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Vasilis Avlonitis, Christos Efthimiou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Jenny Karezi, Alekos Livaditis, Orestis Makris, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, and Nikos Stavridis in Snow White and the 7 Bachelors (1960)

Meenakshi made her film debut in 1983. She became one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses in the 1980s and 1990s, and was acknowledged for several of her performances, her beauty, and her accomplished dancing.

She won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest in 1981 at the age of 17 and Manoj Kumar introduced her to Hindi Cinema with Painter Babu.

After the release of her film Ghatak, she left the film industry to raise her children in the United States with her husband, where she runs the Cherish Dance School. 

Awards and recognition

1986 – Lux Award as Best Actress for Swati 1991 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Jurm 1992 – Filmfare Award South nomination as Best Actress – Telugu for Aapadbandhavudu 1993 – Andhra Pradesh State Award as Best Actress for Aapadbandhavudu 1993 – Smita Patil Memorial Award as Best Actress for Damini 1993 – Filmfare Special Award for Damini 1994 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Damini

She has made few appearances on talk shows and rarely gives interviews.

In 1987, she appeared in an interview in London, in which she discussed her personal and professional life.

In 1992, Meenakshi featured in the television documentary World of Film: India about the Indian film industry; she appeared with stalwarts such as Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Mira Nair.

In 1997, she made a rare public appearance on Shekhar Suman's talk show Movers & Shakers (TV series); this was also her last television appearance before she left the industry to raise her children.She discussed her entire career, her personal life, and her passion for dance and her stage performances.

In 2006, a documentary was made on her life called Meenakshi Accept Her Wings, directed by Margret Stephens; the two-hour musical documentary depicted the lifestyle transition from a dancer and actress to a homemaker. The movie gave a deeper insight to her life after quitting films and her successful marriage.

The Highest rated film are Aapathbandavudu and Damini with 7.8 and the lowest rated film is Dilwaala with 3.8.

7 films is rated 7 to 7.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

14 films are rated 6 to 6.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

23 films are rated 5 to 5.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

5 films are rated 4 to 4.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri in Hero (1983)

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