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Pandari Bai

Actress | * 09/18/1928 († 74, 01/29/2003) | Pathal, Bhatkal, Mysore, British India
Pandari Bai (1930 – 29 January 2003) was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Rajkumar, M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan. She was the heroine in Rajkumar's debut movie Bedara Kannappa and also Sivaji's debut movie Parasakthi. She has acted in over 1,000 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Bai was honoured by Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu government. ()
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Pandari Bai (Kannada: ಪಂಡರೀ ಬಾಯಿ; 18 September 1928 – 29 January 2003) was a prominent actress of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada language during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Rajkumar, MGR and Sivaji Ganesan. She was the heroine in Rajkumar's debut movie Bedara Kannappa and also Sivaji's debut movie Parasakthi. She has acted in over 1,000 films in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Music

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Movies with Pandari Bai as Actress(88)

as Seetha1992 Jeevana Chaithra
as Parvathy Amma1992 Mannan
as Raju and Seetha's mother (in archival footage)1990 Avasara Police 100
as Parvathi1989 Gaduggai
as Guest Appearance1986 Guri
1985 Kettimelam
as Radha1985 Andha Oru Nimidam
1983 Saatchi
1982 Thyagi
as Sheela's mother1982 Chalisuva Modagalu
1981 Antha
as Shyam's mother1981 Yeh Rishta Na Tootay
1980 Guru
as Parvathy1979 Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi
1976 Lalitha
as Janaki1976 America Ammayi
1976 Uthaman
as Pandharibai1975 Thota Ramudu
as Kanaga, Manavalan Thangappapuram's wife1974 Netru Indru Naalai
as Chellamma1973 Gauravam
1972 Bandagi
as Shekhar's mother1972 Rivaaj
as Lakshmi1971 Sabadham
as Ponni1970 Nadu Iravil
as Gauri's mom1969 Nannha Farishta
as Parvathi1969 Deiva Magan
1966 Laadla
as Lalithamma1966 Belli Moda
as Chandramathi1965 Satya Harishchandra
as Susheela1965 Enga Veettu Pillai
as Sivagami1964 Dheiva Thaai
as Parvati Ratan Lal1959 Paigham
as Usha1954 Andha Naal
as Susheela1953 Poongothai
as Vimala1952 Parasakthi
as Malti (uncredited)1951 Bahar
1944 Haridas

Citizenship: India
Born: Tuesday, 09/18 1928 (September) in Pathal, Bhatkal, Mysore, British India
Died: Wednesday, 01/29 2003 (January) in Chennai (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: Hindi (HI)
Siblings: Mynavathi
Other names for Pandari Bai (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Pandhari Bai"
"Geetha"
"M. Pandari Bai"
Pandari Bai frequently works together with these people:
M. S. Viswanathan (22x, Crew)
Sivaji Ganesan (18x, Actor)
Major Sundarrajan (17x, Actor)
Nagesh (14x, Actor)
V. K. Ramasamy (14x, Actor)
M. N. Nambiar (12x, Actor)
Manorama (12x, Actress)
Kamal Haasan (11x, Actor)
Thengai Srinivasan (11x, Actor)
V. S. Raghavan (10x, Actor)
M. G. Ramachandran (9x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:529813, Added: 10/08/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024