{{short description|Indian actress and politician}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tara | image = Tara, IFFI (2005).jpg | caption = Tara, IFFI (2005) | birth_name = Anuradha | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|4|df=yes}}{{efn|Tara has said that she was born on 4 March 1973<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epaper.kannadaprabha.in/pagezoomsinwindows.php?img=undefined&id=17719&boxid=142023&cid=4&mod=1&pagenum=2 |title=ತಾರಾ ಜನ್ಮ ರಹಸ್ಯ |date=4 March 2017 |access-date=6 March 2017 |language=kn |work=Kannada Prabha |trans-title=The Secret of Tara's Birth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306052151/http://epaper.kannadaprabha.in/pagezoomsinwindows.php?img=undefined&id=17719&boxid=142023&cid=4&mod=1&pagenum=2 |archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref> whereas a news report carried by ''The Times of India'' in 2013 quoted she was 48, which implies she was born in c. 1965.<ref name="toi1"/>}} | birth_place = Bangalore, Mysore State, India<br>{{small|(now Karnataka, India)}} | office = Member (nominated) of Karnataka Legislative Council | constituency = | term_start = 10 August 2012 | term_end = 2018 | office2 = President of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy | term_start2 = 15 March 2012 | term_end2 = June 2013 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | office3 = President of The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Be | term_start3 = January 2020 | occupation = Actress, politician | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | spouse = {{marriage|H. C. Venugopal|2005}} | children = 1 }} '''Anuradha''' (born 4 March 1965), known by her stage name '''Tara''', is an Indian actress, television personality and a politician. She is known for her work predominantly in Kannada language films in addition to a few Telugu and Tamil films. She has appeared in over 250 films and has won a National Film Award for Best Actress, three Karnataka State Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards South in her career spanning over 40 years.

Tara made her debut in 1984 with the Tamil film ''Ingeyum Oru Gangai''. Her Kannada film debut came in 1985 with ''Thulasidala''. Some of her most notable films in Kannada include ''Krama'' (1991), ''Munjaneya Manju'' (1993), ''Kanooru Heggadithi'' (1999), ''Munnudi'' (2000), ''Mathadana'' (2001), ''Hasina'' (2005), ''Cyanide'' (2006) and ''Ee Bandhana'' (2007), Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014). Even though she started off in the lead role, most part of her film career has been in playing the second lead and supporting roles during the 1980s and the early 1990s. In the mid-1990s she began to take up author backed roles which earned her critical acclaim and several awards and laurels including the National Film Award for the film ''Hasina''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saif, Tara win National Best movie song - Sangliayana part 2 "Prethinda pappi kotta mummy" awards |work=Rediff |date=13 July 2005 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/13awards.htm |access-date=23 January 2009}}<br/>- {{cite news |title=It's better late than never, says Tara |date=15 July 2005 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/15/stories/2005071507640400.htm |work=The Hindu |access-date=23 January 2009 |archive-date=28 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828180857/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/15/stories/2005071507640400.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has been among the judge panel in television reality shows such as ''Raja Rani'' (2021) and ''Nannamma Super Star'' (2021–22).

She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009 and is currently a nominated member of the Karnataka Legislative Council. After joining BJP, she was elected as the president of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy in 2012 and held the position for a year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muthanna |first1=Anjali |title=Tara officially resigns as Film Academy head |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Tara-officially-resigns-as-Film-Academy-head/articleshow/20615978.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=6 March 2017 |date=16 June 2013}}</ref> In the same year, she was nominated as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, the upper house of the legislature of Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2017 |title=Tara to head Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/tara-to-head-karnataka-chalanachitra-academy/articleshow/12261417.cms |access-date= |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Career== [[File:Tara (Kannada actress).jpg|thumb|right|alt=Tara| Tara in 2004 Kannada film ''Hasina'', which won her ''National Film Award for Best Actress'']] Anuradha was first noticed by director Venagal Jagannath Rao during her ballad performance in school, and offered her a role in his 1985 film, ''Thulasidala'', which she appeared in. Following this, she was signed in the Tamil film, Manivannan's ''Ingeyum Oru Gangai'' (1984) opposite Murali, where she was first credited as Tara. It became her first theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thara : 'There is lot of politics in the industry' |url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/interviews/index.html |website=Indiainfo |access-date=20 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001020132701/http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/interviews/index.html |archive-date=20 October 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Tara got her break in Dr. Rajkumar starrer ''Guri'' (1986) and thereafter acted in several movies as a leading lady and supporting actress.

Tara has worked with almost all leading Kannada heroes of the 1980s and 1990s including Rajkumar, Shankar Nag, Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Ananth Nag, Ravichandran, Shashikumar, Tiger Prabhakar, Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Murali, Karthik, Sunil and Devaraj.

Her performance in Girish Karnad's ''Kanooru Heggadithi'' brought her widespread recognition. She received her first award as best actress for the Kannada movie ''Krama'' (1991), directed by debutant director Asrar Abid. In the late 1980s, she appeared as a supporting actress in Mani Ratnam's Tamil films, ''Nayakan'' and ''Agni Natchathiram.'' Her performance in Girish Karnad's ''Kanooru Heggadithi'' brought her widespread recognition for which she also received her second "best actress" state award. She received the "best supporting actress" award for ''Munjaneya Manju''. She received wide critical acclaim for the female centric ''Munnudi'' which received multiple National Film Awards, including Best Film on Other Social Issues.<ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf |title=48th National Film Awards (PDF) |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |quote=For attempting to discuss the misuse of Shariat by opportunistic men and the manipulation of the testaments on "Nikah" and "Talaaq". |access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="48thaward">{{cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm48NFAAward.aspx |title=48th National Film Awards |publisher=International Film Festival of India |access-date=13 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302163219/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm48NFAAward.aspx |archive-date=2 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:The Director Girish Kasaravalli and the National Award Winner Actress of film ‘Hasina’, Tara at a Press Conference during the ongoing 36th International Film Festival of India – 2005 in Panaji, Goa on December 3, 2005.jpg|thumb|right|Tara (left) and Girish Kasaravalli (right) at a press conference in IFFI (2005) ]]

In 2005, she was cast by Girish Kasaravalli in ''Hasina'', for which she won the National Award. Subsequently, her role in ''Deadly Soma'' was appreciated. Then came another breakthrough performance in ''Cyanide'' (2006), for which she received her third Best Actress award at the Karnataka State Film Awards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kumaraswamy happy with resurgent Kannada cinema |date=31 August 2007 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/31/stories/2007083159950300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118171155/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/31/stories/2007083159950300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 January 2008 |work=The Hindu |access-date=23 January 2009}}</ref> She portrayed a "traumatic" Mridula, the wife of Rangayana Raghu's Raghunath, who provide shelter to the plotters of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vijayasarathy |first1=R. G. |title=Cyanide: Deserves much applause |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/cyanide/20060710.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=9 May 2026 |language=en |date=10 July 2006}}</ref>

Beside acting, Tara produced ''Hasina'', and announced her intention to direct films as well.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tara&nbsp;– from actress to director |work=Indiaglitz |date=25 February 2005 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/interview/6437.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516204348/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/interview/6437.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2006 |access-date=23 January 2009}}</ref> In the social drama ''Hebbet Ramakka'' (2018), Tara played an illiterate yet forthright villager whose world revolved around tending to her farmland, caring for her livestock, and raising her two school-going children.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vishwanath |first1=S. |title=An inspirational, engaging saga of empowerment |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/inspirational-engaging-saga-empowerment-666996.html |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=9 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203092114/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/inspirational-engaging-saga-empowerment-666996.html |archive-date=3 February 2023 |language=en |date=27 April 2018}}</ref> Her performance won her the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for the fourth time.<ref>{{cite web |title=K'taka film awards: 'Shuddhi' bags best film, Tara and Vishruth Naik best actors |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/ktaka-film-awards-shuddhi-bags-best-film-tara-and-vishruth-naik-best-actors-90585 |website=The News Minute |access-date=9 May 2026 |language=en |date=26 October 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life== Tara married cinematographer H. C. Venugopal in 2005. They have a son (b. 2013).<ref name="toi1">{{cite news |title=Tara delivers a baby boy at 48! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Tara-delivers-a-baby-boy-at-48/articleshow/18304055.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/news-interviews/36703114_1_baby-boy-tara-mother-and-child |url-status=live |archive-date=11 April 2013 |work=The Times of India |date=2 February 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography== === Kannada films === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes |- | 1985 || ''Thulasidala'' || Anitha || |- | rowspan="13" | 1986 || ''Anand'' || Asha|| |- |''Guri'' || || |- |''Brahmastra'' || Mala || |- |''Maneye Manthralaya'' || || |- |''Samsarada Guttu'' || || |- |''Sundara Swapnagalu'' || || |- |''Ella Hengasarinda'' || || |- |''Satkaara'' || || |- | ''Hennina Koogu'' || || |- | ''Madhura Bandhavya'' || || |- | ''Mathondu Charithre'' || || |- | ''Thavaru Mane'' || || |- | ''Bete'' || || Guest appearance |- | rowspan="11" | 1987 ||''Ravana Rajya''|| || |- |''Shubha Milana'' || || |- |''Mr. Raja'' || || |- |''Anthima Ghatta'' || || |- | ''Bala Nouke'' || || |- | ''Karunamayi'' || || |- | ''Kurukshetra'' || || |- | ''Mukhavada'' || || |- | ''Thayi'' || || Guest appearance |- | ''Bhadrakali'' || || |- | ''Lorry Driver'' || || |- | rowspan="11"|1988 || ''Ranaranga'' || Bhavana || |- | ''Avale Nanna Hendthi'' || Gayathri || |- | ''Kampana'' || || |- | ''Mathrudevobhava'' || || |- | ''Sangliyana'' || || |- | ''Mutthaide'' || || |- | ''Thayigobba Karna'' || || |- | ''Kote'' || || |- | ''Meenakshi Mane Meshtru'' || || |- | ''Dharmapathni'' || || |- | ''Thayi Karulu'' || || |- | rowspan="13" | 1989 || ''Hendthighelbedi'' || || |- | ''Avathara Purusha'' || || |- |''Bidisada Bandha'' || Aruna || |- |''En Swamy Aliyandre'' || || |- |''Deva'' || Sujatha|| |- | ''Anthintha Gandu Nanalla'' || Kamala || |- |''Doctor Krishna'' || Chanchala || |- |''Poli Huduga'' || || |- |''Raja Yuvaraja'' || || |- | ''Padmavyuha'' || || |- |''C.B.I. Shankar'' || Actress || Guest appearance |- | ''Premagni'' || || |- | ''Sura Sundaranga'' || || |- | rowspan="15" | 1990 || ''Nigooda Rahasya'' || || |- | ''Agni Divya'' || || |- | ''Amrutha Bindu'' || || |- | ''Khiladi Thatha'' || || |- |''Maheshwara'' || || |- | ''Neene Nanna Jeeva'' || || |- |''Policena Hendthi'' || || |- | ''Chakra'' || || |- | ''Muraligana Amruthapana'' || || |- | ''Challenge'' || || |- | ''Ivalentha Hendthi'' || || |- | ''Kaliyuga Krishna'' || || |- |''Raja Kempu Roja'' || || |- | ''Sididedda Gandu'' || || |- | ''Sri Sathyanarayana Pooja Phala'' || || |- | rowspan="17" | 1991 || ''C. B. I. Shiva'' || Ranjini || |- | ''Ide Police Belt'' || || |- |''Krama'' || || Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress |- | ''Nagu Nagutha Nali'' || || |- | ''Anatha Rakshaka'' || || |- | ''Kadana'' || || |- | ''Khiladi Gandu'' || || |- |''Aranyadalli Abhimanyu'' || || |- |''Maneli Ili Beedeeli Huli'' || || |- |''Ibbaru Hendira Muddina Police'' || || |- |''Karnana Sampathu'' || || |- | ''Nagini'' || || |- | ''Nanagu Hendthi Beku'' || || |- | ''Rollcall Ramakrishna'' || || |- | ''Shwethagni'' || || |- |''Golmaal Part 2'' || Meera || |- | ''Sundara Kanda'' || || |- | rowspan="11" | 1992 || ''Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda'' || Rukmini || |- |''Halli Meshtru'' || Teacher's wife || Cameo role |- |''Belli Kalungura'' || Tunga || |- |''Nagaradalli Nayakaru'' || || |- |''Vajrayudha'' || || |- |''Malashree Mamashree'' || Tara || |- |''Prema Sangama'' || || |- | ''Banni Ondsala Nodi'' || || |- | ''Gili Bete'' || || |- | ''Roshagara'' || || |- | ''Police File'' || || |- | rowspan="17" | 1993 || ''Munjaneya Manju'' || Hema || Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |- | ''Apoorva Jodi'' || || |- |''Karimaleya Kaggathalu'' || || |- |''Muddina Maava'' || || |- | ''Khaidi No.407'' || || |- | ''Manikantana Mahime'' || || |- | ''Mojina Maduve'' || || |- | ''Prana Snehitha'' || || |- |''Bhagavan Sri Saibaba'' || Lakshmi || |- | ''Sidukabeda Singari'' || || |- | ''Bhavya Bharatha'' || || |- | ''Jwala'' || || |- | ''Love Training'' || || |- | ''Mahendra Varma'' || || |- | ''Sarkarakke Savaal'' || || |- | ''Server Somanna'' || || Guest appearance |- | ''Shrungara Raja'' || || |- | rowspan="9" | 1994 || ''Alexander'' || || |- |''Sammilana'' || || |- |''Gandhada Gudi Part 2'' || Marappa's wife || |- | ''Hettha Karulu'' || || |- | ''Praja Shakti'' || || |- | ''Yarigu Helbedi'' || || |- | ''Apoorva Samsara'' || || |- | ''Bhuvaneshwari'' || || |- | ''Poorna Sathya'' || || |- | rowspan="13" | 1995 || ''Operation Antha'' || || |- |''Thumbida Mane'' || Geetha || |- |''Mana Midiyithu'' || || |- |''Nilukada Nakshatra'' || || |- |''Mister Abhishek'' || Revathi || |- | ''Bhavani'' || || |- | ''Hello Sister'' || || Guest appearance |- | ''Killer Diary'' || || |- | ''Ravitheja'' || || |- | ''Chinnada Raja'' || || |- | ''Eshwar'' || || |- | ''Professor'' || || |- | ''Shubha Lagna'' || || |- | rowspan="13" | 1996 || ''Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata'' || || |- |''Sipayi'' || || |- |''Dhani'' || || Guest appearance |- |''Aadithya'' || Inspector || |- |''Jeevanadhi'' || || |- | ''Nannaseya Nandini'' || || |- | ''Nirnaya'' || || |- | ''Saakida Gini'' || || |- | ''Mouna Raga'' || || |- | ''Muddina Sose'' || || |- | ''Surya Puthra'' || || |- | ''Veerabhadra'' || || |- | ''Karadipura'' || || |- | rowspan="6" | 1997 || ''Amrutha Varshini'' || Vimala || |- | ''Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda'' || || |- | ''Central Jail'' || || |- | ''Jackie Chan'' || || |- | ''Vimochane'' || || |- | ''Kandalli Gundu'' || || |- |rowspan="7"| 1998 || ''Yaare Neenu Cheluve'' || Mary || |- | ''Anthargami'' || || |- | ''Gadibidi Krishna'' || || |- | ''Hendithghelthini'' || || |- | ''High Command'' || || |- | ''O Gandasare Neeveshtu Olleyavaru'' || || |- | ''Sri Siddharooda Mahime'' || || |- | rowspan="6" | 1999 || ''Kanooru Heggadithi'' || Subbamma || Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress<br />Filmfare Award for Best Actress&nbsp;– Kannada<br/>Suprabhata Award for Best Actress{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} |- |''Premotsava'' || Shanti || |- | ''Chandrodaya'' || Divya's sister-in-law || |- | ''Durga Shakti'' || || |- | ''Tharikere Erimele'' || || Guest appearance |- | ''Final Judgement'' || || |- | rowspan="8" | 2000 || ''Galate Aliyandru'' || || |- |''Devara Maga'' || Sundari|| |- | ''Hagalu Vesha'' || || |- | ''Kadlimatti Station Master'' || || |- | ''Deveeri'' || || Guest appearance |- |''Munnudi'' || Rukhiya|| |- |''Swalpa Adjust Madkolli'' || || |- | ''Tiger Padmini'' || || |- | rowspan="5" | 2001 || ''Diggajaru'' || Gowri || |- |''Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu'' || Actress || |- | ''Amma'' || || |- | ''Namma Samsara Ananda Sagara'' || || |- | ''Neelambari'' || || |- | rowspan="7" | 2002 || ''Mathadana'' || Lakshmi || |- |''Ninagagi'' || Rukkamma || |- | ''Karmugilu'' || Gowri || |- | ''Balarama'' || || |- | ''Daddy No.1'' || || |- | ''Galate Maduve'' || || |- | ''Sri Krishna Sandhana'' || || |- | rowspan="4" | 2003 || ''Paris Pranaya'' || Seetha || |- |''Ondagona Baa'' || || |- | ''Ai Naan Bheeshma Kano'' || || |- | ''Shravana Sambhrama'' || || |- | rowspan="8" | 2004 || ''Nalla'' || Dr. Sarala Desai || |- |''Aagodella Olledakke'' || || |- |''Saradara'' || || |- |''Jyeshta'' || || |- | ''Nalla'' || || |- | ''Devasura'' || || |- | ''Naari Munidare Gandu Paraari'' || || |- | ''Roshagni'' || || |- | rowspan="9" | 2005 || ''Deadly Soma'' || Parvathi || |- |''Karnana Sampathu'' || || |- |''Siddhu'' || Sowmya || |- |''Namma Basava'' || || |- |''Hasina'' || Hasina || National Film Award for Best Actress |- |''Dr. B. R. Ambedkar'' || Ramabai Ambedkar || |- |''Pandu Ranga Vittala'' || Sarala || |- | ''Samarasimha Nayaka'' || || |- | ''Auto Shankar'' || || |- | rowspan="5" | 2006 || ''Mata'' || Chandra's lover || |- |''Cyanide'' || Mridula || Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress |- |''Pandavaru'' || || |- |''Care of Footpath'' || Saraswati || |- | ''Eesha'' || || |- | rowspan="6" | 2007 || ''Shri Kshetra Kaivara Thathaiah'' || || Suvarna Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |- |''Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige'' || || |- |''Ee Bandhana'' || Sukanya || Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress&nbsp;– Kannada |- | ''Right Adre'' || || |- | ''Deepa'' || || |- | ''Vidyarthi'' || || |- | rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''Aramane'' || Savitri || |- |''Jnanajyothi Sri Siddaganga'' || || |- |''Ganga Kaveri'' || Ganga's mother || Guest appearance |- | rowspan="5"| 2009 || ''Birugaali'' || || |- | ''Nirudyogi'' || || |- | ''Abhimani'' || Lakshmi || |- | ''Brahmacharigalu Saar Brahmacharigalu'' || || |- | ''Prashne'' || || |- | rowspan="6" | 2010 || ''Modalasala'' || Paaru || |- |''School Master'' || || |- |''Eradane Maduve'' || || |- | ''Jotheyagi Hithavagi'' || || |- | ''Kunidu Kunidu Baare'' || || |- | ''Niranthara'' || || |- | rowspan="6" | 2011 || ''Mathond Madhuvena'' || || |- |''Kirataka'' || Nandisha's mother || |- |''Jolly Boy'' || Lakshmi || |- | ''Panchamrutha'' || Shanthi || segment: "Ondu Kanasu: a dream" |- | ''Kempegowda'' || Kavya's mother || |- | ''Sogasugara'' || || |- | rowspan="3" | 2012 || ''Bhageerathi'' || || Udaya Award for Best Supporting Actress |- |''Samsaaradalli Golmaal'' || || |- |''Golmal Gayathri''|| || |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''Galaate'' || || |- |''Shravani Subramanya'' || Anuradha || Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress&nbsp;– Kannada |- | 2014 || ''Ulidavaru Kandanthe'' || Ratna || |- | 2015 || ''Octopus'' || || |- | rowspan="3" | 2016 || ''CBI Sathya'' || || |- |''Madamakki'' || Ratna || |- |''Golisoda'' || || |- |rowspan="2"| 2017 || ''Bharjari'' || Nimmi|| |- | ''Gapallondu Cinema'' || || |- | rowspan="3" | 2018 || ''Hebbet Ramakka'' || Ramakka || Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress<br />Nominated—Filmibeat Award for Best Actress&nbsp;– Kannada |- | ''Atharva'' || || |- | ''Savitribai Phule'' || || |- | rowspan="4" | 2019 ||''Sinnga'' || Janakamma || |- |''Aadi Lakshmi Puraana'' || Shanthamma || |- |''Ellidde Illi Tanaka'' || Lakshmi || |- |''Bharaate'' || Jagan's mother || |- | 2020 || ''Shivarjuna'' || Shiva's mother|| |- | rowspan="3" | 2021 || ''Tom And Jerry'' || || |- |''Mugilpete'' || Raja's mother|| |- |''Badava Rascal'' || Shankar's mother || |- | 2022 || ''Dandi'' || || |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |''Tagaru Palya''|| Shantha || |- |''Bad Manners''||Lakshmamma || |- |2024 || ''Kotee'' || Kotee's mother || |- |rowspan="2"|2025 || ''Vaamana''|| || |- | ''Marutha'' || Eeshwar's mother || |- |rowspan="1"|2026 || ''Elra Kaaleliyatte Kaala'' || || |}

=== Other language films === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 1984 || ''Ingeyum Oru Gangai'' || Maruthayi || Tamil || |- |''January 1'' || || Tamil || |- | 1985 || ''Bullet'' | |Telugu | |- | rowspan="3" | 1987 || ''Nayakan'' || Shakila || Tamil || |- |''Sankeertana'' || || Telugu || |- |''Thulasi'' || Ponni || Tamil || |- | rowspan="2"|1988 || ''Agni Natchathiram'' || Mallika || Tamil || |- |''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' || Seeta || Telugu || |- | 1989 || ''Sarvabhoumudu'' |Usha |Telugu | |- | rowspan="5" |1990 || ''Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar'' || Muthappa's wife || Tamil || |- |''Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu'' |Padma |Telugu | |- |''Neti Siddhartha'' || Rekha |Telugu|| |- |''Maa Inti Katha'' || |Telugu|| Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress |- |''Sathiyavakku'' | |Tamil | |- | 1991 ||''Brahmarshi Viswamitra'' || Sakunthala's friend || Telugu || |- | 2008 || ''Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu'' || || Tamil || |- | 2012 || ''Maattrraan'' || Sudha || Tamil || |- | 2017 || ''Sathriyan'' || Niranjana's mother || Tamil || |- |}

==Television== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Serial ! Role ! Language ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! Ref. |- | 1993 | ''Mikhaelinte Santhathikal'' | | Malayalam | | |- | –2002 | ''Sarojini'' | | Kannada | | <ref>{{cite web |title=Tara Again In Etv |url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/movienews/tara.html |website=Indiainfo |access-date=20 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030607055619/http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/movienews/tara.html |archive-date=7 June 2003}}</ref> |- | 2002 | ''Parva'' | | Kannada | | <ref>{{cite web |title=Another star turn for Tara? |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun30/ent9.htm |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021202163952/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun30/ent9.htm |archive-date=2 December 2002 |date=30 June 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Raja Rani'' | Judge | Kannada | | |- | 2021–2022 | ''Nannamma Super Star'' | Judge | Kannada | | |- | 2025–present | ''Naavu Nammavaru'' | Judge | Kannada | | |}

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |+List of film awards and nominations received by Tara |- ! width=5%|Year ! width=20%|Film ! width=30%|Award ! width=29%|Category ! width=15%|Result ! width=5%|Ref. |- | 1991 | ''Krama'' | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Actress | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chiloka.com/celebrity/thara-kannada-actress|title=Thara : Kannada Actor Age, Movies, Biography, Photos|work=Chiloka.com}}</ref> |- | 1994 | ''Munjaneya Manju'' | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/tara-challenging-to-adapt-literary-classics-to-screen-953279.html|title=Tara: Challenging to adapt literary classics to screen|work=Deccan Herald|date=20 February 2021}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 1999 |rowspan="2"| ''Kanooru Heggadithi'' | Filmfare Awards | Best Actress | {{won}} | <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060715231701/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/04/15/stories/09150651.htm Star-spangled show on cards] The Hindu</ref> |- | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Actress | {{won}} | |- | 2000 | ''Munnudi'' | Film Fans' Association Award | Best Actress | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tara-bags-best-actress-award/articleshow/39969715.cms|title=Tara bags best actress award|work=Times of India|date=1 May 2001}}</ref> |- | 2004 | ''Hasina'' | National Film Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |title=52nd National Film Awards – 2005 |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm52NFAAward.aspx |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |access-date=13 January 2013 |page=31|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505173444/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm52NFAAward.aspx |archive-date=5 May 2014 }}</ref> |- | 2006 | ''Cyanide'' | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Actress | {{won}} |<ref>[http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kamataka-state-film-awards-2006-2007/ Karnataka State Film Awards – 2006-2007<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831085929/http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kamataka-state-film-awards-2006-2007/ |date=2011-08-31 }}</ref> |- | 2007 | ''Ee Bandhana'' | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress | {{won}} | |- | 2008 | ''Sri Kshethra Kaivara Thathayya'' | Suvarna Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | {{won}} | |- | 2010 | ''Modalasala'' | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress | {{nom}} | |- | 2012 | ''Bhagirathi'' | Udaya Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | {{won}} |- | 2013 | ''Shravani Subramanya'' | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress | {{nom}} | |- | 2017 | ''Hebbet Ramakka'' | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Actress | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite news |title=Shuddhi is best film; Tara best actress |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/shuddhi-is-best-film-tara-best-actress/articleshow/66369416.cms |access-date=26 October 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=26 October 2018}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 2023 |rowspan="2"| ''Tagaru Palya'' | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress | {{nom}} | |- | IIFA Utsavam Awards | Performance in a Supporting role - Female | {{nom}} | |- |}

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==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{commons category-inline}} * {{Official website|http://tharaa.in/}} * {{IMDb name|4551514}}

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