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- Arangetram was released on 9 February 1973. Though it had carried hard hitting messages and very bold scenes and was controversial at the time of its release, the film became a commercial success. It was remade in Telugu as Jeevitha Rangam (1974), and in Hindi as Aaina (1977) by Balachander himself.
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The film stars Prameela, leading an ensemble cast that includes S. V. Subbaiah, Sivakumar, Sasikumar, Kamal Haasan, M. N. Rajam, Sundari Bai and Senthamarai. It revolves around a young woman who takes to prostitution to support her conservative but poor family.
- Early Life
- Education
- From Esther to Pramila
- As A Fashion Icon
- Marriage and Family
- First Woman to Win The Miss India Title
- Starting A Film Production Company
- Life After Retirement from Cinema
- Last Film and Passing Away
Esther was born in 1916 in Kolkata to Reuben Abraham, a businessman from Kolkata and Matilda Issac, who was from Karachi. Her family was of Baghdadi-Jewish origins who settled primarily in trade route ports around the Indian Ocean and the South Chinese sea. She had three half-siblings and six siblings from her parents’ marriage.
Esther attended the Calcutta Girls High School but later shifted to St Jameswhich was a co-educational institution and had a reasonable fee structure, which the family could afford. Esther understood that to be an all-rounder, she had to learn to excel in both studies and sports and become better than the boys. She was a hockey champion and won man...
Her family had a keen interest in music and dance, which attracted young Esther to the cinema. Her entry into silent movies happened by a sheer stroke of luck. Meanwhile, she got married to a Marwari theatre personality and had a son with him – Maurice Abraham. Her parents convinced her to annul the marriage and they brought up Maurice. A chance vi...
She wore sarees with a western twist which were usually different from the traditional designs of those times. She designed, drew and stitched her own costumes. She was a popular face in the fashion magazines of the 30’s and 40’s.
In 1939, she got married a second time to Syed Hassan Ali, better known by his screen name ‘Kumar’ (who played the role of the sculptor in Anarkali). Zia was a Shia Muslim and she adopted the name Shabnam Begum Ali in the nikahnama. Also Read:Films, Flair, And Feminism: Celebrating Smita Patil | #IndianWomenInHistory However, Esther remained a prac...
She was 31 and pregnant with her fifth child during her Miss India win. “The title was okay—it didn’t really mean much to me then. It only became important 20 years later,” said Pramila in an interview with the Indian Express. “At that time, it (the Miss India pageant) was more of a popular-face contest, and since I was on the cover of most magazin...
Along with her husband, Pramila started her own film production company, Silver Filmsin 1942. She defied the studio systems where power rested in the hands of the wealthy producers and actors were paid employees of studios. She undertook the risk of establishing her own production company and raising money to fund her films. She produced several su...
Her husband decided to move to Pakistan along with his extended family from Lucknow, which left her bereaved and surprised. But Pramila decided to stay back as she did not wish to live in a theocratic country. She lived in India with her five children after her husband went away and continued to produce films. She was embroiled in battles with the ...
Her unquenchable spirit for acting was displayed in the Marathi movie Thangg directed by Amol Palekar where she played a grandmother years after formally bidding adieu to the cinema. She died five months short of her ninetieth birthday on August 6th, 2006. At her funeral, Maurice recited the scriptures in Hebrew at the Maghen David Synagoguewhile A...
Prameela is an Indian film actress in South Indian films. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1970s and 1980s in Tamil and Malayalam films. She was noted for her glamorous roles. She has acted around 50 Malayalam movies. She made her debut through 1968 Malayalam movie "Inspector".
Esther Victoria Abraham (30 December 1916 – 6 August 2006), better known by her stage name Pramila, was an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is the first woman film producer in the Hindi film industry. She is also well known for winning the first Miss India pageant in 1947.
Feb 23, 2024 · Pramila’s last on-screen appearance was in the Kannada film Bahuparak, released in 2014. Directed by Simple Suni and produced by Hemanth and Suresh Bhairasandra under the banner of Suvin Cinemas, the film starred Pramila’s daughter, Meghana Raj, in the lead role alongside Srinagar Kitty.
Prameela (T. A. Prameela) is a veteran Indian actress in South Indian films. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1970s and 1980s in Malayalam and Tamil films also acted in few Kannada and Telugu films as well. She was noted for her glamorous roles. She has acted more than 50 Malayalam movies.
Oct 11, 2018 · Pramila Joshai is a south Indian film actress who predominantly worked in Kannada films. As a film actress she is best known for her debut Tamil film Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984) which became a blockbuster hit and also earned the cult status.
