Pushpavalli | |
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 Pushpavalli in 1948 | |
| Born | Kandala Venkata Pushpavalli Tayaramma 3 January 1926 |
| Died | 28 April 1991 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1936–1969 |
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| Partner | Gemini Ganeshan |
| Children | 6; including Rekha |
| Relatives | Shubha (niece) Vedantam Raghavayya (brother-in-law)[1] |
Pushpavalli (3 January 1926 – 28 April 1991) was an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Telugu and Tamil films.[2][3] She entered the film industry as a child actress with a small role as young Sita in the film Sampoorna Ramayanam (1936). This was followed by a few more roles as child star. Pushpavalli later graduated to doing roles as an adult. Her biggest hit was the Telugu film Bala Nagamma (1942), where she played an important supporting role. Her 1947 film Miss Malini, where she played the lead role, received great critical acclaim from the intelligentsia, but flopped at the box office.[4] She continued playing supporting roles well into the late 1960s.
She married I V Rangachari in 1940 but they began living apart from 1946.[5] Later, Pushpavalli was in a relationship with actor Gemini Ganesan with whom she had two daughters, Rekha, a noted actress in Hindi film industry,[6] and Radha.
- ^ "Memories of the Southern Devadas". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 March 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Pushpavalli, penTapaaDu". Ghantasala. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Miss Malini 1947". The Hindu. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
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