P. Kannamba
Pasupuleti Kannamba ("Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba") (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1964) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films in Telugu and Tamil languages during the 1930s to the 1960s. Career. Kannamba was born in Eluru. She started acting in dramas at the age of 13. She performed many characters such as Sati Savitri, Anasuya and Chandramati. Her film career began with the Chandramati character in "Harischandra" (1935) of Star Combines. She acted in about 150 films and won  accolades for her roles in "Draupadi Vastrapaharanam", "Kanakataara", "Saranagadhara", "Gruhalakshmi" and "Chandika". She acted in the title role of "Kannagi" in Tamil and in "Palnati Yudham" as Nayakuralu Nagamma, opposite Govindarajula Subba Rao. She acted in "Ashok Kumar" (1941) as Queen, opposite another great actor, Chittoor V. Nagaiah. She acted together with P. U. Chinnappa in many movies, such as "Kannagi", "Mahamaya", "Harischandra" and "Tulasi Jalandhar". She married Kadaru Nagabhushanam in 1941. They established "Raja Rajeswari Films" and produced about 30 films, including "Sumati", "Padhuka Pattabhishekam", "Saudamani", "Peda Raitu", "Lakshmi", "Sri Krishna Tulabharam", "Sati Sakkubhai" and "Sati Anasuya". Their movie  Navajeevanam (1949) was awarded as the best film by Combined Madras state. She died on 7 May 1964. Filmography. Actress. This is the complete list of her films compiled by H. Ramesh Babu. Playback singer. These are some of the Telugu songs voiced by her for the films. Producer. She has produced about 25–30 films along with her husband Kadaru Nagabhushanam under the banners of Sri Rajarajeswari films, Rajasri pictures and Sri Varalakshmi films.