Kannamba Birth Anniversary

Kannamba, born on 20th of September 1912 in Eluru Town in West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.

Today being the 109th  Birth Anniversary of this Actress, businessoftollywood.com remembers her and salutes at this great star of early Telugu Cinema.

Kannamba was a Versatile actress started as heroine and ended her film career as a character actress. She was a superb actress in her own style. She was a singer cum actress and also a film producer.

She lived for only 52 years. In the film Thodikodallu as a co-sister with egoistic mentality, she did justice to the character she played. She played the role of Kausalya Devi in the film Lava-Kusa. She has acted in 150 plus films. She was a suitable actress for poor mother roles and rich egoistic mother characters. She was the wife of popular producer, director Kadaru Nagabhushanam.

Kannamba made entry into Telugu cinema with the role of Chandramathi in the film Harischandra released in the year 1935.She was also a playback singer.

List of Popular Kannamba acted Telugu Movies:-

1. Harishchandra(1935)
2. Draupathivasthrapaharanam(1936)
3. Sarangadhara(1937)
4. Gruhalashmi(1938)
5. Thalliprema(1941)
6. Mayalokam(1945)
7. Paduka Pattabhishekam(1945)
8. Palnatiyuddham(1947)
9. Sathi Sakkhubhai(1954)
10. Anarkali(1955)
11. Srikrishna Thulabharam(1955)
12. Vadina(1955)
13. Charanadaasi(1956)
14. Thodi kodallu(1957
15. Aadapetthanam(1958)
16. Mangalybalam(1958
17. Rechukka Pagatichukka(1959)
18. Rajamakutam(19)
19. Abhimanam(1960)
20. Dharmamejayam(1960)
21. Maa Babu(1960)
22. Jagadekaveeruni Katha(1961)
23. Aathma Bhanduvu(1962)
24. Dakshayagyam(1962)
25. Swarnamanjari(1962)
26. Lava-Kusa(1963)
27. Paruvu-Prathista(1963)
28. Athmabalam(1964)
29. Anthasthulu(1965)
30. Chaduvukunna Bharya(1965)

List of Telugu films produced by Kannamba and K.Nagabhushanam:-

1. Thalliprema(1941)
2. Sumathi(1942)
3. Padukapattabhishekam(1945)
4. Bhaktha Tulasidas(1946)
5. Navajeevanam(1949)
6. Saudamini(1951)
7. Pedarythu(1952)
8. Lakshmi(1953)
9. Sathi Sakkubhai(1954)
10. Srikrishna Thulabharam(1955)
11. Nagapancham(1956)
12. Srikrishnamaya(1958)
13. Veerabhaskarudu(1959)
14. Dharmame Jayam(1960)
15. Ushaparinayam(1961)
16. Dakshayagyam(1962)
17. Apthamithrulu(1963)
18. Chaduvukunna Bharya(1965)

This great star of Telugu Cinema died on 7th of May 1964 at Chennai at the age of 52.