Ganthimathi

Ganthimathi
Born	1945 or 1946 Manamadurai, Ramanathapuram district, British India
Died	September 9, 2011 (age 65) Chennai, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–2011

Kanthimathi (died September 9, 2011) was a Tamil stage and film actress. She acted in over 500 films.

Early life

Kanthimathi was born in Manamadurai in the then Ramanathapuram district of British India in 1945 or 1946. She started acting in dramas and entered films at the age of eleven.

Career

The role which got her noticed was the portrayal of Mayil's mother in 16 Vayathinile. Other important Tamil films in which she acted include Mann Vasanai, Muthu and Karagattakaran. She was awarded the Kalaimamani Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu for her contribution to Tamil cinema.

She acted as mother and grandmother almost to all actors and actresses like M.G.R, Rajinikanth, Kamalhassan, Vijaykanth, Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Vijay, Revathi, Radha, Ambika, Radhika, etc. Other actors or actresses cannot utter the non-lexical filler proverbs like "Chithada kalli viragu odaika ponalam kathala mullu kothoda kuthidichan" (When a lazy girl is forced to go for the work of cutting the firewood she may complain that aloe vera thorns poked her in a bunch) like she could.

Partial filmography

• Iravum Pagalum (1965)
• Kumari Penn (1966)
• Thavapudhalavan (1967)
• Kanthimathi (1970)
• Kalam Vellum (1970)
• Savaale Samali (1971)
• Nawab Naarkali (1972)
• Needhi (1972)
• Pattikada Pattanama (1972)
• Engal Thanga Raja (1973)
• Suryakanthi (1973)
• Rajaraja Cholan (1973)
• Ponnunjal (1973)
• En Magan (1974)
• Vani Rani (1974)
• Netru Indru Naalai (1974 film) (1974)
• Naan Avanillai (1974 film) (1974)
• Athaiya Mamiya (1974)
• Ninaithadhai Mudippavan (1975)
• Dr. Siva (1975)
• Melnaattu Marumagal (1975)
• Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu (1975)
• Anbe Aaruyire (1975 film) (1975)
• 16 Vayathinile (1977)
• Suvarilladha Chiththirangal (1979)
• Enga Ooru Rasathi (1980)
• Rusi Kanda Poonai (1980)
• Moodu Pani (1980)
• Bhama Rukmani (1980)
• Indru Poi Naalai Vaa (1981)
• Andhi Mayakkam (1981)
• Erattai Manithan (1981)
• Moondram Pirai (1982)
• Neram Vandhachu (1982)
• Thangaikkor Geetham (1983)
• Mann Vasanai (1983)
• Uyirullavarai Usha (1983)
• Tharaasu (1984)
• Uravai Kaatha Kili (1984)
• Chidambara Rahasiyam (film) (1985)
• Engal Kural (1985)
• Aayiram Kannudayaal (1986)
• Mannukkul Vairam (1986)
• Natpu (1986)
• Ninaive Oru Sangeetham (1987)
• Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987)
• Cinema of Karnataka (1987)
• Therkathi Kallan (1988)
• Panthaya Kuthiraigal (1989)
• Karagattakaran (1989)
• Solaikuyil (1989)
• Padicha Pulla (1989)
• Thangamana Raasa (1989)
• Mallu Vetti Minor (1990)
• Sandhana Kaatru (1990)
• Periya Veetu Pannakkaran (1990)
• En Kadhal Kanmani (1990)
• Gnana Paravai (1991)
• Kumbakarai Thangaiah (1991)
• Namma Ooru Mariamma (1991)
• Solaiyamma (1992)
• Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen (1992)
• Thirumathi Palanisamy (1992)
• Idhu Namma Bhoomi (1992)
• Nadodi Pattukkaran (1992)
• Oor Mariyadhai (1992)
• Chinna Jameen (1993)
• Thalattu (1993)
• Sakkarai Devan (1993)
• Walter Vetrivel (1993)
• Namma Annachi (1994)
• Atha Maga Rathiname (1994)
• Ilaignar Ani (1994)
• Aanazhagan (1995)
• Mr. Madras (1995)
• Muthu (1995)
• Amman Kovil Vaasalile (1996)
• Vivasaayi Magan (1997)
• Nalla Manusukkaran (1997)
• Anbu Thollai (2003)
• Virumaandi (2004)

External links

• Gandhimathi at the Internet Movie Database