Kamala Kotnis

Kamala Kotnis was an Indian actress who played roles in Telugu and Hindi movies during the 1940s. She is also notable for being Dev Anand's first heroine in Hum Ek Hai, released in 1946.

Early life

Kamala Kotnis was born as Kamalabai in Andhra Pradesh to a Telugu mother and a British father, who was in the army. As a child, she was adopted by a Zamindar. She later married Panduranga Kotnis in 1941, who was the brother of D.S. Kotnis, a leading cinematographer. Her younger sister was "connected" to the Royal family of Ramnad estate.

Filmography

Jeevana Jyoti - (Telugu) - 1940

Bala Nagamma - (Telugu) - 1942

Chenchu Lakshmi - (Telugu) -1943 - Chenchu Lakshmi

Bhagyalakshmi - (Telugu) - 1943

Seeta Rama Jananam - (Telugu) - 1943

Tahsildar - (Telugu) - 1944 - Rajani

Hum Ek Hai - (Hindi) - 1946

Gokul - (Hindi) - 1946

Mera Suhaag - (Hindi) - 1947

Aage Badho - (Hindi) - 1947

Seedha Raasta - (Hindi) - 1949

Sati Ahalya - (Hindi) - 1949

References

Chenchulakshmi (1943) - The Hindu

Blast from the Past: Bhagyalakshmi (1943) - The Hindu

Blast From The Past: Sri Sita Rama Jananam (1944) - The Hindu

My First Break - Dev Anand

Latha Interview - Rediff

The making of Tollywood - The New Indian Express

Anglo-Indian people

Telugu people

Indian film actresses

Actresses in Telugu cinema

Actresses in Hindi cinema

Actresses of European descent in Indian films

20th-century Indian actresses

Actresses from Andhra Pradesh

Telugu actresses