She is believed to have left a will desiring all her family members live under the same roof and also bequeathed properties worth crores of rupees to the surviving family members. Although raised in Bangalore, Soundarya dominated Telugu cinema in the 90s and acted opposite just about every leading south Indian superstar including Rajnikanth, Chiranjeevi, Vishnuvardhan and Mohanlal, apart from a Bollywood appearance with Amitabh Bachchan.