Sarada | |
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Born | Saraswati Devi 12 June 1945 |
Other names | Urvasi Sarada |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1955; 1961–present |
Spouse(s) | Chalam (m.1972; div. 1984) |
Awards | National Film Award for Best Actress (3) |
Constituency | Tenali |
Personal details | |
Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
Sarada (born Saraswati Devi; born 12 June 1945) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work predominantly in Telugu films and Malayalam films, Sarada is the recipient of three National Awards. She has also appeared in few Tamil, Hindi as well as Kannada language films.[1] She is also known as Urvasi Sarada – National Film Award for Best Actress was officially designated the Urvasi Award. She won three National Awards for her roles in Thulabharam (1968),[2] Swayamvaram (1972), and Nimajjanam (1977). Sarada won the NTR National Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her contributions to Indian cinema.[3]