Kannamba biography

Indian actress (1912–1964)

Pasupuleti Kannamba (Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba) (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India.

She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films in Telugu and Tamil languages during the 1930s to the 1960s.^[1][2]

Career

Kannamba was born on 5 October 1911.^[3] Her birthplace is Owku in Nandyal district.

Kannamba biography

Her parents were Lokamba and M. Venkanarasaiah, a government contractor. She was their only child and grew up with her maternal grandparents in Eluru.^[3] She started acting in dramas at the age of 13. She performed many characters such as Sati Savitri, Anasuya and Chandramati.

Her film career began with the Chandramati character in Harishchandra (1935) of Star Combines. She acted in about 150 films and won accolades for her roles in Draupadi Vastrapaharanam, Kanakataara, Saranagadhara, Gruhalakshmi