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Sridevi - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Life and career Toggle Life and career subsection 1.1 1963–1975: Early years and work 1.2 1976–1982: Success in South India 1.3 1983–1986: Hindi film debut and success 1.4 1987–1991: Stardom 1.5 1992–1997: Continued success 1.6 2004–2018: Comeback, television debut and final roles 2 Personal life 3 Death and funeral Toggle Death and funeral subsection 3.1 Tributes and reactions 4 Legacy and influence 5 Filmography 6 Awards and honours Toggle Awards and honours subsection 6.1 Civilian awards 6.2 Special honours 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links Toggle the table of contents Sridevi 73 languages Afrikaans العربية مصرى অসমীয়া Asturianu Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه Basa Bali Български भोजपुरी বাংলা Català کوردی Deutsch डोटेली Ελληνικά Esperanto Español Euskara فارسی Suomi Français गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni Hausa हिन्दी Magyar Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Ido Italiano 日本語 Қазақша ಕನ್ನಡ 한국어 کٲشُر Lietuvių Latviešu मैथिली മലയാളം ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ मराठी Bahasa Melayu नेपाली Nederlands Norsk bokmål ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Polski پنجابی پښتو Português Русский संस्कृतम् ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ සිංහල Simple English سرائیکی Српски / srpski Svenska தமிழ் ತುಳು తెలుగు Тоҷикӣ ไทย Türkçe Українська اردو Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Vepsän kel’ Tiếng Việt 吴语粵語中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Checked From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page version status This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 August 2026. Indian actress (1963–2018) This article is about the actress. For other uses, see Shridevi. <ref>{{cite web |last=Pathak |first=Ankur |date=25 February 2018 |title=Breaking: Sridevi Dies At 54 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/amp/2018/02/24/breaking-sridevi-dies-at-55_a_23370162/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224230837/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/amp/2018/02/24/breaking-sridevi-dies-at-55_a_23370162/ |archive-date=24 February 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018 |website=Huffington Post India}}</ref>"},"resting_place":{"wt":"Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=24 February 2019 |title=Bollywood diva Sridevi cremated with full state honours in Mumbai |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-diva-sridevi-cremated-with-full-state-honours-in-mumbai-1.2178719 |website=gulfnews.com |location=United Arab Emirates |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=14 July 2026}}</ref>"},"nationality":{"wt":""},"occupation":{"wt":"{{hlist|Actress}}"},"years_active":{"wt":"1967–2018"},"works":{"wt":"[[Sridevi filmography|Full list]]"},"spouse":{"wt":"{{marriage|[[Boney Kapoor]]|1996}}<ref name=\"Guardian\" />"},"children":{"wt":"{{hlist|[[Janhvi Kapoor]]|[[Khushi Kapoor]]}}"},"family":{"wt":"[[List of Hindi film families#Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)|Surinder Kapoor family]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi Shares Million-Dollar Pic Of Raj Kapoor And Her Husband Boney |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sridevi-shares-million-dollar-pic-of-raj-kapoor-and-her-husband-boney-1787843 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713023723/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sridevi-shares-million-dollar-pic-of-raj-kapoor-and-her-husband-boney-1787843 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>"},"honours":{"wt":"[[Padma Shri]] (2013)<ref name=\"Sridevi receives Padma Shri award\" />"},"signature":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}'>Sridevi Sridevi in 2013 Born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan (1963-08-13)13 August 1963 Meenampatti, Madras (now Tamil Nadu), India Died 24 February 2018(2018-02-24) (aged 54) Dubai, United Arab Emirates[1][2] Resting place Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium[3] Occupation Actress Years active 1967–2018 Works Full list Spouse Boney Kapoor (married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1996) [4] Children Janhvi Kapoor Khushi Kapoor Family Surinder Kapoor family[5] Honours Padma Shri (2013)[6] Sridevi Kapoor (née Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan; 13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), known mononymously as Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films.[7][8] Cited as the "first female superstar" of Indian cinema,[7][8] she was the recipient of various accolades, including a National Film Award, Seven Filmfare Awards (a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Three Filmfare Awards, Three Filmfare Awards South), Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, a Kerala State Film Award, and a Nandi Award.[9] Sridevi's career spanned over 50 years in a wide range of genres. She was known for her reticent and introverted off-screen personality, but headstrong and outspoken on-screen persona, often playing strong-willed women.[10][11] In 2013, Sridevi was honoured with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honour.[6] Sridevi made her debut as a child in the 1967 Tamil film Kandhan Karunai at the age of four,[12] and began playing lead roles as a child in M. A. Thirumugam's 1969 mythological Tamil film Thunaivan. Her first role as an on-screen adult came in 1976 at age 13, in the Tamil film Moondru Mudichu. She soon established herself as a leading female star of South Indian Cinema, with roles in such films as 16 Vayathinile (1977), Sigappu Rojakkal (1978), Padaharella Vayasu (1978), Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980), Meendum Kokila (1981), Premabhishekam (1981), Vazhvey Maayam (1982), Moondram Pirai (1982), Aakhari Poratam (1988), Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) and Kshana Kshanam (1991). Sridevi's first starring role in Hindi cinema came with the drama film Solva Sawan (1979), and she received wider recognition for the action film Himmatwala (1983). She emerged a leading Hindi film star with several successes, including Mawaali (1983), Justice Chaudhury (1983), Tohfa (1984), Maqsad (1984), Karma (1986), Mr. India (1987), Waqt Ki Awaz (1988) and Chandni (1989). She received praise for her performances in Sadma (1983), Nagina (1986), ChaalBaaz (1989), Lamhe (1991), Khuda Gawah (1992), Gumrah (1993), Laadla (1994), and Judaai (1997). Following a hiatus, she played the title role in the television sitcom Malini Iyer (2004–2005). Sridevi returned to film acting with the comedy-drama English Vinglish (2012) and had her 300th and final film role in the crime thriller Mom (2017). She earned acclaim for both performances, and for the latter was posthumously awarded the National Film Award for Best Actress. On 24 February 2018, she was found dead in her guest room at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with the cause cited as accidental drowning.[13] News of her death featured prominently in Indian and international media. She was married to film producer Boney Kapoor, with whom she had two daughters, actresses Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor. Life and career [edit | edit source] 1963–1975: Early years and work [edit | edit source] Sridevi was born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan[14][15] on 13 August 1963 in Meenampatti village[16] near Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India[17] to Ayyapan and Rajeswari.[18][19][20] Her father was a lawyer from Sivakasi while her mother was from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.[21][22] Sridevi's native language was Telugu, and she was fluent in Tamil.[23][24] She has a sister and two step-brothers.[25] "I lost out on going to school and college life, but I got into the film industry and worked without a gap – from child actor, I went straight to heroine. There was no time to think and I was grateful for it. — Sridevi, The New Indian Express, 2013[26] Sridevi started her career as a child actor at the age of four in the Tamil movie Kandhan Karunai in 1967.[27] Subsequently, she played the role of young Muruga in Thunaivan, which was her first breakthrough as child artist.[28] Actress Sowcar Janaki opined that her "sharp features, sparkling eyes and innocent smile would be more than a handful for the role."[29] Sridevi made her debut in Telugu cinema as a child artist with the 1970 film Maa Nanna Nirdoshi.[citation needed] Baby Sridevi's performance in Poompatta (1971) in Malayalam won her the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist.[30] Kandhan Karunai (1967), Nam Naadu (1969), Prarthanai (1970), Babu (1971), Badi Panthulu (1972), Bala Bharatam (1972), Vasantha Maaligai (1972) and Bhakta Kumbara (1974) are the most notable films of her career as a child artist.[30] In 1972, Sridevi debuted as a child artist in Bollywood with Rani Mera Naam directed by K. S. R. Das.[31] She also appeared in the film Julie, where she played the younger sister to the protagonist Lakshmi.[30] She acted with Jayalalithaa in Thirumangalyam, Kandan Karunai and Aathi Parasakthi.[32] 1976–1982: Success in South India [edit | edit source] Sridevi's lead roles in Telugu include Padaharella Vayasu, Konda Veeti Simham, Vetagaadu, Sardar Paparayudu and Bobbili Puli.[33] With Akkineni Nageswara Rao, she appeared in movies such as Premabhishekham, Bangaru Kanuka and Prema Kanuka as well as with Krishna in Kalavari Samsaram, Adavi Simhalu, Gharana Donga, Kirayi Kotigadu, Pachani Kapuram, and Ram Robert Rahim.[33] She acted with Chiranjeevi in Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari, S. P. Parasuram.[33] She acted with Nagarjuna in Aakhari Poratam (1988), and Govinda Govinda (1993). Her performance in the 1992 Ram Gopal Varma directed Kshana Kshanam won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Actress.[34] Sridevi has acted in a total of 95 Telugu language films. In 1976, Sridevi landed her first leading role in the Tamil film Moondru Mudichu directed by K. Balachander.[35] She followed it with a number of films with Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. Sridevi's first release of 1977 was Gaayathri, followed by Kavikkuyil and 16 Vayathinile, where she played the role of a young girl who is caught between her 2 lovers.[36] She also starred in the film's Telugu remake Padaharella Vayasu in 1978.[33] Her subsequent notable films included Bharathi Raja's Sigappu Rojakkal, S. P. Muthuraman's Priya, Karthika Deepam, Johnny, Varumayin Niram Sivappu and Aakali Rajyam.[37] She acted with N. T. Rama Rao in Vetagaadu, Sardar Papa Rayudu, Bobbili Puli, Justice Chowdhary and Aatagadu.[33] She acted alongside Sivaji Ganesan in Sandhippu, Kavari Maan and the Sri Lanka-filmed coproduction Pilot Premnath.[38] Sridevi debuted as child artist in Kannada with Bhakta Kumbara (1974) directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy.[39] Her other films as a child artist in Kannada included Bala Bharatam and Yashoda Krishna.[39] She was also a part of Hennu Samsarada Kannu (1975), directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao. Sridevi also acted as lead opposite Ambareesh in …