| Easwari Rao | |
| Birth Place: | Tanuku, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Othername: | Janani, Vijayashree, Vyjayanthi |
| Spouse: | L. Raja |
| Children: | 2 |
Easwari Rao is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema.[1] [2] She played lead roles from 1990 to 1999. She started to play supporting and character roles from 2000 onwards.
Eswari Rao is married to director and actor L. Raja.[3] The couple have two children.[3]
Eswari Rao's debut movie was Intinta Deepavali (1990) in Telugu; she came to prominence in Telugu with the film Rambantu alongside Rajendra Prasad. She debuted in Tamil in Kavithai Paadum Alaigal (1990) credited as Janani. Though the songs were popular, the movie was a failure at box office. She got her first major break in Raman Abdullah (1997), directed by Balu Mahendra, where she was credited as Easwari Rao. She notably opted out of a project titled Koottaali as she felt the role was too glamorous. She went on to appear in Manoj Kumar's film Guru Paarvai (1998). Easwari also had a role in Bharathiraja's Siragugal Murivadhilai, although the film was shelved after pre-production.[4] In the Tamil film Appu (2000) she portrayed Prasanth's sister. She received praise for her performance as Selvi in Kaala (2018).
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Intinta Deepavali | |||
| Kavithai Paadum Alaigal | Credited as Janani | |||
| 1991 | Jagannatakam | Neela | Telugu | |
| Kalikalam | Telugu | |||
| 1992 | Ootty Pattanam | Seena/Ranjini Thamburatti | ||
| Naalaiya Theerpu | Raani | Tamil | ||
| 1993 | Vedan | Priya | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Megha Maale | Roopa | Credited as Vijayashree | |
| 1995 | Rambantu | Kaveri | Telugu | Credited as Kaveri |
| 1997 | Raman Abdullah | Gowri | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Guru Paarvai | Pooja/Alamelu | Tamil | |
| Simmarasi | Rasathi | Tamil | ||
| 1999 | Poomaname Vaa | Tamil | ||
| Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum | Krishnaveni | Tamil | ||
| 2000 | Appu | Saradha | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Kutty | Chenthamarai | Tamil | |
| Thavasi | Gowri | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Shyama | Tamil | |
| Virumbugiren | Latha | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Female) | |
| 2003 | Naaga | Sada's sister | ||
| 2004 | Sullan | Karpagam | Tamil | |
| Aaptudu | Telugu | Guest appearance | ||
| 2005 | Bhadra | Surendra's wife | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Saravana | Soundarapandiyan's wife | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Legend | Jaidev's aunt | Telugu | |
| 2015 | Andhra Pori | Telugu | ||
| 2016 | Premam | Sithara's mother | Telugu | |
| Brahmotsavam | Bhulakshmi | Telugu | ||
| A Aa | Kameswari | Telugu | ||
| Ism | Satyavathi / Ammaji | Telugu | ||
| 2017 | Nenu Local | Babu's mother | Telugu | |
| Mister | Chey's step mother | Telugu | ||
| Jawaan | Jai's mother | Telugu | ||
| 2018 | Kaala | Selvi | Tamil | |
| Ee Maaya Peremito | Telugu | |||
| Aravindha Sametha | Reddamma | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | F2 – Fun and Frustration | Laxmi | Telugu | |
| Unda | Lalitha | Malayalam | Cameo | |
| Azhiyatha Kolangal 2 | News Reader | Tamil | Also producer | |
| 2020 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Nurse Sulochana | Telugu | |
| Johaar | Ganga | Telugu | ||
| Lock Up | Illavarasi | Tamil | ||
| Varmaa | Bhavani | Tamil | ||
| 2021 | Love Story | Revanth's mother | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Theal | Durai's adopted mother and Raja's mother | Tamil | |
| Fathima | Kannada | |||
| Virata Parvam | Sujatha | Telugu | ||
| Thank You | Sailaja | Telugu | ||
| 2023 | Veera Simha Reddy | Siddhappa's Wife | Telugu | |
| Kondraal Paavam | Valliyammal | Tamil | [5] | |
| Peddha Kapu 1 | Telugu | [6] | ||
| Dhootha | Telugu | |||
| Bandra | Rosamma | Malayalam | ||
| Pindam | Annamma | Telugu | ||
| Deva's mother | Telugu | |||
| 2024 | Guntur Kaaram | Bujji, Satyam's sister | Telugu | |
| Aalakaalam | Yashoda | Tamil | [7] |
| Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | Best Female Character Artiste | ||
| Behindwoods Gold Medal | Best Supporting Actress | [8] | |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | [9] | ||
| 8th South Indian International Movie Awards | [10] |