'''Ashwathamma, K. (1910-44) ''' Star Kannada and Tamil actress-singer with brief but sensational film career. Launched on the stage (1934) and in film (1935) in title role Of [[Gubbi Veerana]]'s Sadarame, both with [[Jayamma]] as Draupadi. Adult stage career began with Mohamad Peter's Manolasini Nataka Sabha, which led to her career as a recording star and her biggest single hit Priya prashanta hridaya (from the play Manmatha Vijaya). Her songs in Sadarame and her duets with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_Thyagaraja_Bhagatavar|Thayagaraja Bhagatavar]] in [[Y V Rao]]'s Chintamani confirmed her as a south indian film and recording star, although she did only one film, [[Sundarrao Nadkarni]]'s Sant Sakubai [[Music]]