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Santha Kumari

Vellaala Subbamma (better known as Santhakumari) (17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and film actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullaiah. Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, (Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh) to Sreenivasa Rao and Pedda Narasamma. Her father was an actor and her mother was a classical music singer. Santhakumari learned classical music and violin under the guidance of Professor P. Sambamurthy and was a classmate of D. K. Pattammal. She joined a drama troupe and was an AIR artiste by the age of sixteen. She came to Madras (now Chennai) to pursue a career in music. She found employment in Vidyodaya School for a remuneration of Rs 2 per month. She sang along with music director S. Rajeswara Rao for AIR.


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Born:
May 17, 1920 In Proddatur, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Movie/TV Credits:
4
First Appeared:
In the movie Pennin Perumai 1956-02-16
Latest Project:
Movie Sivandha Mann 1969-11-09
Known For
Poster of Sivandha Mann
Poster of Nenjil Oor Aalayam
Poster of Pennin Perumai
Filmography
Movie Sivandha Mann 1969-11-09
Movie Manase Mandiram Raghu's Mother 1966-07-22
Movie Nenjil Oor Aalayam Guest Appearance 1962-01-26
Movie Pennin Perumai 1956-02-16
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