Shari (actress)


Sadhana, better known by her stage name Shari, is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress from 1982 to 1995 in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films.

Personal life

Sadhana was born to Subramaniam and Lakshmi Devi in Andhra Pradesh. She is a trained classical dancer who learned Bharata Natyam from Padma Subrahmanyam and Kuchipudi from Vempati Chinna Satyam. She had her primary education from Saraswathi Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai. She is the granddaughter of famous Kannada actress B. Ramadevi.
She married Kumar, a businessman, in 1991. They have a daughter, Kalyani born in 1996.
She resides with her family in Chennai.

Career

She rose to fame after Malayalam film Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal ''. She received Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for the same. In the Tamil industry, she is known as Sadhana. She received her first offer in a supporting role in Hitler Umanath in 1982 where she played Sivaji Ganesan's daughter. However she gained attention in her role as the heroine in Nenjathai Allitha where she was paired with Mohan.

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