Dasari Kotiratnam | |
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Died | 21 December 1972 Chilakaluripeta, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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Dasari Kotiratnam was an Indian actress, singer, and film producer.[1] She was the first female producer of Telugu cinema.[2][3][4] She was also the first actress to set up a theatre group in Andhra.[3] Her career as a theatre actor spanned over four decades.[5]
She produced her first film, Sati Anasuya (1935) in collaboration with Aurora Film Corporation.[5] She later acted in films like Lanka Dahanam (1936), Mohini Bhasmasura (1938), Vara Vikrayam (1939), Panduranga Vitala (1939), Paduka Pattabhishekam (1945), Varudhini (1946), Gollabhama (1947).[5]
First woman producer Dasari Kotiratnam produced Anasuya in 1935.
Dasari Kotiratnam was the first actress to set up a theatre group while Venkubai and Kamala of the Surabhi Company were well-known stage artists. Dasari Kotiratnam later became the first woman to produce films.