Pandari Bai

Pandari Bai

Known for

Acting

Born

September 18, 1928

Birthplace

Pathal, Bhatkal, Mysore , British India

Died

January 29, 2003 (aged 74)

Biography

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.

Best known work

Andha Naal
Andha Naal
1954
Mannan
Mannan
1992
Parasakthi
Parasakthi
1952
Abba! Aa Hudugi
Abba! Aa Hudugi
1959
Superman
Superman
1980
Guru
Guru
1980
Alluri Seetarama Raju
Alluri Seetarama Raju
1974
Gauravam
Gauravam
1973
Vasantha Maligai
Vasantha Maligai
1972
Enga Veettu Pillai
Enga Veettu Pillai
1965

Filmography

  1. 1995

    Mojugara Sogasugara
  2. 1994

  3. 1994

    Jai Hind

    as Maria Devi

  4. 1994

  5. 1994

  6. 1994

  7. 1993

  8. 1993

  9. 1993

  10. 1993

  11. 1993

  12. 1993

    Akasmika

    as Murthy's mother

  13. 1993

  14. 1992

    Mannan

    as Parvathy Amma

  15. 1992

  16. 1991

  17. 1991

  18. 1991

    Pudhiya Raagam

    as Thaiyamma

  19. 1991

  20. 1990

    Avasara Police 100

    as Raju and Seetha's mother (in archival footage)

  21. 1990

  22. 1990

  23. 1990

  24. 1989

    Gaduggai

    as Parvathi

  25. 1989

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