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A genius

Actor P. Bhanumathi's achievements cannot be easily measured by normal standards. Simply put, she was a genius. An actor of repute, a singer with an alluring voice, a studio-owner, a film-director, and a great writer. She was a one-woman film industry. Her dream of building a women's college on her estate and donating it to the Government somehow did not materialise.

Valampuri Somanathan,
Chennai

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Among the accolades pouring in from all quarters, I would like to say a few words about her acting prowess in the film Annai. To say she lived the role of a mother in it would be a cliché; she taught mothers about motherhood! Bhanumathi, through her sterling performance, overshadowed her peers. Her demise has truly created a void.

K.R. Chidambara Kumarasamy,
Tiruvannamalai, T.N.

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