Pandari Bai
Age: N/A | From: Pathal, Bhatkal, Mysore , British India
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Pandhari Bai , Geetha , M. Pandari Bai
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Pathal, Bhatkal, Mysore , British India
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 31
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Pandari Bai (Kannada: ಪಂಡರೀ ಬಾಯಿ; 18 September 1928 – 29 January 2003) was a prominent actress of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada language during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Rajkumar, MGR and Sivaji Ganesan. She was the heroine in Rajkumar's debut movie Bedara Kannappa and also Sivaji's debut movie Parasakthi. She has acted in over 1,000 films in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.
Most Famous Work
Rivaaj
(1972) Shekhar's mother
Andha Oru Nimidam
(1985) Radha
Jai Hind
(1994) Maria Devi
Netru Indru Naalai
(1974) Kanaga, Manavalan Thangappapuram's wife
Nadu Iravil
(1970) Ponni
Mannan
(1992) Parvathy Amma
Andha Naal
(1954) Usha
Sodari
(1955) HemavathiActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 1994 | Maria Devi | |
| 1993 | N/A | |
| 1992 | Parvathy Amma | |
| Seetha | ||
| 1991 | N/A | |
| 1990 | Raju and Seetha's mother (in archival footage) | |
| 1989 | Parvathi | |
| 1987 | N/A | |
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| 1986 | Guest Appearance | |
| 1985 | N/A | |
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| Radha | ||
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| 1984 | N/A | |
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| 1983 | N/A | |
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| 1982 | N/A | |
| Sheela's mother | ||
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| 1981 | N/A | |
| Shyam's mother | ||
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| 1980 | N/A | |
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| 1979 | N/A | |
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| Parvathy | ||
| 1978 | N/A | |
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| 1977 | N/A | |
| Kumar and Mainaga's mother | ||
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| 1976 | N/A | |
| Janaki | ||
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| 1975 | N/A | |
| Pandharibai | ||
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| 1974 | N/A | |
| Kanaga, Manavalan Thangappapuram's wife | ||
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| 1973 | Chellamma | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
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| Shekhar's mother | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
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| Lakshmi | ||
| 1970 | Ponni | |
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| 1969 | N/A | |
| Parvathi | ||
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| Gauri's mom | ||
| 1968 | N/A | |
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| 1967 | N/A | |
| Parvathi | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
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| Lalithamma | ||
| 1965 | Chandramathi | |
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| Susheela | ||
| 1964 | Sivagami | |
| 1960 | N/A | |
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| 1959 | Jyothi | |
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| Parvati Ratan Lal | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| 1957 | N/A | |
| 1956 | N/A | |
| Hari/Lakshmi's Wife | ||
| 1955 | Hemavathi | |
| 1954 | Neela | |
| Usha | ||
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| 1953 | N/A | |
| Susheela | ||
| 1952 | Vimala | |
| 1951 | Malti (uncredited) | |
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| 1948 | N/A | |
| 1944 | N/A | |
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
