Acting
P. Santha Kumari
Born May 17, 1920 · Proddatur, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died January 16, 2006 · aged 85
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 …
Known For
Mayalokam · 1945Mayalokam
★ 10.01945
MovieDramaMusic
Mayalokam is a 1945 Telugu-language film produced and directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam under the Sarathi Films banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and S. Varalakshmi.
Ardhangi · 1955Ardhangi
★ 10.01955
MovieFamilyDrama
Zamindar Bhujangarao (Gummadi) has two sons. The elder son Raghunath Rao (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) born to his first wife is a retard. After her death, he married Rajeswari (Santha Kumari) and the couple has a son Nagendra Rao / Naagu (Jaggaiah) a man of vices. Impressed by the way Padma (Savitri) a village girl faced Naagu when he threatened to take their farm lands, the Zamindar fixes Naagu’s marriage with her. But Rajeswari vetoes the alliance and suggests to perform her marriage with Raghu. After marriage, Padma learns that Raghu became a retard due to the opium-fed during his childhood to put him to sleep by the maid, Ayamma (Vijayalakshmi).
Manase Mandiram · 1966Manase Mandiram
1966
Movie
Manase Mandiram (English: The Heart is a Temple) is a 1966 Telugu language romantic drama film, produced by Yarra Appa Rao on Sri Krishna Sai Films banner and directed by C. V. Sridhar. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was a remake of Tamil film Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962), Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as Dil Ek Mandir (1963). It was also remade in Malayalam as Hridayam Oru Kshethram (1976), and in Kannada as Kumkuma Rakshe (1977).
Vidivelli · 1960Vidivelli
1960
Movie
Chandru (Sivaji Ganesan) has a sister (Rajam) who is married to a handsome Ravi (Balaji). But her in-laws insist on a diamond necklace, without which she cannot join her husband. So, Chandru steals a diamond necklace with a locket and then his sister joins her husband. He and his mother (Shanthakumari) move to Madras where he finds a job in a company owned by a wealthy man (Ranga Rao). He falls in love with his daughter (Saroja Devi). One day, the necklace falls down and the locket opens, revealing a photograph of a young man. The husband and the others at home want to know who the person is. She says she has never seen him. But suspecting the worst, she is sent back to her parental home.
Prema Nagar · 1971Prema Nagar
★ 10.01971
MovieDramaRomance
A romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle class girl who changes him. They fall in love but his mother opposes the match.
Gunasundari Katha · 1949Gunasundari Katha
★ 10.01949
MovieDramaFantasy
After a fit of rage, King Ugrasena marries off his daughter Gunasundari to Daivadeenam, a disabled man. However, things take a turn when the king falls ill. A comedic adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, this was the first Telugu film to complete 100 days of theatrical run in 10 centers.
Vasantha Maligai · 1972Vasantha Maligai
★ 7.01972
MovieDrama
Is an emotionally charged tale that depicts the transformation of an alcoholic after his life is touched by true love.
Thalla? Pellama · 1970Thalla? Pellama
★ 9.01970
MovieDrama
The story of a young man who teaches a lesson to his wife to make her understand the value of a mother's love.


