Shanta Kumari

Shanta Kumari

Shanta Kumari (1920-2006) is a Bollywood Actress known for the movies Veer Babruvahan(1934), Barrister’s Wife(1935), Sati Savitri(1932)

TitlesTelugu Actress
Other NamesP. Shanta Kumari,Shantakumari, Shanta, Vellaala Subbamma
Date Of Birth17 May 1920
Age(Age at Death: 85 years 7 months 30 days)
Place Of BirthProddatur, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date Of Death16 January 2006
DaughterPadma
FatherSreenivasa Rao(actor)
MotherPedda Narasamma(classical music singer)
HusbandP. Pullaiah(m. 1937–1985 (His death))
Biography
Santhakumari debuted in Telugu Cinema with Mayabazar (also known as Sasirekhaa Parinayam) in 1936. In the following year she was a member of the cast of Sarangadhara, a film that was directed by P. Pullaiah, whom she met and married in the same year

Interesting Facts and Trivia

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  1. For her contributions to Telugu Cinema, Santha Kumari was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 1998.
  2. She played many lead and supporting roles, with around 250 appearances in total

Shanta Kumari: Filmography (29)

(All Shanta Kumari Movies)
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1935 Bal Hatya[Actress]
1935 Barrister’s Wife[Actress(Shanta)]
1935 College Girl[Actress]
1935 Desh Dasi[Actress(Shanta)]
1935 Noore Watan[Actress]
1934 Aaj Kal[Actress]
1934 Talismi Talwar[Actress]
1934 Gunsundari[Actress(Kusum)]
1934 Kashmeera[Actress]
1934 Sant Tulsidas[Actress]
1934 Sinhasan[Actress]
1934 Veer Babruvahan[Actress]
1933 Bhola Shikar[Actress]
1933 Bhool Bhulaiyan[Actress]
1933 Bulbule Punjab[Actress]
1933 Hatimtai Part 1[Actress]
1933 Hatimtai Part II, III, IV[Actress]
1933 Krishna Sudama[Actress]
1933 Lanka Dahan[Actress]
1933 Pardesi Pritam[Actress]
1932 Do Badmash[Actress]
1932 Krishnavtar[Actress]
1932 Sati Savitri[Actress(Shanta)]
1932 Sheil Bala[Actress]
1931 Heer Ranjha[Actress(Heer)]
1931 Chintamani[Actress]
1931 Albeli Mumbai[Actress]
1930 Sheikh Chilli[Actress]
1930 Shrikanta[Actress]