Udaya Chandrika Explained

Udaya Chandrika
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Actress, Producer
Years Active:1962-1985 (retired)

Udaya Chandrika was an Indian actress of Kannada cinema from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. She also appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu-language films.

Career

Udaya Chandrika began her career with Katari Veera, released in 1966. She played Dr. Rajkumar's sweetheart in that film. Later, she went on to play many roles in Kannada films till her last appearance in Udugore, released in 1979, with Kalyan Kumar.

She acted with almost all the stars of her time, like Dr. Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, Udaykumar, Rajesh, Vishnuvardhan, Srinath, Rajinikanth, etc. She even worked with Sivaji Ganesan, MGR, Prem Nazir, Krishna in her other language films.

She produced two films under her banner Chandrika Films, Asadhya Aliya, starring Vishnuvardhan and Kiladi Aliya, starring Shankar Nag in the lead roles.

Her famous films are Thillana Mohanambal, Katari Veera, Dhoomakethu, Bhoopathi Ranga, Anchusundarikal, Pattukunte Laksha, etc.

Filmography

Kannada

Year Name Co-Star Director
1966 Katari Veera Y. R. Swami
1967 Manassiddare Marga RajashankarM. R. Vittal
1968 Bhagya Devathe
1968 Dhoomakethu R. N. Jayaopal
1968 Chinnari Puttanna Ramesh B. R. Panthulu
1969 Mallammana Pavada Puttanna Kanagal
1969 Suvarna Bhoomi Rajesh, Sudarshan
1970 Bhale KiladiSrinath
1970 Bhoopathi Ranga Geethapriya
1970 Mrathyu Panjaradalli CID 555
1971 Hennu Honnu MannuBasavaraj Kesthur
1971Bethala Gudda Rajesh
1972 Seethe Alla Savithri
1972 Uttara Dakshina Vijaya Sathyam
1973 Bettada Bhairava Udaykumar
1975 Asha SoudhaUdaykumar, Rajesh, Kalpana K. B. Srinivasan
1976 Baduku Bangaravayithu A. V. Sheshagiri Rao
1976 Balu Jenu Balan, Kunigal Nagabhushan
1976 KadgichchuRamgopal S. N. Singh
1976 Namma Oora Devaru
1977 Karthavyada Kare Sunand
1979 Udugore
1985 Kiladi Aliya

Tamil

  1. Deivathin Deivam (1962)
  2. Anandhi (1965)
  3. Ennathan Mudivu (1965)
  4. Avan Pithana? (1966)
  5. Periya Manithan (1966)
  6. Rajathi (1967)
  7. Maadi Veettu Mappilai (1967)...Seetha
  8. Thillana Mohanambal (1968) Minor Singaram's wife
  9. Penn Deivam
  10. Oru Thaai Makkal (1971)...Meena
  11. Engal Thaai (1973)
  12. Swati Natchathiram (1974)
  13. Piriya Vidai (1975)
  14. Dasavatharam (1976)

Malayalam

  1. Anchu Sundarikal (1968)
  2. Inspector (1968)
  3. Bhaarya Illaatha Raathri (1975)