| 1 | '''Pasupuleti Kannamba (1912-64)''' |
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| 3 | |
| 4 | Telugu and Tamil actress and singer. Started on |
| 5 | the stage at the Rajarajeshwari Natya Mandali |
| 6 | and was largely responsible for the group’s |
| 7 | initial popularity along with her mentor (and |
| 8 | later husband), stage and film director Kadaru |
| 9 | Nagabhushanam. Film début in the screen |
| 10 | version of their play Harishchandra, initially |
| 11 | filmed by Prafulla Ghosh and remade by |
| 12 | Nagabhushanam himself in 1943. Continued in |
| 13 | film versions of their plays with acclaimed |
| 14 | music scores: H.V. Babu’s Draupadi |
| 15 | Vastrapaharanam and Kanakatara. Played |
| 16 | the destitute wife in H.M. Reddy’s |
| 17 | Grihalakshmi, incarnating its rational |
| 18 | reformism with her passionate denunciation of |
| 19 | God and religious notions of truth. Later |
| 20 | associated with emphatic acting in e.g. |
| 21 | Talliprema and Mayalokam, also playing |
| 22 | Sivaji Ganesan’s mother in Manohara and |
| 23 | MGR’s mother in Thaikupinn Tharam. Best |
| 24 | known for the title role in Kannagi. Some of |
| 25 | her still popular music has been reissued by the |
| 26 | musicologist V.A.K. Ranga Rao. |
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| 28 | ''' |
| 29 | FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1935: Harishchandra; |
| 30 | 1936: Draupadi Vastrapaharanam; 1937: |
| 31 | Kanakatara; 1938: Grihalakshmi; 1940: |
| 32 | Chandika; Bhoja Kalidasa; Krishnan |
| 33 | Thoothu; 1941: Ashok Kumar; Talliprema; |
| 34 | 1942: Kannagi; Sumati; 1943: |
| 35 | Harishchandra; 1944: Mahamaya; 1945: |
| 36 | Mayalokam; Maya Machhindra; Paduka |
| 37 | Pattabhishekham; 1947: Daiva Neethi; Tulasi |
| 38 | Jalandhar; Palnati Yuddham; Nam Iruvar; |
| 39 | 1949: Mangayar Karasi; Navajeevanam; |
| 40 | 1950: Laila Majnu; 1952: Pedaraitu; Moonru |
| 41 | Pillaigal/Mugguru Kodukulu; 1954: |
| 42 | Manohara; Sati Sakkubai; 1955: Anarkali; |
| 43 | Vadina; 1956: Naga Panchami; Thaikku Pinn |
| 44 | Tharam; 1957: Makkalai Petra Maharasi; |
| 45 | Kutumba Gauravam; 1958: Aadapettanam; |
| 46 | Avan Amaran; 1959: Pelli Meeda Pelli; |
| 47 | Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai |
| 48 | Seivom; Vazha Vaitha Daivam; Raja Sevai; |
| 49 | Raja Mukutam; 1960: Dharmane Jayam; |
| 50 | Jalsarayudu; Abhimanam; 1961: Usha |
| 51 | Parinayam; Intiki Deepam Illale; Pelli Pilupu; |
| 52 | Krishna Kuchela; Jagadeka Veeruni Katha/ |
| 53 | Jagathala Prathapan; 1962: Pelli |
| 54 | Thambulam; Dakshayagnam; |
| 55 | Swarnamanjari; Nuvva Nena; |
| 56 | Atmabandhuvu; 1963: Paruvu Pratishthalu; |
| 57 | Apta Mithrulu; 1964: Bangaru Timmaraju; |
| 58 | Ramadasu; 1965: Keelu Bommalu. |
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| 62 | [[Music]] |