Soundarya's birthdate has been reported inconsistently by the media. Her father was a Kannada film writer and producer. Soundarya was born and brought up in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
She won three Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Ammoru, Anthahpuram and Raja. Soundarya established herself as the most popular Telugu actress of the 1990s and is best known for her performances in films such as Ammoru (1995), Pavitra Bandham (1996), Anthahpuram (1998), Raja (1999), Doni Saagali (1998), Dweepa (2002) and Apthamitra (2004). In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as a producer for the Kannada film Dweepa. She has received three Nandi Awards, two Karnataka State Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards South. She is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Telugu cinema and the most successful actress after Savitri. Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films.
Sowmya Sathyanarayana (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu,
