The most comprehensive fan blog dedicated to India's most beautiful and greatest actress of all-time (in our humble opine!), Sridevi. Sridevi aka Sreedevi, ruled Indian cinema (with awesome performances in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films) in a career spanning 50 incredible years featuring 266 films. Born in Sivakasi on August 13 1963, her untimely and tragic death on February 24, 2018 left a nation in mourning. In our hearts, she'll forever be, the eternal Queen of Bollywood.
Thursday, 30 July 2026
Sridevi in a black gown: 90s high glamour photoshoot
Gown and glory of... the great Sridevi.
Rakesh Shreshta photography as usual - we have the outtakes and behind the scenes shots of this studio shoot with Sridevi in the archive.
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Sridevi and Rajinikanth in Kavikkuyil (1977)
Released on 29 July 1977, Tamil film Kavikkuyil was directed by Devaraj Mohan, with a lead cast of Sivakumar, Sridevi and Rajinikanth, and music by Ilaiyaraja.
Directed by the duo Devaraj–Mohan, Kavikkuyil (1977) is a tragic romantic drama set in a rural backdrop. The narrative centers on Gopal (Sivakumar), a musically gifted flautist, and Radha (Sridevi), a village girl whose brother is Murugan (Rajinikanth). After Gopal and Radha fall in love and share an intimate bond, Gopal suffers a severe accident on a stormy night that leaves him with amnesia. Left unwed, pregnant, and facing societal stigma, Radha must navigate immense grief while waiting for Gopal to regain his past memories. 
Sridevi plays Radha, a vulnerable yet emotionally resilient young woman. Just 13 years old during filming, she took on a mature, demanding character forced to endure societal pressure, class divide, and abandonment after discovering her pregnancy while her lover fails to recognize her. Her performance anchors the emotional core of the film, particularly in scenes where she confronts Gopal’s memory loss and fights to preserve her self-respect.
Though Kavikkuyil underperformed at the box office, Sridevi’s performance received strong critical appreciation. Coming right on the heels of her breakthrough adult leading role in Moondru Mudichu (1976), critics and audiences lauded her ability to portray deep sorrow, maternal anxiety, and quiet dignity well beyond her age. Her expressive eyes and subtle facial expressions brought intense pathos to Ilaiyaraaja's soundtrack—especially during emotional renditions of iconic tracks like "Kuyiley Kavi Kuyiley".
Her work in Kavikkuyil established her as a remarkably versatile dramatic actor, laying crucial groundwork for her rapid rise to leading stardom in Tamil cinema.
Sridevi with Sanjay Dutt in Gumrah
There are several online reports that the contemporaries never worked together in the 1980s as an allegedly drugged out Sanjay Dutt scared young Sridevi when she first started off in the Hindi film industry... but its unverified sources from notoriously unreliable film magazines from that decade. We're not that keen on speculative misinformation and thankfully there are now several video, audio and podcasts and such, from the voices of those who were there, retelling what really happened.
Unless Sanjay Dutt himself confirms this news, we are taking it with a pinch of salt.
Sanju baba is officially a senior citizen now. Still a working actor -- there's one more Munna bhai in him. Just need the writers and director to hone in.
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