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South Indian Actors Who Experienced Success But Then Fell Into Poverty

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1. Savitri

A Legendary Indian film on-screen character, executive and maker. She showed up in adaptable parts in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi dialect movies. In 1960, she got the Rashtrapati Award for her execution in the film Chivaraku Migiledi. She was raised by his uncle (father's sibling), Shri Kommareddi Venkataramaiah at Vijayawada. He watched the taste and ability of Savithri towards move and masterminded training in the move. He was the main impetus for Savitri's Career. She learned music and Classical dance from Sistla Purnayya Sasthri, at a young age of Eight years. She performed on stage as a kid at different spots. She appeared in more than 300 movies in various languages with somewhere around te...

Date of Birth: 06-12-1933

Date of Death: 26-12-1981

Age: 90

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Gender: Female

Language: Tamil

Skills: Movie Actress, Actress

Savitri Biography

Date of Birth: 06-12-1933

Date of Death: 26-12-1981

Age: 90

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Gender: Female

Language: Tamil

Skills: Movie Actress, Actress

2. Kanchana

Kanchana was born in the year 1939 as Vasundhra Devi. She was one among the top heroines during the 60s and 70s. Kanchana’s ancestors were from a luxurious family in Vijayawada. Kanchana learnt Bharathanatyam at her early age. Before she was found by the veteran director C. V. Shridhar, she was working as an Air Hostess. Her beauty and style impressed the director, who made her to play an important role in his movie Kadhalikka Neramillai. Kanchana was popularly known as Color Kanchana, as she was very fair. She was renamed as Kanchana, as there was a popular actress in her name called Vasundhra Devi. Kanchana has acted more than 150 films in her career, with all the popular heroes. She has acted in all the South Indian languages and also in...

Date of Birth: 16-08-1939

Age: 84

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Female

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actress

Kanchana Biography

Date of Birth: 16-08-1939

Age: 84

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Female

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actress

3. Uday Kiran

Uday Kiran Vajapeyajula was an Indian actor who was born on 26th of June, 1980 in Hydrabad, Andhra Pradesh. His parents are V.V.K. Murthy and Nirmala and his sister is Sridevi. He is a commerce graduate of Wesley College, Secunderabad. He worked as a model while he was studying in university. In the year 2003, he was engaged to Sushmitha. However, after they call up the relationship, he got married to Vishitha on 24th of October, 2012. Uday Kiran died on 5th of January 2014 at the age of 33. In the year 2000, he started his career in the Tollywood film industry with “Chitram”. It was directed by film director Theja and there he played a role of a teenager. Chitram was a commercially very successful blockbuster movie. After th...

Date of Birth: 26-06-1980

Date of Death: 05-01-2014

Age: 43

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

Uday Kiran Biography

Date of Birth: 26-06-1980

Date of Death: 05-01-2014

Age: 43

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Telugu

Skills: Movie Actor

4. Ponnambalam

Ponnambalam is a Tamil film actor who has appeared in many Tamil films. He started his career as an extra actor and also as a stuntman. Ponnambalam in his early life was a sportsman who was keen in gymnastics and other sports. He was National high jump champion in 1984. He was always virtuous in sports, but he had six sisters to support. He started acting to support his sisters and debut in a cinema as a stuntman. He played the role of villain Kabali in the super hit Walter Vetrivel, which was then his first break. He started being recognized as an established villain in Tamil film industry. He appeared as an extra fighter in various films like Shankar Guru, Puthiya Vaanam, Apoorva Sagodharargal and Michael M...

Date of Birth: 11-11-1963

Age: 60

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Movie Actor

Ponnambalam Biography

Date of Birth: 11-11-1963

Age: 60

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Tamil

Skills: Movie Actor

5. Harish Pengan

Harish Pengam, a renowned film actor, hails from a village near Aluva in Ernakulam district in Kerala. Born in 1974, Pengam debuted in movies with "Note Out' in 2011. Pengan is known for working mainly in the Malayalam Film Industry. Harish completed his schooling at Sadhana Mandir High School, Bolarum, Secunderabad. Before working in movies, Harish got his first job on the television serial 'Kayamkulam Kochunni.' Some of his major works include 'Pookkaalam' 'Kunjiramayanam' 'Maheshinte Prathikaaram' 'Honey Bee2.5' etc. His most celebrated project was the popular OTT film 'Minnal Murali.' The film got recognition not only in the regional Malayalam audie...

Date of Birth: 1974

Date of Death: 30-05-2023

Gender: Male

Language: Malayalam

Skills: Actor

Harish Pengan Biography

Date of Birth: 1974

Date of Death: 30-05-2023

Gender: Male

Language: Malayalam

Skills: Actor