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P. Kannamba
Kannamba in 1949
Born	Pasupuleti Kannamba 5 October 1911 Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh)
Died	7 May 1964(1964-05-07) (aged 52) Madras, Madras State, India
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, film producer
Spouse	Kadaru Nagabhushanam

Pasupuleti Kannamba (Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba) (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films in Telugu and Tamil languages during the 1930s to the 1960s.

Career

Kannamba was born on 5 October 1911. Her birthplace is Owku in Nandyal district. Her parents were Lokamba and M. Venkanarasaiah, a government contractor. She was their only child and grew up with her maternal grandparents in Eluru. She started acting in dramas at the age of 13. She performed many characters such as Sati Savitri, Anasuya and Chandramati.

Her film career began with the Chandramati character in Harishchandra (1935) of Star Combines. She acted in about 150 films and won accolades for her roles in Draupadi Vastrapaharanam, Kanakataara, Saranagadhara, Gruhalakshmi and Chandika. She acted in the title role of Kannagi in Tamil and in Palnati Yudham as Nayakuralu Nagamma, opposite Govindarajula Subba Rao. She acted in Ashok Kumar (1941) as Queen, opposite another great actor, V. Nagayya. She acted together with P. U. Chinnappa in many movies, such as Kannagi, Mahamaya, Harischandra and Tulasi Jalandhar.

She married Kadaru Nagabhushanam in 1941. They established "Raja Rajeswari Films" and produced about 30 films, including Sumati, Padhuka Pattabhishekam, Saudamani, Peda Raitu, Lakshmi, Sri Krishna Tulabharam, Sati Sakkubhai and Sati Anasuya. Their movie Navajeevanam (1949) was awarded as the best film by Combined Madras state.

She died on 7 May 1964.

Filmography

Actress

This is the complete list of her films compiled by H. Ramesh Babu.

Playback singer

These are some of the Telugu songs voiced by her for the films.

Producer

She has produced about 25–30 films along with her husband Kadaru Nagabhushanam under the banners of Sri Rajarajeswari films, Rajasri pictures and Sri Varalakshmi films.

References

1. ^ V. Raman, Mohan (30 September 2011). "She walked tall in tinsel town". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.
2. "Kannamba Pasupuleti". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
3. ^ Nalini Shivkumar; Rema Mahalingam (17 October 2020). "Pasupuleti Kannamba". Cinemaazi. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
4. "Ashok Kumar 1941". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008.
5. "Harishchandra 1944". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
6. Dhruvatara Kannamba (telugu), Compilation by H. Ramesh Babu, Chinni Publications, Nagar Kurnool, 2008

External links

• P. Kannamba at IMDb

• 1911 births
• 1964 deaths
• Indian women playback singers
• Indian film actresses
• Telugu playback singers
• 20th-century Indian actresses
• 20th-century Indian singers
• Actresses from Andhra Pradesh
• Singers from Andhra Pradesh
• Indian women film producers
• Film producers from Andhra Pradesh
• 20th-century Indian businesspeople
• Telugu film producers
• Tamil film producers
• Actresses in Tamil cinema
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• Indian stage actresses
• Actresses in Telugu theatre
• Indian child actresses
• Child actresses in Telugu cinema
• 20th-century Indian women singers
• Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh
• Businesspeople from Andhra Pradesh
• 20th-century Indian businesswomen
• Women musicians from Andhra Pradesh