Filmography
A celebrated theatre personality and an accomplished concert artiste, Sundarambal was to find success in films as well. Although she accepted only a few film offers, they have proved to be landmarks. Her performance as Avvaiyyar, the Tamil poet-saint, was so convincing that she has become almost synonymous with the legendary personality. Since no portrait of the historical poetess exists, Avvaiyar is depicted using Sundramabal's image! "Nandanar"'in which she played the protagonist Nandan and "Avvaiyar," in which she played Avvaiyar, were runaway hits. Her other great successes were in "Manimekhalai," "Thiruvilayadal," "Karaikal Ammaiyar" and "Kandan Karunai." Sundarambal's golden voice and the devotional fervour of her singing set the box offices afire. Her voice is so unique and melodious that few ever have managed to mimic her songs.
| Year | Film | Song | Music | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Nandanar | piththam theLiya marundhondRikkirathu | Asandas Classical Talkies | |
| 1935 | Nandanar | vazhi maRaithirukkudhE | Asandas Classical Talkies | |
| 1940 | Manimekalai | maasindRi kulamaadhar | T. K. Productions | |
| 1940 | Manimekalai | siRaichAlai enna seiyum | T. K. Productions | |
| 1940 | Manimekalai | paavi yEn piRandhEn | T. K. Productions | |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | katRathu kaimaN aLavu | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | muthmizh deivamE vA | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | ayyanE anbarkku meiyyanE | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | ulaginilE thamizhnAdu uyarga | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | kUriya vALaR | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | poRumai enum nagai aNindhu | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | aRam seiyya virumbuvElanE | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | vElanE senthamizh viththAga....mayilERum vadivElanE | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | koodi nadandhukoLLa vENdum | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | kanni thamizh naattinilE veNNilaavE | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | ganNanaathanE varuga | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | aalai palaavaakkalAmO | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | periyathu kEtkin | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | nellukku iraitha nIr | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1953 | Auvaiyar | munnai nAL pArikku | Mayavaram Venu, M. D. Parthasarathi & Parur Anantharaman | Gemini Studios |
| 1964 | Poompuhar | vAzhkai enum Odam | R. Sudharsanam | Mekala Pictures |
| 1964 | Poompuhar | thappithu vanthAnappA | R. Sudharsanam | Mekala Pictures |
| 1964 | Poompuhar | andRu kollum arasan | R. Sudharsanam | Mekala Pictures |
| 1964 | Poompuhar | thunbamellAm | R. Sudharsanam | Mekala Pictures |
| 1965 | Thiruvilayadal | gnAnapazhathai pizhindhu | K. V. Mahadevan | Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures |
| 1965 | Thiruvilayadal | pazhaniyappA | K. V. Mahadevan | Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures |
| 1965 | Thiruvilayadal | vAsi vAsi endRu | K. V. Mahadevan | Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures |
| 1965 | Thiruvilayadal | ondRAnavan | K. V. Mahadevan | Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures |
| 1966 | Mahakavi Kalidas | sendru vA maganE | Kalpana Kalamandir | |
| 1966 | Mahakavi Kalidas | kAlathil azhiyAtha | Kalpana Kalamandir | |
| 1967 | Kandan Karunai | ariyathu kEtkinndRa | K. V. Mahadevan | ALS Productions |
| 1967 | Kandan Karunai | murugA murugA | K. V. Mahadevan | ALS Productions |
| 1967 | Uyir Mel Aasai | kELu papa, kELu papa, kELvigaL aayiram kELu papa | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu | Ayyappan Productions |
| 1969 | Thunaivan | gnAnamum kalviyum | Dandayudhapani Films | |
| 1969 | Thunaivan | koNdAdum thiruchendu | Dandayudhapani Films | |
| 1969 | Thunaivan | pazhanimalai meedhilE kuzhandai vadivaagavE…jayamuNdu bayamillai | Dandayudhapani Films | |
| 1972 | Sakthi Leelai | amma…sakthiyenum deivam koNda padai veedu | T. K. Ramamoorthy | Raman Pictures |
| 1972 | Sakthi Leelai | T. K. Ramamoorthy | Raman Pictures | |
| 1973 | Karaikkal Ammaiyar | OdungAl Odi uLLam urugi....thagathagavena aada vaa | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan | Eveeyaar Films |
| 1973 | Karaikkal Ammaiyar | iRaivaa un pugazh pAduvEn | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan | Eveeyaar Films |
| 1973 | Karaikkal Ammaiyar | piRavAtha varam vENdum | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan | Eveeyaar Films |
| 1973 | Karaikkal Ammaiyar | pAdugingEn unnai pAdugingREn | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan | Eveeyaar Films |
| 1973 | Thirumalai Deivam | yEzhumalai irukka namakkenna manakkavalai | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan | Shanthi Combines |
| 1973 | Thirumalai Deivam | nAllelAm undhan thirunALE | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan | Shanthi Combines |
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