P. Santha Kumari
- Recitazione
- 17 maggio 1920 · Proddatur, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India
- 16 gennaio 2006
Biografia
Vellaala Subbamma (better known as Santhakumari) (17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and film actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullaiah. Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, (Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh) to Sreenivasa Rao and Pedda Narasamma. Her father was an actor and her mother was a classical music singer. Santhakumari learned classical music and violin under the guidance of Professor P. Sambamurthy and was a classmate of D. K. Pattammal. She joined a drama troupe and was an AIR artiste by the age of sixteen. She came to Madras (now Chennai) to pursue a career in music. She found employment in Vidyodaya School for a remuneration of Rs 2 per month. She sang along with music director S. Rajeswara Rao for AIR.
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Filmografia
- చిలిపి కృష్ణుడు · Meenakshamma
- జీవన తరంగాలు
- కొడుకు కోడలు · Janakamma
- வசந்த மாளிகை · Anand and Vijay's mother
- ప్రేమనగర్
- తల్లా? పెళ్లామా · Ramanamma, Playback Singer
- சிவந்த மண்
- தாயே உனக்காக · Thaayaramma
- మనసే మందిరం · Raghu's Mother
- போலீஸ்காரன் மகள் · Amirtham, Janaki & Chinnaiah's Mother
- நெஞ்சில் ஓர் ஆலயம் · Guest Appearance
- விடிவெள்ளி · Chandru's Mother
- శ్రీ వేంకటేశ్వర మహాత్మ్యం · Vakula Devi
- சாரங்கதரா · Rathnangi
- Saarangadhara · Ratnangi Devi
- பெண்ணின் பெருமை
- అర్ధాంగి · Rajeswari Devi
- గుణసుందరి కథ · Rupasundari
- Mayalokam · Rathnagandhi