Bhanumati Devi (15 May 1934 – 4 January 2013) was a Burmese-born Indian film and theater actress.[2][3]
Devi was born in British Burma on 15 May 1934.[4] She moved to Puri, Odisha, India, with her Indian family following World War II.[3][4]
Devi began acting in the theater in 1942 when she was just seven years old.[4] Some of her best reviewed stage roles were in Lakhye Hira and Napahu Rati Namaru Pati’.[4] Devi appeared at the Annapurna Theatre in Cuttack for more than forty years.[2]
She made her film debut in 1954 in Amari Gann Jhia when she was nineteen years old.[5] She was especially active in the Cinema of Odisha during the 1950s and 1960s. Devi's was cast in a lead role in more than a dozen Indian films.[2] Some of her most prominent roles include her character, Harabou, in the 1966 Odia film, Matira Manisha, for which she won a National Film Award.[2] Her last film was Jaydeb, which was released in 1986.[2]
Devi was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1985.[2] In 2005, she received the Jaydev Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Odisha State Film Awards.[2]
Bhanumati Devi died at her home on Red Cross Road in Puri, Odisha, India, on 4 January 2013, at the age of 78.
References
- ↑ Bhanumati leaves the ‘stage’ | Orissa Post. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Veteran Actor Bhanumati Devi dead. The Indian Express(2013-01-05). Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bhanumati Devi cremated in Puri. The Times of India(2013-01-06). Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Bhanumati leaves the ‘stage’. Orissa Times(2013-01-05). Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ↑ Arclights out, actresses fight poverty. telegraphindia.com(26 November 2012). Retrieved 18 January 2013.