Suryakantham

Suryakantham October 28 1924 December 18 1994 was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema After early background dancer and uncredited bit parts in the late 1940s she gained industry attention portraying the cruel sisterinlaw Venkamma in the family drama Samsaram 1950 The role established her specialization in dominant motherinlaw shrewish and comedic character roles which she expanded upon in the comedy Pelli Chesi Choodu 1952 the social drama Thodi Kodallu 1957 and as Hidimbi in the fantasy film Mayabazar 1957 Throughout the 1960s and 1970s Suryakantham became a central character actress across mainstream cinema most notably headlining the titular role in the comedy Gundamma Katha 1962 Her character credits during this period include the drama Kula Gotralu 1962 the social comedy Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu 1959 the drama Mooga Manasulu 1964 the action drama Dasara Bullodu 1971 and the fantasy comedy Yamagola 1977 In her later years she transitioned into elder matriarchal roles appearing in features such as Gorintaku 1979 and Idem Pellam Baboi 1990 with final screen appearances in One by Two 1993 and the supernatural crime comedy Govindha Govindha 1993