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Pushpavalli
Born
Died1991
OccupationFilm actress
SpouseGemini Ganesan
ChildrenRekha
RelativesShubha (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. Chakradhari (1948) as Thulasi Bai
  14. Daasi (1952)
  15. Pempudu Koduku (1953) as Mangamma
  16. Bahut Din Huwe (1954) as Bhulakshmi Devi
  17. Chenchu Lakshmi (1958/I) as Leelavathi
  18. Amarashilpi Jakanna (1964); also released in Kannada as Amarashilpi Jakanachari
  19. Kai Kodutha Deivam (1964); as Raghu's (Sivaji Ganesan) mother
  20. Rangula Ratnam (1966)
  21. Sudigundalu (1967)

References

  1. ^ "Memories of the Southern Devadas". thehindu.com. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.ghantasala.info/tfs/cdata1028.html
  3. ^ a b c "Miss Malini 1947". The Hindu. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Gemini Ganesan celebrates 80th birthday". Screen India. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 20 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Trendsetter - YV Rao". Screen India. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)