'''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]]