Bhanumati Ramakrishna
South Indian actress, singer and writer · India · On the map · Actors · Lived 1925 to 2005 · aged 80
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).
Bhanumati Ramakrishna is read about 137 times a day, in 19 languages.
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Bamma Maata Bangaru BaataFilm1984
Mangamma Gari ManavaduFilm1974
Mangalya BhagyamFilm1967
Immadi PulikeshiFilm1964
Vivaha BandhamFilm, Bharati1961
BatasariFilm, Producer1960Raja DesinguFilm1957AmbikapathyFilm, Amaravathi1955
Kalvanin KadhaliFilm, Kalyani1953
ChandiraniFilm, Director, Writer1949
Apoorva SagodharargalFilm, Kanchana1945
MayalokamFilm, Kambhoja Raju's eldest wife1935
Barrister's WifeFilm1925Born7 September 1925People around Bhanumati
M. G. Ramachandran Also in Raja Desingu and Raja Mukthi
N. T. Rama Rao Also in Tenali Ramakrishna and Malliswari
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Also in Dharma Patni and Tenali Ramakrishna- S. Rajeswara Rao Wrote Apoorva Sagodharargal and Malliswari
Chittoor Nagaiah Also in Tenali Ramakrishna and Swarga Seema- K. V. Mahadevan Wrote Antastulu and Thaaikkuppin Thaaram
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Bhanumati produced Chandirani and Vipra Narayana
N. S. Krishnan Also in Rangoon Radha and Ratnakumar- Samudrala Raghavacharya Wrote Tenali Ramakrishna and Laila Majnu
Sivaji Ganesan Also in Tenali Ramakrishna and Rangoon Radha
Jamuna Also in Tenali Ramakrishna and Bobbili Yuddham
Santha Kumari Also in Krishna Prema and Mayalokam
S. V. Ranga Rao Also in Chakrapani and Bobbili Yuddham
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Also in Antastulu and Sarangadhara
Kannadasan Wrote Nadodi Mannan and Raja Desingu
Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy Directed Malliswari and Swarga Seema- Rajasulochana Also in Rangoon Radha and Ambikapathy
- M. N. Nambiar Also in Nadodi Mannan and Tenali Ramakrishna
Mukkamala Also in Laila Majnu and Bobbili Yuddham- T. A. Madhuram Also in Rangoon Radha and Nallathambi
Padmini Also in Raja Desingu and Raja Bakthi
Allu Rama Lingaiah Bhanumati produced Vipra Narayana (1954)- Rushyendramani Bhanumati produced Vipra Narayana (1954)
T. S. Balaiah Also in Thaaikkuppin Thaaram and Raja Bakthi
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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.
