Sridevi , known as Sri Devi, Sree Devi, or Sridevi Kapoor today, was born in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, on 13th August 1963 as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan. She is referred to as The First Female Superstar of Hindi cinema. Sridevi : Check out the list of all Sridevi movies along with photos, videos, biography and birthday. Also find latest Sridevi news on Times of India. In a career spanning over five decades, Sridevi was honoured with several prestigious awards and was also given the Padma Shri — India’s fourth highest civilian honour — in 2013. The actress made her acting debut at the age of four with the 1967 Tamil film ‘Kandhan Karunai’. Sridevi . Actress: English Vinglish. Sridevi was born on August 13, 1963 in her father's hometown of Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India. Her mother was from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. So Sridevi grew up speaking Telugu and Tamil. She has a sister named Srilatha and a stepbrother named Satish.