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The same film was remade into Hindi the following year by the same cast as Sadma (1983). Sridevi got the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for best actress for her performance that year in Moondram Pirai (1982).
1983 – 1986: Bollywood’s No.1 Heroine
In that period Sridevi continued her ruling in the south film industry as the No.1 heroine, but 1983 it was a time for a relaunch in Bollywood.
This film was in the making for over 10 years. She is referred to as The First Female Superstar of Hindi cinema. The same year Sridevi has won every single poll online. She played Shashi Godbole, a housewife who learns English. This role earned her her first Filmfare nomination for Best Actress.
In 1986, Sridevi starred in the fantasy film Nagina, where she played a shape-shifting snake woman.
Sridevi for the first time worked with Govinda that year in Gair Kanooni (1989) a movie that have seen audiences whistle to her comic performance. The film was a remake of a Tamil & Telugu versions which were both offered to Sridevi but rejected them. This role was considered by Indian Express “a milestone in her illustrious career” Sridevi also featured in the Mid Day list of ‘Challenging Roles played by Bollywood Actors’ describing her act in the film as “her best performance ever”.
Down the south Sridevi continued her dominance by giving more hit films like Sri Ranga Neethulu (1983) with A.N.R.
The film though was not as successful as Nagina (1986). Her role in this film is still considered as one of the most important female roles in Tamil cinema. In the Malayalam cinema Sridevi acted with Arvind Swami in Devaraagam (1996). Her performance in Mom earned her the National Film Award for Best Actress after her death.
The film then was completed by Raj Sippy and released it eventually in 1993. Four years later, she starred in Himmatwala (1983) with Jeetendra.
Raghavendra Rao. The music which was a huge hit was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and some of its songs were remade in Hindi too. This blockbuster film was later dubbed in Tamil as Kaadhal Devathai (1991), in Hindi as Aadmi Aur Apsara (1991), and in Malayalam as Hai Sundhari (1995), capitalising on Sridevi’s popularity.
She also went on to reject many films with Amitabh Bachchan because she felt heroines dont have much scope in his films! She acted with Kamal Haasan in 27 films.
Sridevi's notable Telugu films include Kshana Kshanam (1991), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu. Known as the First Female Superstar of Indian Cinema, she acted in over 300 films across five languages during her career.
Then in Hindi cinema there was Ram Avatar (1986) with Anil Kapoor & Sunny Deol which is a remake of Sangam (1964) but the film did not succeed at the box office. K. She acted with many Telugu stars, including Krishna and Chiranjeevi.
Rise to Bollywood Stardom
Sridevi's first main role in Hindi films was in Solva Sawan (1979).