| Film | Year | Role | Director
Producer | Language | Notes | Ref. | | Vazhkai | 1949 | Mohana Shivashankaralingam | A. V. Meiyappan | Tamil | Shot simultaneously with Jeevitham |
| Jeevitham | 1950 | Mohini Sivashankara Lingeswara Prasad | A. V. Meiyappan | Telugu | Shot simultaneously with Vazhkai |
| Vijayakumari | 1950 | Western dancer | A. S. A. Sami | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| Bahar | 1951 | Lata | M. V. Raman | Hindi |
| Anjaam | 1952 | Shanti Kumar | Hindi |
| Ladki | 1953 | Rani Mehra | M. V. Raman | Hindi |
| Penn | 1954 | Rani | M. V. Raman | Tamil | Remake of Ladki |
| Sangham | Rani | M. V. Raman | Telugu | Remake of Ladki |
| Nagin | Mala | Nandlal Jaswantlal | Hindi |
| Asha Nirasha | Asha | G. D. Venkatram | Kannada | Completed[1]
Unreleased[2] |
| Miss Mala | Mala | Jayant Desai | Hindi |
| Yasmin | 1955 | Yasmin | Abdur Rashid Kardar | Hindi |
| Sitara | Veda | S.K. Ojha | Hindi |
| Pehli Jhalak | Veena / Devi | M. V. Raman | Hindi |
| Jashan | S. Shamsuddin | Hindi |
| Devdas | Chandramukhi | Bimal Roy | Hindi | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Based on Devdas
Dubbed in Russia as Девдас |
| Taj | 1956 | Princess of Roopnagar | Nandlal Jaswantlal | Hindi |
| Anjaan | Ratna | M. Sadiq | Hindi | Also known as Somewhere in Delhi |
| New Delhi | Janaki Subramaniam | Mohan Segal | Hindi | Dubbed in Russia as Индия |
| Marma Veeran | Rajkumari Vijaya | T. R. Raghunath | Tamil | Dubbed in Hindi as Piya Milan |
| Patrani | Princess Mrinalla | Vijay Bhatt | Hindi |
| Kismet Ka Khel | Kishore Sahu | Hindi |
| Devta | Princess of Snake world | Pattanna | Hindi | Remake of Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam |
| Naya Daur | 1957 | Rajni | B. R. Chopra | Hindi | Dubbed into Tamil as Pattaliyin Sabatham[3] |
| Kathputli | Pushpa | Amiya Chakrabarty, Nitin Bose | Hindi | Last film of Amiya Chakrabarty
Completed by Nitin Bose[4] |
| Ek Jhalak | Kalidas | Hindi |
| Aasha | Nirmala | M. V. Raman | Hindi | Features one of the first rock and roll song in Bollywood[5] |
| Sitaron Se Aage | 1958 | Satyen Bose | Hindi |
| Sadhna | Champabai | B. R. Chopra | Hindi | Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Vanjikottai Valiban | Princess Mandakini | S. S. Vasan | Tamil |
| Raj Tilak | Mandakini | S. S. Vasan | Hindi | Remake of Vanjikottai Valiban |
| Madhumati | Madhumati / Madhavi / Radha | Bimal Roy | Hindi | Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Triple role
India's official entry to the Oscars
Dubbed in Russia as Мадхумати |
| Ponniyin Selvan | Kundavai | M. G. Ramachandran | Tamil | Inspired by Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan[6]
Shelved[7] |
| Amar Deep | Aruna | T. Prakash Rao | Hindi | Remake of Amara Deepam
Dubbed in Russia as Амардип |
| Paigham | 1959 | Manju | S. S. Vasan | Hindi |
| Jawani Ki Hawa | S. Sadiq | Hindi |
| Athisaya Penn | Nirmala | M. V. Raman | Tamil | Remake of Aasha |
| Raja Bakthi | 1960 | Princess Mrinalini | P. Rajamanickam | Tamil |
| Parthiban Kanavu | Kundhavi | Yoganand | Tamil | Inspired by Kalki Krishnamurthy's Parthiban Kanavu[6] |
| Irumbu Thirai | Manju | S. S. Vasan | Tamil | Remake of Paigham |
| College Girl | T. Prakash Rao | Hindi |
| Baghdad Thirudan | Zarina | T. R. Sundaram | Tamil | Dubbed in Hindi as Baghdad
Dubbed in Telugu as Baghdad Gaja Donga |
| Then Nilavu | 1961 | Shanthi | C. V. Sridhar | Tamil | First Tamil film shot in Jammu and Kashmir[8] |
| Nazrana | Vasanthi | C. V. Sridhar | Hindi | Remake of Kalyana Parisu
Also known as The Gift
Dubbed in Russia as Подарок |
| Gunga Jumna | Dhanno | Nitin Bose | Hindi | Filmfare Award for Best Actress
BFJA Award for Best Actress
Dubbed in Russia as Ганга и Джамна |
| Aas Ka Panchhi | Neena Bakshi | Mohan Kumar | Hindi |
| Rungoli | 1962 | Nirmala 'Nimmo' | Amar Kumar | Hindi |
| Jhoola | Sumathi | K. Shankar | Hindi |
| Dr. Vidya | Geeta / Dr. Vidya | Rajendra Bhatia | Hindi |
| Chittoor Rani Padmini | 1963 | Princess Rani Padmini of Chittor | Chitrapu Narayana Rao | Tamil |
| Zindagi | 1964 | Beena | Ramanand Sagar | Hindi |
| Sangam | Radha | Raj Kapoor | Hindi | Filmfare Award for Best Actress
First Indian film to be shot outside of India and Europe[9][10]
First technicolor film of Vyjayanthimala and Raj Kapoor[11]
Dubbed in Russia as Сангам |
| Phoolon Ki Sej | Karuna | Inder Raj Anand | Hindi |
| Leader | Princess Sunita | Ram Mukherjee | Hindi | First Indian film to be shot outside of the 1.37:1 ratio
Shot in 1.85:1 ratio
Dubbed in Russia as Заговор |
| Ishaara | Mala | K. Amarnath | Hindi |
| Naya Kanoon | 1965 | Jyoti | R. C. Talwar | Hindi |
| Nam Iruvar | P. Neelakandan | Tamil |
| Do Dilon Ki Dastaan | 1966 | Pradeep Kumar | Hindi | Dubbed in Russia as История двух сердец |
| Amrapali | Amrapali | Lekh Tandon | Hindi | India's official entry to the Oscars
Dubbed in Russia as Амрапали |
| Suraj | Princess Anuradha Singh | T. Prakash Rao | Hindi |
| Hatey Bazarey | 1967 | Chhipli | Tapan Sinha | Bengali |
| Chhoti Si Mulaqat | Roopa Choudhury | Alo Sircar | Hindi | Remake of Agni Pariksha |
| Jewel Thief | Shalini Devi Singh / Shalu | Vijay Anand | Hindi | Dubbed in Russia as Похититель ценностей |
| Sunghursh | 1968 | Munni / Laila-E-Aasmaan | Harnam Singh Rawail | Hindi | BFJA Award for Best Actress
Dubbed in Russia as Революция |
| Saathi | Shanti | C. V. Sridhar | Hindi | Remake of Palum Pazhamum |
| Duniya | Mala | T. Prakash Rao | Hindi | Dubbed in Russia as Сын прокурора |
| Pyar Hi Pyar | 1969 | Kavita | Bhappi Sonie | Hindi | Dubbed in Russia as Только любовь |
| Prince | Princess Amrita | Lekh Tandon | Hindi |
| Ganwaar | 1970 | Parvati or Paro | Naresh Kumar | Hindi | Last film as actress |
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