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Indian actress, singer
A.K.A.
Tripurambha
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Female
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Birth:
17 July 1910(Mysore State, India)
Death:
1979
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Biography
Introduction
Tripuramba (1910–1979) was an Indian actress and singer who worked in Kannada films. She is best remembered for her role Sulochana in the first Kannada talkie Sati Sulochana, released in 1934, which made her the first heroine of Kannada cinema.
Career
Tripuramba involved in theatre and became an accomplished actress and singer. She played the role of Sulochana, the wife of Indrajith, in the first talkie film of Kannada cinema Sati Sulochana opposite Subbaiah Naidu. This historic movie made her the first heroine of Kannada.
Surprisingly Tripuramba did not do much movies. Her next and last movie was Purandaradasa in 1937. She died in 1979.
Filmography
Apart from numerous stage plays, Tripuramba acted in two films.
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Sati Sulochana | Sulochana | Kannada | First heroine of Kannada cinema |
| 1937 | Purandaradasa | Saraswati | Kannada |