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Pink Villa
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Meet actor disowned by father, adopted two specially-abled kids at 20, doctor by profession and is a pan-Indian star now
This actress has strived for pan-Indian recognition at the moment and is one of the leading stars among her contemporaries. Within a remarkably short time in her career, she has had the opportunity to work with some of the most prominent filmmakers and actors in Indian cinema. The starlet enjoys a massive fan following and is also known for holding an alternate career in medicine. Can you guess who we are speaking about here? Yes, it's Sreeleela. Who is Sreeleela? Born on June 14, 2001, she hails from a Telugu-speaking family based in Detroit, United States. However, Sreeleela was raised extensively in Bangalore and has been closely influenced by her maternal grandparents since childhood, who reside in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. Sreeleela was disowned by her father Speaking about her parents, Sreeleela was born to her mother, Swarnalatha, who is one of the leading gynaecologists from Bangalore. She was married to industrialist Surapaneni Subhakara Rao. However, Sreeleela was born after Swarnalatha's divorce. Back in October 2018, Surapaneni Subhakara Rao held a press meeting and openly disowned being the father of the Guntur Kaaram actress. He clarified that Sreeleela was born to his ex-wife after their separation, and therefore, she was not his daughter. Work as a child artist and trained Bharatnatyam dancer Coming back to her career, from a very young age, Leela aspired to and was trained in Bharatanatyam. Later, at the age of 16, she made her debut as a child artist in the Telugu film Chitrangada in 2017. She played the younger version of the female lead, which brought her to the attention of filmmakers, which eventually led to her securing her first lead role. Debut in films as lead actress Finally, it was in 2019 that Sreeleela landed her first lead role in the movie Kiss, which proved successful at the box office. The diva was still in her pre-university course when the film was released and became a hit. Subsequently, she went on to secure several movie offers over the years, pairing up with actors such as Ram Pothineni, Nandamuri Balakrishna, and others. In 2024, she bagged the mega offer of Guntur Kaaram opposite Mahesh Babu, which was a game-changing move in her career. Sreeleela holds an MBBS degree Besides being an actress, Sreeleela also has an alternative identity as a doctor. She obtained her medical degree in 2021 from the Apollo Medical College in Hyderabad. Her mother, a gynecologist, inspired her to pursue this profession, which she has been carefully balancing with her acting career. Sreeleela adopted two kids at the age of 20 In February 2022, Sreeleela made headlines when she adopted two specially abled kids, a boy named Guru and a girl named Shobhita. As per a TOI report, the starlet had visited an orphanage and was so moved by seeing the two of them that she immediately decided to adopt them, caring for them for a lifetime. Sreeleela, as a leading pan-Indian star now Post 2024, fans witnessed the phenomenal growth of Sreeleela as an actress. She paired up opposite Allu Arjun in Pushpa 2 for a song titled Kissik, which brought unmatched fame to her way. Fast forward to now, she will be making her Bollywood debut opposite Kartik Aaryan in an Anurag Basu-directed movie, which is yet to be titled. Besides this, she has films like Parasakthi with Sivakarthikeyan, Ustaad Bhagat Singh with Pawan Kalyan, and Lenin with Akhil Akkineni lined up next.
India.com
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This singer started singing at the age of 3, sang over 10,000 songs, known as 'Humming queen', died at 37 due to…, her name is…
When it comes to Bollywood in the world of singing, the names of singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, and Shreya Ghoshal come first the tongue. Whereas when we turn towards South, the names of Shrimati Subbulakshmi, S Janaki, and K S Chitra come to the fore. These are such singers who ruled their time and entertained the public a lot with their melodious voices. But there was one such singer who sang many songs in a very short time. Although the mass audience may not know the name of this singer today due to her early demise, this does not reduce the greatness of the singer. If there was Lata in Bollywood, there was Swarnalatha in South as well. Swarnalatha's career was not very big, but her contribution to the music world was great. The singer was born on 29 April 1973 in Kerala. She started singing at the age of 3 years. She took her initial education from her elder sister. The singer's career started at an early age. She gave his first performance in the year 1987. At that time, she was only 14 years old. But the singer took up music at such a young age, and his journey continued till the end. In a career of 22 years, the singer sang more than 10 thousand songs in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and Bengali languages. She sang songs for everyone from Ilaiyaraaja to AR Rahman. She performed with everyone from KJ Yesudas to Shankar Mahadevan. The singer has won many awards in her career spanning two decades. Swarnalatha won the National Award for AR Rahman. The singer also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Apart from this, the singer has also been honoured with Tamil Nadu state's highest honour, Kalaimamani. No one had thought that such a high-profile singer whose magic has a great impact on people would die so soon. South Indian singer Swarnalatha had idiopathic lung disease. This disease took the singer's life at a young age. But there is no doubt that in such a short time, Swarnalatha brought herself to the list of top singers with her art and discipline. If the singer were alive today, she would have been a bigger name in the music world worldwide.
