Hema Chaudhary

Hema Chaudhary is an Indian film actress who has predominantly acted in Kannada and Telugu films in addition to Malayalam and Tamil films. Starting her career as a lead actress for the Telugu film Pelli Kani Pelli in 1976, she switched over to character roles in the 1980s. She is best remembered for her villainous roles that she portrayed in Kannada cinema in films like Subhashaya (1977) and Gaali Maathu (1981). Among her Tamil films, the K. Balachander directed Manmatha Leelai (1976) opposite actor Kamal Haasan was most notable. Acting in over 150 films, Hema is considered one of the popular character artistes in South Indian cinema.