'''Surabhi Kamalabai (b. 1913)'''


Telugu actress born in the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surabhi_Theatres|Surabhi Theatres]] troupe of AP: her mother developed
labour pains during a show, absented herself
briefly and then the troupe presented the
newly born infant to the audience. Kamalabai
became a top actress with Surabhi; film début
when [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.M._Reddy|H.M. Reddy]] hired the troupe for Telugu
cinema’s first sound film, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakta_Prahlada|Bhakta Prahlada]].
Worked in the Telugu films of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagar_Studio|Sagar Studio]]
(Bombay) and [[East India Film]] (Calcutta). Also
in the film version of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellari_Raghava|Bellari Raghava]]’s stage
classic [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draupadi_Manasamrakshanam|Draupadi Manasamrakshanam]].
Starred alongside [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.S.R._Anjaneyulu|C.S.R. Anjaneyulu]] in the
Saint film, Tukaram. Later acted middle-aged
women in Telugu and Tamil films.


'''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1931: Bhakta Prahlada;
1932: Paduka Pattabhishekham; Shakuntala;
1933: Savithri; Prithvi Putra; 1936:
Draupadi Manasamrakshanam; 1937:
Tukaram; 1938: Bhakta Jayadeva; 1942:
Patni; 1948: Chandralekha; 1949:
Keelugurram/Maya Kudhirai; 1951:
Patala Bhairavi/Pataal Bhairavi;
Mangala; 1952: Manavati; Prema/Kathal;
1953: Rohini; Vayyari Bhama; Ammalakalu/
Marumagal; 1955: Vijayagauri; 1959:
Shabash Ramudu; 1961: Velugu Needalu;
1968: Umachandi Gauri Shankarula Katha.

[[Actor]]