Soundarya was a film actress in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She also acted in Hindi films.
She had a successful career of 12 years as heroine in films. She died in a plane crash near Bangalore. She acted in more than 100 films.
Her original name was Soumya. She acted in her first film Gandharva (1992). The movie was produced by her father's friend.
She was studying in her first year of MBBS at that Time. She discontinued her studies after the film became successful.
She moved onto Telugu films where she achieved popularity and success. She has also acted in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and one Hindi film Sooryavansham opposite Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.
She also produced and acted in a Kannada film Dweepa, with Girish Kasaravalli as director.
The film won host of National awards including Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) given for best film of the year and the Best Actress award for Soundarya. It also won Karnataka state awards for Best Actress, Best Film and Best Cinematography and was featured in five international film festivals.
Soundarya died on April 17, 2004 when the four-seater plane Cessna 180 caught fire immediately after takeoff. She was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party for the elections. Her brother, Amarnath, a producer of Kannada films, also died in the accident.
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