Actor · Telugu cinema
Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai movies: 45 Telugu films on file, 1955–1993. Earliest on file: Vadina (1955). Latest release: Tholi Muddhu (16 October 1993).
- Films on file
- 45 (45 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1955–1993
- Born
- 18 September 1928 · September birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 29 January 2003
- Selected films on file
- Tholi Muddhu, Vayyari Bhamalu Vagalamari Bhartalu, Sardar Papa Rayudu
- Record
- Q3764273 on Wikidata
Career on file
Pandari Bai appears in 45 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1955 to 1993. The earliest of them is Vadina (1955), and the most recent release is Tholi Muddhu (1993). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Tholi Muddhu (1993), Vayyari Bhamalu Vagalamari Bhartalu (1982) and Sardar Papa Rayudu (1980). Other recent releases on file are Gaduggai (1989), Donga Ramudu (1988) and Vasantha Geetam (1984).
N. T. Rama Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing 18 films with Pandari Bai, followed by Allu Rama Lingaiah (17) and Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (14). Among directors, V. Madhusudhan Rao cast Pandari Bai most often, in four films; next are Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (3) and Vijaya Nirmala (3). Music on 12 of them is by K. Chakravarthy, with K. V. Mahadevan (10) and Chellapilla Satyam (3) next. Across these films the credits on file name 32 different directors, 19 music directors and 62 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 31 of them; they average 147 minutes, and the longest is Alluri Seetharama Raju at 187 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (1), 1960s (4), 1970s (24), 1980s (15) and 1990s (1). 1974 is the busiest single year, with five films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.