Tripuramba Explained

Tripuramba
Birth Date:17 July 1910
Birth Place:Mysore state, British India
Death Date:1979
Spouse:Venugopal

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.[1] [2] [3]

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.[4]

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
1934Sati SulochanaSulochana First heroine of Kannada cinema
1937 PurandaradasaSaraswati Kannada

Notes and References

  1. News: Kannada's first talkie film Sati Sulochana turns 83 today. Shashidhara Chitradurga. Asianet Newsable. 3 March 2017. 16 September 2020.
  2. News: Wealth of material found on first Kannada talkie . S. N. Deepak . Deccan Herald . 15 April 2018. 16 September 2020.
  3. News: First Kannada talkie turns 85 . Deepak SN. Deccan Herald. 1 March 2019 . 16 September 2020.
  4. News: Attempt to retell history of Kannada's first talkie. Muralidhara Khajane. The Hindu . 3 March 2019 . 16 September 2020.