<p>Telugu cinema's popular actress Telangana Shakuntala, who enthralled the audience essaying villainous and comedy roles during her career spanning more than three decades, died here today following a cardiac arrest.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 63-year-old character artiste made her film debut in 1979 with Telugu movie "Maa Bhoomi" and went on to act in more than 70 films.<br /><br />The movies she is best remembered for are "Osey Ramulamma", "Nuvvu Nene", "Gulabi", "Lakshmi" and "Okkadu"<br /><br />Shakuntala was rushed from her Kompally residence here to a private hospital, where she was declared "brought dead," in the early hours. She is survived by two children.<br />At ease in both Telangana and Rayalaseema accents, the audience particularly liked her powerful dialogue delivery.<br /><br />Born in Maharashtra, Shakuntala started her career as a stage artiste before foraying into the film industry.</p>
<p>Telugu cinema's popular actress Telangana Shakuntala, who enthralled the audience essaying villainous and comedy roles during her career spanning more than three decades, died here today following a cardiac arrest.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 63-year-old character artiste made her film debut in 1979 with Telugu movie "Maa Bhoomi" and went on to act in more than 70 films.<br /><br />The movies she is best remembered for are "Osey Ramulamma", "Nuvvu Nene", "Gulabi", "Lakshmi" and "Okkadu"<br /><br />Shakuntala was rushed from her Kompally residence here to a private hospital, where she was declared "brought dead," in the early hours. She is survived by two children.<br />At ease in both Telangana and Rayalaseema accents, the audience particularly liked her powerful dialogue delivery.<br /><br />Born in Maharashtra, Shakuntala started her career as a stage artiste before foraying into the film industry.</p>