Pasupuleti Kannamba (''Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba'') (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of
Telugu
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*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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cinema, of
Andhra Pradesh
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, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films in Telugu and Tamil languages during the 1930s to the 1960s.
Career
Kannamba was born in
Eluru
Eluru is a city and the district headquarters of Eluru district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 14 municipal corporations in the state and the mandal headquarters of Eluru mandal in the Eluru revenue division. The city ...
. She started acting in dramas at the age of 13. She performed many characters such as Sati Savitri,
Anasuya
Anasuya () is an ascetic, and the wife of Sage Atri in Hinduism. She is the daughter of Devahuti and Sage Kardama in Hindu texts. In the ''Ramayana'', she lives with her husband in a small hermitage on the southern border of the Chitrakuta for ...
and Chandramati.
Her film career began with the Chandramati character in ''
Harishchandra
Harishchandra () is a legendary king of the Solar dynasty, who appears in several legends in texts such as the ''Aitareya Brahmana'', ''Mahabharata'', the ''Markandeya Purana'', and the ''Devi Bhagavata Purana''. The most famous of these storie ...
'' (1935) of Star Combines. She acted in about 150 films and won accolades for her roles in ''Draupadi Vastrapaharanam'', ''Kanakataara'', ''Saranagadhara'', ''Gruhalakshmi'' and ''Chandika''. She acted in the title role of ''
Kannagi
Kannagi ( ta, கண்ணகி) sometimes spelled Kannaki, is a legendary Tamil woman who forms the central character of the Tamil epic ''Cilappatikaram''. Kannagi is described as the chaste woman who stays with her husband despite his unfai ...
'' in Tamil and in ''
Palnati Yudham
''Palnati Yuddham'' is a 1947 Indian Telugu-language historical war film jointly directed by L. V. Prasad and Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. Based on the Battle of Palnadu, the film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Govindarajula Subba Rao and Kannamba, ...
'' as
Nayakuralu Nagamma
Nayakuralu Nagamma was a 12th-century renowned statesperson and minister to King Nalagama, the ruler of Palanadu in Guntur District. She is one of the key characters, along with Bramha Naidu, in the epic war - Palnati Yudham (War of Palnad) set i ...
, opposite
Govindarajula Subba Rao
Dr. Govindarajula Venkata Subba Rao (1895 – 29 October 1959) was a famous Telugu drama and film actor.Nata Ratnalu, Dr. Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, Seetharatnam Grandhamala, Vijayawada, 2002, pp:56-59
Life sketch
He play ...
. She acted in ''
Ashok Kumar
Kumudlal Ganguly (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), better known by his stage name Ashok Kumar and also by Dadamoni, was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema and who was a member of the cinematic Ganguly family.
He ...
'' (1941) as Queen, opposite another great actor,
V. Nagayya
V. Nagayya (born Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma; 28 March 1904 – 30 December 1978) also known as Chittoor Nagayya was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. ...
. She acted together with P. U. Chinnappa in many movies, such as ''Kannagi'', ''Mahamaya'', ''Harischandra'' and ''Tulasi Jalandhar''.
She married
Kadaru Nagabhushanam
Kadaru Nagabhushanam or K. B. Nagabhushanam (1902 – 18 October 1976) was an Indian film director and producer in the 1940s to 1960s, working in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He was the husband of P. Kannamba. They established Rajarajeshwari F ...
in 1941. They established "Raja Rajeswari Films" and produced about 30 films, including ''Sumati'', ''Padhuka Pattabhishekam'', ''Saudamani'', ''Peda Raitu'', ''Lakshmi'', ''Sri Krishna Tulabharam'', ''Sati Sakkubhai'' and ''Sati Anasuya''. Their movie ''Navajeevanam'' (1949) was awarded as the best film by Combined Madras state.
She died on 7 May 1964.
Filmography
Actress
This is the complete list of her films compiled by H. Ramesh Babu.
[Dhruvatara Kannamba (telugu), Compilation by H. Ramesh Babu, Chinni Publications, Nagar Kurnool, 2008]
Playback singer
These are some of the Telugu songs voiced by her for the films.
Producer
She has produced about 25–30 films along with her husband
Kadaru Nagabhushanam
Kadaru Nagabhushanam or K. B. Nagabhushanam (1902 – 18 October 1976) was an Indian film director and producer in the 1940s to 1960s, working in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He was the husband of P. Kannamba. They established Rajarajeshwari F ...
under the banners of Sri Rajarajeswari films, Rajasri pictures and Sri Varalakshmi films.
References
External links
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1911 births
1964 deaths
Indian women playback singers
Indian film actresses
Telugu playback singers
20th-century Indian actresses
20th-century Indian singers
Actresses from Andhra Pradesh
Singers from Andhra Pradesh
Indian women film producers
Film producers from Andhra Pradesh
20th-century Indian businesspeople
Telugu film producers
Tamil film producers
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Indian stage actresses
Actresses in Telugu theatre
Indian child actresses
Child actresses in Telugu cinema
20th-century Indian women singers
Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh
Businesswomen from Andhra Pradesh
20th-century Indian businesswomen
Women musicians from Andhra Pradesh