P. Santha Kumari
Date of Birth:
May 17, 1920
Place of Birth:
Proddatur, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of Birth:
May 17, 1920
Place of Birth:
Proddatur, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Biography:
Vellaala Subbamma (better known as Santhakumari) (17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and film actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullaiah. Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, (Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh) to Sreenivasa Rao and Pedda Narasamma. Her father was an actor and her mother was a classical music singer. Santhakumari learned classical music and violin under the guidance of Professor P. Sambamurthy and was a classmate of D. K. Pattammal. She joined a drama troupe and was an AIR artiste by the age of sixteen. She came to Madras (now Chennai) to pursue a career in music. She found employment in Vidyodaya School for a remuneration of Rs 2 per month. She sang along with music director S. Rajeswara Rao for AIR.
filmography:
1972
1970
1969
1966
1966
1962
1962
1960
1956
1955
1945