P. Kannamba

P. Kannamba
P. Kannamba
	Kadaru Nagabhushanam

Pasupuleti Kannamba (Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba) (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films in Telugu and Tamil languages during the 1930s to the 1960s.^[1]^[2]

Career

Kannamba was born on 5 October 1911.^[3] Her birthplace is Owku in Nandyal district. Her parents were Lokamba and M. Venkanarasaiah, a government contractor. She was their only child and grew up with her maternal grandparents in Eluru.^[3] She started acting in dramas at the age of 13. She performed many characters such as Sati Savitri, Anasuya and Chandramati.

Her film career began with the Chandramati character in Harishchandra (1935) of Star Combines. She acted in about 150 films and won accolades for her roles in Draupadi Vastrapaharanam, Kanakataara, Saranagadhara, Gruhalakshmi and Chandika. She acted in the title role of

Palnati Yudham as Nayakuralu Nagamma, opposite Govindarajula Subba Rao. She acted in Ashok Kumar (1941) as Queen, opposite another great actor, V. Nagayya.^[4] She acted together with P. U. Chinnappa in many movies, such as Kannagi, Mahamaya, Harischandra and Tulasi Jalandhar.^[5]

She married

Kadaru Nagabhushanam

in 1941. They established "Raja Rajeswari Films" and produced about 30 films, including Sumati, Padhuka Pattabhishekam, Saudamani, Peda Raitu, Lakshmi, Sri Krishna Tulabharam, Sati Sakkubhai and Sati Anasuya. Their movie Navajeevanam (1949) was awarded as the best film by Combined Madras state.

She died on 7 May 1964.[1]

Filmography

Actress

This is the complete list of her films compiled by H. Ramesh Babu.^[6]

Year	Film	Language	Character
1934	Seeta Kalyanam
1935	Harishchandra	Telugu	Chandramathi
1936	Draupadi Vastrapaharanam	Telugu	Draupadi
1937	Kanakatara	Telugu
1937	Sarangadhara	Telugu
1938	Gruhalakshmi	Telugu	Radha
1939	Mahananda
1940	Krishnan Thoothu	Tamil	Draupadi
1940	Bhoja Kalidasa
1940	Chandika	Telugu	Chandika
1941	Ashok Kumar	Tamil	Tishyaralshithai
1941	Talliprema	Telugu	Santha
1942	Kannagi	Tamil	Kannagi
1942	Sumati
1944	Mahamaya	Tamil	Mahamaya
1944	Harichandra	Tamil	Chandramathi
1945	Mayalokam	Telugu
1945	Maya Machhindra	Telugu
1945	Paduka Pattabhishekam	Telugu	Kaikeyi
1946	Mugguru Maratilu	Telugu
1947	Palnati Yudham	Telugu	Naagamma
1947	Tulasi Jalandhar	Tamil
1947	Deivaneethi	Tamil
1948	Gnana Soundari	Tamil	Gnana Soundari
1949	Navajeevanam	Tamil
1949	Mangaiyarkarasi	Tamil
1951	Saudamini	Tamil
1951	Saudamini	Telugu
1951	Sudharshan	Tamil
1952	Ezhai Uzhavan	Tamil
1952	Peda Rytu	Telugu
1952	Mugguru Kodukulu	Telugu
1952	Moondru Pillaigal	Tamil
1953	Lakshmi	Tamil
1953	Lakshmi	Telugu
1954	Manohara	Hindi	Queen
1954	Manohara	Tamil	Queen
1954	Manohara	Telugu	Queen
1954	Sati Sakkubai	Telugu
1955	Anarkali	Telugu	Jodha Bai
1955	Anarkali	Tamil	Jodha Bai
1955	Chella Pillai	Tamil
1955	Pennarasi	Tamil	Queen
1955	Sri Krishna Tulabharam	Telugu
1955	Vadina	Telugu
1956	Charana Daasi	Telugu
1956	Naga Panchami	Tamil
1956	Naga Panchami	Telugu
1956	Umasundari	Telugu
1956	Mathar Kula Manickam	Tamil
1956	Thaikkupin Tharam	Tamil	Meenatchi
1957	Makkalai Petra Magarasi	Tamil	Angamma
1957	Todi Kodallu	Telugu	Annapurna
1957	Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi	Tamil
1957	Neelamalai Thirudan	Tamil
1957	Vanangamudi	Tamil	Mangalam
1958	Aadapettanam	Telugu
1958	Avan Amaran	Tamil
1958	Anna Thammudu	Telugu
1958	Kaathavaraayan	Tamil	Kamakshi
1958	Kathavarayuni Katha	Telugu
1958	Kudumba Gauravam	Tamil
1958	Kudumba Gouravam	Telugu
1958	Shri Krishna Maya	Telugu
1958	Periya Koyil	Tamil
1958	Uthama Puthiran	Tamil	Queen
1958	Vanjikottai Valiban	Tamil	Sivakami
1958	Mangalya Balam	Telugu
1959	Manjal Magimai	Tamil
1959	Raja Makutam	Telugu
1959	Raja Magudam	Tamil
1959	Raja Sevai	Tamil
1959	Rechukka Pagatichukka	Telugu
1959	Veera Bhaskaradu	Telugu
1959	Nalla Theerpu	Tamil
1959	Uthami Petra Rathinam	Tamil
1959	Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali	Tamil	Thanabakkiam
1959	Uzhavukkum Thozhilukkum Vandhanai Seivom	Tamil
1959	Vaazha Vaitha Deivam	Tamil
1960	Abhimanam	Telugu	Mother
1960	Dharmame Jayam	Telugu
1960	Jalsarayudu	Telugu
1960	Maa Babu	Telugu
1960	Padikkadha Medhai	Tamil
1961	Jagadeka Veeruni Katha	Telugu	Parvathi Devi
1961	Krishna Kuchela	Telugu
1961	Bhagyalakshmi	Tamil
1961	Marutha Nattu Veeran	Tamil
1961	Pelli Thambulam	Telugu
1961	Thaai Sollai Thattadhe	Tamil
1961	Pendli Pilupu	Telugu
1961	Usha Parinayam	Telugu	Wife of Banasura
1962	Thayai Katha Thanayan	Tamil
1962	Aatma Bandhuvu	Telugu
1962	Nichaya Thaamboolam	Tamil
1962	Dakshayagnam	Tamil	Daksha's wife
1962	Dakshayagnam	Telugu	Daksha's wife
1962	Swarnamanjari	Telugu
1962	Padithaal Mattum Podhuma	Tamil	Mangalam
1963	Aapta Mitrulu	Telugu
1963	Idhu Sathiyam	Tamil
1963	Lava Kusha	Tamil	Kausalya
1963	Lava Kusa	Telugu	Kausalya
1963	Paruvu Prathishta	Telugu
1963	Needhikkuppin Paasam	Tamil	Saraswathi
1963	Kulamagal Radhai	Tamil	Radha's Mother
1964	Aathma Balam	Telugu
1964	Ramadasu	Telugu	Ramadasu's wife
1965	Antastulu	Telugu
1965	Chaduvukunna Bharya	Telugu
1965	Keelu Bommalu	Telugu
1968	En Thambi	Tamil	Kannan Mother (Photo Image Used)

Playback singer

These are some of the Telugu songs voiced by her for the films.

Year	Film	Songs
1935	Harishchandra	"Jananamu Dhanyata Gaada", "Karunakara", "Sritajana Bandhu"
1937	Kanakatara	"Ee Vasantha Sobha"
1938	Gruhalakshmi	"Badha Sahaname", "Naa Premaye", "Sagamu Rathiri Ayyane", "Yashoda Nandana"
1940	Chandika	"Anandamaye Naho", "Eme O Koyila", "Nene Raninaithe"
1941	Talliprema	"Jo Jo Nandabala", "Prema Nidhanamu"
1942	Sumati	"Jayahe Thrishooladhari"
1945	Maya Machhindra	"Dhanyambayyenu Janmamu", "Haayiga Paadedanu", "Meluko", "O Malathi"
1946	Mugguru Maratilu	"Stree Bhagyame Bhagyamu", "Teerugada Asha Nedu"
1947	Palnati Yudham	"Evaravaya Deva", "Thana Pantamu Naathona", "Thera Teeyagarada"

Producer

She has produced about 25–30 films along with her husband

Kadaru Nagabhushanam

under the banners of Sri Rajarajeswari films, Rajasri pictures and Sri Varalakshmi films.

Year	Film	Language
1941	Talliprema	Telugu
1942	Sumati	Telugu
1944	Harishchandra	Tamil
1945	Paduka Pattabhishekam	Telugu
1946	Bhakta Tulasidas	Telugu
1949	Navajeevanam	Tamil
1949	Navajeevanam	Telugu
1949	Tulasi Jalandhar	Tamil
1951	Saudamini	Tamil
1951	Saudamini	Telugu
1952	Ezhai Uzhavan	Tamil
1952	Peda Rytu	Telugu
1953	Lakshmi	Tamil
1953	Lakshmi	Telugu
1954	Sati Sakkubai	Telugu
1955	Shri Krishna Thulabaram	Telugu
1956	Naga Panchami	Tamil
1956	Naga Panchami	Telugu
1958	Sri Krishna Maya	Telugu
1959	Veera Bhaskarudu	Telugu
1960	Dharmame Jayam	Telugu
1961	Usha Parinayam	Telugu
1962	Dakshayagnam	Tamil
1962	Dakshayagnam	Telugu
1963	Apta Mithrulu	Telugu
1965	Chaduvukunna Bharya	Telugu

References

^ ^a ^b ^c V. Raman, Mohan (30 September 2011). "She walked tall in tinsel town". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.
^ "Kannamba Pasupuleti". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b Nalini Shivkumar; Rema Mahalingam (17 October 2020). "Pasupuleti Kannamba". Cinemaazi. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
^ "Ashok Kumar 1941". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008.
^ "Harishchandra 1944". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
^ Dhruvatara Kannamba (telugu), Compilation by H. Ramesh Babu, Chinni Publications, Nagar Kurnool, 2008

External links

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[hindu-1] V. Raman, Mohan (30 September 2011). "She walked tall in tinsel town". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.

[2] "Kannamba Pasupuleti". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.

[:0-3] Nalini Shivkumar; Rema Mahalingam (17 October 2020). "Pasupuleti Kannamba". Cinemaazi. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

[4] "Ashok Kumar 1941". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008.

[5] "Harishchandra 1944". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.

[6] Dhruvatara Kannamba (telugu), Compilation by H. Ramesh Babu, Chinni Publications, Nagar Kurnool, 2008

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