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P. Bhanumathi

1925 - 2005

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P. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (7 September 1925 – 24 December 2005) was an Indian actress, singer, film producer, director, music composer, and novelist. She is regarded as the first female super star of Telugu cinema. She is also considered the first female director of Telugu cinema with her debut directorial Chandirani (1953). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of P. Bhanumathi has received more than 502,038 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. P. Bhanumathi is the 7,427th most popular actor, the 873rd most popular biography from India and the 141st most popular Indian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, P. Bhanumathi ranks 7,427 out of 13,578. Before her are Bob Clark, Rory Cochrane, Alan Rachins, Gerrit Graham, Chester Morris, and Léa Drucker. After her are James Badge Dale, Marjorie Rambeau, Émilie Dequenne, T.O.P, Kristy McNichol, and Rei Sakuma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, P. Bhanumathi ranks 489. Before her are G. William Miller, Günther Haase, Gordon George Avery, Grigory Mkrtychan, Eric Fleming, and Martin David Kruskal. After her are Swami Rama, Tom Dowd, Colette Marchand, Edward F. Moore, Fernand Decanali, and Bob Tinning. Among people deceased in 2005, P. Bhanumathi ranks 332. Before her are Richard Doll, Adrian Biddle, Nikolai Puchkov, Georges Dransart, Peter Jennings, and Henry Proctor. After her are Art Cross, Chloe Jones, Constance Cummings, Aleksy Antkiewicz, June Haver, and Wayne C. Booth.

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In India

Among people born in India, P. Bhanumathi ranks 873 out of 1,861. Before her are Sonu Nigam (1973), Zinat-un-Nissa Begum (1643), Deepa Mehta (1950), Pratima Barua Pandey (1934), Huma Qureshi (1986), and Kanu Sanyal (1928). After her are Arun Jaitley (1952), Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916), and Annapurna Devi (1927).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, P. Bhanumathi ranks 141. Before her are Sitara Devi (1920), Geeta Bali (1930), Paresh Rawal (1955), Tabu (1971), Neetu Singh (1958), and Huma Qureshi (1986). After her are Norman Pritchard (1877), Surekha Sikri (1945), Aasif Mandvi (1966), Sushmita Sen (1975), Sudha Chandran (1965), and Kanan Devi (1916).

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Television and Movie Roles

Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata
Krishna, the grandson of the village head, marries Seeta but his grandparents disapprove and throw him out of the house. However, he lies to them about having a baby to make them accept his marriage.
Mar 9o 19897 / 10
Mangalya Bhagyam
Mangalya Bhagyam is a 1974 Telugu family-drama film directed and produced by B. Padmanabham. The film starred Bhanumathi, Jayanthi, and Subha, and Sreedhar in the lead roles. M. Muthu composed the film's songs.
Sep 7o 19744 / 10
Malliswari
Malliswari
During the days of the Vijayanagara Empire there was a system to bring willing women to the royal palace and render them official residents. This was called 'Rani Vasam'. According to this royal tradition, they sent palanquins to their houses, after they presented the family with gifts and jewelry. These Rani Vasam women should never have any contact with any man or let any man see them without permission. If any one violated the law, they were beheaded. Malleswari (Bhanumathi) was taken to this Rani Vasam. She was forced to accept this, for lure of money and jewelry by her parents. But she was already in love with her 'Bava' Nagaraju (N.T. Rama Rao), a sculptor. He stealthily got into the garden of the palace to meet his beloved and was caught. He was to get the death penalty. Krishnadevaraya for once pardoned the hero and allowed Malleswari to go with him.
Dec 20o 195110 / 10