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(142)
Usha
1954
1994
Maria Devi
1994
1985
1988
Jaggu's Mother
1978
1985
Sathyamoorthy's mother
1980
1969
1993
1990
1991
1982
1970
1966
1968
Ponni
1970
1994
1986
1972
1989
1993
1966
1995
Sheela's mother
1982
1972
1974
1981
1979
Sarada
1980
Annapoorna
1978
1981
1972
1981
1980
Parvathy Amma
1992
1993
Raju and Seetha's mother (in archival footage)
1990
Parvathi
1969
Gauri's mom
1969
Seetha
1992
Radha
1985
1977
1984
Sivagami
1964
1984
1966
1969
Kumar and Mainaga's mother
1977
1977
Hema
1956
1969
1983
Guest Appearance
1974
1953
Shakuntala's Mother
1971
1988
Chellamma
1973
Susheela
1965
Parvati Ratan Lal
1959
1976
Malti (uncredited)
1951
1972
Shantamma
1982
Shekhar's mother
1972
1983
1978
Shabari
1972
Lakshmi
1975
1990
Jyothi
1959
Vimala
1952
1979
1972
Parvathi
1989
1972
1965
Pandharibai
1975
1974
Meenakshi
1971
Gowramma
1964
Parvathi
1965
1977
Janaki, Beera's Biological mother
1974
Parvathy
1979
1980
Suresh's mother
1970
1993
1982
1969
Annapoorani
1971
Kanaga, Manavalan Thangappapuram's wife
1974
1980
1994
1979
1960
1985
Chandramathi
1965
Neela
1954
1991
1957
1984
1975
Hari/Lakshmi's Wife
1956
1957
1978
1977
1956
1981
1974
1958
1975
1951
Hemavathi
1955
1989
1983
1954
Guest Appearance
1986
1975
1968
1971
Janaki
1976
1944
Parvathi
1967
Lalithamma
1966
1974
1972
Lakshmi
1971
1948
1969
Shyam's mother
1981
1987
1987
1960
1976
Susheela
1953
1972
1959
1976
1967
1972