[4] She has acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Rajkumar, M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan.

[7] Bai was honoured by Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu government.

[8] Pandaribai began her career in acting in plays based on mythological stories before making her film debut in 1943 with the Kannada language film, Vani.

She appeared in the 1954 Kannada film Bedara Kannappa opposite Rajkumar.

She established herself as a lead actress portraying a woman with a "progressive" image assuming the burdens of a feudal patriarchy in films such as Sant Sakhu (1955) and Rayara Sose (1957).