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Do you remember South’s superhit film ‘Oopiri’? People have not forgotten the actress who plays the role of chef Lakshmi in it. People still remember him today because of his fun scene. The pair of Karthi and Lakshmi made a lot of laughter in the film. But do you know that Lakshmi was really none other than Kalpana, the famous actress of Malayalam films?
New Delhi. The film ‘Upiri’, directed by South’s well -known director V. Vamsi Pedipalli, was hit as soon as it was released. Kalpana, a well -known actress of South to play the role of chef Lakshmi in it, did wonders.
Vamsi Pedipalli, a well -known director of South, who is known for his stylish and emotional story telling. He also won the hearts of people with this film. Kalpana played the lead role in the film. Kalpana was born in 1965 in Trivandrum, Kerala. He started his career as a child artist in 1977, the film was ‘Vidaruna Mottiukal’.
Then after some more child roles, he started in 1982 as a heroine with ‘Pokkuwel’. He gained a lot of popularity from early films but his career as a heroine did not last long. He acted in more than 300 films, including films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages.
After this, Kalpana made such a comeback in the supporting role that she continued to work in films for three decades. He played different characters in more than 300 films. Although she worked only twice in Telugu films, for the first time in ‘Oopiri’ and for the second time in ‘Majili’, in which she appeared as a mother in only one photo frame.
Talking about Kalpana’s personal life, he married Anil Kumar, director of Malayalam in 1998, but the relationship broke up in 2012. They also have a son. Now comes the most interesting part – Kalpana’s two sisters are also in films and one of them is Telugu audience’s most favorite actress Urvashi. Yes, the same Urvashi who has worked in more than 700 films and shared the screen with almost every big star of South.
Urvashi entered Telugu cinema with Chiranjeevi’s film ‘Rustom’. After this, he gave hit films with veterans like Balaiya Babu, Shobhan Babu, Rajinikanth, Rajendra Prasad. Even with the stars of the new generation like NTR, Prabhas, Gopichand and Pawan Kalyan, they did important roles.
He acted in many popular films like Allari Ramudu, Chakram, Jill, Sardar Gabbar Singh, Oh Baby, Raju Gari Gaadi 3 and Aadavalli Uke Joharlu.
So the next time you look at Lakshmi in Upiri, remember – she was not just a fun chef, but the sister of a superstar sister, who herself is counted among the industry’s waiting artists.