Tara

What draws me to Tara is her refusal to be defined by a single arena. Winning a National Film Award and multiple Filmfare honors in Kannada cinema would be a career for most, but she pushed further into producing, social work and politics. I find that arc genuinely admirable. Indian stardom is so often filtered through Bollywood that formidable southern actresses get overlooked abroad, and I think that is a real loss. She strikes me as someone who treats acting not as a destination but as a platform, and who carries the moral weight of her fame into the real world rather than leaving it on screen.

Name (English)

Tara

Name (Japanese)

ターラ

Reading

たーら

Born

March 4, 1973 (age 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

Origin

Karnataka, India

Occupation

actor / film producer / social worker / politician

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards South
• 2000 Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
• 2004 National Film Award for Best Actress
• 2008 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada

• Official sitehttp://www.tharaanooradha.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara%20(Kannada%20actress)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10998459

Tags

• Karnataka
• actor
• film producer
• social worker

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.