Manik Kamini Kadam (1933 – 2000), popularly known as Kamini Kadam, is an Indian actress who acted in several
Marathi
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*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
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Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
and
Hindi
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films in the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography
She made her debut in
Marathi films
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under the screen name of Smita in 1955 in ''
Yere Maazya Magalya''. She acted in a number of Marathi films before switching over to Hindi films. In 1958, Kadam changed her screen name to Kamini Kadam and made her debut in
Hindi films
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with ''
Talaq
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'' (1958) opposite
Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar Tuli (20 July 1927 – 12 July 1999) was an Indian actor who starred in Bollywood films. Starting his career in 1949, he appeared in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades. He was popularly known as the 'Jubil ...
. Other notable Hindi films to her credit include ''
Santan'' (1959), ''
School Master'' (1959) and ''
Sapne Suhane'' (1961). Kamini Kadam died on 29 June 2000 at the age of 66.
Filmography
Hindi Films:
* Talaq – 1958
* Santan – 1959
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School Master – 1959
* Maa Baap – 1960
* Miya Bibi Razi – 1960
* Sapne Suhane – 1961
Marathi Films:
* Yere Maazya Magalya – 1955
* Sudharlelya Bayka - 1965
and many more
Kannada Films:
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Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna
''Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna'' is a 1967 Indian Kannada film, directed by B. T. Athani and produced by Neminatha Gat. The film stars V. S. Patil, Kamini Kadam, Dada Salavi, and Rajashekar in lead roles. The film had a musical score by Lakshma ...
- 1967
References
External links
Kamini Kadam biography on cineplot*
1933 births
2000 deaths
Indian film actresses
Marathi actors
Actresses from Mumbai
20th-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Marathi cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
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