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| occupation        = [[Actress]], [[Indian classical dance|Classical dance]]r
| awards            = [[Kalaimamani]] Awards <ref name="thehindu1"/>
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| years_active      = 1965 - 2013
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'''M. Bhanumathi''' (1946 – 4 February 2013) was an Indian stage and film actress, who was active in [[Tamil Cinema]] during the latter 20th Century. She was well known playing negative and supporting roles. She acted in more than 100 films in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and some [[Television series]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-ndash-M.-Bhanumathi/article15538280.ece |title=Grill Mill - M. Bhanumathi |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=29 January 2013 |access-date=15 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="antrukandamugam">{{cite web|url=http://www.antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/m-bhanumathi/|title= அன்று கண்ட முகம் - எம். பானுமதி |date=11 November 2013|access-date=15 May 2019|publisher=antrukandamugam.worpress}}</ref>
'''M. Bhanumathi''' (1946 – 4 February 2013) was an Indian actress, who was active in [[Tamil cinema]] during the latter 20th Century. She was well known playing negative and supporting roles. She acted in more than 100 films in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]] and some [[Television series]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-ndash-M.-Bhanumathi/article15538280.ece |title=Grill Mill - M. Bhanumathi |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=29 January 2013 |access-date=15 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="antrukandamugam">{{cite web |url=http://www.antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/m-bhanumathi/ |title=அன்று கண்ட முகம் - எம். பானுமதி |date=11 November 2013 |access-date=15 May 2019 |publisher=antrukandamugam.worpress}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Bhanumathi living with her only daughter Venkatalakshmi<ref>http://www.tamilstar.org/tamil/news-id-bhanumathi-no-more-bhanumathi-passed-away-05-02-13131577.htm</ref> [[Teynampet]], Poyas Road in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tamil.filmibeat.com/news/actress-bhanumathi-is-no-more-169194.html |title=குணச்சித்திர நடிகை பானுமதி மரணம்: இன்று இறுதிச் சடங்கு  |author =Siva | date=2013-02-05  |access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> She was suffering from [[Jaundice]] and was under treatment for many months before she  died at the age of 67, on 4 February 2013.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/noted-in-life-unnoticed-in-death/article4653639.ece |title=Noted in Life Unnoticed in Death |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathy |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 April 2013 |access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>
Bhanumathi living with her only daughter Venkatalakshmi<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tamilstar.org/tamil/news-id-bhanumathi-no-more-bhanumathi-passed-away-05-02-13131577.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 May 2019 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517073454/http://www.tamilstar.org/tamil/news-id-bhanumathi-no-more-bhanumathi-passed-away-05-02-13131577.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Teynampet]], Poyas Road in [[Chennai]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} She was suffering from [[Jaundice]] and was under treatment for many months before she  died at the age of 67, on 4 February 2013.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/noted-in-life-unnoticed-in-death/article4653639.ece |title=Noted in Life Unnoticed in Death |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathy |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 April 2013 |access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>


==Other works==
==Other works==
Bhanumathi worked along with [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in ''Sivaji Nataka Mandram'', where she part of ''Jahangir'', ''Kaalam Kanda Kavingnan'', ''Neethiyin Nizhal'', ''Vietnam Veedu'' and ''Vengaiyin Maindhan''.<ref name="thehindu"/> and [[Major Sundarrajan]]'s ''NSN Theatre'', actor [[Sivakumar]] says, She was the heroine of almost all over hit plays such as ''Achchaani'', ''Appavi'', ''Delhi Mappillai'', and ''Sondham'',<ref name="thehindu1"/> and also she done shows with the actors likes of [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]], [[Jaishankar]], [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]], [[V. S. Raghavan]] and Shesatri.<ref name="thehindu1"/>
Bhanumathi worked along with [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in ''Sivaji Nataka Mandram'', where she was part of ''Jahangir'', ''Kaalam Kanda Kavingnan'', ''Neethiyin Nizhal'', ''Vietnam Veedu'' and ''Vengaiyin Maindhan''.<ref name="thehindu"/> and [[Major Sundarrajan]]'s ''NSN Theatre'', actor [[Sivakumar]] says, She was the heroine of almost all over hit plays such as ''Achchaani'', ''Appavi'', ''Delhi Mappillai'', and ''Sondham'',<ref name="thehindu1"/> and also she done shows with the actors likes of [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]], [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]], [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]], [[V. S. Raghavan]] and Shesatri.<ref name="thehindu1"/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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{{Incomplete list|date=May 2019}}


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|Bhanumathi  
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| <ref name=Anandan>{{cite book |last=Film News |first=Anandan |author-link=Film News Anandan |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements)|year=2004|publisher=Sivagamai Publications|pages=738}}</ref>
| <ref name=Anandan>{{cite book |last=Film News |first=Anandan |author-link=Film News Anandan |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements) |year=2004 |publisher=Sivagamai Publications |pages=738}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Nirai Kudam]]''  
! scope="row"| ''[[Nirai Kudam]]''  
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! scope="row"| ''[[Nizhalattam]]''  
! scope="row"| ''[[Nizhalattam]]''  
| Madhavi  
| Madhavi  
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]  
| [[Malayalam]]  
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nizhalattam-1970/article5204338.ece/amp/|title=Nizhalattam (1970)|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 October 2013}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nizhalattam-1970/article5204338.ece/ |title=Nizhalattam (1970) |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 October 2013}}</ref>
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|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinestaan.com/movies/ore-satchi-17965|title= Ore Satchi}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinestaan.com/movies/ore-satchi-17965 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517054158/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/ore-satchi-17965 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 May 2019 |title=Ore Satchi}}</ref>
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|Mrs.  Ramany's mother
|Mrs.  Ramany's mother
|Produced by Minbimbangal of veteran director K Balachandar, telecasted inRaj TV
|Produced by Minbimbangal of veteran director K Balachandar, telecasted inRaj TV
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVNEvSiKsSrsepwejj36KywaTF0gwiCjA|title=Ramani vs Ramani Part II|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVNEvSiKsSrsepwejj36KywaTF0gwiCjA |title=Ramani vs Ramani Part II |via=YouTube |language=en |access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref>
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| 2001-2003 || ''[[Anni (TV series)|Anni]]'' || Valliammai || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/12/stories/2003051200710100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030630040156/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/12/stories/2003051200710100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2003 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Small-screen "Anni" thinks big |date=12 May 2003}}</ref>
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| 2001-2003 || ''[[Anni (TV series)|Anni]]'' || Valliammai || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/12/stories/2003051200710100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030630040156/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/12/stories/2003051200710100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-06-30|work=[[The Hindu]]| title=Small-screen "Anni" thinks big| date=2003-05-12}}</ref>
| 2005-2007 || Roja || Janaki || [[Jaya TV]] ||  
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| 2003-2005 || [[Adugiran Kannan]] || ||  [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
| 2003-2005 || [[Adugiran Kannan]] || ||  [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
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| 2003-2005 || [[Anandham (TV series)|Anandham]] || Saradha ||  [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
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| 2006-2008 || [[Chellamadi Nee Enakku]] || ||  [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
| 2006-2008 || [[Chellamadi Nee Enakku]] || ||  [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
|-
|-
| 2007-2010 || [[Megala]] || Thilakavathi's mother ||  [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
| 2007-2010 || [[Megala (TV series)|Megala]] || Thilakavathi's mother ||  [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
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|-
| 2008 || ''Thiruppavai'' || || ||
| 2008 || ''Thiruppavai'' || || ||
|-
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| 2010 || ''[[Anupallavi (TV series)|Anupallavi]]'' || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nettv4u.com/about/Tamil/tv-serials/anu-pallavi|title=Anupallavi serial Page|work=www.nettv4u.com|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>
| 2010 || ''Anupallavi'' || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || {{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}  
|-
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| 2012 || ''[[Vellai Thamarai]]'' || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nettv4u.com/about/Tamil/tv-serials/vellai-thamarai|title=Vellai Thamarai Serial Page|work=www.nettv4u.com|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>
| 2012 || ''[[Vellai Thamarai]]'' || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || {{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}  
|}
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M. Bhanumathi
Born1946 (1946)
Died4 February 2013(2013-02-04) (aged 66–67)
Teynampet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu[1]
OccupationActress, Classical dancer
Years active1965 - 2013
ChildrenVenkadalakshmi (daughter)
RelativesVazhuvoor B. Ramaiyah Pillai[2]
AwardsKalaimamani Awards [2]

M. Bhanumathi (1946 – 4 February 2013) was an Indian actress, who was active in Tamil cinema during the latter 20th Century. She was well known playing negative and supporting roles. She acted in more than 100 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada and some Television series.[1][3]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Bhanumathi living with her only daughter Venkatalakshmi[4] Teynampet, Poyas Road in Chennai.[citation needed] She was suffering from Jaundice and was under treatment for many months before she died at the age of 67, on 4 February 2013.[2]

Other works[edit | edit source]

Bhanumathi worked along with Sivaji Ganesan in Sivaji Nataka Mandram, where she was part of Jahangir, Kaalam Kanda Kavingnan, Neethiyin Nizhal, Vietnam Veedu and Vengaiyin Maindhan.[1] and Major Sundarrajan's NSN Theatre, actor Sivakumar says, She was the heroine of almost all over hit plays such as Achchaani, Appavi, Delhi Mappillai, and Sondham,[2] and also she done shows with the actors likes of Cho, Jaishankar, V. Gopalakrishnan, V. S. Raghavan and Shesatri.[2]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Year Title Role Language Ref.
1965 Nee Cameo Appearance Tamil [5]
1966 Kumari Penn Tamil
1968 Poovum Pottum Kamala Tamil
1968 Thillana Mohanambal Nurse Mary Tamil
1968 Thirumal Perumai Goddess Lakshmi Tamil
1968 Neelagiri Express Dancer Tamil
1969 Akka Thangai Bhanumathi Tamil [6]
1969 Annaiyum Pithavum Tamil
1969 Deiva Magan Nirmala's friend Tamil
1969 Nirai Kudam Chithra Tamil
1969 Thulabharam Dancer Tamil
1970 CID Shankar Sujatha Rani Tamil
1970 Engirundho Vandhaal Mohana Tamil
1970 Kadhal Jothi Tamil
1970 Nizhalattam Madhavi Malayalam [7]
1970 Raman Ethanai Ramanadi Sumathi Tamil
1970 Sorgam Tamil
1970 Vietnam Veedu Sumathi Tamil
1971 Thirumagal Bhanu Tamil
1972 Agathiyar Kakkai Padiniyaar Tamil
1972 Idho Enthan Deivam Tamil
1972 Enna Muthalali Sowkiyama Tamil
1972 Thiruneelakandar Kalavathi Tamil
1972 Ashirvadham Tamil
1973 Komatha En Kulamatha Mohana Tamil
1973 Valli Deivanai Tamil
1974 Penn Ondru Kanden Tamil
1974 Athaiya Mamiya Chandra Tamil
1974 Ore Satchi Tamil [8]
1974 Samayalkaran Tamil
1974 Tiger Thathachari Tamil
1975 Manidhanum Dheivamagalam Tamil
1975 Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren Lakshmi Tamil
1976 Vazhvu En Pakkam Priya Tamil
1977 Avan Oru Sarithiram Tamil
1977 Murugan Adimai Tamil
1981 Kadavulin Theerpu Tamil
1987 Koottu Puzhukkal Tamil
1990 Geethanjali Malayalam
1992 Thambi Pondatti Tamil
2011 Sagakkal Devasena's grandmother Tamil

Stage plays[edit | edit source]

  • Achchaani [2]
  • Appavi [2]
  • Delhi Maappillai [2]
  • Jahangir [1]
  • Neethiyin Nizhal [1]
  • Kaalam Kanda Kavingnan [1]
  • Sondham [2]
  • Vengaiyin Maindhan [1]
  • Vietnam Veedu [1]

Television serials[edit | edit source]

She acted in two dozens of TV series

year Name Role Note Ref(s)
2000-2001 Ramany VS Ramany Part II Mrs. Ramany's mother Produced by Minbimbangal of veteran director K Balachandar, telecasted inRaj TV [9]
2001-2003 Anni Valliammai Sun TV [10]
2005-2007 Roja Janaki Jaya TV
2003-2005 Adugiran Kannan Sun TV
2003-2005 Anandham Saradha Sun TV
2006-2008 Chellamadi Nee Enakku Sun TV
2007-2010 Megala Thilakavathi's mother Sun TV
2008 Thiruppavai
2010 Anupallavi Sun TV [citation needed]
2012 Vellai Thamarai Sun TV [citation needed]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ashok Kumar, S. R. (29 January 2013). "Grill Mill - M. Bhanumathi". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Rangarajan, Malathy (25 April 2013). "Noted in Life Unnoticed in Death". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "அன்று கண்ட முகம் - எம். பானுமதி". antrukandamugam.worpress. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Nee!". The Indian Express. 21 August 1965. p. 10.
  6. ↑ Film News, Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements). Sivagamai Publications. p. 738.
  7. ↑ "Nizhalattam (1970)". The Hindu. 6 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ore Satchi". Archived from the original on 17 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ramani vs Ramani Part II". Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "Small-screen "Anni" thinks big". The Hindu. 12 May 2003. Archived from the original on 30 June 2003.

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