| 1. Pushpavalli's smoking habits are not known. |
| 2. It is unknown whether Pushpavalli drank alcohol. |
| 3. Her debut film was Sampoorna Ramayanam, where she played a child artist at just nine years old. |
| 4. Due to relationship differences, she left her husband and lived separately with her supposed love interest, Gemini Ganesan. |
| 5. In the 1950s, she never recognized herself as Ganesan's legal wife as divorce was not an option then for Hindus. |
| 6. She is the mother of renowned Bollywood actress Rekha, who entered the film industry at age 12 due to both her mother's wish and household financial issues. |
| 7. Throughout her acting career, she appeared in about 25 films, mostly in supporting roles. |
| 8. In the year 1957, Bhakta Markandeya was one of her films. |
| 9. Her debut film was Sampoorna Ramayanam, where she played young Sita as a child artist at just nine years old, shot at Durga Cinitone in Rajamundry, the first studio in the Andhra region. |
| 10. Her biggest hit was the Telugu film Bala Nagamma (1942), where she played an important supporting role. |
| 11. Her 1947 film Miss Malini, where she played the lead role, received great critical acclaim from the intelligentsia but flopped at the box office. |
| 12. She continued playing supporting roles well into the late 1960s. |
