Mynavathi


Mynavathi 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.

Career

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.

Death

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

Filmography

Kannada

YearNameCo-actors
1956Bhakta VijayaRajkumar, Pandari Bai
1956Hari BhaktaRajkumar, Pandari Bai
1956Muttaide BhagyaKalyan Kumar
1956Kacha DevayaniK. S. Ashwath, B. Saroja Devi
1957Bettada KallaKalyan Kumar
1957Rayara SoseRajkumar, Kalyan Kumar
1959Abba Aa HudugiRajkumar, Rajashankar
1959Manege Banda MahalakshmiKalyan Kumar
1964AnnapoornaRajkumar, Pandari Bai
1964NavajeevanaPandhari Bai
1965Sarvajna MurthyRajkumar
1965Mahasathi AnusuyaPandhari Bai, Rajkumar
1967AnuradhaPandhari Bai
1968Nane BhagyavathiKalyan Kumar, Bharathi
1970Muru MuttugaluRajesh
1970Aliya GeleyaNarasimha Raju
1970Sri KrishnadevarayaRajkumar, B. R. Panthulu, Bharathi
1992Prema SangamaAmbarish, Malashri
1992Mana Mecchida SoseMalashri

Tamil

YearNameCo-StarsDirector
1954PonvayalAnjali Devi, T. R. RamachandranA. T. Krishnaswami
1955En MagalRanjan, S. VaralakshmiK. V. R. Acharya
1956Kula DheivamKula Dheivam V. R. Rajagopal, Pandari BaiKrishnan-Panju
1956Nalla VeeduSivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, M. N. RajamJyothish Sinha
1957Pudhu VayalPrem NazirKrishnan-Panju
1957AaravalliS. G. EshwarS. V. Krishna Rao
1958Maalaiyitta MangaiT. R. Mahalingam, Pandari BaiG. R. Nathan
1958Bommai KalyanamSivaji Ganesan, JamunaR. M. Krishnaswamy
1958Anbu EngeyT. R. Ramachandran, Pandari BaiD. Yoganand
1958Naan Valartha ThangaiPrem Nazir, Pandari BaiCh. Narayana Murthy
1959Kann ThirandhadhuRamanathanK. V. Srinivasan
1959Engal KuladeviK. Balaji, Pandari BaiAdurthi Subba Rao
1959VannakiliPrem NazirT. R. Raghunath
1959Naalu Veli NilamS. V. Sahasranamam, Pandari Bai, Devika, R. MuthuramanMukta V. Srinivasan
1960KuravanjiSivaji Ganesan, K. Savithri, Pandari BaiA. Kasilingam
1960Anbukor AnniPrem Nazir, Pandari Bai
1965VazhikattiPrem Nazir