Tara
Tara made her first appearance on screen for a Tamil film Ingeyum Oru Gangai directed by noted actor, Manivannan, in 1984 which also featured Murali in the lead. Followed by this, she featured in her first Kannada film Thulasidala in 1985. However, she got the big break of her career through a Rajkumar starrer Guri in 1986 and thereafter she has acted in several movies as a leading lady and mainly as supporting actress. Her performance in Girish Karnad's Kanooru Heggadithi brought her widespread recognition. She received her first ever award as best actress for the Kannada movie Krama (1991), directed by debutant director Asrar Abid. In the late 1980s, she featured in Mani Ratnam's two of the biggest blockbuster Tamil films, Nayagan and Agni Natchathiram as a supporting actress.
Tara paired with almost all the leading male co-stars in the 80's and 90's including Rajkumar, Shankar Nag, Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish, Ananth Nag, Ravichandran, Shashikumar, Tiger Prabhakar, Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Murali, Karthik, Sunil, Devaraj among others. She also received her second "best actress" state award for the movie Kanooru Heggadithi and also "best supporting actress" award for the movie Munjaneya Manju.
In 2005, she was cast by Girish Kasaravalli in his film Hasina, for which she won a National Award from the Indian Government. Subsequently, her role in Kannada movie Deadly Soma was appreciated. Then came her another breakthrough performance in the movie Cyanide. In 2007, Tara received her third Best Actress award. Beside acting, she produced Hasina, directed by Girish Kasaravalli and she has also announced an intent to direct films as well.
Acting
Movie
Nayakan
as Shakila
1987
Movie
Maattrraan
as Sudha
2012
Movie
Ulidavaru Kandanthe
as Ratnakka
2014
Movie
Agni Natchathiram
as Mallika
1988
Movie
Kempe Gowda
as Kavya's Mother
2011
Movie
Sathriyan
2017
Movie
Auto Shankar
2005
Movie
Vaamana
2025
Movie
Pelli Chesi Choodu
1988
Movie
Galaate
2013
Movie
Neti Siddhartha
as Rekha
1990
Movie
Badava Rascal
2021
TV
Weekend With Ramesh
as Herself
2014
Movie
Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar
as Muthappa's wife
1990
Movie
Halli Meshtru
1992
Movie
Sundara Swapnagalu
1986
Movie
Kotee
as Sujatha
2024
Movie
Ingeyum Oru Gangai
1984
Movie
Atharva
2018
Movie
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana
as Shanthamma
2019
Movie
Ee Bandhana
as Sukanya
2007
Movie
Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu
2008
Movie
Haseena
as Hasina
2004
Movie
Sura Sundaranga
1989