Ashwini (actress)

Ashwini
Ashwini
Born	Ashwini (1967-07-14)14 July 1967 Nellore[1]
Died	23 September 2012(2012-09-23) (aged 45) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Years active	1979–2012

Ashwini was an Indian actress, primarily in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She appeared in more than 100 films in various South Indian languages.^[2]

Career

Ashwini made her debut as a child artiste in Bhakta Dhruva Markandeya and later shared screen space with Balakrishna in Bhale Thammudu, Venkatesh in Kaliyuga Pandavulu, Rajendra Prasad in Station Master, and Nagarjuna in Aranyakanda.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1982	Bhakta Dhruva Markandeya		Telugu	Debut
1983	Aanandha Kummi	Selvi	Tamil
1985	Boeing Boeing	Indhu	Malayalam
	Kannaram Pothi Pothi	Lakshmi	Malayalam
	Anaadiga Adadi	Rekha	Telugu
	Bhale Thammudu	Saraswathi	Telugu
	Srivaru		Shanthi
	Karpoora Deepam		Tamil
1986	Aranyakanda	Preethi	Telugu
	Mattukara Mannaru		Tamil
	Attagaaroo Swagatam		Telugu
	Dora Bidda		Telugu
	Konte Kapuram		Telugu
	Niramulla Ravulkal	Radha	Malayalam
	Kanmaniye Pesu	Priya	Tamil
1987	Trimurtulu	Rani	Telugu
	Bhanumati Gari Mogudu	Gowri	Telugu
	America Abbayi	Jyotsna	Telugu
	Inti Donga		Telugu
	Rowdy Babayi		Telugu
	Kaliyuga Pandavulu	Meku	Telugu
1988	Choopulu Kalisina Subhavela	Padma	Telugu
	Vivaha Bhojanambu	Lavanya	Telugu
	Pelli Chesi Choodu	Uma	Telugu
	Prema Kireetam		Telugu
	Veguchukka Pagatichukka		Telugu
	Station Master	Rani	Telugu
	Mr Hero		Telugu
1989	Gopala Rao Gari Abbayi	Ganga	Telugu
	Koduku Diddina Kapuram	Geetha	Telugu
	Poola Rangadu	Gowri	Telugu
	Bharya Bhartala Bhagotham	Seetha, Radha	Telugu
	Akari Kshanam		Telugu
1990	Ee Kanni Koodi	Susan Philip / Kumudam	Malayalam
	Challenge Gopalakrishna	Ganga	Kannada
	Raktha Jwala		Telugu
	Pondatti Thevai	Shanthi	Tamil
1998	Dharma		Tamil
	Kumbakonam Gopalu		Tamil
1999	Maanaseega Kadhal	Paaru	Tamil
	Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga		Tamil
2000	Ennamma Kannu		Tamil
	Penngal		Tamil
2001	Piriyadha Varam Vendum	Pushpa	Tamil
	Mitta Miraasu		Tamil
2010	Aattanayagann		Tamil

Death

She died at the Sri Ramachandra Hospital in Chennai on 23 September 2012. She was reported to have had a liver-related illness.^[1]

R. Parthiepan helped Ashwini's family carry her body in an ambulance to Andhra. He also undertook the payment for the education of Ashwini's son, Karthick.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Anupama Subramanian (25 September 2012). "Actress Ashwini passes away". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
2. "తెలుగులో స్టార్‌ హీరోయిన్‌.. క్యాన్సర్‌ సోకి.. అంత్యక్రియలకు కూడా డబ్బుల్లేని దుస్థితి!". Sakshi (in Telugu). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

External links

• Ashwini at IMDb