Before becoming a Bollywood superstar, Sridevi was the undisputed queen of Tollywood. Her collaborations with directors like K. Raghavendra Rao in films like Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) created a blueprint for the commercial Telugu heroine—ethereally beautiful, a brilliant dancer, and a comic genius.
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: Established a strong foothold in Tollywood with hits like Sita Ramam and Hi Nanna ; she is actively promoting her 2026 action-thriller Dacoit . Before becoming a Bollywood superstar, Sridevi was the