Soundarya

Her brother, a producer of Kannada films, Amarnath, also died in the accident. A biography by Sheridan Morley was published in 1977. She was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the elections. Among her famous roles were Medea and Lady Macbeth. She was married to Sir Lewis Casson, and was was made a Dame in 1931. Soundarya died on April 17, 2004 when the four-seater plane Cessna 180 caught fire immediately after take off. She was trained at Ben Greet's Academy, and was on stage from 1904. Soundarya married her maternal uncle in April, 2003. Dame Sybil Thorndike (1882 - 1976) was a British actress.

The film won Karnataka state awards for Best Actress, Best Film and Best Cinematography and was featured in five international film festivals. She also produced and acted in a Kannada film Dweepa, with Girish Kasaravalli as director. She also acted in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. She moved onto Telugu films where she achieved popularity and success.

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