Meenakshi Sheshadri
Date of birth: 1959-11-13
Place of birth: Sindri, Bihar, India
Known for: Acting
Also known as: मीनाक्षी शेषाद्रि, Meenakshi Seshadri
Biography
Meenakshi Seshadri (born 16 November 1963) is an Indian actress, model and dancer who mainly appeared in Hindi films. She was one of the highest paid actresses of her times. Her appearance in a Tamil film, paired with Prabu fetched her more credits. Meenakshi has appeared in a range of movies from comedy, drama, and action to romance. She won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest in 1981 at age 17. Seshadri made her film debut in Painter Babu (1983) and received wider public recognition with the film Hero (1983), which was followed by a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s. She was noted for her performances in films, including Hoshiyar (1985), Bewafai (1985), Meri Jung (1985), Swati (1986), Dacait (1987), Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987), Shahenshah (1988), Mahaadev (1989), Jurm (1990), Ghayal (1990), Ghar Parivar, Damini (1993), and Ghatak (1996) among others.[3] Whereas she received immense critical acclaim for her films such as Swati (1986), Dahleez (1986), Satyamev Jayate (1987 film), Awaargi (1990) and Damini (1993). She went on to establish herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses in the 1980s and 1990s, and was acknowledged for several of her performances, her beauty, and her accomplished dancing. After the release of her film Ghatak, she left the film industry to raise her children and resides in the US, with her husband and children. She has been partially active in the US, where she runs her dance school "Cherish Dance School". Recently, a documentary was also made on her life called Meenakshi Accept Her Wings.
Movie Credits
Hoshiyar
1985-01-18
Sitadevi's life turns upside down when her husband dies in an accident. To add to her sorrow, one of
Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani
1988-01-01
Shortly after giving birth to Savitri, her mom passes away, leaving her disabled dad, Dharamraj, no
Badi Bahen
1993-07-02
Jyoti, a girl found by the riverbank, is adopted by a gardener who works for a wealthy family. Years
Hero
1983-12-16
Hero is the story of a criminal transforming and evolving as a good person under the influence of lo
Duet
1994-05-20
Two musical brothers look for love, only to have their quest end in tragedy for one.
Ghayal
1990-06-22
Ajay Mehra leaves for Bombay in order to train to become an international boxer. On his return to Ne
Vijay
1988-08-12
Vijay is a story about various characters that are bound by relationships of love and friendship. Ho
Dahleez
1986-10-06
Dahleez is a 1986 Indian Bollywood film directed by Ravi Chopra and produced by B.R. Chopra. It star
Ghatak: Lethal
1996-11-08
When Kashi visits a community with his father, he is shocked to see the torturous regime of Katya. H
Damini
1993-04-30
The theme revolves around the character Damini who represents truth and innocence. After her marriag
Do Rahain / Mil Gayi Manzil Mujhe
1997-12-31
Directed by Lekh Tandon in 1997. While pursuing a story on a tribal uprising and its mysterious lead
Main Tere Liye
Naive, Rinku is the sole heiress of a wealthy estate. Adopted, she lives with her stepmother, her hu
Lover Boy
1985-12-14
Lover Boy is a 1985 Indian Bollywood film produced and directed by Shomu Mukherjee. It stars Rajiv K
Amba
1990-08-10
When Amba gets her son Rajendra arrested for sexually assaulting their servant's daughter, Rajendra'
Mera Jawaab
1985-02-15
Suresh and Poonam are a happy couple but things change when Poonam is raped & killed by three goons
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
1988-12-23
Gangaa Jamunaa and Saraswathi the most pious rivers, create a unique holy merger, popularly known as
Ghar Ho To Aisa
1990-04-27
The Kumar family consists of Ramprasad, his wife, Durga; their married son, Vijay, his wife, Sharda,
Mahaguru
1985-04-26
A Goon-For-Hire is taught to be a better person..when the time comes, will he choose the path of goo
Bewafai
1985-09-20
Asha's jealousy gets the better of her when she finds out that the man she loves, Ashok, is showerin
Shandaar
1990-03-02
A 1990 Hindi film. Shanker comes from a poor family. He falls in love with a woman from a middle-cla
Jurm
1990-07-05
Police Inspector Shekhar Varma lives in Khar, Bombay, along with his wife, Meena, and a school-going
Maha Shaktimaan
1985-08-02
Awaargi
1990-01-26
Azad (Anil Kapoor), a mob enforcer who rescues the lovely Meena (Meenakshi Seshadri) from a brothel
Dacait
1987-04-10
Arjun Yadav return from the city after completing his studies to get settled in his village with his
Love Marriage
1984-12-14
Rajesh Mehra lives a wealthy lifestyle with his mom, Sarita, and dad. His dad finalizes his marriage
Bade Ghar Ki Beti
1989-04-07
Mala is the daughter of Kishanlal who works as a servant with a wealthy family. One day Mala meets w
Main Balwaan
1986-11-28
Anil, a criminal's son, follows a righteous path and marries Geeta. After his death, Geeta has to le
Humlaa
1992-05-29
Shiva reunites with his brother Bhawani, who was kicked out of their family home some time ago due t
Akayla
1991-11-08
Inspector Vijay Verma finally manages to capture criminal mastermind Jojo. But Jojo escapes from jai
Aapadbandhavudu
1992-10-08
Madhava and Hema love each other but both suppress their feelings due to societal norms. When a horr
Aadmi Khilona Hai
1993-07-30
The Verma family consists of two brothers, Vijay and Sharad (Jeetendra and Govinda respectively), Vi
Meri Jung
1985-08-11
When evil lawyer Thakral prosecutes innocent family man Deepak and sends him to his death, his famil
Satyamev Jayate
1987-06-18
After a young man is killed in custody, Inspector Arjun Singh is transferred to the small town of Te
Bees Saal Baad
1989-02-03
An evil spirit plots to possess a young, newly-married woman by driving nails into her legs.
Dilwaala
1986-02-07
Ravi Kumar is the younger brother of Judge Soumitra Devi and Mohan Kumar. He and his sister have dif
Swami Vivekananda
1998-08-09
The film is based on the life of Bengali, Hindu monk Narendra Nath Datta aka Vivekananda from his bi
Kshatriya
1993-03-26
In the arid region of Rajasthan, India; there are two royal families, Mirtagarth and Surjangarh who
Swati
1986-05-02
Sharda, a nurse and single mother, raises her daughter Swati as an independent, articulate young wom
Pyar Ka Karz
1990-03-02
The Story of Ravi Shankar (Mithun) and his troubled life where he has to deal with love, infidelity
Intaqaam
1988-11-11
Intaqaam (English: "Revenge") is an Indian action revenge film directed by Rajkumar Kohli and releas
Aandhi-Toofan
1985-03-22
Notorious biker-gangster Balbir kills Inspector Ranjeet Singh. Now Sheela, his love, hires two men t
Nache Nagin Gali Gali
1989-01-01
While trying to save themselves from an evil black magician, two shape-shifting snakes who are in lo
Inaam Dus Hazaar
1987-02-27
Kamal Malhotra lives a struggling life with his mom and is employed as a salesman with retailers for
Shahenshah
1988-01-29
Inspector Srivastav is framed by a wily and cunning gangster, J.K., and unable to prove his innocenc
Mahaadev
1989-05-05
A cop leaves the police force due to undue criticism. He tries to live a quiet life with his family,
Toofan
1989-08-10
Two brothers (Toofan and Shyam) are separated at birth by their father, a police inspector. One grow
Allah Rakha
1986-08-22
Karim Khan is employed as driver for a gangster named Don, who has an accident with his car, and ask
Joshilaay
1989-01-10
Dara and Karan, the sons of two of the victims of dacoit Jogi Thakur, wait many years to exact their
Ghar Parivaar
1991-01-01
Shankar, a country fellow, lives with his widowed step mother and two step brothers Balwant and Birj
Gharana
1988-12-02
A family's palatial lifestyle and estate are stolen from them in an attempt to frame them for a crim
Awara Baap
1985-12-27
The film revolves around the life of a rich man and his son, where the son lives happily with his wi
Ghayal Once Again
2016-02-05
Ajay Mehra (from previous Ghayal-1990), after finishing off his life sentence, starts a newspaper ca
Apna Ghar
1989-01-01
Apna Ghar is a Family Drama Thriller Film focusing on the lifetime of the Family going through ups a
Brahmarshi Vishwamitra
1991-04-19
The story is based on the life of Vishvamitra, who is one of the most venerated sages of ancient tim
Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj
1992-07-10
Raja, an unemployed youth, does odd jobs to support his family. When his brother, Ravi, an IAS offic
Muqaddar Ka Faisla
1987-06-26
Muqaddar ka Faisla, is the story of Pandit Krishna Kant. A poor, but extremely honest, upright, God-
Maa Beti
1986-01-01
Unaware of her brother Raghunandan's evil plans, Laxmi ill-treats her stepchildren, causing them to
Parivaar
1987-06-12
A young girl is rendered homeless and helpless after her cruel relatives chase her out of her home.
Meraa Ghar Mere Bacche
1985-08-23
Kanpur-based, pregnant Geeta Bhargav lives a wealthy lifestyle with her husband, Balwant, and three
Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi
1992-10-15
After the discovery of skeletal remains at an excavation site, a woman known to be deceased for over
Aag Se Khelenge
1989-09-15
While trying to arrest a gangster, a police officer joins hands with Johnny, one of the gangster's m
Paisa Yeh Paisa
1985-10-11
When a widow receives a letter, informing her of her newly inherited fortune, her once downtrodden l
Teri Payal Mere Geet
1993-12-24
Premi loved Lailajaan and one day he finds out that she works at a brothel. Later Premi finds out th
Sadhna
1993-09-01
Bipin and Karan sell women's clothing in Bombay. When Bipin, a chronic womanizer, refuses to marry a
Jeevana Poratam
1986-04-10
Despite being a gold medalist, Bharath remains unemployed. When he turns to corrupt means in order t