Mynavathi

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Mynavathi
File:Mynavathi Savkur.jpg
Born
M. Mynavathi

(1935-07-26)26 July 1935
Bhatkal, Uttar Kannada
Died10 November 2012(2012-11-10) (aged 77)
Bangalore, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1955–2012
Spouse(s)Dr. S. Radhakrishna
Children3

Gurudutta Shyamsunder

Gayatri
RelativesPandari Bai (sister)

Mynavathi (26 July 1935 – 10 November 2012) was an Indian film and television actress. She made her first screen appearance as an actor in the 1955 Kannada film Santa Sakhu and acted in over 100 Kannada films. She was the younger sister of another popular Kannada actress Pandari Bai. She became popular after her role in the 1959 Kannada film Abba Aa Hudugi, which co-starred Rajkumar and her sister Pandari Bai and was directed by H. L. N. Simha. In the film, she played the role of an autocratic girl who hates men. It was based on William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew.[1]

Career[edit]

After her debut in 1955, Mynavathi appeared in Bhakta Vijaya, Hari Bhakta and Rayara Sose, all the films that had Rajkumar playing the lead role. She has acted alongside other greats of Kannada cinema like Kalyan Kumar and Udaykumar, with Sivaji Ganesan in Tamil films. Her other popular films include Kacha Devayani, Naane Bhagyavathi, Anuraadha, Annapurna, Sarvajnamurthy, Amma, Muthaide Bhagya and Obbarigintha Obbaru. Launching "Yantra Media" in the 1980s with her sons, Mynavathi entered the television industry. She has acted in the television serials Amma, Manetana, Mahayagna and Sumangali.[2]

Death[edit]

Mynavathi died on 10 November 2012 at the BGS Global Hospital, Bangalore from cardiac arrest.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Kannada[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1956 Bhakta Vijaya
1956 Hari Bhakta
1956 Muttaide Bhagya Vidyavati
1956 Kacha Devayani
1957 Bettada Kalla
1957 Rayara Sose
1958 Bommalapelli Kannamma
1959 Abba Aa Hudugi Sharmishtha
1959 Manege Banda Mahalakshmi
1964 Annapoorna Ashadevi
1964 Navajeevana
1965 Sarvagna Murthy
1965 Mahasathi Anasuya Cameo
1967 Shri Purandaradasaru Circus woman Cameo
1967 Anuradha
1968 Nane Bhagyavathi
1968 Gowri Ganda
1968 Amma
1969 Gadondu Henneradu
1970 Sri Krishnadevaraya
1970 Muru Muttugalu
1970 Aliya Geleya
1976 Mugiyada Kathe
1977 Bhagyavantharu
1992 Mana Mecchida Sose
1992 Prema Sangama Final film role

Tamil[edit]

Year Title Role Co-Stars Director Notes
1953 Kangal Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, M. N. Rajam Krishnan–Panju
1954 En Magal Ranjan, S. Varalakshmi K. V. R. Acharya
1954 Ponvayal Anjali Devi, T. R. Ramachandran A. T. Krishnaswamy
1956 Nalla Veedu Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, M. N. Rajam Jyothish Sinha
1956 Kula Dheivam Kula Dheivam V. R. Rajagopal, Pandari Bai Krishnan–Panju
1957 Pudhu Vayal Prem Nazir Krishnan–Panju
1957 Aaravalli S. G. Eshwar S. V. Krishna Rao
1958 Maalaiyitta Mangai T. R. Mahalingam, Pandari Bai G. R. Nathan
1958 Bommai Kalyanam Sivaji Ganesan, Jamuna R. M. Krishnaswamy
1958 Anbu Engey T. R. Ramachandran, Pandari Bai D. Yoganand
1958 Naan Valartha Thangai Prem Nazir, Pandari Bai Ch. Narayana Murthy
1959 Kann Thirandhadhu Ramanathan K. V. Srinivasan
1959 Engal Kuladevi K. Balaji, Pandari Bai Adurthi Subba Rao
1959 Vannakili Prem Nazir T. R. Raghunath
1959 Naalu Veli Nilam S. V. Sahasranamam, Pandari Bai, Devika, R. Muthuraman Mukta V. Srinivasan
1959 Kalyanikku Kalyanam Kalyani S.S. Rajendran, Prem Nazir A. S. A. Sami
1960 Kuravanji Sivaji Ganesan, K. Savithri, Pandari Bai A. Kasilingam
1960 Anbukor Anni Prem Nazir, Pandari Bai T. R. Raghunath

Bengali[edit]

Year Title Role Co-Stars Notes
1950 Kankal Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Jiben Bose, Naresh Mitra, Ketaki Dutta

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mynavathi Dead". chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. "Actor Mynavathi passes away". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2012.