ACTOR

Manorama

1926 - 2008

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Manorama (16 August 1926 – 15 February 2008) was an Indian character actress in Bollywood known best for her role as the comical tyrant aunt in Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) and in films such as Ek Phool Do Maali (1969) and Do Kaliyaan (1968). She started her career as a child artiste in 1936 in Lahore, under the name Baby Iris. Thereafter, she made her debut as an adult actress in 1941, and performed to her final role in Water in 2005, her career extending over 60 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manorama has received more than 51,921 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Manorama is the 7,079th most popular actor, the 105th most popular biography from Pakistan and the 18th most popular Pakistani Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 52k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Manorama ranks 7,079 out of 13,578. Before her are Sandy Lam, Kirk Cameron, Iain Armitage, Camilla Belle, Sam Heughan, and Sophie Thompson. After her are Nesrin Cavadzade, Kim Stanley, Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, Parviz Parastui, Gene Lockhart, and Robert Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Manorama ranks 483. Before her are Don Gordon, Éva Janikovszky, Rob Schroeder, Shohachi Ishii, Audrey Williamson, and Patrice Wymore. After her are Robert Creeley, Valentin Kuzin, Larissa Volpert, Jimmy Bryan, Lionel Jeffries, and Hakon Barfod. Among people deceased in 2008, Manorama ranks 344. Before her are Nirmala Deshpande, Joseph Pevney, Chicão, Thomas M. Disch, Andrzej Badeński, and Jimmy Carl Black. After her are Bjørn Paulson, Jean-Jacques Guissart, Miroslav Koranda, Seiji Aochi, Christian Brando, and Roger Foulon.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Manorama ranks 105 out of 217. Before her are Khushwant Singh (1915), Asma Jahangir (1952), Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929), Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902), Khusrau Mirza (1587), and Kamini Kaushal (1927). After her are Rab Butler (1902), Sultan Rahi (1938), Nek Chand (1924), Salima Ikram (1965), Iqbal Masih (1983), and Sartaj Aziz (1929).

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Among ACTORS In Pakistan

Among actors born in Pakistan, Manorama ranks 18. Before her are Balraj Sahni (1913), Noor Jehan (1926), Babita (1947), Margaret Lockwood (1916), Sadhana Shivdasani (1941), and Prem Chopra (1935). After her are Sultan Rahi (1938), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (1944), Iqbal Theba (1963), A. K. Hangal (1915), Suraiya (1929), and Suresh Oberoi (1946).

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Television and Movie Roles

Chennai Express
Aunt
Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.
Aug 8o 20136.5 / 10
Singam
Kavya's Grandmother
The story, set in the backdrop of Nallore, a small town in Thoothukudi District, revolves around Sub-Inspector Durai Singam, a brave and just policeman who serves in his hometown primarily to fulfill his father’s wish. Durai Singam settles every dispute in his town patiently with his words of wisdom and resorts to force only when the situation demands it. Kavya, a city girl who comes on vacation to Nallore, falls in love with Durai Singam. Erimalai, Durai Singam's bumbling colleague and friend, often accompanies him.
May 28o 20106.712 / 10
Arundhati
Chandramma
Arundhati belongs to Gadwal samsthanam in 1920’s. She is known for her bravery in saving the Samstanam by killing Pasupathi an evildoer. But the spirit of Pasupathi haunts that place. Another girl is born in the same lineage after 3 generations and she is named as Arundhati. The spirit of Pasupati is after Arundhati to take the revenge.
Jan 16o 20096.7 / 10