My list of ten most admirable heroines in Tollywood:
1. Savitri: If you have not seen her in acting, then you have not seen the best actress in world. The split personality action by Vikram in "Aparichitudu" (or "Aninyan" in tamil) is nothing when compared to her split personality portrayal in the song "Ahaa Naa Pelli anta..." in "Mayabazaar".
2. Soundarya: Very few actors can portray humour, emotion, sensuality, vileness and innocence in one character. But a real-life character demands all this in one personality. We are comical at one instance while serious the next. We are kind hearted at one instance and stoic the next. And a heroine who could portray all this in one movie can just be a super women. And that is what she is. There was no role where she compromised on her acting. If I can compare her then she is as best as Savitri. Though she died a six years back, she will be remembered by all the telugu house holds for generations to come. Her best movies as per my rating are "Pavitra Bandham" (*ring Venkatesh) and "Ammoru"
3. VijayaShanthi: Even more than a century of Indian films, there are very few Heroines who can take the burden of the entire film on their shoulders. These league of ladies completely dominate the hero's characterization by their's. Grapevine says that they could not find a suitable heroine in Bollywood when they were remaking "Kartavyam" in Hindi. She is one star with whom Male counter parts had feared to act, because of her dominance. She excelled in portraying revolutionary woman characters ( "Pratighatana" or "Osey Ramulamma") and glamorous characters ("Challenge" and "Gang Leader"). Currently she is an incumbent MLA and a strong supporter for Telangana.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayashanti
4. Radha: If there was any one heroine who could match to the speed of Chiranjeevi's dance steps, then she was the only one lady.She filled the void where Vijaya Shanthi, Bhanupriya, Jayapradha, Radhika failed when it comes to acting on par with a Mega Star like Chiranjeevi. Watch her steps in "Kondaveeti Donga" or "State Rowdy" or any other Chiranjeevi star movie and I am sure you find no match for dance tunes. By the time she entered telugu Industry she was almost in her late 20s and was plump but her steps are unmatched even by the most young and athletic dancers of that time. She is 44 now and owns a few businesses in Mumbai.
5. Jayaprada: I think there will not be a single Indian who do not know about her. That indicates how she gripped audiences all over India. But frankly speaking I should say that her Bollywood affair did not bring out the acting prowess in her. If one compares her performance across Hindi and Telugu movies, there will be no ambiguity in the fact that her best movies are from Telugu. Her best movies are "Adavi Ramudu" (Remember NTR and her in the song "Chettuchattu aaku tadise... titum titum...:P) and "Sagar Sangamam". She is presently an incumbent MP.
6. JayaSudha: Forget about her acting in her prime years, if you see her in "Bommarillu" (2006)... you would appreciate her acting prowess. When she shouts at her husband or chides her son, you would see your mom in her. That was the depth of her talent. If you have seen her acting as an angry young teen in 1970s/80s you would agree with me that there is no other actress who could fit in the role so well. (Sridevi is just a hype before her). These days she is Corporator of Secunderabad and I would miss seeing her in filmi action.
7. Kanchana: If you thought she is an impostor of Julia Roberts in a sari, I can excuse you. Because in my yester-years even I used to think the same. She is not only the most beautiful, most talented but also most richest Tollywood actors of yesteryears (She used to own a Cessna Flight in 1960s). Her performance in "Avve Kallu" staring Krishna is an indisputable example. There are roles which were etched for her, which Savitri or Gemuna cannot portray.
8. Rajani: She ruled the roast as a comedy queen. Her innocent face but a heavy dialog delivery made her an inevitable choice for a few characters she portrayed. Her career best movies "Majnu" (*ring Nagarjuna) and Ahaa Naa Pelli Anta (*ring Rajendra Prasad) says it all.
9. Suhasini: In "Leader" (total duration of two and half hours, released in 2010) she enacts a character for less than ten mins. But ask anyone about the movie, there should be a comment on her. That shows her mark on the audience when takes up a character. Ideally I would have expected her to have done more telugu movies (telugu are the ones which have zoomed her into limelight), but her interests in Tamil, Malayalam movies have made her concentrate less in Tollywood. Anyways, I am happy that she still picks up roles of her caliber in telugu industry and does them. Must watch under her tag: Challenge and Chantiabbai.
10. Shobana: Surprisingly most of Shobana's hits came with Chiranjeevi. ( though she did a couple with Rajendra Prasad, Bala krishna)Probably because other actors did not want to do movies with her as she was a trained dancer. Her dance steps were so fluent and adept, that I could imagine the plight of an average South Indian Heros (with bloated up personalities) in matching up to her. Not only her dance was enthralling, but so was her sensuality and charm. Rudraveena or Rowdy Alludu are just the tip of iceberg. She is 40 and acting. So I am eager to see a couple of master pieces from her.
Disclaimer: This is a list made out of my personal perception or preference. So please feel free to differ. I would like to view your top ten list. Please scribble here in the comments section below. I am aware that I have to leave out a few popular personalities like Gemuna, B.Saroja, Radhika, Sridevi, Nagma, Tabu, Ramya Krishna. I had my own reasons to feel they did not fit the list. The main reason being that they could never stand out from their contemporaries or made a void which cannot be filled.
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