Who is Sridevi’s sister, Srilatha? She used to stay by the actress’ side like a shadow, until a controversy changed everything…

Translation made her debut as a child artist in the 1967 Tamil film Kandhan karunai at the age of four. Her first role as an on-screen adult came in 1976, at the age of 13, in the Tamil film Moondru Mudichu. She went on to become a lead actress in films such as 16 Vayathinile, Sigappu Rojakkal, Padaharela Vayasu, Varumayin Niram Sivappu, Meendum Kokila, and Premabhishekam, to name a few. Behind Sridevi’s success were her mother, Rajeswari, and her sister, Srilatha, who often accompanied her to film sets. From 1972 to 1994, Srilatha remained by her side. She never acted and stayed away from the film industry.

However, something happened between the two that eventually led them to court. The sisters, who had spent their childhood together, stopped speaking to each other for years. Though Boney Kapoor tried to mend their relationship, things were never the same again.

Here’s everything you need to know about the controversy:

There was a lot of love between Sridevi and Srilatha. They used to share everything with each other, but later, something happened that soured their relationship, leading to several disputes between them. When the late actress was starting her film career, her sister Srilatha used to accompany her to the sets along with their parents. Srilatha also wanted to become an actress like her sister, but she couldn’t succeed. Instead, she took on the role of Sridevi’s manager and handled all her work.

According to the media reports, the differences between the two sisters arose after their mother’s death. Their mother had been admitted to a hospital for surgery, but the operation was performed incorrectly. As a result, she lost her memory and eventually passed away in 1996.

An angry Sridevi then filed a case against the hospital. Sridevi won the case and received approximately Rs 7.2 crore as compensation. It is said that this amount became the root cause of the rift between the two sisters. Sridevi had also kept the property in her mother’s name, which reportedly angered Srilatha.

Srilatha, later filed a case against her sister Sridevi in court, claiming her share and stating that their mother’s mental condition had not been stable. She alleged that, under those circumstances, the property had been transferred to Sridevi’s name. Following the case, Srilatha received Rs 2 crore as her share. It is also said that Boney Kapoor helped reconcile the two sisters.

However, after Sridevi’s death, when Srilatha was not seen at the prayer meet in Chennai, people began to say that even though there was a reconciliation.