Bhanumati Devi (May 15, 1934 – January 4, 2013) was a Burmese-born Indian film and theater actress.Devi was born in British Burma on May 15, 1934. She moved to Puri, Orissa, India, with her Indian family following World War II.Devi began acting in the theater in 1942 when she was just seven years old. Some of her best reviewed stage roles were in Lakhye Hira and Napahu Rati Namaru Pati’.