Ganthimathi (30 August 1940 – 9 September 2011) was a Tamil stage and film actress. She acted in over 500 films.

Early life

Kanthimathi was born in

Manamadurai Manamadurai is a Municipality Town in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Manamadurai falls under Manamadurai Legislative assembly. Upgradation of Manamadurai to Municipality Municipal Administration Minister KN Nehru mad ...

in the then

Ramanathapuram district Ramanathapuram District, also known as Ramnad District, is one of the 38 districts an administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The old Ramanathapuram District consists of Present day Virudhunagar and Sivagangai district ...

of India. She started acting in dramas and entered films at the age of eleven.

Career

The role which got her noticed was the portrayal of Mayil's mother in '' 16 Vayathinile''. Other important Tamil films in which she acted include '' Mann Vasanai'', '' Muthu'' and '' Karagattakaran''. She was awarded the

Kalaimamani Award The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ...

by the

Government of Tamil Nadu Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature ...

for her contribution to

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...

. She acted as mother and grandmother almost to all actors and actresses like M.G.R, Rajinikanth, Kamalhassan, Vijaykanth, Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Vijay, Revathi, Radha, Ambika, Radhika, etc. Other actors or actresses cannot utter the non-lexical filler proverbs like "Chithada kalli viragu odaika ponalam kathala mullu kothoda kuthidichan" (When a lazy girl is forced to go for the work of cutting the firewood she may complain that aloe vera thorns poked her in a bunch) like she could.

Partial filmography

1940s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

TV Series

* 2004-2007 My Dear Bhootham as Moosa's Grandmother ( Sun TV) * 2004-2007

Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...

( Jaya TV) * 2005 Kolangal as Narayanan's sister ( Sun TV) * 2010-2011

Pondatti Thevai ''Pondatti Thevai'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film written and directed by R. Parthiban, Parthiban. The film stars himself and newcomer Ashwini (actress), Ashwini. Produced by A. Sundaram, it was released on 14 April 19 ...

( Sun TV)

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* 1945 births 2011 deaths Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Tamil Nadu People from Sivaganga district 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil television {{India-film-actor-stub