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Urvashi filmography

Urvashi filmography

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Kavitha Ranjini,[1] known by the stage name Urvashi, is an Indian actress, dubbing artist, television host, scriptwriter and producer known for her works in the Southern film industry, predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films.[2] She has acted in total 702+ films: Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films

She started her acting career as a child artist, in a Malayalam movie Kathirmandapam, released in 1979.[1] Her first released film as heroine was Mundhanai Mudichu (Tamil, directed by K. Bhagyaraj) in 1983.[3][4] She was a prominent lead actress of the 1980s and 1990s, primarily in Malayalam Films.[1] She has written the films Ulsavamelam and Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu, the latter was also produced by her. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Achuvinte Amma (2005), which was her comeback film after a hiatus of 6 years.[5] She has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress a record five times, which includes three consecutive wins from 1989 to 1991. She has also received two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.[6]

Urvashi was born to popular drama actors Chavara V. P. Nair and Vijayalakshmi in Sooranad in Kollam district of Kerala .Her elder sisters are actors Kalaranjini and Kalpana.[7] She married actor Manoj K. Jayan on 2 May 1998, which ended in divorce in 2008.[8][9]

Filmography

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As actress

Malayalam films

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See also

References

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    തെന്നിന്ത്യയുടെ പകരം വെക്കാനില്ലാത്ത പ്രതിഭയ്ക്ക് ഇന്ന് അൻപത്തിരണ്ടാം പിറന്നാൾ! [Today is the fifty-second birthday of the irreplaceable talent of South India!]. Malayalam Samayam (in Malayalam). The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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    'முந்தானை முடிச்சு' படத்தின் கதாநாயகி ஆனார், ஊர்வசி! எதிர்பாராமல் தேடிவந்த அதிர்ஷ்டம் [Urvashi became the heroine of 'Munthanai Mudichu'! Unexpected luck]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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    'അവനെ കൊത്തിയ പാമ്പ് ഞാനാ'; ചർച്ചയായി മോഹൻലാലിന്റെ ഡയലോഗ്; ഞെട്ടിക്കും സാമ്യം ['I am the snake that bit him'; Mohanlal's dialogue as a topic of discussion; Similar to shock] (in Malayalam). 25 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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    സുഖമോ ദേവി...എന്നു ചോദിച്ചത് 30 വർഷം മുമ്പ് [30 years ago I asked Sukhamo Devi...]. deepika.com (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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    Yosi | നടി ഉർവശിയുടെ കുടുംബത്തിൽ നിന്നും അഭയ് ശങ്കർ സിനിമയിലേക്ക്; 'യോസി' ട്രെയ്‌ലർ [Yosi | Abhay Shankar from actress Urvashi's family to make his film debut; 'Yosi' Trailer]. News 18 Malayalam (in Malayalam). 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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