Personal Info
Birth date
1972-07-18 (52 Years)
Day of death
2004-04-17
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Mulbagal, Kolar, Karnataka
Also known as
ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ
సౌందర్య
സൗന്ദര്യ
Soundarya Raghu
K.S. Sowmya Satyanarayan
K S Sowmya Satyanarayan
K. S. Sowmya
Soundarya
Biography
Soundarya Raghu (born Sowmya Satyanarayan) (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004) was an Indian film actress and producer known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She was also starred in few Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Bollywood films in lead roles.
Filmography
Annayya
6
Overview:
Rajaram (Chiranjeevi), owner of a fleet of lorries, meets Devi (Soundarya), a garment factory owner. After that acquaintance, she once seeks his help in dealing with two street ruffians, who were teasing her sisters, Lata (Chandini) and Geetha (Sishwa), and is shocked when the culprits turn out to be his brothers, Ravi (Ravi Teja) and Gopi (Venkat). Rajaram takes the incident lightly as the pranks of youngsters and is very lenient to them. With more such incidents, the two fall in love, with the brothers and sisters not far behind. On his brothers' request, Rajaram approaches Devi for her sisters' hands in marriage to his brothers. But she curtly refuses her consent on grounds that the two are wayward drunkards. Rajaram reacts sharply to it and vows to get his brothers married to her sisters. Since then on he is more exacting with his brothers and brings about a transformation in them. Devi agrees to their marriage.Arunachalam
7.3
Overview:
Arunachalam, the son of a prominent village elder, discovers the truth about his past.Padayappa
7.4
Overview:
Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plot deals with Padayappa overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.Ninne Premistha
5.2
Overview:
A young man meets with an accident and loses his eyesight; three months later he recovers and goes back to his job. He meets a lady who is very affectionate towards him; But why?Sooryavansham
6.05
Overview:
A zamindar and his family called "The Sooryavansh family" of Bharathpur village has a God like image among the villagers. This generation is headed by Thakur Bhanupratap Singh.Choodalani Vundi
5.688
Overview:
Ramakrishna (Chiranjeevi) is a mechanic whose life changes when he meets Priya (Anjala Zaveri) at a train station. She sees him and feels some inexplicable connection and runs away with him to flee her father, Mahendra's (Prakash Raj) goons. They end up living in the forest with their son, but her father, who is an underworld don, kidnaps her so that he can marry her off to another don's son. Ramakrishna confronts her father and in the ensueing struggle Priya takes the bullet shot at her husband and dies. Their son, because of the shock, loses his voice and Ramakrishna is jailed. Mahendra takes the boy away to Kolkata, where the story originally started. Rama Krishna with the help of Padmavathi (Soundarya) reunites with his son.Madam
9
Overview:
Voiceover guy Prasad helps his tycoon friend Bobby woo a girl, but accidentally falls into proposing to her himself. To fulfill a dying wish from Bobby's grandma, Prasad disguises himself as a woman to visit her, accidentally creating a social justice warrior persona that gains immense popularity. Now stuck in three identities: man, man wooing the girl, and social justice warrior woman. Prasad juggles chaos to avoid exposure while accidentally saving the day for everyone else.Azaad
5.8
Overview:
Azad (Telugu: ఆజాద్) is a 2000 Telugu film directed by Tirupathi Swamy. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role and Raghuvaran, Shilpa Shetty, and Soundarya in other important roles. C. Ashwini Dutt produced the film and Mani Sharma composed music. The film was released on 29 September 2000 and was dubbed into Hindi as Mission Azaad. The film was later remade into Tamil as Velayudham. The story was inspired from 1989 hindi film Main Azaad Hoon in which Amitabh Bachchan played the lead role of Azaad.Apthamitra
8.2
Overview:
Apthamitra movie is based on Nagavalli (Dancer). Ramesh, an engineer buys the palace. Everyone believes that the spirit of Nagavalli, a dancer is captivated in a room of that palace. Ganga she opens the locked room with the help of Soumya. Then start the troubles. Vijay who came to ramesh house for holidays.Ponnumani
4.2
Overview:
Ponnumani and Chinthamani are childhood sweethearts. Chinthamani goes off to pursue education in the city, but they remain devoted to each other. They decide to marry once her exams are over. However, Ponnumani finds her in a mentally unbalanced state in the railway station when she returns.Hello Brother
6.2
Overview:
Hello Brother is a 1994 Telugu action-comedy film, produced by K. L. Narayana on Sri Durga Arts banner, presented by S. Gopal Reddy and directed by E V V Satyanarayana. Starring Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna, Soundarya in lead roles and music composed by Raj-Koti. The film was a Blockbuster at the Box Office. It was later remade in Kannada as Cheluva with V. Ravichandran and Hindi as Judwaa with Salman Khan. The film is loosely based on Twin Dragons and borrows plot elements from the Hindi film Kishen Kanhaiya.Kadhala Kadhala
6.9
Overview:
Two friends, both with the name of Lingam, create a comedy of errors and consequent chaos with their girlfriends and their families.Sri Manjunatha
6.3
Overview:
Manjunatha, an atheist, fights against social evils. He marries Kathyayini, a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva. As the days go by, Manjunatha realizes the existence of God.Seetayya
6
Overview:
Inspector Seethaiah makes more enemies than friends and changes names wherever he migrates. But, he cannot escape the evil and fights back the anti-social elements till the end.Devi Putrudu
5.2
Overview:
An archaeologist extracts a box from the sea which contains mystical powers. However, evil people are in pursuit of the box and create trouble for the former.Raja
7.3
Overview:
A story about a petty thief Raja, and how his life changes when he meets Anjali in a robbery gone wrong.Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu
6.6
Overview:
When Sriram learns that his wife, Seeta, cannot bear a child, he keeps it hidden from his father. However, he marries Manisha under dire circumstances during his trip to Nepal and soon learns that she is pregnant. They have a son and Seeta, after much reluctance, accepts Manisha as Sriram's wife.Jayam Manadera
6
Overview:
Abhiram and Uma fall in love with each other when they meet in Europe. Unable to express their feelings at the right time, the two are separated when Uma returns to India. Abhiram goes to India to marry his lover, Uma. However, when he reaches the country, he is attacked by some unknown people. Later, a lady named Jhansi reveals Abhiram's shocking past.Anthapuram
NYR
Overview:
Anthapuram is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Krishna Vamsi. The film stars Prakash Raj, Soundarya, Parthiban and Mansoor Ali Khan in lead roles.Eduruleni Manishi
6
Overview:
Surya Murthy lives a very wealthy lifestyle in India along with his parents, his niece, and a younger look-alike brother, Satya. His parents would like him to get married, but he refuses until Satya, who himself is anxious to get married to his girlfriend, selects a bride named Vasundhara. Events prove that Vasundhara is indeed the ideal bride for Surya, and both get marriedYathrakarude Sradhakku
6.6
Overview:
Two strangers pretend to be husband and wife in order to use a pre-reserved ticket bought from a scalper to get on a train, because of last second plans, find that their lives intersect and later fall in love.9 Nelalu
NYR
Overview:
9 Nelalu or Tommidi Nelalu (English: 9 Months) is a 2001 Telugu language drama film directed by Kranthi Kumar. The film features Soundarya and Vikram in the lead roles. The film opened in 2001 to positive reviews from critics.later dubbed and released in Tamil as Kanden Seethaiyai.Ammoru
6
Overview:
Bhavani, a devotee of Goddess Amman, gets an evil godman arrested. However, when he returns with the intention of exacting revenge on her, she turns to the goddess for guidance.Kilichundan Mampazham
6.1
Overview:
A young man tries to rescue the woman he loves after she is forced into marrying another.Pedarayudu
7.5
Overview:
Pedarayudu, the eldest brother, sits on an ancestral throne that is cursed and whoever delivers a wrong verdict dies. However, things take a turn after his youngest brother is accused of murder.Maa Ayana Bangaram
NYR
Overview:
A lorry driver saves a woman from an accident but she loses her memory and he brings her home. They get married and have a child but her parents discover the truth and decide to take her home.Dongaata
7
Overview:
Dongaata (English: Blind Game) is a 1997 Telugu drama film produced by Dr. K. L. Narayana on Sri Durga Arts banner, presented by S. Gopal Reddy and directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. Starring Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Suresh, Rithu Shivpuri in the lead roles and music composed by Ramani Bharathwaj. The film is inspired from English Movie French Kiss (1995).Acting
2020Narthanasala as Draupati
2004Apthamitra as Unknown
2004Swetha Naagu as Madhumathi
2003Seetayya as Seeta
2003Vijaya Dashami as Unknown
2003Kilichundan Mampazham as Amina
2003Chokka Thangam as Unknown
2002The Island as Nagi
2002Yathrakarude Sradhakku as Jyothi
2002Ivan as Dikshanya
2002Kondaveeti Simhasanam as Chitti
2002Premaku Swagatam as Unknown
2001Thavasi as Unknown
2001Kalasi Naduddam as Unknown
2001Sri Manjunatha as Katyayini
2001Eduruleni Manishi as Vasundhara
2001Devi Putrudu as Karuna
20019 Nelalu as Savitri
2000Jayam Manadera as Unknown
2000Azaad as Anjali
2000Ninne Premistha as Meghamala
2000Moodu Mukkalaata as Shravani
2000Ravanna as Panthulamma Sirisha
2000Nagadevathe as Snake Goddess
2000Annayya as Devi
1999Postman as Unknown
1999Premaku Velayera as Madhavi
1999Anthapuram as Banumathi
1999Sooryavansham as Radha Singh
1999Naanu Nanna Hendtheeru as Unknown
1999Padayappa as Vasundhara
1999Raja as Unknown
1999Mannavaru Sinnavaru as Unknown
1998Choodalani Vundi as Unknown
1998Anthahpuram as Bhanumati
1998Kadhala Kadhala as Sundari
1997Priyaraagalu as Unknown
1997Pelli Chesukundaam as Unknown
1997Aaro Pranam as Unknown
1997Dongaata as Subbalakshmi
1997Maa Ayana Bangaram as Vennela
1997Arunachalam as Vedhavalli
1996Senathipathi as Aishwarya
1996Pavithra Bandham as Radha
1996Sipayi as Shanti
1996Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu as Seeta
1996Ramudochadu as Unknown
1996Jagadeka Veerudu as Unknown
1995Rikshavodu as Unknown
1995Ammoru as Bhavani
1995Pedarayudu as Bharathi
1995Muthu Kaalai as Unknown
1995Chilakapacha Kapuram as Satyavathi
1995Amma Donga as Unknown
1994Allari Premikudu as Unknown
1994Subhalagnam as Self
1994Super Police as Bharathi
1994Hello Brother as Ooha
1994Top Hero as Unknown
1994Madam as Unknown
1993Ponnumani as Unknown
1993Mayalodu as Siri
1993Rajendrudu Gajendrudu as Unknown
1993Anna Chellelu as Seetha
1993Manavarali Pelli as Unknown
Production
2002The Island ... Producer