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Also known as: Damayanthi

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99
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Who is Santha Devi?

Santha Devi is a actress from India (age 99).

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Full Name
Santha Devi
Born
January 1, 1927
Birthplace
Kozhikode
Age
99 years
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Capricorn
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🇮🇳 India
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Actress
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Biography

Santha Devi is 99 years old, an actress, from India.

Damayanthi, better known by her stage name Kozhikode Santha Devi, was an Indian Malayalam-language film and stage actress. In a career of about sixty years, she acted in more than 1000 plays and about 480 films.

Career & Filmography

Known For

Movies(8)

Filmography table
YearTitle
1998Magician Mahendralal from Delhi
1998Chenapparambile Aanakkariyam
1996Madamma
1996Harbour
1973Nirmalyam
1967Iruttinte Athmavu
1957Minnaminugu
1954Bratacharini

Family

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Romantic History

Romantic relationship timeline
PersonStatus
Kozhikode Abdul KaderMarried

Interesting Facts

  • In a career of about sixty years, she acted in more than 1000 plays and about 480 films.
  • Santha Devi was born in Kozhikode in 1927 to Thottathil Kannakkuruppu and Karthiyayani Amma.
  • She made her debut as an actress in the 1954 drama Smarakam.
  • She made her cinema debut in Minnaminungu (1957) directed by Ramu Karyat.
  • She acted in over 480 movies including Moodupadam, Kuttikkuppayam, Kunjalimaraykkar, Iruttinte Athmavu, Sthalathe pradhana payyans and Adwaitham.
  • Kerala Cafe, produced by director Ranjith, was her last movie.
  • Devi died on 20 November 2010 evening in a hospital in Kozhikode.
  • At the age of 18 she married her uncle's son, Balakrishnan, a railway guard.
  • He left Devi after the couple had a son, Suresh Babu.
  • Later, she married Kozhikode Abdul Kader, a popular Malayalam playback singer and had one more son, the late Sathyajith.
  • Devi won the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award (1978), the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship (2003), the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Yamanam (1992), and the Kerala Film Critics Association Award in 1979 and Kerala State Award for Best Actress in State plays in 1983 for Deepasthambham Mahashcharyam.<ref name="Manorama">

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Santha Devi is an India actress, aged 99. Known for "Magician Mahendralal from Delhi" and "Chenapparambile Aanakkariyam".

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