Kamala Kotnis
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Kamala Kotnis | |
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Born | Kamalabai |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1940–1949 |
Spouse |
Panduranga Kotnis (m. 1941) |
Kamala Kotnis was an Indian actress who played roles in Telugu and Hindi movies during the 1940s. She is also notable for being Dev Anand's first heroine in Hum Ek Hai, released in 1946.
Early life
Kamala Kotnis was born as Kamalabai in Andhra Pradesh to a Telugu mother and a British father, who was in the army. As a child, she was adopted by a Zamindar. She later married Panduranga Kotnis in 1941, who was the brother of D.S. Kotnis, a leading cinematographer. Her younger sister was "connected" to the royal family of Ramnad estate.
Filmography
- Jeevana Jyoti - (Telugu) - 1940
- Bala Nagamma - (Telugu) - 1942
- Chenchu Lakshmi - (Telugu) -1943 - Chenchu Lakshmi
- Bhagyalakshmi - (Telugu) - 1943
- Seeta Rama Jananam - (Telugu) - 1943
- Tahsildar - (Telugu) - 1944 - Rajani
- Hum Ek Hai - (Hindi) - 1946
- Gokul - (Hindi) - 1946
- Mera Suhaag - (Hindi) - 1947
- Aage Badho - (Hindi) - 1947
- Seedha Raasta - (Hindi) - 1949
- Sati Ahalya - (Hindi) - 1949
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