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 married into the Royal family of Ramnad estate. Yesteryear Tamil and Telugu actress Latha Sethupathi and the present day titular queen of Ramnad Rajeswari Nachiyar are her nieces.
Filmography
Jeevana Jyoti - (Telugu) - 1940
Bala Nagamma - (Telugu) - 1942
Chenchulakshmi - (Telugu) -1943 – Lakshmi
Bhagyalakshmi - (Telugu) - 1943
Sri Sita Rama Jananam - (Telugu) - 1943
Tahsildar 1944 – (Telugu) - Rajani
Hum Ek Hai - (Hindi) - 1946
Gokul - (Hindi) - 1946
Mera Suhaag - (Hindi) - 1947
Agae Badho - (Hindi) - 1949
Seedha Raasta - (Hindi) - 1949
Sati Ahalya - (Hindi) - 1949
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