Pandari Bai
ActingAlso Known As
Pandhari Bai, Geetha, M. Pandari Bai, Pandaribai
Biography
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.
Movies
(165 total)
Andha Naal
as Usha
Mannan
as Parvathy Amma
Parasakthi
as Vimala
Superman
as Sarada
Abba! Aa Hudugi
as Jyothi
Jai Hind
as Maria Devi
Eradu Kanasu
as Guest Appearance
Enga Veettu Pillai
as Susheela
Gauravam
as Chellamma
Bedara Kannappa
as Neela
Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga
as Kumar and Mainaga's mother
Deiva Magan
as Parvathi
Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi
as Parvathy
Bangarada Panjara
as Janaki, Beera's Biological mother