Indian actress
- Actress
- Indian classical dancer
- doctor
Years active | 1975–2020 |
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Partner | Mohan Kumar |
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Children | 1 |
Komal Mahuvakar, better known by her stage name Rupini, is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu language films during the late 1980s and early 1990s.[2]
Early life
Mahuvakar was born in Mumbai into a well educated family. Her father was a lawyer and her mother was a dietitian.[3][4] She started to learn dancing at the age of four from Lachhu Maharaj in Mumbai. She learnt all the forms of classical dances including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi and Kathak in a short span.[citation needed]
Career
She was accidentally spotted by the film-maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee who offered her child roles in his films such as Mili (1975), Kotwal Saab (1977) and Khubsoorat (1980). Earlier she acted in few Hindi movies, doing character roles under her real name Komal Mahuvakar.[citation needed] She started appearing in lead roles in movies like Payal Ki Jhankaar (1980), (1980), Ghungroo (1983), Meri Adalat (1984) and Awara Baap (1985). She changed her name to Rupini after taking up acting assignments in South Indian movies like Cooliekkaran (1987), Manithan (1987), En Thangachi Padichava (1988), Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989), Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990) and Madurai Veeran Enga Saami (1990). Though she shuffled between Bollywood and Kollywood movies but preferred to use both names.[5] She stopped acting after her marriage to Mohan Kumar in 1995.[citation needed] Soon after her marriage, Rupini quit films and concentrated on her family based at Chembur. She started a heart hospital at Chembur for ailing patients and named it Universal Heart Hospital.[citation needed] In 2020, she made her comeback in the Tamil television series Chithi 2.[6]
Filmography
Tamil
Malayalam
Hindi
Kannada
Telugu
Television
References
- ^ https://celtalks.com/celebs/rupini?ID=894
- ^ "Rupini". Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "തിരിച്ചുവരവ് ആലോചിച്ചിട്ടില്ലെന്ന് രൂപിണി". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 20 December 2009. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ NSK (20 August 1988). "How Roopini graduated to stardom". The Indian Express. p. 18. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ https://www.bollymints.com/articles/12-popular-actresses-who-opted-for-a-name-change-mid-career
- ^ "Serial Chithi 2 Characters And Artist Name - Latest Tamil Series On Sun TV". indiantvinfo.com. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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