Padmavati Rao

Padmavati Rao, credited as Akshatha Rao in Kannada films, is an Indian actress, theatre personality, poet, dancer and translator. She is known for her theatre activities and performances in Ondanondu Kaladalli, Geetha (1981), Pardes (1997), Padmaavat (2018), and Tanhaji (2020).

Personal life Padmavati was born in Delhi. She is the sister of actress Arundhati Nag. She played Amitabh Bacchan's wife in the critically acclaimed film Te3n, directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. She performed as Jijabai, mother of Shivaji, in the 2020 film Tanhaji.

Theatre career Rao's career was started with theatre activities. She has conducted and performed plays and workshops across India. She first acted in theatre under the direction of Shankar Nag. She assisted him in Malgudi Days as assistant director, also acted and dubbed for the same project. In her theatre career, Rao has worked with Girish Karnad, M. S. Sathyu, Ramesh Talwar, Shaukat Azmi, A. K. Hanagal and many other theatre personalities. Her theatre work Kitchen Poems, a solo performance, was much appreciated. She has been doing theatre activities for children.

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