Many a times, we see actresses who have once romanced opposite famous heroes being cast as their mothers after a few years. But, our leading ladies can do justice to pretty much anything coming their way. While actors don’t have a lot of transition, the mental prep these women have to go through in order to get into a different age bar altogether is challenging and yet they effortlessly accomplish it. Here are 8 times actresses donned different roles to the same actor:
Jayabharathi and Kamal Haasan
In 1979, Jayabharathi, the popular Malayalam actress played the love interest of Kamal Haasan in “Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum.” The movie is about the tales of Alladin from Arabian Nights. Later in 1991, she played Kamal’s mother in the movie, Michael Madhana Kama Rajan.
Jayasudha and Vijaykanth
Jayasudha is another famous actress who has acted with many famous heroes during her times. The actress played one of the lead role opposite Vijaykanth in the movie, Rajadurai in 1993. She was seen playing the role of his mother in Thavasi in 2001.
Lakshmi and Rajinikanth
Lakshmi played the role of Rajinikanth’s wife in Sri Ragavendrar in 1985. The pretty actress strted her acting career when she was 15 years old. In 1999, Lakshmi played Rajinikanth’s mother in the famous movie, Padayappa.
Radhika Sarathkumar and Murali
Radhika Sarthkumar is a famous actress who has acted in almost 200 films. In Ninaivu Chinnam which released in 1989, Radhika acted opposite Murali and Prabhu. The actress was seen playing the role of his mother in 1998, in the movie, Veera Thallatu.
Sridevi and Rajinikanth
While all the other actresses played the lead roles and then went on to play mother roles, Sridevi played the role of Rajinikanth’s step mother in Moondru Mudichu. That was her debut movie and she was aged 13 when the movie released. She later played Rajini’s love interest in films like, Johnny, Pokkiri Raja and Naan Adimai Illai.
Srividhya and Rajinikanth
In 1975, Srividhya played the role of Rajinikanth’s wife in Apoorva Raagangal. She was later seen playing the role of Rajini’s mother in the famous Thalapathi.
Sujatha and Rajinikanth
Sujatha plays the role of Rajinikanth’s wife in the movie Avargal. Her role is that of a woman torn between the man she loves and her former husband who wants to reunite with her. She later played the role of Rajini’s mother in the movies, Baba and Uzhaipali.
Sukanya and Kamal Haasan
In Mahanadi (1994), Sukanya plays the love interest of Kamal Haasan. Later in Indian, she played the role of Kamal’s mother.
Simran and Surya
In 1997, Simran played the role of Surya’s love interest in Nerruku Nerr. Nerruku Nerr was Surya’s first film. Later in 2008, Simran played the role of his mother in the movie Vaaranam Aayiram.
10. Anushka Shetty and Prabhas
Anushka Shetty and Prabhas have been the power couple and are universally loved by all. However, when Anushka had to serve a double role both as a lover and mother to Prabhas, things got a little awkward for the actors and they had to work really hard emote in different ways.