# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bhanumati-ramakrishna
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:02:09.971Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bhanumati-ramakrishna"
name: "Bhanumati Ramakrishna"
slug: "bhanumati-ramakrishna"
description: "P. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was an Indian actress, singer, film producer, director, music composer, writer, editor, studio owner and novelist. She is regarded as the first female superstar of Telugu cinema, and the first female director of Telugu cinema with her debut directorial Chandirani (1953). Bhanumathi appeared in over 100 films, predominantly in Telugu and Tamil languages. She also acted in a few Hindi and Kannada films. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2001 for her contribution to the Indian cinema. She was honored among \"Women in Cinema\" at the 30th International Film Festival of India."
tagline: "South Indian actress, singer and writer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bhanumathi_Ramakrishna_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1925-09-07"
deathDate: "2005-12-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             4.028310163359137
  historical:           16.09414533333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump