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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-09-07 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

Doddavaram, Maddipadu Mandal, Guntur district, Madras Presidency, British India

Bhanumathi

Biography:

Paluvayi Bhanumathi (7 September 1925 – 24 December 2005) was a multilingual Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songwriter. Widely known as the first female super star of Telugu cinema and South Indian film Industry, she is also known for her works in Tamil cinema. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003 for her contribution in Indian cinema. She was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India.

Known For

Sound

1974

Thathamma Kala as Playback Singer

1966

Palnati Yudham as Playback Singer

1964

1956

Chintamani as Playback Singer

1954

Chakrapani as Music

Crew

1949

Laila Majnu as Presenter

Directing

1953

Chandirani as Director

Writing

1953

Chandirani as Story

Production

1954

Chakrapani as Producer