Sangeeta

Sangeeta was born near the district of Vishakapattanam in Andhra Pradesh. She started her career in the Telugu film industry as early as 1975. Sangeeta mainly acted in Telugu movies since she rose to fame through her performance in dramas hosted during her school days and at local temples.

Soon as she got introduced to the film industry, she was lucky enough to procure the lead role in a Telugu film known as ‘Mutyala Muggu,’ which was released in 1975. The film was a strategical adaptation of Uttara Ramayana, in which Raman sacrifices Sita on the advice of various people.

In ‘Mutyala Muggu’ Sangeeta plays the role of a young girl whose marriage fails right at the wedding ceremony and due to unfortunate circumstances that follow, she is married off then and there to a family relative, whose marriage is fixed to another girl. Sangeeta played the role of a young, timid, shy yet highly courteous girl with much conviction. The story takes an unexpected turn when Sangeeta discovers a pot of jewels from a well. Though Sangeeta has worked in nearly twenty films, her first film is her most recognized work.

Apart from Telugu, she has also worked in a few Malayalam as well as Tamil movies. Her second film ‘Chilakamma Cheppindi’ features her opposite the Rajnikanth, the superstar himself. The film got released in 1977, and it was an adaptation of the Malayalam movie titled ‘Adimakal’.

In the movie, Sangeeta plays the role of a simple music teacher residing in a rural village. She leads her own life independently and supports a sibling. She has an aversion to men or relationships in general. Sangeeta portrays the character of the stubborn teacher with so much perfection even though it required an entirely different method of acting compared to her earlier movie. The fact that she could adapt to entirely different methods of acting shows her versatility.