: Her color palette spanned deep temple red, emerald green, royal blue, and mustard yellow.

Soundarya rarely experimented with short or heavily styled western hair. She embraced long, thick tresses, usually styled into neat center-parted buns adorned with flowers, or long, intricate braids.

Soundarya passed away tragically in 2004, but her fashion gallery remains open. Scroll through any Telugu family album from the late 90s, and you will find mothers, sisters, and brides trying to replicate "Soundarya’s saree drape."