Sandalwood actresses who aced negative roles

For a long time, female characters in Kannada film industry were shown soft hearted, sweet and loving ones. However, there were a few of them who decided to cross the boundaries for good. Not only did they change the way their characters were seen but also pulled off some challenging negative roles for that. Here we give you a rundown of actresses who aced the negative roles on screen.

Hema Chaudhary has acted in many languages like Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. She was born in Hyderabad in 1995. Hema is also a Kuchipudi dancer who has had more than 700 shows in her career and she made her first big screen debut in the lead role with a Telugu movie titled, ‘Pelli Kani Pelli’ in 1976. Hema Chaudhary made her debut in Kannada industry with ‘Subhashaya’ in 1977 where she was seen playing a negative character. She was well known for her negative characters. She has movies like ‘Gaali Maathu’ and ‘Kanasugara’ to her credit. Hema Chaudhary has acted in more than 150 movies in her career.

Ashalata Wabgaonkar, who was born in Goa, started her career in Hindi movies. She later made her debut in Kannada in 1977 with ‘Ondu Premada Kathe’. She went on from playing lead to playing supporting roles. Ashalata also took up the challenge of playing negative roles and proved her mettle in the industry. She was well recognised in the negative roles than in lead roles. Ashalata played antagonist in the movies like ‘Banda Nan Ganda’, ‘Tumbida Mane’, ‘Naga Kala Bhairava’ and others.

Shobha Raghavendra is known for her acting chops in negative roles. With her cruelty, arrogance, cold-hearted acting she won many accolades. She is well-known for her performance in films like ‘Undoo Hoda Kondu Hoda’ and ‘Vayuputra’.

Lakshmi Devi is one of the most beautiful actresses we have had in Kannada film industry in the 60s and 70s. She acted in more than 100 movies as the lead and supporting roles in more than about 500 movies. Later, she also took up villainous roles. Her negative characters were also very well received by the audience. She has filsm like ‘Bangaarada Manushya’, ‘Veera Kesari’ and ‘Nagarahavu’ to her credit.

Ramya Krishna is one of the best actresses we have in the Indian film industry. She is a stunning actress who has the power to mesmerise the audience in almost all kinds of roles. She is a multi-lingual actress who has acted in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi.

She started her career as a lead actress and became a supporting actress. Ramya Krishna started her career in Kannada with ‘Pushpaka Vimana’ in 1987 and she later acted in many movies. Her films like ‘Neelambari’, ‘Raktha Kanneeru’ and ‘Sweety Nanna Jodi’ are quite popular. She also has many awards for her credit.