Santha Kumari (born 16 April 1965),^[1] widely known by her stage nameDisco Shanti, is an Indian actress and dancer known for her performances initem numbers, particularly inSouth Indian cinema. She has appeared in over 900 films in multiple languages, includingTamil,Kannada,Telugu,Hindi,Malayalam, andOdia.

Disco Shanti is the daughter of Tamil actorC. L. Anandan, known for his roles in films such asVijayapuri Veeran (1960) andKaattumallika (1966). She has a younger sister,Lalitha Kumari, who is also an actress.^[2]

In 1996, she married Telugu actorSrihari and subsequently retired from the film industry.^[3] The couple had two sons and a daughter. Their daughter, Akshara, died at the age of four months. In her memory, the family established the Akshara Foundation, which states that it focuses on quality education for every child, accelerating conventional learning through accessible technology-based innovations for teachers and children.^[4] Additionally, they adopted four villages inMedchal district.^[5]

Srihari, who had been battling a liver ailment, died during the filming ofR... Rajkumar (2013). He experienced dizziness on set and was rushed to a hospital, where he later died.^[6]

As producer

• Seshadri Naidu (2004)^[12]

• South Indian film industry

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• 20th-century Indian actresses
• Actresses in Tamil cinema
• Actresses in Kannada cinema
• Indian film actresses
• Living people
• Actresses in Malayalam cinema
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• 1965 births

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