Pandari Bai
Acting
🎂 1928-09-18
Pandari Bai (Kannada: ಪಂಡರೀ ಬಾಯಿ; 18 September 1928 – 29 January 2003) was a prominent actress of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada language during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Rajkumar, MGR and Sivaji Ganesan. She was the heroine in Rajkumar's debut movie Bedara Kannappa and also Sivaji's debut movie Parasakthi. She has acted in over 1,000 films in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.
Cast credits(126)
1974
1985
Guest Appearance
1974
1981
Maria Devi
1994
Susheela
1965
Lalithamma
1966
Hema
1956
Parvati Ratan Lal
1959
1969
1979
1972
1957
1989
1977
Vimala
1952
1983
Sheela's mother
1982
1974
Radha
1985
1983
Sarada
1980
Parvathy Amma
1992
1977
Shantamma
1982
1953
Usha
1954
Janaki, Beera's Biological mother
1974
1984
Parvathy
1979
1951
1980
Gauri's mom
1969
1954
Ponni
1970
Lakshmi
1971
Shekhar's mother
1972
1976
1975
1977
1976
Neela
1954
1980
1948
1966
1979
Parvathi
1989
1972
1981
Kanaga, Manavalan Thangappapuram's wife
1974
1968
Raju and Seetha's mother (in archival footage)
1990
1984
1983
Parvathi
1967
1969
Gowramma
1964
1978
1987
1974
Chellamma
1973
1969
Lakshmi
1975
Shakuntala's Mother
1971
1978
Suresh's mother
1970
Annapoorna
1978
1981
Parvathi
1965
1956
Parvathi
1969
1972
1968
1971
1975
1979
Susheela
1953
1975
1958
Jaggu's Mother
1978
Meenakshi
1971
Chandramathi
1965
1972
Malti (uncredited)
1951
Annapoorani
1971
Pandharibai
1975
Shabari
1972
Sathyamoorthy's mother
1980
1969
1987
1993
1965
1960
Hari/Lakshmi's Wife
1956
1982
1985
1986
Hemavathi
1955
1977
Janaki
1976
1944
1972
Sivagami
1964
1981
1966
1972
Shyam's mother
1981
1970
1967
1972
Jyothi
1959
1991
1985
Guest Appearance
1986
1959
1960
1976
1972
1974
1966
Kumar and Mainaga's mother
1977
1982
Seetha
1992
1994