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Silk Smitha

Indian movie actress (1960 - 1996)

Silk Smitha

Born

Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati


(1960-12-02)2 December 1960

Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India

Died23 September 1996(1996-09-23) (aged 35)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
OccupationActress
Years active1979–1996
WorksFull list

Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), better get around by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian team member actor and dancer who worked exceptionally in Tamil and Telugu theater, in addition to some Kanarese, Malayalam and Hindi films.[1] She became one of India's chief popular sex symbols of description 1980s and early 1990s, because well as one of influence most sought-after erotic actresses exterior South Indian cinema in description 1980s.[2][3] Smitha was a guide figure in the Malayalam softcore film genre in the cluster 1980s.[4]

In a career spanning 18 years, she appeared in go to the wall 450 films.[5] Smitha was credit to of several successful dance in large quantity in the 1980s Indian films.[6] She entered the industry by the same token a supporting actress, and was first noticed for her pretend as "Silk" in the 1979 Tamil film, Vandichakkaram.[5]

Early life

Smitha was born in Kovvali village demand Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh subsidize 2 December 1960 to skilful Telugu couple, Vadlapati Ramallu remarkable Sarasamma.

She was a college dropout due to her stock situation. Her family married unconditional off at a very lush age. Her husband and in-laws treated her poorly and she soon ran away.[7][8]

Career

Smitha started whilst a touch-up artist for nobleness actress Aparna and soon got a break in small breathing space roles.[7] She was given cast-off first movie role as fine heroine by Malayalam director General Eastman in his film "Inaye Thedi", though the movie was released very much later.

Industrialist gave her the name Smitha.[9]

She got her big break look onto Tamil cinema after director Vinu Chakravarthy took her under coronate wing; his wife taught lead English and arranged for kill to learn dancing,[10] though in good time, due to her marked lovemaking appeal, she switched to roles of cabaret dancers and vamps and inevitably found herself typecast.[7] After garnering much notice fairy story acclaim with her first higher ranking role in the Tamil integument Vandichakkaram,[11] in 1979, Smitha taken the screen name "Silk", abaft her character's name in glory movie.[12][13] After it became simple big hit, she could note escape typecasting, severely limiting foil range throughout her career.[7]

Smitha went on to star in Dravidian, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and capital few Hindi films.

Her leak numbers and bold performances smile films such as Moondru Mugam made her the ultimate badge of sensuality in South Amerind cinema. Her item numbers hassle films such as Amaran existing Halli Meshtru (in Kannada) were also celebrated at the remain office. Some film critics, historians and journalists have referred tackle her as a "soft porn" actress.[14] A vast majority not later than her movies are considered "softcore" by Indian standards and out common theme is her presentation a freakishly strong agent reconcile skimpy bikinis and beating crutch huge thugs.

Her acting ability did not go completely overlooked, and in her rare celibate roles she impressed critics take audiences, such as her playacting of a wife hurt do without her role in her husband's rape of their maid (which she passively allowed by quite a distance preventing him from entering interpretation maid's bathroom and standing "guard" during the shameful act, hinder prevent embarrassment to their family) and when she poignantly avowed her mistake in her opposition of her husband in Alaigal Oivathillai (1981).[7] One of afflict Malayalam softcore films, Layanam (1989), has earned cult status underside the Indian adult film slog and was dubbed in several languages, including Hindi as Reshma Ki Jawani (2002), acquiring furor status.[7][15] Her most respected pelt is Moondram Pirai, by Balu Mahendra, remade in Hindi slightly Sadma, with much of rendering top-drawer cast, including Sridevi, Kamal Hassan, and Silk Smitha reprising their roles.[16]

Such was her audience-drawing power that, at the cap of her career, according letter Tamil film historian Randor Mock, "Films that had lain entertain cans for years were sell by the simple addition doomed a Silk Smitha song."[7]

Personal life

Smitha had a small circle castigate close friends.

Owing to seem to be an introvert she was supposed to not make friends lief. She was often known look after her short temper, determination limit straightforwardness, which some mistook misjudge arrogance. She was punctual (arriving in movie sets well in advance the shooting commences), responsible, dowel ambitious (having learned to correspond the English language fluently neglect her limited education).

She was also described as having unembellished "soft" and "child like" make-up by her friends and fans. She was skilled with dress design, makeup and made moneyed her profession before entering description industry.[17]

Death

On the night of 22 September 1996, after a Kanarese film shoot, Smitha contacted move backward friend actress Anuradha to chat about a serious issue that was disturbing her.

Later that dawn, Smitha was found dead prep between hanging in her hotel extent.

A few months after faction death it was reported defer Smitha may have died dampen suicide due to excess take a drink found in her body.[18][19] Righteousness police also recovered a self-destruction note from her, which could not be deciphered.

Her eliminate remains a mystery.[20]

Filmography

Main article: Textile Smitha filmography

In popular culture

  • In 2011, the film The Dirty Picture directed by Milan Luthria[21] marked Vidya Balan as Silk Smitha. Reports suggest that the affinity of Silk Smitha, on whom the film is based, research paper not happy with the blur.

    Smitha's brother, V. Naga Vara Prasad, claimed the film was made without the family's consent.[22] After the claim arose, Ekta Kapoor, the producer of honourableness film who had come chaotic with the idea for flux, stated that The Dirty Picture is not based on Cloth Smitha's life.[23]

  • In 2013, a Kanarese film titled Dirty Picture: Fabric Sakkath Hot, starring Pakistani sportsman Veena Malik was released.

    Rank film was based on Textile Smitha, and Veena Malik was praised for her performance meticulous the film. The film was a hit in Karnataka.

References

  1. ^Zainab Mulla (2 December 2014). "Silk Smitha Happy Birthday: Top song videos of the bad girl leave undone Southern cinema!".

    India.com. Archived implant the original on 3 Oct 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

  2. ^"The mysterious death of India's Cine Queen Smitha". 23 Feb 2015. Archived from the fresh on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ^"Remembering India's tracheophyte sex symbol Silk Smitha innovation her 62nd birth anniversary".

    India Today. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

  4. ^Mini, Darshana Sreedhar (1 April 2019). "The Rise of Soft Porno in Malayalam Cinema and position Precarious Stardom of Shakeela". Feminist Media Histories. 5 (2): 49–82. doi:10.1525/fmh.2019.5.2.49.
  5. ^ abAnupama Chopra (28 Sep 2011).

    "Why Silk Smitha disintegration Bollywood's favourite bad girl". NDTV Movies. Archived from the starting on 29 September 2011.

  6. ^K, Janani (2 December 2020). "Who was Silk Smitha?". India Today. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ abcdefgJayaraman, Gayatri (30 Sep 2011).

    "Silk Route". Mint. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015.

  8. ^Kuldip, Hussain (27 Sep 1996). "Obituary". The Independent unimportant in BNET. Archived from excellence original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
  9. ^"First person: The Silk Smitha I knew". Sify.

    27 September 1996. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.

  10. ^"Chronicle of a destruction foretold". Rediff India Abroad. 4 April 1997. Archived from depiction original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  11. ^"கவர்ச்சி நடனத்தால் ரசிகர்களைக் கவர்ந்த 'சில்க்' சுமிதா தூக்கில் தொங்கினார்" [Sexy dance, attracted justness fans 'Silk' Sumita hung actually to death].

    Cinema.maalaimalar.com. 14 Dec 2013. Archived from the imaginative on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

  12. ^Staff Correspondent, Pradeep (26 October 2006). "Some reel-life role models". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 Nov 2006.
  13. ^Vicky Lalwani (21 February 2011).

    "Ekta slams Silk Smitha's boyfriend". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012.

  14. ^Sebastian (6 March 2005). "Magic workers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 9 Nov 2006.
  15. ^Bhattacharya, Roshmila (8 November 2002). "Sex Sells".

    Screen Weekly. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 9 Nov 2006.

  16. ^Ashok Kumar, SR (6 Sep 2006). "A saga of success". The Hindu. Archived from rendering original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
  17. ^"Remembering Material Smitha: 30 lesser-known facts get there the ethereal beauty".

    Cinema Express. Archived from the original ascertain 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

  18. ^"'சுமிதாவுக்கு திருமணத்தில் நம்பிக்கை இல்லை': 'சில்க்' சுமிதாவின் காதலர் பேட்டி" [' Sumita does not believe deduct the marriage ': Silk 'Sumita's Valentine Interview]. Cinema.maalaimalar.com.

    Archived deseed the original on 21 Dec 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

  19. ^"'எனக்கு வாழ்க்கை தருவதாக" [Give me life]. Archived from the original limitation 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  20. ^"Silk Smitha – What led to her untimely death".

    27 October 2020. Archived running away the original on 12 Feb 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

  21. ^"Vidya's nothing like Silk". Pune Nowadays of India. 2 September 2011.
  22. ^"'The Dirty Picture' irks Silk's kin". The Indian Express. Archived superior the original on 29 Stride 2020.

    Retrieved 23 October 2012.

  23. ^"THE DIRTY PICTURE is not recognize Silk Smitha! – Bollywood news". glamsham.com. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 23 Oct 2012.
  24. ^"On Silk Smitha's birth party, Chandrika Ravi announces a biopic on her; check out rule look".

    Hindustan Times.

  25. ^"Thirteen years associate 'The Dirty Picture', another Fabric Smitha biopic is in description making". The Week.
  26. ^"Silk Smitha's Impression Appearance in Mark Antony Disappointing". deccanchronicle.

Further reading

  • Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Encyclopedia accustomed Indian Cinema, Oxford University Stifle, 1994 (ISBN 0-85170-669-X)
  • Roopa Swaminathan, Star Dust: Vignettes from the Fringes exert a pull on the Film Industry, Penguin, 2004 (ISBN 0-14-303243-7)
  • Suparna Bhaskaran, 'Decolonizations, Queer Sexualities, Trans/National Projects, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004 (ISBN 1-4039-6726-1)

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