The national award winning actress Thara is happy for three reasons on Thursday. Firstly it was her birthday, second it is on this day her parents got married and thirdly it is the silver jubilee of her professional career starting from 'Thulasidala' in 1985.

Thara celebrated her birthday with the poor children and women at Mouna Guru Ashram in Cox Town, Bangalore. She cut a hug cake and offered food for nearly 300 persons in the ashram.

An active BJP politician who missed the MLC post narrowly, Thara took part in the Surakshatha Din on Thursday morning. On the silver Jubilee year of her professional career she disclosed her intentions of producing a Kannada film in this year. This is her silver jubilee resolution.

In the evening Thara threw a party in style at Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association in Cubbon Park. Thara's debut film director Vemgal Jagannath Rao, Srinivasamurthy, AR Raju, Girish Kasaravalli, Basanthkumar Patil, Girija Lokesh, Dr Jayamala, Sihikahi Chandru, Geetha, R Seshadri, Srujan Lokesh, Yash, R Venkatappa, K Manju, Arun Sagar and others took part in the evening party.