In India, fans of Sri Devi respond very positively about the actress. Among the audience and fans of her work, a nickname for the actress appeared: "Miss gorgeous hips." Almost every resident in India is sure that she has the most beautiful eyes in the whole country. The artist during her career managed to star in films that instantly won the hearts of viewers. Especially fans love the dancing actress.
Biography
Sri devi was born in southern India. Her hometown is Sivakashi. The real name of the actress is Sri Amma Younger Ayyapan. The artist's father was a lawyer, and her mother was engaged in housekeeping and raising two daughters. By the way, the actress has a sister, whose name is Srilatham. Sri devi's father remarried, and that is why the artist had two more brothers who were older than her. According to the movie star herself, in childhood she was overly nervous. She was afraid of loud noises and did not like when her voice was raised.
When she was a very little girl, the actress always went with her mother. She did not part with her for a minute and held on to the hem of her dress (sari). Once the situation has changed dramatically. The Sri devi family was having lunch in one of the restaurants when little Sri, having heard the music, instantly jumped out from the table and started dancing. The father forcibly returned his daughter, who yesterday was too modest and shy. That moment was a turning point in the life of the artist. Ayyapan has become overly sociable and active. The actress did not graduate and left school while in seventh grade. She decided to devote her life to show business.
The beginning of an acting career
The debut of the actress in the world of cinema took place at the age of four. The directors instantly noticed little Sri and after a while they came to their parents' house with an interesting proposal. However, the father of the little actress was angry and asked the agents to leave his house from television. But the guests did not give up. They decided to find a way through the mother of the girl, who was immediately happy about such prospects for her daughter, and she managed to persuade her husband that Ayapan take part in the filming. In the picture Kandan Karunai, Sri was to play the role of the god Murugan, but for this role the little artist had to cut her hair. Having learned about what they want to do with her daughter, the girl's mother protested and insisted that the haircut be replaced with a wig. With the onset of 11 years, the young artist was entrusted with playing her first major role. After some time, Sri already tried herself in the form of a lover, and she really liked to reincarnate. Being in the seventh grade, Ayyapan began to appear exclusively in films of erotic context. Repeatedly, the artist was nominated for an Oscar. A photo of Sri Devi can be seen in this article.
Work in the cinema
In 1976, the actress appeared in films as an adult. She starred in a picture called Moondru Mudichu. Over the course of five years with the participation of Sri, about two dozen films were released, and in 1982, the artist first received the award that she had always dreamed of. At this time, she became famous in the Soviet Union. Sri instantly became the idol of the inhabitants of many countries. For viewers, she was remembered for her paintings “The Color of Poverty - Red”, “Guru”, “Family Relations”.
Actress in bollywood
Towards the end of the 80s, the artist began acting in Bollywood films. At this time, her work began to gain momentum, and Sri began to appear in paintings with famous actors. In the early 90's, Sri devi became a real celebrity. She was considered one of the most gifted and best movie stars of Bollywood. Many lovers of the actress’s creativity enjoyed such films with her participation as “Chandni”, “Crescent Moon Comes on the Third Day” and “Sad Story”, for which Ayapan received awards. All the films with Sri devi were filled with songs and dances, which the viewers liked very much. For magnificent creativity, the actress began to swim in awards. Beginning in the late 90s, a real lull began in Sri's career. She did not receive offers from the directors, and it seemed that her career was already at sunset.
Further career of the actress
With the onset of 2012, Bollywood directors offered Sri a role in the English-Winglish film project, which turned out to be successful. The actress herself was once again nominated for the Indian Award for Best Actress. A year later, a film called “Vincente Ferrer” appeared on television. For the role in this project, the actress was also awarded. In 2015, a painting entitled “Tiger” was released with the participation of the actress, and a couple of years later she appeared in a dramatic thriller called “Mom”. In this film, Sri also acted as a director and screenwriter of the picture. Many fans of the artist claim that the mystical film called "Mom" was the last in the career of Sri Devi. The picture was released in 2017 and became the account of three hundred in the filmography of the artist. This year Ayyapan celebrated the anniversary of the first day of her acting career. However, in 2018, a film is expected on the screens where the actress plays the main role.
The personal life of the actress
About personal life, Sri devi began to speak in the mid-80s. Initially, the actress was credited with an affair with Mithun Chakraborty, but the couple tried with all their might to hide their relationship. However, after some time, the artist admitted that from the first minutes she was imbued with warm feelings for Mithun, this was especially clear after she appeared with him in the film "Insight". But Sri in every possible way denied that the couple had a serious relationship, and she only felt a sense of love for the actor - nothing more. During the interview, the artist said that she would never be a second wife for someone. She did not plan to share her man with another woman.
The departure of the actress from life
At the end of February 2018, terrible news shocked fans of Sri Amma Younger Ayapan. Favorite artist left this world. The cause of her death was an absurd situation. While in Dubai, the actress was going to the wedding of her nephew, but after a while, Sri devi was found dead in the hotel restroom, where the actress was located. During the forensic examination, it was found that alcohol was found in Sri's blood. This fact surprised the relatives of the artist, because the woman did not abuse alcohol. The cause of death was a loss of consciousness, as a result of which the artist fell into the bath and choked. After three days, the celebrity’s body was taken to Mumbai, where the funeral took place.