S. K. Padmadevi (1924 – 19 September 2019) was an Indian actress in the
Kannada
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and
Tamil
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film industries.
Padmadevi started working in Kannada theatre in 1930 and remained active on stage till 1960. Later she was associated with
All India Radio
All or ALL may refer to:
Language
* All, an indefinite pronoun in English
* All, one of the English determiners
* Allar language (ISO 639-3 code)
* Allative case (abbreviated ALL)
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for two decades.
She participated in “Bhakta Sudhama” by Kalaivani. The song “Yadukulanandanane” she sang in “Bhakta Sudhama” became popular at that time.
Personal life
She was married to Padmanabha Rao, a theatre artist.
Filmography
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Sati Sulochana
''Sati Sulochana'' is a 1934 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Y. V. Rao. The film was released on 3 March 1934 and is the first talkie film in Kannada language. (1934)
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Bhakta Dhruva
''Bhakta Dhruva'' ( kn, ಭಕ್ತ ಧೃವ) is a 1934 Indian Kannada language Mythological devotional film directed by Parshwanath Altekar and produced by U. L. Narayana Rao. Although this was the very first talkie film to go under producti ...
(1934)
*
Samsara Nauka
''Samsara Nauke'' ( kn, ಸಂಸಾರ ನೌಕ) is a 1936 Indian Kannada language social drama film directed by H. L. N. Simha and produced by K. Nanjappa. This film was the fourth sound film produced in Kannada cinema and the first melodram ...
(1936)
*
Gangavathar
''Gangavathar'' is a 1942 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by C. K. Sathasivam popularly known as C. K. Sachi and produced by Sundaram Sound Studio, Madras. The film starred N. C. Vasanthakokilam.
The film was released on ...
(1942)
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Malgudi Days (TV series)
''Malgudi Days'' is an Indian television series that started in 1986, and was filmed in both English (first 13 episodes) and Hindi (all 54 episodes), based on the 1943 short story collection of the same name by R. K. Narayan. The series was di ...
(1987)
Award
In 2016 she was awarded
R. Nagendra Rao
Rattihalli Nagendra Rao (23 June 1896 – 9 February 1977) was an Indian theatre actor, film actor and director in South Indian cinema. Following his career in theatre, Rao turned to film a where he became an actor, director, producer, screenwr ...
award instituted by the
Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy
Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy (English: Karnataka Film Academy) was formed by the Government of Karnataka in 2009 to promote film culture in Karnataka.
The academy has taken up several projects to develop a healthy film culture in the state a ...
.
Veteran actor Padmadevi honoured
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References
External links
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1924 births
2019 deaths
Indian film actresses
20th-century Indian actresses