పరిచయం / Biography
ప్రారంభం
1925 సెప్టెంబర్ 7న ఒంగోలులో జన్మం; బిర్త్ నేమ్ పాలువాయి భానుమతి రామకృష్ణ. 1939 'వర విక్రయం' (13 ఏళ్ళు)తో అరంగేట్రం.
Multi-discipline legend
100+ films నటనకు అదనంగా — Telugu cinema 1st female multi-discipline pioneer. Singing + music direction + film direction + production + writing. 'మల్లీశ్వరి' (1951 — iconic NTR opposite), 'వరుడు' (1947), 'భర్త' (1956). Padma Shri (1966) + Padma Bhushan (2001) + Raghupathi Venkaiah Award. 2005 డిసెంబర్ 24న 80 ఏళ్ళ వయసులో మరణం.
Read in English
Origins
Born 7 September 1925 in Ongole as Paluvai Bhanumathi Ramakrishna. Debuted at 13 in 'Vara Vikrayam' (1939).
Multi-discipline legend
Beyond 100+ films as an actress, she was a Telugu cinema first-generation multi-discipline pioneer — singer, music director, film director, producer and writer. 'Malliswari' (1951, iconic opposite NTR), 'Varudu' (1947), 'Bhartha' (1956). Padma Shri (1966) + Padma Bhushan (2001) + Raghupathi Venkaiah Award. Died 24 December 2005 at age 80.
