Pushpavalli

Pushpavalli
Born Tadepalligudem, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died 1991
Occupation Film actress
Spouse(s) Gemini Ganesan
Relatives Shubha (niece)
Vedantam Raghavaiah (brother-in-law)[1]

Pentapadu Pushpavalli, better known as Pushpavalli, was a Telugu and Tamil film actress.[2] She was the second romantic interest of Gemini Ganesan. She had two daughters with him, of which the eldest was Rekha.[3] She starred in many films with Ganesan, mostly as his heroine.[4] Her film work includes title roles in Miss Malini (1947), an adaptation of R.K. Narayan's novel Mr. Sampath,[3] and the Telugu film Satyabhama.[5] Pushpavalli died in 1991.

Credits

  1. Sampoorna Ramayanam (1936)
  2. Mohini Bhasmasura (1938) as Mohini/Vishnu
  3. Satyanarayana Vratam (1938)
  4. Vara Vikrayam (1939) as Kamala
  5. Malathi Madhavam (1940)
  6. Vishwamohini (1940)
  7. Choodamani (1941) as Choodamani
  8. Bala Nagamma (1942) as Sangu
  9. Satyabhama (1942)
  10. Paduka Pattabhishekam (1945) as Goddess Seetha
  11. Miss Malini (1947) [3]
  12. Vindhyarani (1948); also released in English as Queen of the Vindhiyas
  13. Daasi (1952)
  14. Pempudu Koduku (1953) as Mangamma
  15. Bahut Din Huwe (1954) as Bhulakshmi Devi
  16. Chenchu Lakshmi (1958/I) as Leelavathi
  17. Amarashilpi Jakanna (1964); also released in Kannada as Amarashilpi Jakanachari
  18. Kai Kodutha Deivam (1964); as Raghu's (Sivaji Ganesan) mother
  19. Rangula Ratnam (1966)
  20. Sudigundalu (1967)

References

  1. ↑ "Memories of the Southern Devadas". thehindu.com. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.ghantasala.info/tfs/cdata1028.html
  3. 1 2 3 "Miss Malini 1947". The Hindu. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Gemini Ganesan celebrates 80th birthday". Screen India. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  5. ↑ "Trendsetter - YV Rao". Screen India. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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