| 4 | | Top 60s star in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinemas. Associated mainly with sentimental melodrama. Also worked in several Hindi films. Early career in mythologicals after she was spotted by Honnappa Bhagavathar who cast her in Mahakavi Kalidasa. Telugu début with NTR in the National Art Theatres’ mythological, K. Kameshwara Rao’s Panduranga Mahatyam; later acted with NTR in several other Telugu films. Became a superstar with the |
| 5 | | MGR Tamil hit Nadodi Mannan, after which she did many films with him, incl. a few in which she played the dominant role (e.g. Thayi Sollai Thatthathe). Acted in over 160 films in four languages. Was Chairperson of the Karnataka Film Development Corp. and the Kanteerava Studios, Bangalore. Her main directors include Panthulu (School Master, Ratnagiri Rahasya, Kittur Chanamma), K.V. Reddy and A. Bhimsingh. |
| | 4 | Top 60s star in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinemas. Associated mainly with sentimental melodrama. Also worked in several Hindi films. Early career in mythologicals after she was spotted by [[Honnappa Bhagavathar]] who cast her in Mahakavi Kalidasa. Telugu début with [[NTR]] in the National Art Theatres’ mythological, [[K. Kameshwara Rao]]’s Panduranga Mahatyam; later acted with NTR in several other Telugu films. Became a superstar with the |
| | 5 | [[MGR]] Tamil hit [[Nadodi Mannan]], after which she did many films with him, incl. a few in which she played the dominant role (e.g. Thayi Sollai Thatthathe). Acted in over 160 films in four languages. Was Chairperson of the Karnataka Film Development Corp. and the Kanteerava Studios, Bangalore. Her main directors include [[Panthulu]] ([[School Master]], Ratnagiri Rahasya, [[Kittur Chanamma]]), [[K.V. Reddy]] and [[A. Bhimsingh]]. |