Anjali Devi
| Anjali Devi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 August 1927 Peddapuram, East Godavari district, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | P. Adinarayana Rao |
Anjali Devi (Telugu: అంజలీదేవి) 
pronunciation (help·info) (born 24 August 1927) is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.
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[edit] Biography
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She hails from Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, India, and later settled in Chennai. She was a theater artist before entering into movies. Her film debut was as Lohitasya in Raja Harishchandra in 1936. Her first movie as heroine was Kashtajeevi by L. V. Prasad 1n 1940 but that movie was abandoned after three reels shooting.Later C.Pullayya found her given opportunity hevenly beauty Mohini in Gollabhama.Her expepressions and looks she became star over night in 1947 after that she never looked back. She eventually acted in more than 350 Telugu films[citation needed] and also in a few Tamil and Kannada films as the heroine.
She married P. Adinarayana Rao, a music director, in 1940. They have two sons. Together they produced many Telugu films under the banner of Anjali Pictures. She acted in Lava Kusha, a milestone film and the first color film in the Telugu film industry in 1963. She acted in various roles like damsel, angel, dancer, demon, goddess, traditional woman and later in mother characters. Her granddaughter Saila Rao is also an actress.
[edit] Career
[edit] As actress
In 1936 she appeared in a minor role in Raja Harishchandra and then played the lead role in L. V. Prasad's Kashtajeevi. She is well known for playing Sita in Lava Kusha and her performances in films like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali were also appreciated. She has acted in more than 350 films, which includes Telugu, Tamil and Kannada language films. Brundavanam (1992), Anna Vadina (1993) and Police Alludu (1994) were the last few films of her career. In Balaiah's Police Alludu and Anna Vadina she appeared alongside Brahmanandam.
[edit] As producer
In 1955 she produced the film Anarkali, in which she herself played the lead role of Anarkali, with Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Salim. Then she produced V. Madhusudan Rao's Bhakta Tukaram and Chandipriya. Bollywood and Tollywood actress Jayapradha played the lead role in her film Chandipriya alongside Shobhan Babu and Chiranjeevi.
[edit] Awards
- She received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2005 for her lifetime service to the Telugu film industry.
- She was conferred the Ramineni Award in 2006 in the fine arts category.
- She received the prestigious ANR National Award in 2008.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Character | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Balaraju | Telugu | ||
| 1949 | Keelu Gurram | Telugu | Mohini | |
| 1950 | Palleturi Pilla | Telugu | Santha | |
| Swapna Sundari | Telugu | Swapna Sundari | ||
| 1951 | Nirdoshi | Telugu | Nirmala | |
| Niraparadhi | Tamil | |||
| Sarvadhikari | Tamil | |||
| 1953 | Pakkinti Ammayi | Telugu | Leela Devi | |
| 1954 | Rechukka | Telugu | Nana | |
| Sangham | Telugu | |||
| 1955 | Anarkali | Telugu | Anarkali | |
| 1956 | Devta | Hindi | ||
| 1957 | Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam | Telugu | Yasmin, the Princess | |
| Panduranga Mahatyam | Telugu | Rama | ||
| Suvarna Sundari | Telugu | |||
| 1958 | Chenchu Lakshmi | Telugu | ||
| 1959 | Jayabheri | Telugu | Manjulavani | |
| 1960 | Bhatti Vikramarka | Telugu | ||
| 1962 | Bhishma | Telugu | Amba | |
| 1963 | Lava Kusha | Telugu | Sita | |
| 1966 | Chilaka Gorinka | Telugu | ||
| Palnati Yudham | Telugu | |||
| Rangula Ratnam | Telugu | |||
| 1967 | Bhakta Prahlada | Telugu | Leelavati | |
| Rahasyam | Telugu | |||
| 1971 | Kalyana Mandapam | Telugu | ||
| 1972 | Badi Panthulu | Telugu | ||
| Bala Bharatam | Telugu | |||
| Tata Manavadu | Telugu | |||
| 1973 | Bhakta Tukaram | Telugu | Avali Bai | |
| Jeevana Tarangalu | Telugu | |||
| 1975 | Soggadu | Telugu | ||
| 1976 | Mahakavi Kshetrayya | Telugu | ||
| 1977 | Shri Ram Vanvas | Hindi | ||
| 1980 | Ram Robert Rahim | Telugu | ||
| 1986 | Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam | Telugu | ||
| 1987 | Srutilayalu | Telugu | ||
| 1993 | Brundavanam | Telugu |
- Gollabhama
- Kashtajivi
- Chandipriya
- Bhale Krishnudu
- Sati Sakkubai
- Mayalamaari
[edit] Tamil movies
- Annai Oru Alayam
- Adutha Veetu Penn
- Manalanae Mangayin Baghyam
- Sarvadhikari (with MGR)
- Kanavane Kankanda Theivam (with Gemini Ganesan)
- Penn (with Vyjayanthimala)
- Mangayarkarasi (with P. U. Chinnappa)
- Marmayogi (with MGR as hero)
- Eezai Uzavan
- Adiththan Kanavu (producer: T. R. Sundaram)
- Sorgavasal (as K.R. Ramasamy's sister "Thilagavathy")
[edit] As producer
- Paradesi
- Suvarna Sundari
- Swarnamanjari
- Chandi Priya
- Sati Sakkubai
- Shirdi Sai Sathya Sai Divya Katha (television series)
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