SoundaryaSoundarya (July 17, 1971 - April 17, 2004) was a film actress in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films. She had a successful career of 12 years as heroine in films until her death in a plane crash near Bangalore. She acted in more than 100 films. She was born Soumya in Bangalore. Her father Satyanarayana was a producer and director in Kannada films. Soumya acted in her first film while she was at high school. She was offered a role in the film Gandharva (1992) by her father's friend, while she was studying in her first year of MBBS. She discontinued her studies after the film became successful. She moved onto Telugu films where she achieved popularity and success. She also acted in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. She also produced and acted in a Kannada film Dweepa, with Girish Kasaravalli as director. The film won Karnataka state awards for Best Actress, Best Film and Best Cinematography and was featured in five international film festivals. Soundarya married her maternal uncle in April, 2003. Soundarya died on April 17, 2004 when the four-seater plane Cessna 180 caught fire immediately after take off. She was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the elections. Her brother, a producer of Kannada films, Amarnath, also died in the accident. Prominent films
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Her brother, a producer of Kannada films, Amarnath, also died in the accident. In tribute, David Lynch dedicated his film Mulholland Dr. to her memory. She was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the elections. Jennifer Symes was buried next to her daughter. Soundarya died on April 17, 2004 when the four-seater plane Cessna 180 caught fire immediately after take off. Syme's relationship with Reeves ended shortly after the child's death but they remained friends until her own untimely passing as a result of an automobile accident in the spring of 2001 in Los Angeles. Soundarya married her maternal uncle in April, 2003. The photo depicted here is of Syme and Reeves attending the internment at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. The film won Karnataka state awards for Best Actress, Best Film and Best Cinematography and was featured in five international film festivals. In December of 1999 she was expecting their daughter, to have been named Eva Archer Syme-Reeves, when the infant was still-born a few weeks premature. She also produced and acted in a Kannada film Dweepa, with Girish Kasaravalli as director. Syme had performed in a few minor film roles including for Lynch in his Lost Highway. She also acted in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. Born Jennifer Maria Syme in Pico Rivera, California, she was working as an assistant to film director David Lynch when she began dating actor Keanu Reeves. She moved onto Telugu films where she achieved popularity and success. Jennifer Syme, (December 7, 1972 – April 2, 2001), was an entertainment industry employee, best known as the companion of actor Keanu Reeves. She discontinued her studies after the film became successful. She was offered a role in the film Gandharva (1992) by her father's friend, while she was studying in her first year of MBBS. Soumya acted in her first film while she was at high school. Her father Satyanarayana was a producer and director in Kannada films. She was born Soumya in Bangalore. She acted in more than 100 films. She had a successful career of 12 years as heroine in films until her death in a plane crash near Bangalore. Soundarya (July 17, 1971 - April 17, 2004) was a film actress in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films. Suryavansham (1999). Hindi
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Dweepa (2001). Kannada
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