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Bhanumathi

Bhanumathi

Acting

Biography

Paluvayi Bhanumathi (7 September 1925 – 24 December 2005) was a multilingual Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songwriter. Widely known as the first female super star of Telugu cinema and South Indian film Industry, she is also known for her works in Tamil cinema. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003 for her contribution in Indian cinema. She was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India.

Known For

Swargaseema
7.0

Murthy and Kalyani are happily married till Murthy watches a street play in his village and notices the beautiful Subbalaxmi in that troupe. He advises Subbalaxmi's father to take her to Madras, where she could possibly become a big theatre artiste. After traveling to Madras, Subbalaxmi is offered the lead role and changes her name to Sujatha. Murthy falls for Sujatha's charms and neglects his family.

Swargaseema

1945
Jangal Mein Mangal
7.5

Biology professor and her students, including a convent nun go on a field trip, and stay at a Public Rooming House of a male group, led by retired colonel. But fate has other plans for them.

Jangal Mein Mangal

1972
Batasari
4.0

Batasari is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film. It is based on the Bengali novel Bardidi by Saratchandra Chatterjee.

Batasari

1961
Trimurti
8.0

Kalyani lives in a small tenement with three sons, Vijay, Nandu, and Bhola, all of whom are unemployed, slackers and trouble-makers. One day Nandu gets into serious trouble with Shantilal, who summons the police, and has him arrested. Kalyani goes to the Police Station to plead with the In-Charge Officer to release Nandu, to no avail. She then goes to Shantilal to try to persuade him to withdraw the charges, also to no avail.

Trimurti

1974
Nadodi Mannan
6.3

Amidst a troubled kingdom that currently has no ruler, a revolutionary finds himself to be a lookalike of a prince who was to be crowned king. He takes his place but can he outsmart the real culprit?

Nadodi Mannan

1958
Samrat Ashoka
7.0

The life story of emperor Ashoka.

Samrat Ashoka

1992
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7.0

Raja, a rich lad falls in love with Chembaruthi, a maid who works in his grandmother's house. His family rejects their love due to social differences.

Chembaruthi

1992
Nallathambi
7.0

Nallathambi (NSK) a simple rural man inherits an estate from his deceased Zamindar relative. The Zamindar's daughter Pushpa (Bhanumathi) falls in love with Nallathambi. However he loves another girl (T. A. Madhuram). Bhoopathy (Sahasranamam) the estate manager has his eye on the wealth and tries to cheat Nallathambi out of it. He goads Pushpa into filing a suit that Nallathambi is mentally insane. In the end Nallathambi defeats Bhoopathy's machinations.

Nallathambi

1949
Mangalya Bhagyam
4.0

Mangalya Bhagyam is a 1974 Telugu family-drama film directed and produced by B. Padmanabham. The film starred Bhanumathi, Jayanthi, and Subha, and Sreedhar in the lead roles. M. Muthu composed the film's songs.

Mangalya Bhagyam

1974
Nai Roshni
9.0

The film is a social drama, with its plot around university professor Dr. Kumar (Ashok Kumar), who lives with his wife Padma (Bhanumati), his drunkard son Jyoti (Raaj Kumar), outgoing daughter Chitra (Tanuja) and his friend's daughter Rekha (Mala Sinha). Dr. Kumar and his wife have a different outlook towards life, with him preferring books and philosophy, while his wife Padma prefers social gatherings and society clubs. Padma never considered Jyoti her son, who works as a mill designer, a profession she considers too poor to acknowledge. Chitra is encouraged by her mother to mingle freely in high society, much to the disappointment of her worried father.

Nai Roshni

1967
Rani Samyuktha
N/A

Prithvirajan falls in love with princess Samyuktha, but her father Jayachandran insults him by installing his statue at the palace hall entrance for the bridegroom ceremony.

Rani Samyuktha

1962
Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata
8.0

Krishna, the grandson of the village head, marries Seeta but his grandparents disapprove and throw him out of the house. However, he lies to them about having a baby to make them accept his marriage.

Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata

1989
Apoorva Sagodharargal
7.0

Twins Vijayan and Vikraman are separated at birth by the doctor who saved them. Later, when the doctor reveals the truth about how their parents were murdered, the two of them vow to exact revenge.

Apoorva Sagodharargal

1949
Annai
8.0

Savithri, who does not have any kids with her husband, decides to adopt her sister's child. Things take a turn when her sister meets her child after many years and yearns for him.

Annai

1962
Immadi Pulikeshi
8.0

Immadi Pulikeshi is based on the story of the famous Kannada ruler Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty, who was significantly involved in branching out the dynasty to extend over most parts of the Deccan.

Immadi Pulikeshi

1967
Mangamma Gari Manavadu
7.0

Veeranna and Malli loves each other. But things changes a lot when Veeranna returns home from military service.

Mangamma Gari Manavadu

1984
Malliswari
10.0

During the days of the Vijayanagara Empire there was a system to bring willing women to the royal palace and render them official residents. This was called 'Rani Vasam'. According to this royal tradition, they sent palanquins to their houses, after they presented the family with gifts and jewelry. These Rani Vasam women should never have any contact with any man or let any man see them without permission. If any one violated the law, they were beheaded. Malleswari (Bhanumathi) was taken to this Rani Vasam. She was forced to accept this, for lure of money and jewelry by her parents. But she was already in love with her 'Bava' Nagaraju (N.T. Rama Rao), a sculptor. He stealthily got into the garden of the palace to meet his beloved and was caught. He was to get the death penalty. Krishnadevaraya for once pardoned the hero and allowed Malleswari to go with him.

Malliswari

1951
Tenali Raman
8.0

1956 Indian Tamil-language historical comedy film

Tenali Raman

1956
Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu
10.0

Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu is a 1986 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by J. Mahendran, starring Bhanumathi and Sujatha in lead roles.

Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu

1986
Kalvanin Kadhali
9.0

In the quiet village of Poonkulam, Kalyani and Muthayyan are deeply in love. But fate takes a cruel turn when Muthayyan is wrongfully branded a dacoit and forced to live in hiding within the forest. Despite the danger and distance, Kalyani remains unwavering in her love, and the two dream of escaping together to build a peaceful life as husband and wife. Their hopes rest on the shoulders of Kamalapathi, a loyal friend and stage actor, who devises a clever plan to outwit the police and help the lovers flee. Disguises, deception, and devotion all come into play—but a tragic misunderstanding sets off a chain of events that none of them could have foreseen.

Kalvanin Kadhali

1955