Vasanthi B. A. (born as Karanam Vasanthi) was an Indian actress and producer who was active in the

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and

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film industries during the latter half of the 20th century. She was well known for her second heroine and supporting roles in some movies.

Early life

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Personal life

Vasanthi married P. Seenivasan, an Indian politician of the

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and member of the

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. She died on May 29, 2019, in her residence at

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. She was looked after by her daughter and sister's son.

Film career

Vasanthi made her debut in

movie ''

Mahakavi Kalidasu ''Mahakavi Kalidasu'' is a 1960 Indian Telugu-language biographical film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao and written by Pingali. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Sriranjani Jr., with music composed by Pendyala. It was produced by K. N ...

'' in 1960, her

debut was ''

Then Nilavu ''Thennilavu'' (; ) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Vyjayanthimala, with K. A. Thangavelu, M. N. Nambiar, M. Saroja and Vasanthi in supp ...

'' in 1961. She also acted as second heroine opposite

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987 ...

in ''

Maadappura ''Madappura'' (; ) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. A. Subbaraman. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi. It was released on 16 February 1962. Plot Varadarajan, a lawyer in Madras, is murdered, plunging hi ...

''. Vasanthi entered the tinsel world as a well educated woman, an uncommon thing for heroines of her days (1960s). Tall, lanky and endowed with big eyes, Vasanthi acted in mostly decent characters and left a homely girl's image.

Filmography

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Tamil

# ''

'' (1961)... Lalitha – debut in Tamil # ''

'' (1962)...Vasantha # ''

Azhagu Nila ''Azhagu Nila'' (; titled onscreen as ''Azhaku Nila'') is a 1962 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by S. Ragavan and produced by Raagavan Productions. Plot Cast * Kalyan Kumar * Malini * Vasanthi * K. A. Thangavelu * R. Muthur ...

'' (1962) # ''

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'' (1962) # '' Avana Ivan'' (1962)...Jamuna # '' Bale Pandiya'' (1962) # '' Bommai'' (1964) # ''

Ennathan Mudivu ''Ennathan Mudivu'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. It is based on ''Panimalai'', a novel written by Maharishi. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan and T. S. Balaiah. It was released on 13 ...

'' (1965) # '' Sarasa B.A.'' (1965)

Telugu

# ''

'' (1960)... Goddess Kalika # ''

Siri Sampadalu ''Siri Sampadalu'' () is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by V. Venkateswarlu and directed by P. Pullaiah. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Master Venu. Plot Jagapathi Naidu (Gummadi) incu ...

'' (1962)...Latha # ''

Manchi Manasulu ''Manchi Manasulu'' () is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was produced by C. Sundaram under the Babu Movies ...

''...Jaya # ''

'' (1962) # '' Punarjanma'' (1963)..Vasanthi # ''Anuragam'' (1963) # '' Sabhash Suri'' (1964) # ''Navagraha Pooja Mahima'' (1964) # ''

Gudi Gantalu ''Gudi Gantalu'' () is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film was produced by Sunderlal Nehata and Doondy. It is a rem ...

'' (1964)...Subhadra # ''

Vivaha Bandham ''Vivaha Bandham'' () is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Pictures banner. It stars P. Bhanumathi and N. T. Rama Rao with music composed by M. B. Srinivasan, while Bhanu ...

'' (1964)...Aruna # ''

Aatma Gowravam ''Aatma Gowravam'' () is a 1965 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Viswanath. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kanchana and Rajasree, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. It is produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under Annapurn ...

'' (1965)...Parvathi # ''

Keelu Bommalu ''Keelu Bommalu'' () is a 1965 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language film directed by C. S. Rao and produced by P. Gangadhara Rao of Hyderabad Films. Plot Drama of a student of religion who comes to realise he is selfish and learns to help ot ...

'' (1965) # '' Sumangali'' (1965)...Uma # '' Palnati Yuddham'' (1966)...Perini Devi. # '' Mangalasutram''...Kamala # ''

Chilaka Gorinka Chilaka Gorinka is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language film produced and directed by K. Pratyagatma. The film won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film from the government of Andhra Pradesh. Sri Sri wrote the lyrics for the film, while S. Rajeswar ...

'' (1966)...Saraswathi # ''Veera Pooja'' (1968). # ''

Sati Sumathi ''Sati Sumathi'' is a 1967 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced by Chinna Rao under the Chinni Brothers banner, presented by Anjali Devi and directed by Vedantam Raghavayya. It stars Kanta Rao, Anjali Devi and music composed by P. ...

'' (1967)...

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Kannada

# ''Kannterudu Nodu'' (1961) # ''

Vidhi Vilasa ''Vidhivilasa'' is a 1962 Kannada language swashbuckler film directed by S. V. Mahesh. The film stars Rajkumar, Leelavathi and K. S. Ashwath. The film is based on the story of a King who confronts destiny (fate), which appears to him in the f ...

'' (1962) # ''

Mavana Magalu ''Mavana Magalu'' is a 1965 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by S. K. A. Chari and produced by A. V. Subba Rao. The film stars Jayalalitha, Kalyan Kumar, K. S. Ashwath and T. N. Balakrishna. The film has musical score by T. Chalapathi Ra ...

'' (1965) # ''Mruthyu Panjaradalli Goodachari 555'' (1970) # ''

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'' (1971) # ''

Hrudaya Sangama ''Hrudaya Sangama'' is a 1972 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Rashi Brothers and produced by MJM Productions. It starred Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was part black-and-white and part color, thus making it a partial color fil ...

'' (1972) # ''Beesida Bale'' (1973) # ''Veeranjaneya Kathe'' (1974) # ''

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'' (1976)

Malayalam

# ''

Minnaminugu ''Minnaminugu'' is a 1957 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Ramu Kariat. The film stars Premji and Manavalan Joseph. It was released on 24 May 1957. Plot Cast * Premji * Manavalan Joseph * Santha Devi Damayanthi (1927 � ...

'' (1957) – Debut in Malayalam # '' Sreerama Pattabhishekam'' (1962)...Seeta/Ahalya # ''

Ammaye Kaanaan ''Ammaye Kaanaan'' is a 1963 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Bhaskaran and produced by V. Abdulla. The film stars Sathyan, Ambika and Baby Vinodini. Cast * Sathyan as Chandran * Madhu as Balagopal *Ambika as Madhavi *Adoor ...

'' (1963)...Rema # ''

Kalanjukittiya Thankam ''Kalanjukittiya Thankam'' (''The Stolen Gold'') is a 1964 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by S. R. Puttanna. The film stars Sathyan, Ambika, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. The ...

'' (1964)...Hema # ''

Pakalkkinavu ''Pakalkkinavu'' is a 1966 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by S. S. Rajan and produced by N. R. Vaidyanadhan. The film stars Sathyan, Sharada, Adoor Bhasi and Nilambur Balan. Cast * Sathyan as Babu * Sharada as Malathi *Nellikode ...

'' (1966) # ''

Tharavattamma ''Tharavattamma'' is a 1966 Indian Malayalam-language Drama (film and television), drama film, directed by P. Bhaskaran and produced by N. Vasudevan. The film stars Sathyan (actor), Sathyan, Sheela, Sukumari and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. The ...

'' (1966) # '' Snehikkan Oru Pennu'' (1978)

As Producer

# ''Memu Manushulame'' (1973) – Telugu # ''Bhale Papa'' (1971) – Telugu

References

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