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Lord Vishnu and Sri Devi, Enthroned

A devotees icon of Lord Vishnu and Sri Devi, enthroned. Late 19th/early 20th century. Mysore, South India. Opaque and transparent pigments on paper

The divine couple seated under the hood of the seven-headed naga, Garuda at their feet, other deities and worshippers around standing under cusped arches. @Christie’s

TOP 10 ACTRESSES WHO CHANGED THEIR REAL NAMES!

We all acclaim celebrities for their style and charisma. They deeply influence our daily lives like dressing up like them etc. We all concede our favorite stars by their title name Natasamrat, Mega star, Power star, Super star etc but most of us don't know their birth names, There are some celebrities whose real name might be unknown. Here’s a list of ten celebrities who  changed their name after coming to Tollywood.

10. ANUSHKA

Tollywood Queen Bahubali heroine  Anushka was born on 7 November 1981, shetty acted in Telugu and Tamil film industries and received Nandi Award, TN State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards and many more, Anushka real name is ‘Sweety Shetty’,and King Nagarjuna changed her name to Anushka during Puri Jagannadh 'Super' movie.

09. ROJA

Roja was a leading actress in telugu and tamil film Industry she also acted in Malayalam and Kannada movies,She was born on 17 November 1972. Roja acted in many movies in Tamil and Telugu, received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress, Cinema Express Award for Best Actress and Nandi award for Best actress.  real name is 'Sri Lata Reddy' and she was introduced to the industry with the same name but changed her name to Roja from the beginning of her career in the Film Industry.

 08. NAGMA

Nagma is a famous actress in both Telugu and Tamil Cinema Industries, she even acted in Bollywood and other languages,received Bhojpuri Film Award for Best Actress and other  Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Nagma's real name is ‘Nandita Arvind Morarji’.

07. SILK SMITHA

Silk Smitha is a South Indian actress, she started her career with side characters in movies by her real name Vijayalakshmi Vadlapatla. Later on she changed her name to smitha, She acted in a movie Vandichakkaram with name as Silk which gave her a super hit movie from then she changed her name as silk smitha.

06. RAMBA

South India's most glamorous heroine Ramba born on 5 June 1976. Ramba acted in many Films across 7 languages and her real name ‘Vijayalakshmi Yeedi’.

05. RAASI

Raasi is a famous actor who acted in many films in various languages. At the age of 6, she started acting as a child actress in the 1986 Telugu film. She Introduced with the name Manthra to the film industry, later on she changed her name to Raasi.

04. SOUNDARYA

Soundarya is one of the favorite actresses to the Telugu audience, who worked predominantly in Telugu Cinema along with several Kannada and Tamil films in lead roles. She also starred in a few Malayalam and Hindi films. She is not only an actress but also a producer, She received many awards like  National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Nandi Awards, Filmfare Awards. Soundarya is one of the greatest actresses in the history of telugu cinema and her real name is Soumya Satyanarayana.

03. JAYASUDHA

Jayasudha is one of the Top Heroine and Famous actresses whose real name is Sujatha was born on17 December 1958. Jayasudha predominantly appears in Telugu cinema, she also acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Because of her tremendous acting skills she received many Awards. But already there is a heroine with the name Sujatha in the Film Industry, so Sujatha Nidudavolu changed her name to Jaya Sudha.

02. JAYAPRADHA

She is one of the Iconic actresses in the Film industry without any failure, Jayapradha was born on 3 April 1962. She started acting in late 70’s and received Nandi Award and many film fare awards. She was introduced as Lalitha Rani to the movie industry but later on she changed her name as Jayapradha.

01. SRI DEVI