Harini is a former actress in Kannada cinema. She was active during the 1950s and 1960s, retiring at the peak of her career. As of 2006 she lived in Bangalore.
Early life Harini was born to tulu speaking Shivalli Madhva Brahmins Paniyadi Srinivasa Upadhya and Bharathi in Udupi as their fourth child. Her brother Vadiraj was also an actor and producer. She appeared as a child artist in films like Sri Murugan and Kannika for which she received one rupee for delivering the dialogues very nicely. She became a full-fledged heroine through Tamil film Punyavathi.
Career
Harini made her debut as leading lady in Jaganmohini in the role of Mohini at the age of 15. She was the first heroine to wear a swimsuit on the Kannada film screen. The film became a silver jubilee hit and made Harini an overnight star. Harini got 200 letters for her stellar performance when she was shooting for her second film, bilingual Ratnadeep made simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi.
From thereon Harini played a variety of roles in Dallali, Vichitra Prapancha, Nandi, Nanda Deepa, Kanya Dana, Gandharva Kanya and Pathivratha, among other films. Harini acted with many stars of her time, including Dr. Rajkumar, with whom she acted in more than 10 films, Kalyan Kumar, and Udaykumar. Harini has received best actress awards for Nanda Deepa and Mangala Muhurtha.
Sathi Sukanya, released in 1968, was her last film. Harini got married in 1972, moved to Saudi Arabia, and stayed there for 12 years.
Apart from acting, Harini has tried her hand in film production too. Along with her brothers Vadiraj-Jawahar she has produced some meaningful films under the banners of Sri Bharathi Chitra and Vijaya Bharathi. Some of the films produced by Harini are Naandi, Nanda Deepa, Nava Jeevana, Namma Makkalu, and Seetha.
Awards 2015 - Dr. Rajkumar Award by the Karnataka Government. 2010 - Padmabhushan Dr. B. Saroja Devi National Award by Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan. 1969 - Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada for Namma Makkalu
Filmography Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1944 Haridas Krishnan Tamil film 1946 Sri Murugan Young Murugan 1947 Kannika Young Kannika 1949 Pavalakodi 1951 Jaganmohini 1952 Ratnadeep Hindi film 1953 Dallali 1953 Mangala Gowri 1953 Sowbhagya Lakshmi Sowbhagya Lakshmi 1954 Madiddunno Maharaya 1954 Kanyadana 1954 Muttiddella Chinna 1955 Gandharva Kanya 1955 Vichitra Prapancha 1957 Prabhulinga Leele 1959 Dharma Vijaya Saradara Vijaya's wife 1960 Aasha Sundari Mithravinda 1961 Nagarjuna Subhadra 1962 Nanda Deepa 1962 Rathna Manjari 1962 Karuneye Kutumbada Kannu Cameo 1962 Vidhivilasa Mayadevi 1963 Ananda Bashpa 1964 Naandi Ganga 1964 Mangala Muhurta 1964 Navajeevana Cameo 1964 Shivagange Mahathme 1965 Pathivratha 1965 Sarvagna Murthy 1965 Amarajeevi 1965 Ide Mahasudina 1966 Subba Shastry 1967 Sathi Sukanya 1967 Sri Purandara Dasaru 1967 Premakkoo Permitte Producer 1969 Namma Makkalu Producer 1970 Seetha Producer 1972 Naa Mechida Huduga Producer
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