
Proddatur, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India
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.

as Rajeswari Devi

as Rathnagandhi
1945

as Raghu's Mother
1966

as Rajeswari Devi
1955
as Thaayaramma
1966

as Anand and Vijay's mother
1972

as Chandru's Mother
1960

1971

1969
as Ratnangi Devi
1957

as Amirtham, Janaki & Chinnaiah's Mother
1962
as Guest Appearance
1962
as Janakamma
1972
1971
as Meenakshamma
1978
1973
as Janakamma
1972

as Anand and Vijay's mother
1972

1971

as Ramanamma
1970

1969
as Thaayaramma
1966

as Raghu's Mother
1966

as Amirtham, Janaki & Chinnaiah's Mother
1962
as Guest Appearance
1962

as Chandru's Mother
1960

as Vakula Devi
1960
as Rathnangi
1958
as Ratnangi Devi
1957
1956

as Rajeswari Devi
1955

as Rupasundari
1949

as Rathnagandhi
1945