Vanamala or Vanmala Devi
(1915-2007) was an Indian actress, appearing in many films in
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
and
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*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
See also
*
* ...
. She is best known for the role of the mother in the Marathi movie ''
Shyamchi Aai
Shyamchi Aai ( mr, श्यामची आई; en, Shyam's Mother) is an autobiography of social activist Pandurang Sadashiv Sane (known as ''Sane Guruji''). Its regarded as one of the greatest tributes to mother's love in Marathi literature.
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'', which won the Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) for Best Film at the
1st National Film Awards in 1954.
Filmography
* 1965 ''Shree Ram Bharat Milan''
* 1953 ''Naag Panchami''
* 1953 ''
Shyamchi Aai
Shyamchi Aai ( mr, श्यामची आई; en, Shyam's Mother) is an autobiography of social activist Pandurang Sadashiv Sane (known as ''Sane Guruji''). Its regarded as one of the greatest tributes to mother's love in Marathi literature.
...
''... Shyam's Mother
* 1948 ''Azadi Ki Raah Par''
* 1947 ''Hatimtai''
* 1945 ''Aarti''
* 1945 ''Parinde''
* 1944 ''Dil Ki Baat''
* 1944 ''Kadambari'' (as Vanmala)
* 1944 ''
Parbat Pe Apna Dera''... Meera Devi
* 1944 ''
Mahakavi Kalidas
''Mahakavi Kalidas'' is a Bollywood film directed by Niren Lahiri. It was released in 1942.
Plot
After falling in love with a woman from a lower caste, a naive Sanskrit poet who was ostracized now encounters obstacles when he participates in a ...
'' (as Vanmala)
* 1943 ''
Muskurahat''
* 1943 ''
Shahenshah Akbar
''Shahenshah Akbar'' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1943
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled ...
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* 1942 ''
Raja Rani''... Rani
* 1942 ''
Vasantsena''... Vasantsena
* 1941 ''Payachi Dasi''... Vidya
* 1941 ''Sikandar''... Rukhsana
* 1940 ''Lapandav''
References
External links
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Indian film actresses
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Indian television actresses
Actresses in Marathi cinema
20th-century Indian actresses
People from Ujjain
1915 births
2007 deaths
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