Pandari Bai

Pandari Bai
Born
Geetha[1]

(1928-09-18)18 September 1928[2]
Died29 January 2003(2003-01-29) (aged 74)[2][3]
Chennai, India
OccupationActress
Years active1943–2001
WorksFull list
RelativesMynavathi (sister)
HonoursKalaimamani (1965)

Pandari Bai (18 September 1928 – 29 January 2003)[2][3] was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine.[4] She has acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Rajkumar, M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan. She was the heroine in Rajkumar's debut movie Bedara Kannappa and also Sivaji's debut movie Parasakthi.[5][3][6] She has acted in over 1,000 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.[7] Bai was honoured by Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu government.[8]

  1. ^ "Sirikannada class 9 solutions". Karnataka State Education and Examination Board. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Pandari Bai", British Film Institute, archived from the original on 9 November 2019, retrieved 14 July 2020
  3. ^ a b c "Pandari Bai dies at 74". The Times of India. 29 January 2003.
  4. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
  5. ^ "Remembering Pandari Bai". Screen. 21 February 2003.
  6. ^ "Pandari Bai dead". The Hindu. 30 January 2003. Archived from the original on 19 February 2003.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Tribute to Pandari Bai". Deccan Herald. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
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