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Kalpana

1965 - 2016

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Kalpana Ranjani (5 October 1965 – 25 January 2016), better known mononymously as Kalpana, was an Indian actress who appeared in South Indian films, predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil. Kalpana has acted in over 300 films in various South Indian languages. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Thanichalla Njan (2012) at the 60th National Film Awards. Kalpana began her career as a child artist in the late 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Kalpana is the 13,316th most popular actor (down from 12,326th in 2024), the 1,509th most popular biography from India (down from 1,416th in 2019) and the 418th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among actors, Kalpana ranks 13,316 out of 13,578. Before her are Katya Zamolodchikova, Tracey E. Bregman, Peter Gadiot, Ayesha Takia, John Asher, and Jennifer Aspen. After her are Sora Tokui, Samuel Barnett, Mariya Kozhevnikova, Israel Broussard, Nam Bo-ra, and Georgina Campbell.

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Among people born in 1965, Kalpana ranks 1,157. Before her are Igor Vrablic, Pramila Jayapal, Mike Windischmann, Dave McCormick, Julianne McNamara, and Steve Waugh. After her are Colin Calderwood, Steve Turner, Lynn Shelton, Luis Valdéz, Thomas R. Holtz Jr., and Constance Marie. Among people deceased in 2016, Kalpana ranks 643. Before her are Antoine Demoitié, Stefan Henze, Leila Alaoui, Gwen Ifill, Phife Dawg, and Hande Kader. After her are Josimar, Ailton Canela, Guilherme Gimenez de Souza, Mateus Caramelo, Matheus Biteco, and Sarah Tait.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kalpana ranks 1,509 out of 1,861. Before her are Deepa Sahi (1962), Cheteshwar Pujara (1988), Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Suraj Sharma (1993), Karan Singh Grover (1982), and Ayesha Takia (1986). After her are Badshah (1985), Zubeen Garg (1972), Kulbhushan Jadhav (1970), Anjali Bhagwat (1969), CarryMinati (1999), and Dhanraj Pillay (1968).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Kalpana ranks 418. Before her are Shoba (1962), Amrita Rao (1981), Deepa Sahi (1962), Suraj Sharma (1993), Karan Singh Grover (1982), and Ayesha Takia (1986). After her are Zubeen Garg (1972), Geetha (1962), Kirti Kulhari (1985), Tusshar Kapoor (1976), Rashmika Mandanna (1996), and Vijay Sethupathi (1978).

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