ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kalpana has received more than 107,953 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Kalpana is the 12,319th most popular actor (down from 11,322nd in 2019), the 1,415th most popular biography from India (down from 1,216th in 2019) and the 377th most popular Indian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kalpanas by language

Over the past year Kalpana has had the most page views in the with 2,802 views, followed by English (2,796), and Tamil (2,355). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Eastern Punjabi (2,440.00%), Marathi (1,496.43%), and Indonesian (115.57%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kalpana ranks 12,319 out of 13,578. Before her are Christopher Daniel Barnes, Austin Abrams, Rider Strong, Mick Wingert, Quinn Cummings, and Abhay Deol. After her are Sam Underwood, Dean Edwards, Columbus Short, Lucas Jade Zumann, Rebecca Breeds, and Maciej Musiał.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Kalpana ranks 916. Before her are Alisha Chinai, Hans-Peter Pohl, Patricia Hy-Boulais, Eric Eichmann, Steve Waugh, and Manvendra Singh Gohil. After her are Atul Kulkarni, Scott D. Tingle, Pramila Jayapal, Emeka Ezeugo, Terri Sewell, and Robbie Earle. Among people deceased in 2016, Kalpana ranks 632. Before her are Dave Mirra, Phife Dawg, Gabriel Badilla, Matheus Biteco, Hande Kader, and Omar Mateen. After her are Qandeel Baloch, Mateus Caramelo, Stefan Henze, Andrew Florent, Guilherme Gimenez de Souza, and Gwen Ifill.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kalpana ranks 1,415 out of 1,861. Before her are Karan Singh Grover (1982), Rachna Banerjee (1974), Sharmila Rege (1964), Manvendra Singh Gohil (1965), Mouni Roy (1985), and Abhay Deol (1976). After her are Karan Soni (1989), Vicky Kaushal (1988), Genelia D'Souza (1987), Harnaaz Sandhu (2000), Gayatri Joshi (1974), and Indraneil Sengupta (1974).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Kalpana ranks 377. Before her are Karthi (1977), Taapsee Pannu (1987), Karan Singh Grover (1982), Rachna Banerjee (1974), Mouni Roy (1985), and Abhay Deol (1976). After her are Karan Soni (1989), Vicky Kaushal (1988), Genelia D'Souza (1987), Gayatri Joshi (1974), Indraneil Sengupta (1974), and Isha Koppikar (1976).

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Television and Movie Roles

Sharapanjara
Kaveri
The film revolves around the issues of a woman's chastity, the acceptance of mentally ill by society and unfaithful spouses.
Oct 10o 19718 / 10
Gejje Pooje
Chandra
A young girl is brought up in poverty but understands the value of education, and with the support of her mother struggles to reject a life of prostitution.
Jan 1o 19697 / 10
Belli Moda
Indira
The movie examines the tumults in the lives of the people residing in the Belli Moda estate. Indira is the heiress of her father's estate, named Belli Moda. A young man, Mohan, is engaged to her and is desirous of owning the Belli Moda, once Indira's father passes away. Mohan returns from the US, only to discover that his fiancee's mother has died in labor, leaving behind a son - the new inheritor of Belli Moda. This shatters Mohan's dreams of the estate and he bitterly refuses to marry Indira. One day, Mohan meets with a car accident and is severely injured. He is nursed by Indira, and presently, Mohan falls truly in love with her and proposes for marriage. However, this time, Indira refuses to marry him and breaks his heart, for he only cared about her money.
Jan 1o 19667 / 10