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==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
Sundarambal acted in films as well with notable appearances in ''Manimekhalai'', ''[[Avvaiyar (film)|Auvaiyar]]'', ''[[Thiruvilayadal (1965 film)|Thiruvilayadal]]'', ''[[Karaikal Ammaiyar]]'' and ''[[Kandan Karunai]]''. She portrayed Tamil poet [[Avvaiyar|Avvaiyar]] in films ''[[Thiruvilayadal (1965 film)|Thiruvilayadal]]'' and ''[[Kandan Karunai]]''. She also acted in social films such as ''[[Uyir Mel Aasai]]'', ''[[Thunaivan]]'' and ''Gnayiru Thinggal''. ''Gnayiru Thinggal'' was an unreleased film. | Sundarambal acted in films as well with notable appearances in ''Manimekhalai'', ''[[Avvaiyar (film)|Auvaiyar]]'', ''[[Thiruvilayadal (1965 film)|Thiruvilayadal]]'', ''[[Karaikal Ammaiyar]]'' and ''[[Kandan Karunai]]''. She portrayed Tamil poet [[Avvaiyar|Avvaiyar]] in films ''[[Thiruvilayadal (1965 film)|Thiruvilayadal]]'' and ''[[Kandan Karunai]]''. She also acted in social films such as ''[[Uyir Mel Aasai]]'', ''[[Thunaivan]]'' and ''Gnayiru Thinggal''. ''Gnayiru Thinggal'' was an unreleased film. | ||
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| R. Sudharsanam | | R. Sudharsanam | ||
| Mekala Pictures | | Mekala Pictures | ||
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|1965 | |||
|Gnayiru Thinggal (Unreleased) | |||
|1. Seeru Thamizh Paalundu Vetrikku Vel Kondu | |||
|[[M. S. Viswanathan]] | |||
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| 1965 | | 1965 | ||
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| 1967 | | 1967 | ||
| [[Uyir Mel Aasai]] | | [[Uyir Mel Aasai]] | ||
| 1. Kelu Papa, Kelu Papa, Kelvigal Aayiram Kelu Papa<Br />2. Nalla Ganapathi.... Thunbikkai Nadhan Thunai | | 1. Kelu Papa, Kelu Papa, Kelvigal Aayiram Kelu Papa<Br />2. Nalla Ganapathi.... Thunbikkai Nadhan Thunai<Br/>3. Iyappa Abayam Koduppathunthan Kaiyappa | ||
| [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]] | | [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]] | ||
| Ayyappan Productions | | Ayyappan Productions | ||
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| [[T. K. Ramamoorthy]] | | [[T. K. Ramamoorthy]] | ||
| Raman Pictures | | Raman Pictures | ||
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| 1973 | | 1973 | ||
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Sundarambal and her husband S.G. Kittappa had been much influenced by the [[Indian independence movement]] and they became ardent supporters of the [[Indian National Congress]]. They had harnessed their popularity and talents to further that cause. Sundarambal continued to champion the movement, recording several [[gramophone records|gramophone discs]] extolling the struggle and sacrifices it entailed. She also made it a point to always wear [[khadi]].<ref name="bio"/> She often actively campaigned in support of Congress party candidates at various elections.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020312213151/http://hindu.com/thehindu/2001/02/04/stories/1304078x.htm from The Hindu, 4 February 2001] – "During the district board election at [[Tirunelveli]] in 1934, where the strength of the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] was unquestionable and unshakeable, Kodhainayaki, with 12 other women among whom was the popular K. B. Sundarambal, took upon herself to storm the Justice Party bastion with her mesmerising oration."</ref> After India gained independence, K.B. Sundarambal entered the Legislative Council of [[Madras State]] in 1951 as a Congress nominee, thus becoming the first film artist to enter an Indian legislature. | Sundarambal and her husband S.G. Kittappa had been much influenced by the [[Indian independence movement]] and they became ardent supporters of the [[Indian National Congress]]. They had harnessed their popularity and talents to further that cause. Sundarambal continued to champion the movement, recording several [[gramophone records|gramophone discs]] extolling the struggle and sacrifices it entailed. She also made it a point to always wear [[khadi]].<ref name="bio"/> She often actively campaigned in support of Congress party candidates at various elections.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020312213151/http://hindu.com/thehindu/2001/02/04/stories/1304078x.htm from The Hindu, 4 February 2001] – "During the district board election at [[Tirunelveli]] in 1934, where the strength of the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] was unquestionable and unshakeable, Kodhainayaki, with 12 other women among whom was the popular K. B. Sundarambal, took upon herself to storm the Justice Party bastion with her mesmerising oration."</ref> After India gained independence, K.B. Sundarambal entered the Legislative Council of [[Madras State]] in 1951 as a Congress nominee, thus becoming the first film artist to enter an Indian legislature. | ||
Her mentor C.Satyamurthy was prisoned by the British for participating in [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942 | Her mentor C.Satyamurthy was prisoned by the British for participating in [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942. | ||
==Honours== | ==Honours== | ||
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[[Category:1980 deaths]] | [[Category:1980 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Indian stage actresses]] | [[Category:Indian stage actresses]] | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Indian women playback singers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu]] | [[Category:Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu]] | ||
[[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]] | [[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]] | ||