Happy Birthday Urvashi
Urvashi is one of the most-loved heroines of the Malayalam film industry, playing some of the most unforgettable characters during the 1980s and 1990s. It is almost impossible to list out all movies in which Urvashi made her presence felt to the Malayalam audience. This veteran actress, sister of actresses Kalaranjini and Kalpana, celebrates her birthday on August 30 and Galatta.com wishes all the best and a very happy birthday in this occasion.
While still in school, Urvashi made her debut in films with Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) with Bhagyaraj. The movie was a big hit and made Urvashi a sought-after actress in all the South Indian languages. She went on to act in many hit Tamil films like Michael Madana Kamarajan, Patti Sollai Thattadhae, Aravindan and a number of Malayalam and Telugu movies over the past two decades.
She has appeared in nearly 100 films in Malayalam that include Achuvinte Amma, Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu, Mazhavil Kavadi, Sphadikam, Bharya, Aayirappara, Kalippattam, Kizhakkan Pathrose, Aham, Utsava Melam, Bharatham and Kadinjool Kalyanam. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995 and 2006 and won the National Film Award for the Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for Achuvinte Amma.
Urvashi has also acted in many Kannada movies with all top heroes like Dr. Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Ravichandran and Ramesh Aravind. Her last Kannada movie Raama Shaama Bhaama (2005) with Ramesh Arvind and Kamal Haasan was a crowd-puller and her performance was well appreciated by critics and audiences. Urvashi was also seen as the host of the game show Thanga Vettai aired on Sun TV.
Urvashi fell in love with popular South India actor Manoj K. Jayan and they married in 2000. However, they had differences in opinion. The relationship between the two actors worsened when Urvashi began to concentrate seriously on her career again. Urvashi has been living separately since October 11, 2007. They have filed for divorce at the Family Court, Chennai. Urvashi is settled in Chennai and Manoj in Kochi.
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