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Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala Bali ( Raman; born 13 August 1933), known mononymously as Vyjayanthimala, is an Indian parliamentarian, dancer and former actress. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's finest actresses and dancers, she is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards and two BFJA Awards. Considered the first female superstar of Indian Cinema, she made her screen debut at the age of 16 with the Tamil film Vaazhkai (1949), and followed this with a role in the Telugu film Jeevitham (1950). Her first work in Hindi cinema was the social guidance film Bahar (1951), which she headline

Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian dancer and choreographer (1904–1986)
Aishwarya R. Dhanush
Indian classical dancer and playback singer
Balasaraswati
Tanjore Balasaraswati, also known as Balasaraswati (13 May 1918 – 9 February 1984), was an Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, made this style of dancing well known in different parts of India and many parts of the world.
Indrani Rahman
Indian classical dancer (1930-1999)
Soundarya Rajinikanth
Indian film director
Padma Subrahmanyam
Indian dancer
Vijaya Nirmala
Indian film actress and director (1944-2019)
Sripriya
Sripriya is an Indian former actress, film director and politician. She has acted in over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages.
Malavika Sarukkai
Indian classical dancer and choreographer
Kumari Kamala
Indian dancer and actress
Rathika Ramasamy
Indian photographer
Alarmel Valli
Indian dancer
Kalanidhi Narayanan
Indian dancer
Chitra Visweswaran
Indian dancer
Leela Samson
Indian choreographer

Bharati Shivaji
classical dancer of Mohiniyattom, choreographer and author
Meenakshi Chitharanjan
Indian classical dancer, teacher and choreographer
Anita Ratnam
Indian dancer and choreographer (1954-)
Padmini Chettur
Indian dancer

Vasundhara Devi
Indian actress
Leena Manimekalai
Film Maker, poet
Ananda Shankar Jayant
Indian dancer, choreographer and dance scholar
Shoba Chandrasekhar
Indian film director
Murugashankari Leo
Bharatanatyam exponent, Theater actor, Research Scholar
V. Anamika
Indian painter
Jaya Thyagarajan
Indian artist
Subhashni Giridhar
Indian classical dancer
M. K. Saroja
Indian classical dancer
Usha Srinivasan
Indian dancer
Kala
Indian choreographer
Sayee Subbulakshmi
thumb|right|Sayee and Subbulakshmi as they appear in Naya Sansar (1959), Hindi film
Sayee and Subbulakshmi, popularly known as Sayee–Subbulakshmi, were two Indian female Bharatanatyam dancers who performed on stage in South Indian and Hindi films. They were a twin dance duo and were popular during the 1950s and 60s. They were noted for their synchronised dancing. They also performed Kathak and folk style dances in some regional language films and Hindi films.
Rajee Narayan
Indian dancer and musician (1931–2020)
M. S. Sundari Bai
actor
Sudha Pennathur
Indian businessman
Vaishnavi Sundar
Indian filmmaker

Swapna Sundari
Indian dancer
Parvathi Nayar
Indian artist (1964-)
P. Jayadevi
Indian film director and screenwriter
Brinda
Dance choreographer
Madhumitha
Indian film director
Harinie Jeevitha
sridevi nirthyalaya
Mukta Venkatesh
Indian artist (1902-2003)

Vasuki Bhaskar
Indian costume designer
Halitha shameem
Indian director and screenwriter
Anita Udeep
Indian film director
Urmila Satyanarayana
Indian dancer
Sharada Ramanathan
Indian journalist and film director
Niranjani Ahathian
Indian costume designer and fashion stylist