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Pushpavalli in 1948
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Born |
Tadepalligudem, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India) |
3 January 1925
Died | 1991 (aged 65–66) |
Occupation | Film actress |
Years active | 1930s to 1960s |
Spouse(s) | I. V. Rangachari, Gemini Ganesan |
Children | Rekha |
Relatives |
Shubha (niece) Vedantam Raghavaiah (brother-in-law) |
Pentapadu Pushpavalli, better known as Pushpavalli (3 January 1925 - 1991) was an Indian actress active in Telugu and Tamil films. She was the second romantic interest of Gemini Ganesan. She had two daughters with him, of which the eldest was Rekha. She starred in many films with Ganesan, mostly as his heroine. Her film work includes title roles in Miss Malini (1947), an adaptation of R.K. Narayan's novel Mr. Sampath, and the Telugu film Satyabhama. Pushpavalli died in 1991.