Date of birth: 1925-09-07
Place of birth: Doddavaram, Maddipadu Mandal, Guntur district, Madras Presidency, British India
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Paluvayi Bhanumathi , P. Bhanumathi, Bhanumati, Radio Bhanumathi

Paluvayi Bhanumathi (7 September 1925 – 24 December 2005) was a multilingual Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songwriter. Widely known as the first female super star of Telugu cinema and South Indian film Industry, she is also known for her works in Tamil cinema. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003 for her contribution in Indian cinema. She was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India.

1974-08-01
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1961-06-30
Surendranath, son of a landowner, leaves to Madras in search of a job. What does the future have in

1967-12-22
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1992-05-28
The life story of emperor Ashoka.
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Directed by K Vijayan, starring Jaishankar and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna in the lead roles.

1951-12-20
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1963-02-28
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1956-03-27
1956 Indian Tamil-language historical comedy film
1956-10-31
Rangoon Radha, Sivaji Ganesan plays a rich hypocrite, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, married to a lovin

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In the quiet village of Poonkulam, Kalyani and Muthayyan are deeply in love. But fate takes a cruel
1956-04-12
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1958-08-22
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A young man saves the daughter of a zamindar when she is kidnapped and then they both fall in love w
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King Rajendra Varman and Queen Mrinalini are reigning the Vyjayanti empire. Mahendra Varman is the r
1960-09-02

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Bommi, a princess, falls in love with Veeran, the adopted son of a cobbler, who reciprocates her fee
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1972-12-27
Biology professor and her students, including a convent nun go on a field trip, and stay at a Public

1974-09-07
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Raja, a rich lad falls in love with Chembaruthi, a maid who works in his grandmother's house. His fa

1949-09-30
Khayas falls in love with Laila but her father refuses the alliance, which leaves Khayas heartbroken

1984-09-07
Veeranna and Malli loves each other. But things changes a lot when Veeranna returns home from milita

1956-01-12
Tenali Ramkrishna is a poet in King Krishnadeva Raya's kingdom. When he learns that the king's enemi

1949-04-30
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1954-12-10
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Chintamani, a courtesan, is a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Her strong faith impresses Lord Vishnu and he

1964-01-01
The story of this film revolves around the ' Battle of Bobbili ' fought between the Bobbili and the

1949-10-21
About the two lookalike brothers who were separated during childhood by their cruel uncle who murder
1957-09-21
Lalithangi is a queen who rules over her kingdom, showing the world that a woman could rule as effec

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1962-12-15
Savithri, who does not have any kids with her husband, decides to adopt her sister's child. Things t
1965-01-01
Raghu cooks up many lies to woo Mala to win a challenge. However, when he develops feelings for her,

1949-02-04
Nallathambi (NSK) a simple rural man inherits an estate from his deceased Zamindar relative. The Zam

1945-06-06
Murthy and Kalyani are happily married till Murthy watches a street play in his village and notices

1953-08-28
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1954-03-19
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1967-01-01
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1966-02-18
When the minister of Palnadu opens the temple doors for all the castes in the kingdom, disputes aris
1952-04-26
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1935-06-07
Lily and Vasant's suicide pact is thwarted, leading to Lily's forced marriage. She cares for an inva

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1945-10-10
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1956 Indian Tamil-language historical comedy film
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