Bhanumathi – 100 Years of Indian Cinema
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Bhanumati Ramakrishna was a great actress, producer, director, music director, singer, songs writer, book writer, editor and studio owner.
Bhanumathi born on 7th September in the year 1925 at Doddavaram village of Prakasam District in Andhra Pradesh. She was the 3rd child Saraswathamma and Bommaraju Venkata Subbaiah.
She used to watch her father performing stage shows. Her father was a staunch lover of classical music and gave her training in music. She entered the Tollywood in the year 1935.
She acted nearly in 200 films both in Telugu and Tamil. She was also called as ‘Ashtavadhani” by the Telugu Film Industry.
She was married to P.S.Rama Krishna who was an Assistant Director in the year 1942. He was .a producer, director and editor in Telugu Film Industry. She has a son his name is Bharani.
She used to sing her songs. She entered into the industry as an actress and then she started even directing the movies.She started her directing career with the film ’Chandi Rani’ in the year 1953
Following are the lyrics of Bhanumathi rendered popular songs:-
- “Ningilona neetilona neve vunnavule kanulalona kalalalona kalasivundamule (film: Vivahabandham with NTR)
- “Preme neramauna mapai ee pagela” (film: Laila-Majnu with ANR)”
- “Prema picchi okate nuvvu nenu vere (film: Anuragam)”
- “Vuyyala jampala loogaravaya enaleni bhogala thelee”
- “Kannule nakosam kachukunnava vennelale andukani vechi vunnava”
- “Yenduke neekintha thondara”
- “Kothee bavaku pellanta kovela thota vididanta”
- “Manasuna mallela mala lugene kannula vennela dolalugene entha hayi ee reyi nindeno yenni nallaku ee brathuku pandeno”
- “Pilachina biguvatara auraura”
- “Yendukoyi thotamali anthuleni yathana indukena neevuchese poojalanni tapothana”
- “Savirahe thavadeena Radha”
- “Adugadugo alladugo abhinavanaari manmadhudu”
- “Sannajaji theeveloi sampenga poovuloi chilipi singaruloi papalu sirulolike chinnaruloi”
- “Vinnapalu vinavale vintha vinthalu pannagapu domathera paiketthavemayya”
Selected list of Bhanumathi movies as actress:-
1. Varavikrayam(1939)
2. Dharmapathni(1941)
3. Krishnaprema(1943)
4. Swargaseema(1945)
5. Gruhapravesam(1946)
6. Laila-Majnu(1949)
7. Mallieswari(1951)
8. Chandirani(1953)
9. Chakrapani(1954)
10. Vipranarayana(1955)
11. Tenali Ramakrishna(1956)
12. Varudu Kavali(1957)
13. Sarangadhara(1957)
14. Batasari(1961)
15. Anuragam(1963)
16. Bobbiliyuddham(1964)
17. Vivahabandham(1965)
18. Anthathulu(1965)
19. Thodu-needa(1965)
20. Palnatiyuddham(1966)
21. Gruhalakshmi(1967)
22. Mattilomanikyam(1971)
23. Antha manamanchike(1972)
24. Thatammakala(1974)
25. Mangamma gari manavadu(1984)
26. Baamma mata bangaru bata(1990)
27. Peddarikam(1992)
28. Pellikanuka(1998)
- List of movies produced by P.Bhanumathi and P.Ramakrishna Rao on Bharani Pictures Banner
1. Ratnamala (1947)
2. Laila Majnu (1949)
3. Prema (1952)
4. Chandirani (1953)
5. Chakrapani (1954)
6. Vipra Narayana (1954)
7. Chintamani (1956)
8. Varudu Kavali (1957)
9. Batasari (1961)
10. Vivaha Bandham (1964)
11. Grihalakshmi (1967)
12. Anta Mana Manchike (1972)
13. Ammayi Pelli (1974)
14. Manavadi Kosam(1977)
15. Rachayitri(1984)
16. Atthagaru Zindabad(1987)
List of the Movies Directed By Bhanumathi RamaKrishna:
1. Chandi Rani(1953).
2.Griha Lakshmi(1967).
3.Antha Mana Manchike(1972).
4.Vichitra Vivaham(1973).
5.Ammayi Pelli(1975).
6.Manavadi Kosam(1977).
7.Rachayithri(1980).
8.Oka Naati Rathri(1980).
9.Bhaktha Dhruva Markandeya(1982/1)
10.Bhaktha Dhruva Markandeya(1982/2).
11.Asathyarala(1993).
Awards:
1. Bhanumathi Rama Krishna Was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India.
2. Padma Shri in the year 1966.
3. She was Honoured with Kala Poorna by Andhra University in the year 1975.
4. She hououred with Doctorate by Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi in the year 1983.
5.She was honoured with the Prestigious Raghupathy Venkayya Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her contribution to Telugu Cinema in the year 1986.
6.She Received best director Nandi Award for the movie in the year 1986.
7.She was Honoured with NTR National Award by Government of Andhra Pradesh in the year 2000.
8.She received the Prestigious Padma Bhushan National Award from Government of India in the year 2003.
9.She won the National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema for her Naalo Nenu in the year 1994.
Bhanumathi Rama Krishna died on 24th December in the year 2005 at Chennai.