Veteran actress Nirmalamma passed away at her residence in Hyderabad. Better known for enactment of mother and grandmother on screen, Nirmalamma had acted in more than 700 films in Telugu. 82-year-old Nirmalamma has a daughter Kavita whose husband is also a producer. She started her career on stage at the age of 10. She made debut on screen with Ghantashala Balaramayya produced Garuda Gharva Bangam and later she went on to play mother roles to the then superstars - NTR and ANR. She also played grandma to the current superstars like Chiru (Gangleader, Magamaharaju, etc), NBK (President Gaari Abbayi, Muddula Mavayya) Venky and Nagarjuna.
Her last film was Premaki Swagatham. She won best supporting actress from Andhra Pradesh State Government for her role in Mayuri (1985). Some of her best films are - Yamagola (1975), Sangarshana (1983), Shankarabharanam, Manthrigari Viyyankudu (1983) Khaidi No. 786 (1988) Aakhari Poratam (1988), Chinnodu Peddodu (1988), Gang Leader (1991), Karthavyam (1991), Maavichiguru (1996).
Thursday, February 19, 2009
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