Photo: Pesum Padam / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Pushpavalli interests me as a quiet pillar of early Indian cinema. Starting as a child playing young Sita in 1936 and growing into adult roles across Telugu and Tamil films, she belonged to a pioneering generation that built an industry from scratch. She is little known outside India today, but careers that begin in childhood and survive the transition to grown-up roles deserve real respect. I am drawn to documenting figures like her precisely because the early decades of film history are so easily forgotten, and her steady presence reminds me how much foundational work goes unsung.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pushpavalli
- Name (Japanese)
- プシュパヴァッリ
- Reading
- ぷしゅぱゔぁっり
- Born
- January 3, 1925 – April 28, 1991
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Tadepalligudem, West Godavari district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushpavalli
Frequently asked questions
When was Pushpavalli born?
January 3, 1925 – April 28, 1991.
Where is Pushpavalli from?
Pushpavalli is from Tadepalligudem, West Godavari district, India.
What does Pushpavalli do?
Pushpavalli works as actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.