Shylashri

Shylashri is an Indian actress who acted in Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam cinema. She was awarded the Rajyotsava Award in 2019 for her contributions to Kannada Cinema.

Shylashri is known to be one of 3 daughters of a classical musician, Veena Gnanambal, who taught music in Annamalai University.

Career

Shylashri began her career with a small role in the Kannada film Sandhya Raga, released in 1966. She has acted as heroine and a supporting actress in many Kannada movies. She is well remembered for her role in the National Award-winning Kannada film Naguva Hoovu, released in 1971 where she plays a nurse who falls in love with a doctor but sacrifices her love for a cancer patient who loves her. She also wrote the story for the film, which was produced by R.N.R. Productions. She acted as one of the heroines opposite Dr. Rajkumar in Bangarada Hoovu and Jedara Bale. She has also appeared in a few Tamil films.

Marriage

She married Kannada actor R.N.Sudarshan, with whom she acted in films such as Naguva Hoovu, Kadina Rahasya, Kallara Kalla and Malathi Madhava.

Partial filmography

Kannada

Year	Name	Co-Stars	Director
1966	Sandhya Raga	Udaykumar
1967	Bangarada Hoovu	Rajkumar	Arasu Kumar
1967	Manassiddare Marga
1967	Nakkare Ade Swarga	Narasimha Raju	M .R. Vittal
1967	Jaanara Jana	Rajashankar
1967	Devara Gedda Manava
1968	Jedara Bale	Rajkumar	Dorai–Bhagavan
1968	Bedi Bandavalu
1968	Dhoomakethu
1968	Mysore Tanga
1968	Manassakshi
1968	Manku Dinne	Dinesh	K. S. L. Swamy
1968	Lakshadeeshwara	Dinesh
1968	Namma Ooru	Dinesh	C. V. Shivashankar
1969	Broker Bheeshmachari
1969	Makkale Manege Manikya	Udaykumar	A.V.Sheshagiri Rao
1969	Kaanike
1969	Kadina Rahasya	R.N.Sudarshan	Geethapriya
1969	Suvarna Bhoomi	R.N.Sudarshan
1969	Hoobisilu	Jayanthi, Ramesh
1970	Kallara Kalla	R.N.Sudarshan
1970	Vagdhana	Kalpana, R.N.Sudarshan
1970	Arishina Kumkuma	Rajesh
1971	Naguva Hoovu	R. N. Sudarshan	R. N. Krishna Prasad
1971	Malathi Madhava	R.N.Sudarshan	B.R.Panthulu
1972	Bala Panjara
1973	Kaanada Kai	Ramesh
1973	Cowboy Kulla	Dwarkish
1973	Bharatha Rathna	Jayanthi, Ranga
1974	Bangaarada Panjara	Rajashankar
1974	Hemareddy Mallama
1975	Jagruthi	Udaykumar	Sridhar
1978	Vamshajyoti	Kalpana, Rajesh	Bhim Singh
1984	Avala Antaranga	Roopadevi	R.N. Jayagopal
2022-2023	Janani	Varshika Nayak, Muniraj	Honnesh R Gowda

Tamil

• Vennira Aadai (1965)
• Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966)
• Pandhyam (1967)
• Selva Magal (1967)
• Muthu Chippi (1968)
• Neeyum Naanum (1968)
• Athai Magal (1969)
• Aayiram Poi (1969)
• Pennai Vazha Vidungal (1969)
• Vaa Raja Vaa (1969)
• Subhadhinam (1969)
• Aindhu Laksham (1969)
• Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970)
• Dharisanam (1970)
• Thabalkaran Thangai (1970)
• Aathi Parasakthi (1971)
• Kurathi Magan (1972)

Malayalam

• Kalanjukittiya Thankam (1964)
• Velutha Kathreena (1968)...Narthaki
• Nazhikakkallu (1970)
• Checkpost (1974)

Hindi

• Waris (1969)

Telugu

• Bhale Abbayilu (1969)