Parvathamma Rajkumar has introduced many actresses into the Kannada film industry. Read on to find out who they are...
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oi-Lekhaka
By Santhosh Kumar
Parvathamma
Rajkumar
has
not
only
been
the
reason
behind
the
success
of
her
husband
and
sons
but
she
is
the
reason
for
a
number
of
actresses
to
propel
in
Sandalwood.
She
has
introduced
a
number
of
heroines
and
technicians
who
then
went
on
to
make
it
big
in
Sandalwood.
Let's
have
a
look
at
heroines
introduced
by
veteran
producer
Parvathamma
who
went
on
to
rule
the
industry.
Malashri
Parvathamma
gave
Malashri
a
dream
launch
into
Sandalwood
through
Nanjundi
Kalyana
which
still
remains
one
of
the
biggest
hits
in
Kannada
Film
Industry
and
Raghavendra
Rajkumar's
career.
Malashri
then
went
on
to
become
big
name
in
Kannada,
Telugu
and
Tamil
Film
Industries.
She
later
got
an
action
image
after
couple
of
action
films
which
rechristened
her
as
Action
Queen.
Sudharani
Sudharani
had
done
few
roles
as
child
artist,
Parvathamma
spotted
her
talent
and
cast
her
as
heroine
at
the
age
of
13
years
in
Shivanna's
debut
film
Anand,
which
had
a
theatrical
run
of
175
days.
The
film
was
a
fantastic
launch
for
both
Shivanna
and
Sudharani.
Sudharani
also
tried
her
hand
at
other
industries
and
was
part
of
a
couple
of
big
films
in
Tamil
Film
Industry.
In
Kannada
she
has
acted
with
most
of
the
top
stars.
She
has
won
two
State
awards
and
three
Filmfare
awards.
Prema
Prema
made
her
debut
with
Shivanna's
Savyasachi
which
bombed
at
box-office
and
her
second
film
with
Raghanna
failed
to
make
any
mark
at
box-office
too.
Despite
of
bad
track
record,
Parvathamma
cast
her
in
Shivanna
and
Upendra's
Om.
Om
went
on
to
become
biggest
hit
and
Prema
was
relaunched
in
a
grand
manner.
In
the
same
year
of
Om's
theatrical
release,
she
bagged
films
with
Mohanlal
in
Malayalam,
Venkatesh
in
Telugu
and
again
with
Shivanna.
She
ruled
sandalwood
almost
for
a
decade
with
number
of
hits
and
critical
acclaim.
Rakshitha
Rakshitha
was
selected
by
Parvathamma
for
Power
Star
Puneeth's
debut
film
Appu.
Rakshitha
was
appreciated
for
her
performance
in
debut
film.
Impressed
by
her
performance,
director
Puri
Jagan
casted
her
in
Telugu
remake
of
Appu.
Rakshitha
ruled
Sandalwood
for
a
few
years
and
was
called
as
Crazy
Queen.
She
has
acted
with
top
stars
of
South
Indian
film
Industry
and
also
has
been
part
of
the
films
directed
and
produced
by
big
names
in
Telugu
and
Tamil
Film
Industry.
Ramya
Like
Rakshitha,
Ramya
was
selected
by
Parvathamma
for
Puneeth's
second
film
Abhi.
Divya
Spandana
went
on
to
become
popular
as
Ramya
-
name
given
by
Parvathamma
Rajkumar.
Ramya
made
her
debut
in
Telugu
and
Tamil
film
industry
in
the
same
year
of
her
Kannada
debut.
Ramya
was
called
as
the
Sandalwood
Queen
and
competed
with
Rakshitha
for
the
number
1
position.
She
was
number
one
actress
in
the
last
few
years
of
her
career
until
she
chose
to
be
active
in
politics.
She
has
won
one
State
award
and
three
Filmfare
awards.