Acting

Pandari Bai

1928–2003 · Acting

59.1avg grm

21titles

Bio

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.

Filmography

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1990s3 titles

Akasmika1993 · as Mother of Narasimha Murthy59.0 JJeevana Chaitra1992 · as Seetha59.0 M

1980s6 titles

Anuraaga Aralithu198659.1 V

Vetri1984 · as Vijay's mother58.4 DDharma Poratam198359.6 C

Chelisuva Modagalu1982 · as Sheela's mother59.2 A

Antha1981 · as Sushil Kumar's mother59.1 C

Chettaniki Kallu Levu1981 · as Mrs. Gopinath58.9

1970s6 titles

EEtharkum Thuninthavan197760.1 A

Alluri Seetharama Raju197459.7 E

Eradu Kanasu197459.5 B

Bangaarada Panjara1973 · as Janaki59.3 G

Gauravam197358.6 S

Sampoorna Ramayanam1972 · as Shabari59.1

1960s3 titles

Deiva Magan1969 · as Parvathi59.0 S

Satya Harishchandra1965 · as Chandramathi59.9 E

Enga Veetu Pillai1965 · as Susheela, the wife of N. Gajendran (Nambiar) and the sister of Ramu & Ilango (both MGR in dual role)58.7

1950s3 titles

Andha Naal1954 · as Usha59.8 B

Bedara Kannappa1954 · as Neela59.6 P

Parasakthi1952 · as Vimala58.8

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Pandari Bai

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born1928

died2003

known forActing

titles on site21

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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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1990s

3 titles

59.0Akasmika1993 · as Mother of Narasimha Murthy J59.0Jeevana Chaitra1992 · as Seetha M

57.1Mannan1992

1980s

6 titles

59.1Anuraaga Aralithu1986 V

58.4Vetri1984 · as Vijay's mother D59.6Dharma Poratam1983 C

59.2Chelisuva Modagalu1982 · as Sheela's mother A

59.1Antha1981 · as Sushil Kumar's mother C

58.9Chettaniki Kallu Levu1981 · as Mrs. Gopinath

1970s

6 titles

E60.1Etharkum Thuninthavan1977 A

59.7Alluri Seetharama Raju1974 E

59.5Eradu Kanasu1974 B

59.3Bangaarada Panjara1973 · as Janaki G

58.6Gauravam1973 S

59.1Sampoorna Ramayanam1972 · as Shabari

1960s

3 titles

59.0Deiva Magan1969 · as Parvathi S

59.9Satya Harishchandra1965 · as Chandramathi E

58.7Enga Veetu Pillai1965 · as Susheela, the wife of N. Gajendran (Nambiar) and the sister of Ramu & Ilango (both MGR in dual role)

1950s

3 titles

59.8Andha Naal1954 · as Usha B

59.6Bedara Kannappa1954 · as Neela P

58.8Parasakthi1952 · as Vimala

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