Sridevi, cherished as a celestial beauty by Telugu audiences, was an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. She made her debut as a child artist in the Tamil film "Kandan Karunai" (1967), though her first released film was "Thunaivan." Early in her career, she featured in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Her breakthrough came with K. Balachander's direction "Moondru Mudichu", a massive box office success, where she starred alongside Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. This film marked her as a leading lady in hit movies. Sridevi continued her success with Kamal Haasan in films like "Guru" , "Shankarlal" , "Sigappu Rojakkal" , "Thaayillamal Naanillai" , "Meendum Kokila" , "Vaazhve Maayam" , "Varumayin Niram Sigappu" , "Neela Malargal" , "Moondram Pirai" and "Padaharella Vayasu."With Rajinikanth, she starred in "Dharma Yuddham" , "Priya" , "Pokkiri Raja" , "Thanikattu Raja" , "Adutha Varisu" , "Naan Adimai Illai" and others. While she was a leading heroine in Tamil cinema, Sridevi made her entrance into Telugu films. She acted in hit films with N.T. Rama Rao like "Kondaveeti Simham" , "Vetagadu" and "Bobbili Puli." With Megastar Chiranjeevi, she starred in "Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari" and "S.P. Parasuram." She also acted with Nageswara Rao in hit films like "Muddula Koduku" , "Premabhishekam" , "Bangaru Kanuka" and "Prema Kanuka." In addition, she featured in Telugu hits like "Kshana Kshanam" , "Govinda Govinda" and "Devatha."