Parvathamma Rajkumar
Parvathamma Rajkumar is an Indian film producer and distributor. Her husband Rajkumar was a star of Kannada cinema. She produced successful films featuring Rajkumar and their sons Shiv Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar. Actresses who found fame in her productions include Malashri, Prema, Rakshita, Sudha Rani and Ramya. She was awarded with doctorate from Bangalore University.
She was born at Nanjangud of Mysore district in Karnataka onDecember 1939 to Appaji Gowda and Lakshmamma, the second child among four sons and four daughters. Singanallur Puttaswamaiah, her future fatherinlaw, placed a silver coin in her cradle and allegedly vowed to make Parvathamma his daughterinlaw. Parvathamma was married to Rajkumar at the age ofonJune 1953. In 2000, her husband was kidnapped by the bandit Veerappan, and held for ransom for over 100 days. Rajkumar died onApril 2006 of heart failure.
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