Maheswari

Maheswari is an Indian former actress, who appeared predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films. She was one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil films from 1994 to 2000. She appeared alongside major South Indian stars like Jagapati Babu, J. D. Chakravarthy, Ravi Teja, Ajith Kumar, Chiyaan Vikram, Prabhu, Arjun Sarja, Prabhu Deva, and Shiva Rajkumar. She is best known for her performances in Pelli, Gulabi (1995), Karuththamma (1994), and Ullaasam (1997).

Personal life Maheswari was born to Mohan Reddy, who hails from Tirupati, and Suryakala Yalamanchili, who is from a Telugu speaking community in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. She married an engineer, Jayakrishna, in 2008 in an arranged marriage. Jayakrishna is from a Telugu speaking family in Guntur, and is based in Hyderabad. He is the owner and the managing director of a payment software company in Hyderabad.

Career Maheswari started her film career at the age of 17 in year 1994 through the Tamil film, Karuththamma directed by Bharathiraja and the movie was successful at box office and the song 'Thenmerku Paruva Kaatru' made her famous among Tamil audience. She became popular in Telugu with Gulabi in 1995. She played the lead role of Pooja opposite with actor J. D. Chakravarthy. After that she got many offers in movies. Maheswari's first Kannada film was the Annavra Makkalu. She did her first horror film, Deyyam in 1996 under the production and direction of Ram Gopal Varma. In this film, she was partnered again with actor, J. D. Chakravarthy and also in 1996 Telugu crime film, Mrugam. She starring with Ajith Kumar in the Tamil films, Nesam and Ullaasam. She also did the Telugu films Pelli and Priyaragalu Maheswari did few more Tamil and Telugu films including the Maa Balaji (1999). She was also in the lead role in the multi-award-winning film, Nee Kosam. Maheswari made an elegant performance and succeeded as a heroine for almost 10 years in Telugu and Tamil industry. After appearing in Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa (2000), she quit the film industry at the peak of her career in 2000. She married Jayakrishna a software engineer at Tirupati in 2008.

She has since appeared in television for serials after her marriage. In 2010, Maheswari appeared in the serial, Soundaravalli. Then, she featured in the comedy serial, “My Name is Manga Tayaru” (Telugu) and “My Name Is Mangamma” (Tamil) in 2012 on Zee TV which was a super hit among households. She has also featured in the serial Adhey Kangal in 2014 which aired on Jaya TV.

She is currently pursuing an alternate career as a fashion designer and recently opened a store and launched her new label ‘Mahe Ayyapan’ in Hyderabad inaugurated by her aunt Sridevi.

Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes1994 Karuththamma Rosy Tamil Ammayi Kapuram Aruna Telugu 1995 Gulabi Pooja Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu Khaidi Inspector Bhargavi Annavra Makkalu Pooja Kannada 1996 Deyyam Mahi Telugu Mrugam Veerudu Jabilamma Pelli Jyothi Panchalankurichi Alamu Tamil 1997 Nesam Madhu Ullaasam Megha Also playback singer for "Valibam Vaazha Sollum" Pelli Maheswari Telugu Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu Priyaragalu Sneha 1998 Navvulata Chandana Naam Iruvar Nammaku Iruvar Pooja Tamil Rathna Mala O Panaipothundi Babu Telugu En Uyir Nee Thaane Seema Tamil 1999 Mannavaru Chinnavaru Shweta partially reshot version of Subhavartha Maa Balaji Pooja Telugu Suyamvaram Aishwarya Tamil Preminchedi Endukamma Swapna Telugu Ramasakkanodu Meenakshi Velugu Needalu Nee Kosam Sasirekha Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actress Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu 2000 Athey Manithan Bhavani Tamil Balaram Madhulatha Telugu Maa Annayya Nandini Nagulamma Nagulamma Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa Padmini

Television

Awards Nandi Award for Best Actress Nee Kosam (1999)