T.G.KAMALA DEVI ,TELUGU ACTRESS BORN 1930 DECEMBER 29

T.G.KAMALA DEVI  ,TELUGU ACTRESS 

BORN 1930 DECEMBER 29

T. G. Kamala Devi (born Thota Govindamma; 29 December 1930 – 16 August 2012), also known as Kamala Chandra Babu, was an Indian dubbing artist, playback singer and actor who primarily contributed to Telugu cinema.[2] She was also a former professional level billiards player who won the Indian Women Billiards title twice.[3] She died of a brief illness at Chennai on 16 August 2012.[
Biography[edit source]
She was born in Karvetinagaram, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. Her original birth name was Thota Govindamma and she later changed her name to T. G. Kamala Devi after entering the film industry. The initials "T. G." in her name represent her birth name.[2] She married Avula Chandra Babu in 1946 and had a son named Avula Jaychander with him.[5]

Film career[edit source]
Acting[edit source]

She was in a drama company and acted in some male and female roles. The role of Alexander is her bench mark. She has received many medals for her performances in plays. She has shifted to cinema field and acted in about 30 films most of them are minor roles. She was also a well known stage actor who performed in several plays and dramas.

Dubbing Artist[edit source]
She also was a popular dubbing artist and has lent her voice to actors such as Padmini, B. Saroja Devi, Lalitha and many more.[2]

Cue Sports[edit source]
Kamala was one of the earliest women cue sport players in India.[1] When the then reigning snooker world champion Horace Lindrum visited Chennai at the invitation of the Andhra Maha Sabha in 1954, circumstances led Kamala to pick up the cue and provide Mrs. Lindrum a woman opponent to play against.[6] Soon enough, she made her way to state and national-level tournaments. Since then, she played in various open tournaments in Billiards & Snooker as the only woman player at that time, competing with men at Chennai, Vijayawada and Bangalore. She won the Indian National Billiards Women titles in 1991 and 1995.[7] She had the unique opportunity of playing exhibition matches at Bangalore and Mysore with the then World Billiards Champion Bob Marshall. She won both her billiards national titles at the age of 62 and 66 representing the Tamil Nadu state.[7]

Awards[edit source]
Nataka Kala Prapoorna was awarded to her by the Andhra Pradesh Nataka Academy.
Titles[edit source]
National Billiards Champion: 1991, 1995?

Filmography[edit source]

Year	Film	Language	Character
1941	Dakshayagnam	Telugu
1942	Bala Nagamma	Telugu
1946	Mugguru Maratilu	Telugu
1947	Kanjan
1949	Gunasundari Katha	Telugu
1951	Malliswari	Telugu	Jalaja
1951	Patala Bhairavi	Telugu	Veera Katha Performer
1952	Palletooru	Telugu
1954	Thodu Dongalu	Telugu
1954	Chakrapani	Telugu
1959	Illarikam	Telugu
1961	Velugu Needalu	Telugu
1964	Bhakta Ramadasu	Telugu
1965	Bangaru Panjaram	Telugu
1967	Kanchukota	Telugu
1968	Asadhyudu	Telugu
1968	Bangaru Sankellu	Telugu
1969	Kathanayakudu	Telugu
1970	Pettandarlu	Telugu
1975	Abhimanavathi	Telugu