Easwari Rao


Easwari Rao is a South Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema. She played lead roles from 1990 to 1999. She started to play supporting and character roles from 2000 onwards.

Personal life

Eswari Rao is married to director, actor L. Raja. The couple have two children.

Career

Eswari Rao's debut movie was Intinta Deepavali in Telugu. She debuted in Tamil in Kavithai Paadum Alaigal credited as Janani. Though the songs were popular, the movie was a failure at box office. She was first noticed in a character role in Tamil actor Vijay's debut film Naalaiya Theerpu in 1992. She appeared in the 1995 film Rambantu, which was directed by Bapu.
She got her first major break in Raman Abdullah, 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. Easwari also had a role in Bharathiraja's Siragugal Murivadhilai, although the film was shelved after pre-production. She has played sister roles in films such as Appu, Naaga and Sullan.
Her popular serial Kokila Enge Pogiraal was made for Sun TV. She acted in number of TV shows like Kasthuri, Aval Appadithan, Ninne Pelladutha and Agni Saatchi and a couple of more serials that shot her into households fame. She won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Female) for the film Virumbugiren released in 2002. However, her next film wasn't until the Telugu film Legend. She then was in Andhra Pori, Brahmotsavam and Ism. Her films A Aa and the Nenu Local became big hits.
She received praise for her performance in Kaala in which she starred alongside Rajinikanth.
Easwari Rao was seen on big screens in the film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. She acted in Telegu films with Naga Chaitanya in Love Story, Thank You and Dhootha.
In 2024, Eswari Rao portrays the usual rural, doting mom in the Tamil drama film Aalakaalam.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1990Intinta DeepavaliTelugu
1990Kavithai Paadum AlaigalDevakiTamilCredited as Janani
1991Stuvartpuram DongaluPadmini IASTelugu
1991JagannatakamNeelaTelugu
1991KalikalamTelugu
1992Ootty PattanamSeena / Ranjini ThamburattiMalayalam
1992Naalaiya TheerpuRaaniTamil
1993VedanPriyaTamil
1994Megha MaaleRoopaKannadaCredited as Vijayashree
1995RambantuKaveriTeluguCredited as Kaveri
1997Raman AbdullahGowriTamil
1998SimmarasiRasathiTamil
1998Guru PaarvaiPooja / AlameluTamil
1999Poomaname VaaTamil
1999Sundari Neeyum Sundaran NaanumKrishnaveniTamil
2000AppuSaradhaTamil
2001KuttyChenthamaraiTamil
2001ThavasiGowriTamil
2002Kannathil MuthamittalShyamaTamil
2002Lagna PatrikaTelugu
2002VirumbugirenLathaTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Female)
2003NaagaVijji's sisterTelugu
2004SullanKarpagamTamil
2004AaptuduTeluguGuest appearance
2005BhadraSurendra's wifeTelugu
2006SaravanaSoundarapandiyan's wifeTamil
2014LegendJaidev's auntTelugu
2015Andhra PoriTelugu
2016PremamSithara's motherTelugu
2016BrahmotsavamBhulakshmiTelugu
2016A AaKameswariTelugu
2016IsmSatyavathi / AmmajiTelugu
2017Nenu LocalBabu's motherTelugu
2017MisterChey's step motherTelugu
2017VaisakhamTelugu
2017JawaanJai's motherTelugu
2018KaalaSelviTamil
2018Ee Maaya PeremitoTelugu
2018Aravindha SamethaReddammaTelugu
2019F2 – Fun and FrustrationLaxmiTelugu
2019UndaLalithaMalayalamCameo
2019Azhiyatha Kolangal 2News ReaderTamilAlso producer
2020Ala VaikunthapurramulooNurse SulochanaTelugu
2020JohaarGangaTelugu
2020Lock UpIllavarasiTamil
2020VarmaaBhavaniTamil
2021Love StoryRevanth's motherTelugu
2022ThealDurai's adopted mother and Raja's motherTamil
2022K.G.F: Chapter 2FathimaKannada
2022Virata ParvamSujathaTelugu
2022Thank YouSailajaTelugu
2023Veera Simha ReddySiddhappa's WifeTelugu
2023Kondraal PaavamValliyammalTamil
2023Peddha Kapu 1Telugu
2023DhoothaTeluguWeb series; Released on Amazon Prime Video
2023BandraRosammaMalayalam
2023PindamAnnammaTelugu
2023Salaar: Part 1 – CeasefireDeva's motherTelugu
2024Guntur KaaramBujjiTelugu
2024AalakaalamYashodaTamil
2025Hari Hara Veera MalluKousalyaTelugu

Television

Kokila Enge Pogiraal Oka Stree Katha Peyarai Solla Vaa Udhayam Radaan MediaworksKasthuri Aval Appadithan Ninne Pelladutha Vennalamma Agni Saatchi Vazhnthu Kaatukiren Maya Aaha
  • ''Kantham Kathalu''