K. B. Sundarambal

Kodumudi Balambal Sundarambal was a stage artist, actor and singer from Erode district, Tamil Nadu. She performed in Tamil cinema and was referred to as the Queen of the Indian stage. A political activist during the Indian independence movement, K.B. Sundarambal was the first film personality to enter a state legislature in India.

K.B. Sundarambal was born onOctober 1908 in the town of Kodumudi , on the banks of Kaveri river, in Erode district in Tamil Nadu. As a child, she made money by singing on trains and receiving tips.

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