My Take
Sridevi is one of those rare performers who genuinely redefined what a film star could be — and I mean that without any exaggeration. She started as a child artist in the early 1970s, eventually conquering Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi cinema at a time when female leads were largely decorative, and she turned that expectation completely upside down. Mr. India showed her comic genius, Chandni made half the subcontinent fall in love with her, and then she came roaring back from a long break with English Vinglish in 2012, delivering a performance so quietly devastating it reminded everyone why she was called the first female superstar of Indian cinema. Earning the Padma Shri in 2013 felt like the industry finally putting the honor in writing. Her passing in February 2018 hit like a gut punch — she was fifty-four, she still had so much left to give, and the outpouring of grief from across the world showed just how deep the love ran.
Overview
Sridevi Kapoor (née Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan; 13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), known mononymously as Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "first female superstar" of Indian cinema, she was the recipient of various accolades, including a National Film Award, Seven Filmfare Awards (a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Three Filmfare…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sridevi
- Name (Japanese)
- シュリデヴィ
- Reading
- しゅりでゔぃ
- Born
- August 13, 1963 – February 24, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / film producer / manufacturer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Padma Shri in arts
- 2013 Stardust Award for Best Drama Actress
- 1990 Filmfare Award for Best Actress
- 1971 Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
- 1992 Filmfare Award for Best Actress
- 1982 Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
- 1991 Nandi Award for Best Actress
- 1992 Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Mr. India | — | |
| Notable work | Chandni | — | |
| Notable work | English Vinglish | — |
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.