Malashri went on to act in two other films with Vajreshwari Combines, Gajapathi Garvabhanga opposite Raghavendra again, and Mruthyunjaya with Shiva Rajkumar. Parvathamma Rajkumar decided to cast her in Nanjundi Kalyana (1989) and rechristened her from Durga to Malashri. Udaya Shankar introduced Malashri to the Rajkumar family when they were on the look out for a fresh face opposite their son Raghavendra Rajkumar who was gearing to make his debut. In a talk show, Majaa Talkies, she said that as a child, she was a fan of actor Amitabh Bachchan and would dress up like him, which prompted directors to cast her as a boy, in 1979 films like Imayam and Neela Malargal. Malashri began her career as a child artiste and appeared in 35 films in Tamil and Telugu and she played the role of a boy in 26 of them. With that, she broke the 24-year-old record of highest releases in Kannada in lead role in a single year surpassing Rajkumar who had 16 releases in 1968. In 1992, 19 movies starring her were released. In 2015 she won her first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her action-oriented role in Ganga.
She established herself as the topmost heroine in Kannada cinema with films like Gajapathi Garvabhanga (1989), Policena Hendthi (1990), Kitturina Huli (1990), Rani Maharani (1990), Hrudaya Haadithu (1991), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Ramachaari (1991), Belli Kalungura (1992), Solillada Saradara (1993) and Gadibidi Aliya (1995). Her portrayal of a haughty, shrewish woman won her accolades and heralded her as a top actress of Kannada Cinema. Malashri made her debut as a heroine with the Kannada film Nanjundi Kalyana (1989). She was popularly called Kanasina Rani ("Dream Girl") in the media. Malashri was popular for playing diverse roles in women-centric movies many of which were highly successful at the box-office. She has also worked in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She has predominantly worked in Kannada films and was the topmost heroine in the 1990s. Malashri (born 10 August 1973) is an Indian actress.
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