Soundarya Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography

Soundarya was an Indian actor and producer who worked predominantly in Telugu films along with some Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi projects, including Pavithra Bandham, Taraka Ramudu, Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu, Dongata, Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu, Maa Inti Adapadachu, Anthapuram, Anaganaga O Ammayi, Raja, Sardukupodaam Randi, Jayam Manade Raa, Annayya, Premaku Swagatham, Eduruleni Manishi, Shiva Shankar, Sooryavansham, Kanden Seethaiyai, Mannavaru Chinnavaru, Dear Son Maruthu, Thavasi, Chokka Thangam, Ivan, Kilichundan Mampazham, Apthamitra, Sri Manjunatha, Dweepa, Baa Nanna Preethisu, Halli Krishna Delhi Radha, Kaathala Kaathala, and Doni Sagali.

Born Name

K. S. Sowmya

Other Names

Soundarya, Sowmya Satyanarayan

Age

She was born on July 18, 1972/1976.

Died

On April 17, 2004, she passed away in an aircraft crash in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Sun Sign

Cancer

Born Place

Kolar district, Mysore State (later Karnataka), India

Nationality

Education

Soundarya was pursuing a degree in M.B.B.S. but dropped out after a year.

Occupation

Actor, Producer

Family

• Father – K. S. Sathyanarayana (Kannada Film Writer-Producer)
• Mother – Manjula
• Siblings – Amarnath (Brother)

Build

Voluptuous

Height

5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm

Weight

58 kg or 128 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Soundarya had dated –

1. G. S. Raghu (2003-2004) – She married software engineer G. S. Raghu on April 27, 2003. Tragically, she died the following year.

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Chiseled features

Soundarya Facts

1. Alongside Amitabh Bachchan and others, Soundarya appeared as Radha Thakur Singh in the Hindi-language musical drama film, Sooryavansham, in 1999.
2. In 2002, she co-starred as Nagi in the Kannada-language film, Dweepa, based on the novel of the same name by Na D’Souza. This role won her the Karnataka State Film Award for “Best Actress” and Filmfare Award South for “Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada”.
3. In the name of her father, Soundarya had opened 3 schools for orphaned children in Bangalore. Following her demise, her mother started more schools, institutions, and orphanages under the name “Amarsoundarya Vidalayas” in Bangalore.
4. Soundarya joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the year 2004 and at the time of the fatal plane crash that took her life, she was traveling to Karimnagar from Bangalore during an election campaign to support the party. Her brother, Amarnath, also became a victim of the crash. Reportedly, the aircraft, a Cessna 180 owned by Agni Aerosports, took off at 11:05 a.m. and turned west before crashing on the campus of the Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra of the University of Agricultural Sciences.
5. It was also reported that the aircraft had reached only a height of 100 feet and burst into flames.