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Gandhimathi

Gandhimathi (30 August 1940 – 9 September 2011) was an Indian stage and film actress. She acted in over 500 films.

Gandhimathi
Born30 August 1940
Manamadurai,
Sivagangai District,
India
Died9 September 2011
(age 71)
Chennai, India
OccupationActress
Years active1957–2011

Early life

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Kanthimathi was born in Manamadurai in what was then the Ramanathapuram district of India. She started acting in dramas and entered films at the age of eleven.

Career

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The role which got her noticed was the portrayal of Mayil's mother in 16 Vayathinile. Other important Tamil films in which she acted include Mann Vasanai, Muthu and Karagattakaran. She was awarded the Kalaimamani Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu for her contribution to Tamil cinema.

She acted as mother and grandmother almost to all actors and actresses like M.G.R, Rajinikanth, Kamalhassan, Vijaykanth, Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Vijay, Revathi, Radha, Ambika, Radhika, etc. Other actors or actresses cannot utter the non-lexical filler proverbs like "Chithada kalli viragu odaika ponalam kathala mullu kothoda kuthidichan" (When a lazy girl is forced to go for the work of cutting the firewood she may complain that aloe vera thorns poked her in a bunch) like she could.

Partial filmography

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1940s

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List of 1940s film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1948Vedhala Ulagam

1960s

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List of 1960s film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1965Iravum Pagalum
1966Kumari Penn
Thenmazhai
1969 Adimai Penn
ThirudanGuest role

1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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List of 2000s film credits
Year Title Role Notes
2001Ponnana Neram
ThavasiPriyadarshini's grandmother
2003Anbu Thollai
2004Virumaandi
SettaiPankajam
Oru Murai Sollividu
2005Ayya
2006Iyappa Saamy

TV Series

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References

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  • "Actor Kanthimathi dead". The Hindu. 9 September 2011.
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