Talk:Soundarya

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What is the point of having the picture so big? On other articles the pictures are of a reasonable size. (Shakirfan 22:55, 20 March 2006 (UTC))Reply

I've removed the following section, which needs rewriting, referencing, and integrating with the rest of the article. It doesn't need a section of its own.

Soundarya (known as Soumya to close family members) was born in the Ashtagrama villages and was a Tamil Iyer Brahmin. She married her maternal uncle and childhood friend, software engineer G. S. Raghu on 27,April, 2003. She had great dreams of promoting public welfare during her lifetime. At the time of her death, she was about to produce and act in a film titled 'Kamli', directed by K.N.T Sastry. Her wishes of funding welfare activities are being fulfilled by her husband and sister-in-law through the Amara Soundarya Social and Educational Trust [ASSET]. She has developed the entire village of Gangigunte [her native village], Mulabagal Taluk, in the Kolar district of Karnataka. Soundarya maintained an orphanage. Presently, it is being maintained by her relatives. In addition, the school, AMARA SOUNDARYA VIDYALAYA, is maintained by her trust and her own home is now being used as a school. There are many ideas and concepts that were dreamt and thought by Soundarya and her brother Amarnath for the welfare of the society, being fulfilled by Soundarya's husband and Soundarya's sister-in-law Nirmala using ASSET. She had adopted some educational institutions and given funding for so many educational institutions and their family is continuing funding for educational institutions.

I've moved the following section here. See the list of nominees and winners of Filfare awards here Filmfare Nominees and Winners - it doesn't bear out the claims for Filmfare.

Pl change her dob its wrong, actual dob is 18 july 1976...pl change this immediately...amautomatically big fan of her... Mooninj (talk) 17:23, 23 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

No Correct DOB is 18 July 1972

Wikipedia is locked ~2025-37237-48 (talk) 21:22, 30 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

She received 6 Filmfare awards for: Ammoru (1994), Anthapuram (1998), Raja (1999), Dweepa (2002) (2 awards as best actress and best producer), Aaptamitra (2004). Karnataka State Award in 1998-99 (Doni Saagali). Nandi Award given by Andra Pradesh Government (Ammoru, Pavitra Bandhanam and Antahpuram). Not just as an actress but was also a producer for Dweepa directed by Girish Kasaravalli bagged the Swarna Kamal award. After the death of her father, her brother Amarnath looked after all her assignments Unfortunately both sister and brother died in this accident.

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Ramsou8 (talk) 19:55, 21 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Soundarya's date of borth is wrong

I would like to ask someone to change her date of birth. Her DOB is 1976 July 18th, but in wikipedia its showing July 18th 1971.. I am unable to edit it... Ramsou8 (talk) 19:59, 21 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

 Partly done: Changed to July 18, 1972 per IMDB and India Times sources([1]). Highway 89 (talk) 20:26, 21 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Correct dob is 18th july 1989...so, pl chnge this...its my humble request to u Mooninj (talk) 16:55, 14 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

Well, the sources here clarifies that she was born in 1989. If you have different sources which states her dob as 1976 you are free to add request or make change to the article. Tolly4bolly 03:23, 15 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

Yes 100% Correct Soundhrya Date of birth 18 July 1989 Correct ~2025-37237-48 (talk) 21:21, 30 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Soundhrya DOB 18 July 1989~2025-37237-48 (talk) 21:24, 30 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Mohammad Liyaqat: Kindly do not undo the recent edit regarding the image replacement. You should consider the reasons for that. The file was there in the article for about 8 years and too large to be under fair use policy. So it was replaced by the new image considering the size and providing some change to the readers to see the other image of the actress in Wiki article. Hope it's conveyed. RegardsNinadMysuru (talk) 14:18, 4 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

Sources that support birth year as 1972

• The Economic Times (updated 18 Apr 2004)
• The Guardian obituary (10 May 2004)
• BBC report (7 Apr 2004)
• The New Indian Express (9 April 2009)
• The Hans India (13 Oct 2020)
• Sakshi (21 Jun 2021)

Only, The Times of India's slideshow seems to be an outlier here. @Johnnie Bob and DaxServer: Thoughts? -- Ab207 (talk) 06:08, 31 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

I found some more sources, primarily searching in the List of newspapers in India which are published in English.

Sources that support 1972

• The Telegraph (17 April 2004)
• The Hindu (18 April 2004)
• The Indian Express (18 April 2004)
• The Tribune (17/18 April 2004)
• Hindustan Times (11 May 2005)
• Rediff (16 May 2012)
• Business Standard (4 December 2013)
• The New Indian Express (4 December 2013)
• The Free Press Journal (2 December 2017)
• Deccan Herald (12 June 2020)
• News 18 Telugu (17 April 2021)

Sources that support 1976

• Rediff (3 September 2009)

Notes: For some reason, Rediff wrote two conflicting dates. Calculating DoB from age is always tricky, or is it 1971? The Organiser (magazine) is blacklisted and hence I couldn't post that link. -- DaxServer (talk) 14:25, 31 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Another note to @Yamaguchi先生, is it possible to ask the IP, who claimed to be a relative, to email OTRS about the proof of 1976 birth? Also, would that OTRS ticket number serve as citation? -- DaxServer (talk) 14:30, 31 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

I knew that there were some sources that conflicted with the Times of India information, but it's usually a very reliable source, and when the IP posted and her post agreed with TOI I just figured that the other sources were getting their information from Wikipedia. I didn't think there were that many that had the 1972 date. Clearly, some of those sources are WP:TERTIARY and possibly should be removed.

Regardless, I think the best thing to do for now would be to remove the birth date altogether until this can be sorted out. I'm a little hesitant to contact the IP because I've found that in most cases when they say they are a relative or a friend or something like that, it's usually "wishful thinking" on their part. Also, we don't really know if the subject of the article had her own version of her birthdate that she used for publicity purposes. Is there any old archived social media where we can see what the subject herself has said her birthdate is? — Johnnie Bob (talk) 16:45, 31 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

I wouldn't call The Times of India a "very reliable source" (WP:TOI); infact, we have deprecated the use of TOI bio pages at WP:ICTF where they publish fake and fabricated information. Since many of the sources that say 1972 (or 1971) are published before the wikipedia article was created, they can't be disregarded. I think we can accomodate both the years in the article per WP:NPOV instead of removing them, until there's any conclusive evidence one way or the other. -- Ab207 (talk) 14:05, 1 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Ab207, I guess I would have no objection to including both dates, as long as the explanation is clear why there are two dates listed.

BUT, getting back to the reliability concern regarding TOI, the latest guidance posted the main WP:ICTF project page says they are reliable (see WP:ICTF#Guidelines on sources). I would have never found that discussion thread you refer to and I would venture that most other editors probably wouldn't either. Perhaps the guideline on the main discussion page regarding TOI should be revised. Johnnie Bob (talk) 20:01, 1 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

@Johnnie Bob and DaxServer: Added both the years per the above discussion, please review the edit and make any changes if needed. -- Ab207 (talk) 20:38, 1 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Hi admin, Please be informed, Soundarya mam correct DOY is 1976 not 1972. Even her mom and relatives confirmed the same. ~2026-14563-41 (talk) 03:57, 7 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Actress soundarya's debut film in Telugu is raithubharatham. Release of the film happened in 1994 but that was the movie she debuted in. Tripuraneni sriprasad alias tripuraneni varaprasad alias tripuraneni chittibabu introduced her to the telugu movie industry. ~2026-17204-72 (talk) 20:27, 18 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

her first film.in telugu is not manavarali telling. It is raithubharatham. Please check her own interviews. Kindly correct this mistake. ~2026-17204-72 (talk) 20:29, 18 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Soundarya was born in the year 1976 and she herself told in her maa tv telugu interview stating she got gandharva movie offer when she was doing her10th standard (1992). Her family members also confirmed regarding her real dob. Despite of this still her wikipedia records shows her wrong birth year 1972. Kindly update it to 1976 it's a humble request. ~2026-44199-07 (talk) 17:41, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

This request is for whole wikipedia team to update her real DOB.

Kindly understand soundarya is one of the most famous and respected actress of Indian cinema and she has achieved a lot at her young age and she passed away at the very young age. Despite of being the most famous actress of Indian cinema and having such wrong information on her wikipedia page doesn't feel good and it's a huge disrespect for her legacy where even after receiving these many requests to update her correct dob, wikipedia team still relies on old internet articles where her dob was wrongly published as 1972.

This request is to whole team who handles the updation of the records on Wikipedia page. kindly correct her dob to 1976 and show the respect to legendary actress who is not with us. This generation people still like and respect her and when they want to know more about her first thing they do is visiting her wikipedia page and what is the use of such page when the basic information mentioned in the page is incorrect? Kindly understand the request and update it accordingly as 1976. ~2026-44199-07 (talk) 17:51, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Change the date of birth in the infobox from 18 July 1972 to 18 July 1976.

Reason: The Indian Express lists Soundarya's date of birth as 18 July 1976: https://indianexpress.com/about/soundarya/

There is conflicting information regarding Soundarya's year of birth, and I respectfully request that the available reliable sources be reviewed and that the date be corrected to 18 July 1976 if the evidence supports it.

Soundarya was one of the most beloved and respected actresses of Indian cinema. She achieved remarkable success at a very young age and left an unforgettable legacy despite her life being tragically cut short. For many admirers, her Wikipedia page is one of the first places they visit to learn about her life and career.

I am making this request with sincere respect for her memory and legacy. If 18 July 1976 is supported by the strongest available evidence, I kindly request that her date of birth be updated so that future readers can find accurate information about the actress they continue to admire and remember.

Thank you to the editors for taking the time to review this request and the available sources. ~2026-44199-07 (talk) 18:28, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

 Not done: See the discussion above on the talk page ("Birth year 1972 or 1976"), where editors point out that the overwhelming preponderance of sources give a 1972 birthdate. Day Creature (talk) 15:20, 12 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

I can share interview links featuring her sister and close family members who have confirmed that her actual year of birth was 1976 instead of using wrong birth year as 1972.

Apart from this, I would also like to understand why Wikipedia continues to rely on older internet articles that may contain an incorrect birth year for a well-known celebrity like Soundarya.

Please let me know how this matter can be escalated. Even after having confirmation from her family members regarding her actual year of birth, the editor handling Soundarya's Wikipedia information has not accepted the correction or updated the information.

Kindly let me know what further steps can be taken in this regard.

Yes, I have read all the discussions on the Talk page, and I believe it should also be taken into consideration that, at the time of her death, many internet articles and newspapers reported her birth year as 1972, which may have resulted in the incorrect information being repeatedly published.

Kindly let me know if I can share the interview links of her sister and close family members confirming her correct year of birth as 1976 for further Consideration can I share you the interview link of her sister and close family members confirming her real date of birth as 1976. ~2026-44313-00 (talk) 19:14, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Are these interviews something that was published somewhere? We can only use published sources. Day Creature (talk) 19:16, 14 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

yes, they are available on YouTube.

I will also share the two interview of soundarya where she herself stated that she started her career at the age of 16 in 1992 when she was studying 10th standard which is the strongest proof of her date of birth 1976.

Including her sister Sudha who used to accompany her in her career and shootings who confirmed her dob in an YouTube interview and requested not to use any incorrect dob available on internet platform such as 1972.

Here is the interview of soundarya:

Interview 1 of soundarya: ( please watch at 4:17)

URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=H1qPkolEQpI&si=IqvjUAtwyQQynnVj

Interview 2 of soundarya:

URL: https://youtube.com/shorts/bErNz8TGW1g?si=7qdLPcC4-RMCiCZk

Below is the Interview URL of sister Sudha who gave clarity on her incorrect data published on internet such as her basic information like dob. She clearly requested not to use incorrect dob on any platforms. She was born on 1976 July 18th in Bangalore : (Please watch at 1:35- 1:45)

URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gACCMt0m0Ec&si=afckPgiDV8jqrO6K

These are the clear evidence I have submitted to the editor of the wikipedia handling soundarya's wikipedia page and this is the humble request to correct her DOB on the page and update it to 1976 and fix the error. ~2026-44709-80 (talk) 19:20, 15 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Unfortunately I don't speak Telugu, but I'll reopen your edit request in the hopes that another editor may be able to assist. Day Creature (talk) 20:33, 15 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thank you. However, the evidence provided includes direct statements from Soundarya and her blood relatives confirming her year of birth as 1976. I kindly request that the evidence be reviewed and the incorrect DOB be corrected at the earliest. I would also request that this concern be escalated to an editor who can properly review the evidence and assist with the correction. ~2026-44709-80 (talk) 08:51, 16 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

There's no process by which things are escalated to specific editors: Wikipedia is a collaborative, volunteer project, not a customer service department. Your edit request is open for review by any editor who comes across it. Day Creature (talk) 17:30, 16 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for clarifying. I understand that the edit request is open for review by any editor through the normal collaborative process.

I have provided the available evidence, including confirmation regarding her date of birth from her blood relatives.

I hope the available evidence can be reviewed and the correction can be considered at the earliest. Since these incorrect data are been reflected almost over the decade. ~2026-44709-80 (talk) 08:07, 17 August 2026 (UTC)Reply