Sridevi

Acting

Sridevi

Born August 13, 1963 · Liverpool, England, UK

Died February 25, 2018 · aged 54

Sridevi Kapoor (August 13, 1963 - February 24, 2018) was an British Indian actress who has worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam,Kannada and English films. She is known as one of the first female "superstars" of South Asian and British cinema. Sridevi started her career as a child artist in M.A. Thirumugham’s devotional Thunaivan at the age of four, and continued to act as a child artist in T…

Known For

Pokkiri RajaPokkiri Raja · 1982
Pokkiri Raja
★ 7.21982
MovieActionComedy
Ramesh joins a businessman's factory to eradicate irregularity and corruption, but gets dismissed due to personal reasons. To make matters worse, he is framed for murder when the industrialist dies.
English VinglishEnglish Vinglish · 2012
English Vinglish
★ 7.32012
MovieComedyDrama
In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.
MomMom · 2017
Mom
★ 7.52017
MovieCrimeDrama
After her stepdaughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked free.
Nam NaaduNam Naadu · 1969
Nam Naadu
★ 6.01969
MovieDrama
The philanthropists and pillars of society, a doctor, a builder, and a merchant, led by the rich Dharmalingam, are in fact villains dealing in crime and black market. The protagonist 'Durai' is set out on a quest to vanquish these enemies of the nation
SankarlalSankarlal · 1981
Sankarlal
★ 9.01981
MovieDramaAction
A criminal, Chelladurai, frames the innocent Dharmalingam for a crime which leads to the latter being jailed. Years later, Dharmalingam returns to take revenge and establish contact with his family.
Mallamma KathaMallamma Katha · 1973
Mallamma Katha
★ 10.01973
MovieDrama
Shakti: The PowerShakti: The Power · 2002
Shakti: The Power
★ 6.32002
MovieActionDrama
A couple visits the husband's family in India and finds itself in the middle of a fratricidal battle.
Mr. IndiaMr. India · 1987
Mr. India
★ 6.91987
MovieActionScience Fiction
A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.

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NaginaNagina · 1986
Nagina
★ 7.01986
MovieRomanceFantasy
The story follows Rajni, a shape-shifting cobra (Ichchadhari Naagin) who marries a civilian, Rajiv, to avenge the death of her spouse at the hands of an evil saint. Rajiv, who comes from a wealthy family, returns to India after studying in London. His mother wants him to marry Vijaya Singh, but he falls in love with Rajni, an orphan. His mother initially opposes the marriage but later agrees. Their happiness is disrupted when Bhairon Nath, a sadhu with the ability to control snakes, arrives and reveals that Rajni is actually a Naagin seeking revenge. Bhairon Nath has his own sinister motives—he wants to capture Rajni because she knows the location of a hidden Mani, a sacred jewel that would grant him immense power. A dramatic battle ensues, leading to Bhairon Nath’s defeat, and Rajiv and Rajni live happily ever after.

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AkalmandAkalmand · 1984
Akalmand
★ 10.01984
MovieComedyRomance
Tamil-speaking Priya and Punjabi-speaking Dr. Kiran meet and fall in love with each other, and get married. Kiran likes to drink and likes the company of women, Priya is aware of this and always suspects him of having an affair. When Shobha decides to go for a vacation to her parents' house, Kiran meets with a dancer/singer, Lulu, spends the night with her, and wakes up next morning to find her dead body. Fearing that the Police will arrest him, and his wife will leave him, he disposes off the body off of a bridge into a river, and returns home to try and lead a normal life. When the Police find Lulu's body, they discover that she had taken a taxi to Kiran's house on the night of her death. It looks like Kiran may have to face the consequences of being arrested and his wife leaving him.