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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1977)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Maheswari
| image = Mahe wiki.png
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|8|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai, Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = Actress<br/>Fashion designer
| spouse = {{marriage|Jayakrishna|2008}}
| relatives = [[Sri Devi]] (aunt)<br/>[[Avishek Karthik]] (brother)
| website =
| other_names = Mahe, Mahi, Maggi
| yearsactive = 1994-2000 (films) <br/>2010-2014 (television)
}}

'''Maheswari''' is an Indian former actress, who appeared predominantly in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil language films]]. She was one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil films from 1994 to 2000. She appeared alongside major South Indian stars like [[Jagapati Babu]], [[J. D. Chakravarthy]], [[Ravi Teja]], [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Prabhu Deva]], and [[Shiva Rajkumar]]. She is best known for her performances in ''[[Pelli (film)|Pelli]]'' (1997), ''[[Gulabi (film)|Gulabi]]'' (1995), ''[[Karuththamma]]'' (1994), and ''[[Ullaasam]]'' (1997).{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

==Early life==
Maheswari was born into a Telugu speaking family to Mohan Reddy and Suryakala. She has a brother [[Avishek Karthik]] who is also an actor. Late veteran actress [[Sridevi]] was her maternal aunt.

==Personal life==
Maheshwari married an [[engineer]] named Jayakrishna in 2008. Their marriage was an arranged one. Her husband is a Telugu man originally from [[Guntur]], and is based in [[Hyderabad]]. He is the owner and the [[managing director]] of a payment [[software company]] in Hyderabad.

==Career==
Maheswari started her film career at the age of 17 in year 1994 through the Tamil film, [[Karuththamma]] directed by [[Bharathiraja]] and the movie was successful at box office and the song 'Thenmerku Paruva Kaatru' made her famous among Tamil audience. She became popular in Telugu with her second Telugu film named Gulabi in 1995. She played the lead role of Pooja opposite with actor [[J. D. Chakravarthy]]. After that she got many offers in movies. Maheswari's first Kannada film was the 1995, [[Annavra Makkalu]]. She did her first horror film, [[Deyyam]] in 1996 under the production and direction of [[Ram Gopal Varma]]. She acted as Mahi, the sister of Sindhu who bought a new estranged house near the graveyard. In this film, she was partnered again with actor, [[J. D. Chakravarthy]] and also in 1996 Telugu crime film, [[Mrugam]]. In 1997, she starred in Kodi Ramakrishna film, [[Pelli (film)]] along with Vadde Naveen. She also did the Telugu films, [[Priyaragalu]], [[Jabilamma Pelli]] and [[Nesam]]. She was also in the lead role in the multi-award-winning film, [[Nee Kosam]] in 1999. Her role as the wealthy Sasirekha gave Maheswari the Nandi Award for Best Actress. She also got her fame in the Tamil film, [[Ullasam]] in 1997. Maheswari did few more Tamil and Telugu films including the Maa Balaji, a remake of the Malayalam comedy film, Punjabi House. Maheswari made an elegant performance and succeeded as a heroine for almost 10 years in Telugu and Tamil industry.

After appearing in [[Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa]], she quit the film industry at the peak of her career in 2000. She married Jayakrishna a software engineer at Tirupati in 2008.

She has since appeared in television for serials after her marriage. In 2010, Maheswari appeared in the serial, Soundaravalli. Then, she featured in the comedy serial, My Name is Manga Tayaru (Telugu) and [[My Name Is Mangamma]] (Tamil) in 2012 on Zee TV which was a super hit among households. She has also featured in the serial Adhey Kangal in 2014 which aired on Jaya TV.

She is currently pursuing an alternate career as a fashion designer and recently opened a store and launched her new label ‘Mahe Ayyapan’[https://strandofsilk.com/blog/indian-fashion-news/news/bollywood-actress-maheshwari-ayyapan-becomes-indian-fashion-designer] in Hyderabad inaugurated by her aunt [[Sridevi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141130/lifestyle-fashionbeauty/article/%e2%80%98my-aunt-has-been-my-backbone%e2%80%99-maheswari-sridevis-niece|title='My aunt has been my backbone' - Maheswari, Sridevi's niece|date=1 December 2014|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Maheshwari-is-a-talented-designer-Sridevi/articleshow/45363806.cms|title=Maheshwari is a talented designer: Sridevi - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !!Language !!class=unsortable|Notes
|-
| rowspan="1"|1994 || ''[[Karuththamma]]'' || Rosy || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|1995 || ''[[Ammayi Kapuram]]'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Gulabi (film)|Gulabi]]'' || Pooja || Telugu || Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]]
|-
| ''Khaidi Inspector'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Annavra Makkalu]]'' || Pooja || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|1996 || ''[[Deyyam]]'' || Mahi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Mrugam]]'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Panchalankurichi (film)|Panchalankurichi]]'' || Alamu || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="6"|1997 || ''[[Jabilamma Pelli]]'' || Jyothi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Pelli (film)|Pelli]]'' || || Telugu || Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]]
|-
| ''[[Priyaragalu]]'' || Sneha || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Veerudu'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Nesam]]'' || Madhu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ullaasam]]'' || Megha || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|1998 || ''Navvulata'' || Chandana || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[En Uyir Nee Thaane]]'' || Seema || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Naam Iruvar Nammaku Iruvar]]'' || Pooja || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Rathna (film)|Rathna]]'' || Mala || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="8"|1999 || ''[[Mannavaru Chinnavaru]]'' || Shweta || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Maa Balaji'' || Pooja || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || Aishwarya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''O Panaipotundi Baboo!'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Preminchedi Endukamma'' || Swapna || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Ramasakkanodu'' || Meenakshi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Velugu Needalu'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Nee Kosam]]'' || Sasirekha || Telugu || '''Winner''', [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]]<br/> Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]]
|-
| rowspan="5"|2000 || ''[[Athey Manithan]]'' || Bhavani || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Balaram'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Maa Annayya]]'' || Nandini || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Nagulamma'' || Nagulamma || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa]]'' || Padmini || Telugu ||
|-

|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
! style="background:#ccc;"| Language
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Soundaravalli]]'' || Mahalakshmi || [[Jaya TV]] || Tamil
|-
| 2012–2013 || ''My Name is Manga Tayaru'' || Manga Tayaru || [[Zee Telugu]] || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| 2012–2013 || ''[[My Name Is Mangamma]]'' || Mangamma || [[Zee Tamil]] || Tamil
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Adhey Kangal (TV series)|Adhey Kangal]]'' || Uma || Jaya TV || Tamil
|}

==Awards==
*[[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] - ''[[Nee Kosam]]'' (1999)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm5249162}}

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