
Bhanupriya (born Mangabhanu; January 15, 1967) is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 150 films across Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi cinema. She made her feature film debut in the Tamil drama *Mella Pesungal* (1983) and entered Telugu cinema as the titular lead in *Sitara* (1984). Throughout the 1980s, she played leading roles in titles including *Anveshana* (1985), *Apoorva Sahodarulu* (1986), *Donga Mogudu* (1987), and *Swarnakamalam* (1988), for which she received the Nandi Award for Best Actress. In Hindi cinema, she appeared in films such as *Dosti Dushmani* (1986) and *Khudgarz* (1987).
During the 1990s, Bhanupriya continued working in prominent roles across languages, including *Chatriyan* (1990), *Azhagan* (1991), *Thalapathi* (1991), *Pedarayudu* (1995), *Azhakiya Ravanan* (1996), and *Annamayya* (1997). Beginning in the 2000s, she transitioned into character and maternal roles in productions such as *Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal* (2000), *Chatrapathi* (2005), *3* (2012), *Mahanati* (2018), and *Ayalaan* (2024). In 2024, she served as an executive producer on the drama *The Adamant Girl* (*Kottukkaali*).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
The titles people know Bhanupriya from.
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
as Panchamadevi
as Durgamamba
as Rani Amirthakumari
as Sarala

as Goddesss Akkamma
as Ram's mother
as Thilaga

as Rajeshwari

as Sivaji's mother


as Meenakshi
as Special Appearance
as Guest appearance

as Pooja, Vijay's sister
as Panchavarnam

as Gita

as Rajeswari
as Goddess Padmavathi


as Subhadra

as Arthi

as Urmila


as Jhansi / Rekha

as Asha

as Shanno

The people who keep turning up in Bhanupriya’s titles.









