This article is about Telugu film actress, Annapoorna

Annapoorna or Annapurna is a well known Telugu

Telugu people

The Telugu people or Telugu Prajalu are an ethnic group of India. They are the native speakers of the Telugu language, the most commonly spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali...

 film actress for her portrayal as mother, mother-in-law, and grand mother, aunt, etc. She started her film career as a heroine paired with Mohan Babu

Mohan babu

Mohan Babu is an actor & producer in Telugu Cinema. He is a former Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Educationist from Andhra Pradesh...

 (debut film) in a blockbluster Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 movie Swargam Narakam

Swargam Narakam

Swargam Narakam is a 1975 Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It is a Silver Jubilee film casting all new actors. It is debut film for Mohan Babu and Annapoorna. It is remade as Swarg Narak in Hindi produced by B.Nagi Reddy.-Cast:...

 (Nandi Award for Best Film) directed by Dasari Narayana Rao

Dasari Narayana Rao

Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao B.A. is a politician, film director, and film producer. Narayana Rao directed about 150 films, produced 53 films and worked in more than 250 films as a dialogue writer and as a lyricist.Beside graduating with a BA degree, he used to take part in scores of drama competitions...

 in 1975.

She is well remembered for her character roles in Samsaram Oka Chadarangam, Muthyamantha Muddu, Swargam Narakam, Assembly Rowdy and acted in almost all of the 1980s movies with Chiranjeevi

Chiranjeevi

Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...

 as lead hero namely Donga, Chattamtho Porattam, Sangarshana, Raakshashudu, Trinetrudu, Marana Mrudangam, Khaidi No 786, Jwala etc.

She also acted in Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 movies such as Nadodi Pattukkaran, and Varavu Nalla Uravu etc. and in Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 movies such as Waqt Ka Shahenshah, and Kanoon Ki Hathkadee etc. With couple of years gap, she started her second innings in 2007 with Telugu movies Evadithe Nakenti and Godava as mother and grand mother respectively.

Annapoorna who played the role of heroine to Mohan Babu

Mohan babu

Mohan Babu is an actor & producer in Telugu Cinema. He is a former Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Educationist from Andhra Pradesh...

 in Swargam Narakam

Swargam Narakam

Swargam Narakam is a 1975 Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It is a Silver Jubilee film casting all new actors. It is debut film for Mohan Babu and Annapoorna. It is remade as Swarg Narak in Hindi produced by B.Nagi Reddy.-Cast:...

movie also played the role of mother to Mohan Babu

Mohan babu

Mohan Babu is an actor & producer in Telugu Cinema. He is a former Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Educationist from Andhra Pradesh...

 in Assembly Rowdy movie released in 1991. Strangely, both the movies were blockblusters in the history of Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

film industry.

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