
Pathal, Bhatkal, Mysore , British India
Pandari Bai (Kannada: ಪಂಡರೀ ಬಾಯಿ; 18 September 1928 – 29 January 2003) was a prominent actress of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada language during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Rajkumar, MGR and Sivaji Ganesan. She was the heroine in Rajkumar's debut movie Bedara Kannappa and also Sivaji's debut movie Parasakthi. She has acted in over 1,000 films in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.

1985

as Annapoorani
1971

1969

as Radha
1985

as Chellamma
1973

as Ponni
1970
as Lakshmi
1971

as Janaki
1976
1977

1960

as Shekhar's mother
1972

1968
1994

1995

1994

as Maria Devi
1994

1994

1994

1994

1993

1993

1993

1993

as Murthy's mother
1993

1993

as Parvathy Amma
1992
as Seetha
1992

1991
1991

as Raju and Seetha's mother (in archival footage)
1990

1990

1990

1990

as Parvathi
1989

1989

1989

1988