This actress, who worked with Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, gave back-to-back hits, died in a plane crash; She was…
GH News April 25, 2025 03:06 AM

Some actors attract everyone effortlessly and it is unfortunate to see them go too soon. Today we are going to tell you about one such actress who not only mesmerised everyone with her smile but whose simple beauty and acting skills also made her a remarkable performer. Unfortunately at the peak of her career fate had something else in store. She left this world at the age of 31.
Actress Soundarya who made her mark in the South Indian film industry before entering Bollywood made her debut in Hindi cinema with a film that made her an overnight sensation among Hindi-speaking audiences. She was considered one of the top actresses of her time. That film was none other than Suryavansham which continues to be aired on television even today.
Soundarya did one Hindi film with Amitabh Bachchan the cult classic Sooryavansham. It was released in 1999 and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. By that time she had already become a well-known star in the South.
Soundaryas death at the age of 31 sent shockwaves across the country. It was a huge loss for the film industry. On the unfortunate morning of April 17 2004 the actress took off from the Jakkur airstrip near Bengaluru in Karnataka. She was heading to Andhra Pradesh for a political campaign having joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by then.
Soon after takeoff the plane crashed and all the passengers were burned to death. Soundarya was only 31 years old at the time. According to reports she was pregnant and was travelling with her brother.