{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Distinguish|Padmapriya Janakiraman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}} {{Infobox person | native_name = | image = | image_size = 225px | birth_name = Padmalochani | birth_place = Karnataka, India | death_date = 16 November 1997 | death_place = {{nowrap|T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India}} | caption = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1974–1995 | spouse = {{marriage|Srinivasa Chakravarthy |1983}} | children = Vasumathi (daughter) }}
'''Padmapriya''' (born '''Padmalochani'''; died 16 November 1997{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}) was an Indian actress who worked in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Her first movie was in Telugu, ''Adapillala Tandri'' (1974). In Kannada, she debuted with ''Bangarada Gudi'' (1976) and was a popular actress during the late 1970s. She has the distinction of having acted opposite the legendary Dr. Rajkumar in three successive hit movies in a single year (1978) - ''Operation Diamond Racket'', ''Thayige Thakka Maga'' and ''Shankar Guru''. She starred opposite Anant Nag in the comedy ''Narada Vijaya'' and the novel-based ''Baadada Hoo'' and both were highly successful. She acted in four to five movies with Dr. Vishnuvardhan, and played glamorous roles. Srinath, Ashok and Lokesh were her other costars in Kannada movies.
She had a successful career in Tamil films as a lead heroine between 1974 and 1981 movies ''Vazhthungal'', ''Vaira Nenjam'', ''Mohana Punnagai'', ''Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren'', ''Kuppathu Raja'', ''Aayiram Jenmangal'', and ''Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan'' are some of her notable Tamil films. She acted opposite Sivaji Ganesan in ''Vaira Nenjam'' and ''Mohana Punnagai''. She was paired with M. G. Ramachandran in ''Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan'' portraying the role of a princess and ''Nallathai Naadu Kekum''.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Kalki|language=Ta|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1996-10-27/page/70/mode/2up|page=71|title=திரையுலகிலிருந்தே ஒதுங்கத் தயார்|access-date=12 May 2023|date=27 October 1996}}</ref> She acted in nearly 80 movies, mainly in South Indian languages.
She acted in Telugu movies too, notably acted in 2 movies 'Cheekati Velugulu' and 'Maa Inti Devatha' with Super Star Krishna
==Personal life== Padmapriya was regarded as the Hema Malini of the South.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.Youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=HZS18P0Lmog |title='ತಾಯಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಮಗ ನಟಿ ಪದ್ಮಪ್ರಿಯ ಬದುಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಏನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಆಗಿಹೋಯ್ತು'-Ep32-Bhargava-Kalamadhyama-#param|website=YouTube |date=22 February 2021 }}</ref> Padmapriya was born in Karnataka. In 1983, she married Srinivasan and the couple has a daughter named Vasumathi. Just a year after marriage, the couple filed for divorce, which dragged on for a long time. After filing for divorce, Padmapriya stayed with her parents for 13 years at T. Nagar.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}
== Death == Padmapriya died on 16 November 1997 from heart disease as well as kidney failure. After her death, Vasumathi tried to enter the film industry but failed and is now settled in the United Kingdom.
==Partial filmography== Padmapriya was fluent in all four South Indian languages and dubbed in her own voice.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2016 |title=Unmaye Un Vilai Enna | Suspence, Thriller, Action Super| Tamil Full Movie | Cho Ramasawamy, Vijaykumar |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICqe2npLjhI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/ICqe2npLjhI |archive-date=2021-12-17 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuppathu Raja│Tamil Movie 1979 | Rajinikanth | Manjula Vijayakumar | Vijayakumar | |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUbl7y_ZOvI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/DUbl7y_ZOvI |archive-date=2021-12-17 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2016 |title=Thiyaga Ullam Old HD full Tamil Movie starring :R.Muthurraman & Other |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdh0MDp3z68 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/wdh0MDp3z68 |archive-date=2021-12-17 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Andru Sindhiya Ratham│Full Tamil Movie 1976 │Jaishankar | Padma Priya | Nagesh |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obkJkeBbDJE |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/obkJkeBbDJE |archive-date=2021-12-17 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=11 December 2015 |title=Aayiram Jenmangal |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdC1MFGOBSU |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/BdC1MFGOBSU |archive-date=2021-12-17 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=19 July 2016 |title=Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg0K93-p2h0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/Cg0K93-p2h0 |archive-date=2021-12-17 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 January 2016 |title=Uravu Solla Oruvan Tamil Movie starring: Muthuraman, Sivakumar, Sujatha and Padma Priya |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSNtnj125Rk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/wSNtnj125Rk |archive-date=2021-12-17 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her last movie in Tamil was ''Thotta Chinungi'', where she played a mother's role. Table is in order of languages in which she acted, from the most to the fewest films after her marriage. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role !Language ! Note |- |1974 |''Adapillala Tandri'' | |Telugu | |- |1975 |''Cheekati Velugulu'' |Padma |Telugu | |- |1975 |''Eduruleni Manishi'' |Sarala |Telugu | |- | 1975 || ''Karotti Kannan'' || Kamala |Tamil|| |- | 1975 || ''Thiyaga Ullam'' || Geetha |Tamil|| |- | 1975 || ''Vaira Nenjam'' || Geetha |Tamil|| |- | 1975 || ''Uravu Solla Oruvan'' || Indra |Tamil|| |- | 1975 || ''Anaya Vilakku'' || Anandhi |Tamil|| |- | 1975 || ''Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren'' || Pankajam |Tamil|| |- | 1975 || ''Engalakkum Kaadhal Varum'' || |Tamil|| |- |1976 |''Manchiki Maro Peru'' |Neelima |Telugu | |- | 1976 || ''Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna?'' || Rama |Tamil|| |- |1976 |''Bangarada Gudi'' |Aruna |Kannada | |- | 1977 || ''Sorgam Naragam'' || Radha |Tamil|| |- | 1977 || ''Perumaikkuriyaval'' || Shanthi |Tamil|| |- | 1977 || ''Deviyin Thirumanam'' || |Tamil|| |- | 1977 || ''Andru Sinthiya Ratham'' || Rohini |Tamil|| |- |1977 |''Lakshmi Nivasa'' | |Kannada | |- |1977 |''Chathurvedam'' | |Malayalam | |- |1977 |''Akale Aakaasham'' | |Malayalam | |- |1977 |''Abhinivesham'' |Sathi |Malayalam | |- |1977 |''Ashtamangalyam'' | |Malayalam | |- |1977 |''Sujatha'' |Malini |Malayalam | |- |1977 |''Bhale Alludu'' |Sudha |Telugu | |- | 1978 ||''Vazhthungal'' || |Tamil|| |- | 1978 || ''Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan''|| Princess Bhamini |Tamil|| |- | 1978 || ''Kungumam Kathai Solgirathu'' || |Tamil|| |- | 1978 || ''Aayiram Jenmangal'' || Radha |Tamil|| |- | 1978 || ''Varuvan Vadivelan'' || |Tamil|| |- | 1978 || ''Agni Pravesam'' || |Tamil|| |- |1978 |''Pottelu Punnamma'' |Radha |Telugu | |- |1978 |''Thayige Thakka Maga'' |Mala |Kannada | |- |1978 |''Shankar Guru'' |Malathi |Kannada | |- |1978 |''Operation Diamond Racket'' |Meena |Kannada | |- |1978 |''Madhura Sangama'' |Cameo |Kannada | |- |1978 |''Aval Kanda Lokam'' | |Malayalam | |- |1978 |''Prathyaksha Daivam'' | |Malayalam | |- | 1979 || ''Siri Siri Mama'' || |Tamil|| |- | 1979 || ''Kaathalikka 90 Naal'' || |Tamil|| |- | 1979 || ''Kuppathu Raja'' || Kasthuri |Tamil|| |- |1979 |''Maralu Sarapani'' | |Kannada | |- |1979 |''Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu'' |Padmini |Kannada | |- |1979 |''Asadhya Aliya'' |Aruna |Kannada | |- |1979 |''Rahasya Rathri'' | |Kannada | |- |1979 |''Pathivritha'' | |Malayalam | |- |1979 |''Mani Koya Kurup'' | |Malayalam | |- | 1980 || ''Neerottam'' || Kanmani |Tamil|| |- |1980 |''Pattanakke Banda Pathniyaru'' | |Kannada | |- |1980 |''Narada Vijaya'' |Radha |Kannada | |- |1980 |''Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha'' |Shanthi |Kannada | |- |1980 |''Manku Thimma'' | |Kannada | |- |1980 |''Maa Inti Devatha'' |Shobha |Telugu | |- | 1981 || ''Mohana Punnagai'' || Bhama |Tamil|| |- |1981 |''Aparadhi Naanalla'' |Saroja |Kannada |Unreleased |- |1982 |''Oorige Upakari'' | |Kannada | |- |1982 |''Baadada Hoo'' |Hema |Kannada | |- |1983 |''Kalluveene Nudiyithu'' | |Kannada | |- | 1983 || ''Jasoos 999'' || |Hindi || |- | 1984 || ''Idhayam Thedum Udhayam'' || |Tamil|| |- | 1990 || ''Pudhu Varisu'' || Parvathi |Tamil|| |- |1991 |''Nallathai Naadu Kekum'' |Mala |Tamil |Archived footage <ref>{{Citation |title=Nallathey Nadu Ketkum {{!}} M.G.R Super hit Tamil movie {{!}} Jeppiaar, Bathma Priya, Gouthami, Rekha | date=17 November 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4-Gc2SVYoY |language=en |access-date=2022-07-02}}</ref> |- | 1994 || ''Kaadhalan'' || Prabhu's mother |Tamil|| |- | 1995 || ''Gandhi Pirantha Mann'' || Padma |Tamil|| |- | 1995 || ''Thotta Chinungi'' || Lakshmi |Tamil|| Last Film in Tamil |- |}
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