Meenakshi Seshadri

Meenakshi Seshadri is a former Indian actress, model and dancer who mainly appeared in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu-language films. She won the Eve’s Weekly Miss India contest in 1981 at the age of 17.Meenakshi made her film debut in 1983. She became one of Hindi cinema’s leading actresses in the 1980s and 1990s, and was acknowledged for several of her performances, her beauty, and her accomplished dancing.

She was noted for her performances in films including Hero (1983), Aandhi-Toofan (1985), Meri Jung (1985), Swati (1986), Dilwaala (1986), Dacait (1987), Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987), Parivaar (1987), Shahenshah (1988), Mahaadev (1989), Awaargi (1990), Jurm (1990), Ghayal (1990), Ghar Ho To Aisa (1990), Damini (1993), Duet (1994) and Ghatak (1996). She received particular critical acclaim for Swati (1986), Dahleez (1986), Satyamev Jayate (1987), Awaargi (1990) and Damini (1993). She also performed at the Khajuraho Dance Festival in the 1990s.After the release of her film Ghatak, she left the film industry to raise her children in the United States with her husband, where she runs the Cherish Dance School. A documentary was made about her life, titled Meenakshi Accept Her Wings.

Meenakshi Seshadri was born as Shashikala Seshadri in a Tamil Brahmin family in Sindri, Bihar (now in Jharkhand). She trained in four Indian classical dance forms, Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, and Odissi, under Vempati Chinna Satyam and Jaya Rama Rao. She won the Eve’s Weekly Miss India contest in 1981 at the age of 17 and represented India at the Miss International 1981 in Tokyo, Japan.After a forgettable debut in Painter Babu, Meenakshi acted alongside another newcomer, Jackie Shroff, in Hero.

The film was a blockbuster and Meenakshi became an overnight star. Immediately after the success of Hero, she got an offer to star with superstar Rajesh Khanna. She appeared with Khanna in Awara Baap in a double role, but the film underperformed. She then appeared in several commercially unsuccessful films, including Love Marriage, Paisa Ye Paisa, and Lover Boy. Her next film, Bewafai, was again with Khanna, with Rajinikanth in an antagonist role. Then Ghai again cast her alongside Anil Kapoor in his next film, Meri Jung, which was one of the highest-grossing films of the year 1985.

This gave her a major foothold in the industry. Some of her films were moderately successful, namely Swati, Mera Jawab, and Aandhi Toofan. She then appeared in the film Hoshiyar alongside Jeetendra. In the same year she acted with Rajinikanth in Mahaguru (1985) as his heroine. Later Meenaakshi did a special appearance song with Rajnikant in a Telugu movie Jeevana Poratam (1986).

Meenakshi Seshadri All Movie List :

FilmCostarsYear
Painter Babu
Hero
Rajiv Goswami
Jackie Shroff
1983
Love MarriageAnil Kapoor1984
Hoshiyar
Mera Jawab
Aandhi-Toofan
Mahaguru
Bewafai
Maha Shaktimaan
Mera Ghar Mere Bachche
Paisa Yeh Paisa
Meri Jung
Lover Boy
Awara Baap
Jeetendra
Jackie Shroff
Mithun Chakraborty
Rajinikanth
Rajesh Khanna
Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar
Jackie Shroff
Anil Kapoor
Rajiv Kapoor
Rajesh Khanna
1985
Ricky
Main Balwaan
Maa Beti
Dahleez
Pahuche Hue Log
Allah Rakha
Dilwaala
Swati
Kunal Goswami
Mithun Chakraborty
Karan Shah
Jackie Shroff, Raj Babbar
None
Jackie Shroff
Mithun Chakraborty
Akbar Khan
1986
Satyamev Jayate
Dacait
Inaam Dus Hazaar
Muqaddar Ka Faisla
Parivaar
Vinod Khanna
Sunny Deol
Sanjay Dutt
Raj Babbar
Mithun Chakraborty
1987
Main Tere Liye
Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani
Bees Saal Baad
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati
Inteqam
Vijay
Shahenshah
Sunil Anand
Raj Babbar
Mithun Chakraborty
Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty
Sunny Deol
Anil Kapoor
Amitabh Bachchan
1988
Aag Se Khelenge
Toofan
Bade Ghar Ki Beti
Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá
Joshilaay
Gharana
En Rathathin Rathame
Mahaadev
Mohabat Ka Paigham
Nache Nagin Gali Gali
Anil Kapoor
Amitabh Bachchan
Rishi Kapoor
Jackie Shroff
Anil Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Bhagyaraj
Vinod Khanna
Raj Babbar, Aditya Pancholi
Nitin Bharadwaj
1989
Amba
Jurm
Ghayal
Awaargi
Ghar Ho To Aisa
Pyar Ka Karz
Shandar
Anil Kapoor
Vinod Khanna
Sunny Deol
Anil Kapoor, Govinda
Anil Kapoor
Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
1990
Akayla
Brahmarishi Vishwamitra
Ghar Parivar
Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff
Nandamuri Balakrishna
Rishi Kapoor
1991
Aapadbandhavudu
Humshakal
Police Aur Mujrim
Aaj Ka Goonda Raj
Humlaa
Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi
Chiranjeevi
Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna
Chiranjeevi
Anil Kapoor
Jeetendra
1992
Sadhna
Badi Bahen
Aadmi Khilona Hai
Kshatriya
Damini
Teri Payal Mere Geet
Rishi Kapoor
Raj Babbar
Govinda
Vinod Khanna
Rishi Kapoor
Govinda
1993
DuetRamesh Arvind, Prabhu ganeshan1994
Ghatak: LethalSunny Deol1996
Do RahainMilind Gunaji, Kanwaljeet Singh1997
Swami VivekanandaSarvadaman D. Banerjee1998
Ghayal Once AgainSunny Deol2016

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