Harini
Born1935 or 1936 (age 87–88)[1]
NationalityIndian
Other namesHarini S. Rao
Occupation(s)Actress, Producer
Years active1950–1968 (Retired)

Harini is a former actress in the Kannada cinema. She was active during the 1950s and 1960s, retiring at the peak of her career. As of 2006 she lived in Bangalore.[1]

Early life

Harini was born to tulu speaking Paniyadi Srinivasa Upadhya and Bharathi in Udupi as their fourth child. Her brother Vadiraj was also an actor and producer. She appeared as a child artist in films like Sri Murugan and Kannika for which she received one rupee for delivering the dialogues very nicely. She became a full-fledged heroine through Tamil film Punyavathi.[1]

Career

Harini made her debut as leading lady in Jaganmohini in the role of Mohini at the age of 15. She was the first heroine to wear a swimsuit on the Kannada film screen. The film became a silver jubilee hit and made Harini an overnight star. Harini got 200 letters for her stellar performance when she was shooting for her second film, bilingual Ratnadeep made simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi.

From thereon Harini played a variety of roles in Dallali, Vichitra Prapancha, Nandi, Nanda Deepa, Kanya Dana, Gandharva Kanya and Pathivratha, among other films. Harini acted with many stars of her time, including Dr. Rajkumar, with whom she acted in more than 10 films, Kalyan Kumar, and Udaykumar. Harini has received best actress awards for Nanda Deepa and Mangala Muhurtha.

Sathi Sukanya, released in 1968, was her last film. Harini got married in 1972, moved to Saudi Arabia, and stayed there for 12 years.[2]

Apart from acting, Harini has tried her hand in film production too. Along with her brothers Vadiraj-Jawahar she has produced some meaningful films under the banners of Sri Bharathi Chitra and Vijaya Bharathi. Some of the films produced by Harini are Naandi, Nanda Deepa, Nava Jeevana, Namma Makkalu, and Seetha.

Awards

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1944HaridasKrishnanTamil film
1946Sri MuruganYoung MuruganTamil film[5]
1947KannikaYoung KannikaTamil film[6]
1951Jaganmohini
1952RatnadeepHindi film
1953Dallali
1953Mangala Gowri
1953Sowbhagya LakshmiSowbhagya Lakshmi
1954Madiddunno Maharaya
1954Kanyadana
1954Muttiddella Chinna
1955Gandharva Kanya
1955Vichitra Prapancha
1957Prabhulinga Leele
1959Dharma VijayaSaradara Vijaya's wife
1960Aasha Sundari
1961Nagarjuna
1962Nanda Deepa
1962Rathna Manjari
1962Karuneye Kutumbada KannuCameo
1962VidhivilasaMayadevi
1963Ananda Bashpa
1964NaandiGanga[7]
1964Mangala Muhurta
1964NavajeevanaCameo
1964Shivagange Mahathme
1965Pathivratha
1965Sarvagna Murthy
1965Amarajeevi
1965Ide Mahasudina
1967Subba Shastry
1967Sathi Sukanya
1970SeethaAs producer

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Friday Review Bangalore : The good, bad and funny". The Hindu. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 15 April 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "I am not beautiful like Saroja Devi - Harini". Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Harini to be honoured with Dr. Rajkumar award". Times of India. 23 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Saroja Devi National Award". uniindia.com.
  5. ↑ "Sri Murugan 1946". The Hindu. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Song Book for Tamil Film "Kannika"". InternetArchive (in Tamil). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 381. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
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