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Pandari Bai is a Actor and Producer Indian born on 18 september 1928 at Bhatkal (Inde)

Pandari Bai

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Birth name Geetha
Nationality Inde
Birth 18 september 1928 at Bhatkal (Inde)
Death 29 january 2003 (at 74 years) at Chennai (Inde)

Pandari Bai (Kannada: ಪಂಡರೀ ಬಾಯಿ; September 18,1928 – January 29, 2003) was a prominent actress of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada and Tamil during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first heroine. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Rajkumar 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 and Tamil.

Usually with

Rajkumar
Rajkumar
(36 films)
K. S. Ashwath
K. S. Ashwath
(33 films)
Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
(32 films)
M.S.Viswanathan
M.S.Viswanathan
(25 films)
T. N. Balakrishna
T. N. Balakrishna
(21 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Pandari Bai (186 films)

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Halunda Tavaru
Halunda Tavaru (1994)

Directed by D. Rajendra Babu
Actors Vishnuvardhan, Sithara, Pandari Bai, Srinivasa Murthy

The story revolves around a couple who are brought up in contrasting financial situations and how they undergo the riches to rags transition in life. The film was tagged as a tragedy drama with the lead protagonists passing away towards the climax.
Jai Hind
Jai Hind (1994)
, 2h30
Directed by Arjun Sarja
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about terrorism
Actors Ranjitha, Arjun Sarja, Goundamani, Sundarrajan, Manorama, Senthil
Roles Maria Devi
Rating70% 3.545823.545823.545823.545823.54582
Bharath (Arjun), a police officer, is in love with a beautiful woman Priya (Ranjitha). A terrorist group attacks the state of Tamil Nadu and they kill the current Chief Minister (Kalyan Kumar) and Sriram (Devan), Bharath's brother.
Akasmika
Akasmika (1993)
, 2h26
Directed by T. S. Nagabharana
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Rajkumar, Madhavi Alladurgam, Geetha, Vajramuni, Thoogudeepa Srinivas, K. S. Ashwath
Rating77% 3.852653.852653.852653.852653.85265
Prologue A vehicle drives up to a graveyard and policeman emerges from within carrying a wreath. He walks up to one of the graves and pays his respects. The policeman is revealed to be (Rajkumar).
Jeevana Chaithra
Jeevana Chaithra (1992)
, 2h37
Directed by S. K. Bhagavan
Actors Rajkumar, Madhavi Alladurgam, K. S. Ashwath, Pandari Bai, Abhijith, Guru Dutt
Roles Seetha
Rating78% 3.9242053.9242053.9242053.9242053.924205
Jeevana Chaitra tracks the life and times of Vishwanath, from his youth, through the days of his jodi inamathi- when he becomes Jodidar Vishwanatha Raya to his end.
Mannan
Mannan (1992)

Directed by P. Vasu
Genres Drama
Actors Rajinikanth, Kushboo Sundar, Goundamani, Aachi Manorama, Pandari Bai, Visu
Roles Parvathy Amma
Rating71% 3.5914153.5914153.5914153.5914153.591415
The film begins with Shantidevi (Vijayashanti) being announced as the number one Industrialist in India. Shantidevi is a rich and arrogant lady and rules her company with an iron hand. Enters Krishnan (Rajinikanth) who is a kind-hearted man who works as a welder in Mumbai and comes to Chennai to see his mother. Krishnan and Shantidevi meet at the airport and their first meeting ends on a bitter note. Krishnan learns that his mother is suffering from paralysis. Krishnan quits his job in Mumbai and decides to stay in Chennai to take care of his ailing mother. His family doctor recommends Krishnan to meet a renowned business man for his job. Krishnan goes to meet the business man and on the way an elderly man, Viswanathan, is beaten up by several men. Krishnan helps him and takes him to a hospital and finds out that Viswanathan is none other the business man whom he was going to meet. Krishnan is asked to go to the factory only to discover that factory belongs to Shantidevi who happens to be Viswanathan's daughter. Shantidevi refuses to hire Krishnan but later due to her dad's compulsion she recruits Krishnan.