WPandari Bai was an actress of South Indian languages films, mostly in Kannada language during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Dr. Rajkumar, M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan. She was the heroine in Rajkumar's debut movie Bedara Kannappa and also Sivaji's debut movie Parasakthi. She has acted in over 1,000 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Bai was honoured by Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu government.
WKalpana, born Sharat Lata, was a Kannada film actress. She was affectionately referred to as Minugu Taare among the film fraternity. She was widely recognised as one of the greatest actresses of Kannada cinema who enjoyed both fan following and critical acclaim. She made her screen debut as a lead actress in the 1963 release Saaku Magalu directed by veteran B. R. Pantulu. During a career that spanned from the early 1960s to the late 1970s, Kalpana appeared in numerous commercially successful as well as critically appreciated films, many of which featured her alongside actor Rajkumar. She worked in a few Tamil, Tulu, Malayalam and Telugu films as well. Many of her successful films were female-centric, giving ample scope for her performance.
WNandini, commonly known as Kausalya, is an Indian film actress and model, who has starred mainly in South Indian cinema. After starting her career as a lead heroine, she has since gone on to portray supporting roles.
WMayuri Kyatari is an Indian film actress and model. Kyatari began her career in the Kannada soap opera Ashwini Nakshatra, which made her famous. She debuted in the Kannada movie Krishna Leela.
WLeelavathi is an Indian actress who worked in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. She has acted with actors such as Dr. Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao, Sivaji Ganeshan, Gemini Ganesan, Shankar Nag, Kamal Hassan, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, V Ravichandran, Sudeep and various popular artists. She has acted in more than 600 films throughout her career for more than 50 years. Her performance in Naagarahaavu, Avargal are remembered and prominent among the people.
WMeghana Lokesh is an Indian film and television actress from Mysore, Karnataka. She mainly acts in Telugu and Kannada television series, and became known for the serial Sasirekha Parinayam as Sasi B. Tech which premiered on the Star Maa channel.
WNiveditha, formerly known and credited as Smitha, is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films. She attracted notable attention with her performance in the film Avva that fetched her the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
WPadmini Priyadarshini is an Indian film actor, dancer and choreographer. She has acted in supporting roles during the 1950s and 1960s in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. She established a dancing school in Bangalore named Natya Priya and trained students in dancing.
WBengaluru Vijaya Radha, commonly known as B. V. Radha, was an Indian actress and film producer. She began her career in the 1964 Kannada film Navakoti Narayana. She went on to play mostly supporting roles in over 300 films, 250 of which were in Kannada, and the rest in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi.
WNithya Ram is an Indian television actress and model who works in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu soap operas and a few films. She began her career as an actress in Kannada television soap operas. She is the elder sister of actress Rachita Ram. As of 2017, she played the main lead in the mega hit show Nandini.
WBindhiya Ram, known by her stage name Rachita Ram, is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Kannada cinema. Prior to her entry in film, she appeared in the Kannada television soap opera Arasi, which was aired on Zee Kannada from January 2007 to September 2009.
WSuman Ranganath is an Indian model and actress. She has starred in Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films.
WSoundarya Sathyanarayana was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films in lead roles. She also starred in a few Malayalam and Hindi films. In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as producer for the Kannada film Dweepa She has also received two Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Actress, several Filmfare Awards South and the Nandi Awards for her performances in films such as Ammoru (1994), Anthapuram (1998), Raja (1999), Dweepa(2002) and Aaptamitra (2004). At the peak of her career, Soundarya died in an aircraft crash near Bangalore on 17 April 2004, when she was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
WPranitha Subhash is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil language films. She debuted as an actress in the 2010 Kannada film, Porki. She went on to appear in several commercially successful Telugu and Tamil films like Baava (2010), Attarintiki Daredi (2013), Massu Engira Masilamani (2015), and Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal. In 2012, she starred in the critically acclaimed film Bheema Theeradalli.
WPooja Gauthami Umashankar, பூஜா கௌதமீ உமாஷங்கர் is an Indian-Sri Lankan film actress, who has appeared in Tamil films as well as Sinhalese, [[Malayalam Films.Following a series of successful commercial ventures, Bala's Naan Kadavul saw Pooja's performance as a blind beggar praised by the critics, securing major awards, including the South Filmfare, Hiru golden Film awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and Vijay Awards. She simultaneously worked in Sinhalese cinema and was part of several successful films like Anjalika (2006), Asai Man Piyabanna (2007), Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe (2010) and Kusa Pabha (2012), thus establishing herself as one of the leading actresses of Sinhalese cinema.