Roopa, known asRoopa Devi is an Indian actress who has acted inKannada,Tamil,Telugu andMalayalam films. She is the daughter ofKalyanam Raghuramaiah^[1] and veteran actressAdvani Lakshmi Devi. She became famous as the debutante heroine of the tragic romantic filmOru Thalai Ragam in Tamil that ran for 365 days in which she was paired with newcomerShankar.^[2] She has starred in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies during the 1980s. For her performance in the movieAvala Antharanga, Roopa won theKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actress in 1984–85.

Roopa Devi mainly worked in Kannada movies during the 1980s. She debuted as a heroine in the experimental filmKamala in 1979 and the role of a prostitute brought her wide acclaim. She entered commercial cinema in 1980 withSimha Jodi in which she playedVishnuvardhan's sister. She was the first choice for second lead and supporting roles in Kannada movies during 1983–87. Her prominent Kannada movies includeHaalu Jenu,Mullina Gulabi,Bandhana,Avala Antharanga,Marali Goodige,Trishoola,Aahuthi,Dharma andBala Nouke. She won theKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actress (1984–85) for her stellar performance inAvala Antharanga.^[3]

She has worked with almost all leading Kannada actors of her time includingDr.Rajkumar,Kalyan Kumar,Vishnuvardhan,Srinath,Ambareesh,Anant Nag,Shankar Nag andAshok. She was romantically paired with matinee idol Dr.Rajkumar inHaalu Jenu,Samayada Gombe andYarivanu which were all huge successes critically and commercially. She stopped acting after 1989. Almost twenty years later she returned to the silver screen with Ganga Kaveri in 2008. In 2011 she acted inJarasandha as the mother of heroDuniya Vijay.^[4]

Dr.Rajkumar holds the distinction of having played the hero to both Roopa Devi and her motherAdvani Lakshmi Devi (inSri Ramanjaneya Yuddha)

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