Srividya is one of the most popular actresses in Tamil cinema. She was seen as a popular actress in the 1970s and 80s.
During the 90s, he acted in various super hit films and in the 2000s, the character actor acted in many films.
Actress Sri Vidya:
Srividya hails from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State. He has acted in various Malayalam language films.
He has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films for almost 40 years and has acted in more than 800 films so far.
He has mostly acted in Malayalam films. Apart from being a film actress, she has worked in a few films as a playback singer for films.
Srividya started her career as a child star in the 1966 film Thiruvarutselvar alongside actor Thilakam Sivaji Ganesan.
Later, Sridivya was crawling in Tamil cinema as a leading actress who acted in various super hit films.
Secret love with Kamal Haasan:
Sri Vidya was paired opposite Kamal Haasan in Apoorvaraganal. It was while acting in the film that she fell in love with Kamal Haasan, who was younger than her.
Later they both fell in love. But both of them never said it outside. She fell in love with Malayalam film assistant director Johns Thomas and married in 1976.
Sri Vidya wanted to get married and engage in family life only and live a peaceful family life as a housewife.
But her husband did not allow her to continue forcing her to act in films and squandered the money earned from it.
Husband who usurped property:
At one point her husband had cheated Sri Vidya of her property and money by embezzling the money.
Deciding that she could not have a family with him after this, Sri Divya divorced her husband at the age of 19.
Sri Divya who started acting again in films after her divorce used to play character roles.
In the meantime, he went to the doctor as he was not feeling well and was shocked when the doctor told him that he was suffering from cancer.
Why only Kamala allowed it:
At that time Sri Vidya did not want to meet anyone in his dying days.
Even if someone came to see them, he would rudely tell them not to come. Because he didn’t want anyone to see how his face and body had deteriorated.
But at that time, the actor only allowed Kamal Haasan to see him. Because Sri Vidya had an undying love for him.
That love was broken forever. Even on the last day of his death, Shri Vidya left 5 lakh rupees from himself to his assistants.