Udaya Chandrika


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

YearNameCo-StarLanguageNotes
1962Deivathin DeivamTamil
1965AnandhiTamil
1965Ennathan MudivuTamil
1966Avan Pithana?Tamil
1966Periya ManithanTamil
1966Katari VeeraDr. RajkumarKannada
1967RajathiTamil
1967Maadi Veettu MappilaiTamil
1967Manassiddare MargaRajashankarKannada
1968Thillana MohanambalTamil
1968Bhagya DevatheDr. RajkumarKannada
1968DhoomakethuDr. RajkumarKannada
1968Chinnari PuttannaRameshKannada
1968Anchu SundarikalMalayalam
1968InspectorMalayalam
1969Mallammana PavadaDr. Rajkumar, B. Saroja DeviKannada
1969Suvarna BhoomiRajesh, SudarshanKannada
1970Penn DeivamTamil
1970Bhale KiladiSrinathKannada
1970Bhoopathi RangaDr. RajkumarKannada
1970Mrathyu Panjaradalli CID 555Udaykumar, SrinathKannada
1970Ishq Par Zor NahinHindiSpecial Appearance
1971Oru Thaai MakkalTamil
1971Hennu Honnu MannuRajeshKannada
1971Bethala GuddaRajeshKannada
1972Seethe Alla SavithriVishnuvardhanKannada
1972Uttara DakshinaRamesh, KalpanaKannada
1973Engal ThaaiTamil
1973Bettada BhairavaUdaykumarKannada
1974Swati NatchathiramTamil
1975Piriya VidaiTamil
1975Asha SoudhaUdaykumar, Rajesh, KalpanaKannada
1975Bhaarya Illaatha RaathriMalayalam
1976Dasavatharam Tamil
1976Baduku BangaravayithuRajesh, Srinath, Jayanthi, ManjulaKannada
1976Balu JenuGangadhar, Arathi, RajinikanthKannada
1976Makkala BhagyaKannadaGuest Appearance
1976KadgichchuRamgopalKannada
1976Namma Oora DevaruRajeshKannada
1977Karthavyada KareYashraj, B. V. RadhaKannada
1979UdugoreKalyan KumarKannada
1979Asadhya AliyaKannadaAs Producer
1985Kiladi AliyaKalyan Kumar, Shankar NagKannada