Roja Ramani
| Roja Ramani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Chakrapani |
| Children | Tarun |
Roja Ramani (Telugu: రోజా రమణి, born 1959) is a South Indian movie actress who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. She was a child star in her debut movie Bhakta Prahlada (1967), and was popular during the 1970s and early 1980s. She has acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam movies. She acted under the screen name Shobana in Malayalam, but later dropped it.
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[edit] Career
When she was five years old, she begged her parents to allow her to act in films.[1] Ramani first movie was Bhakta Prahlada in 1967, where she played a boy.[2][3][4] Ramani said her title role in Bhakta Prahlada and leading roles in Chambarati (Malayalam original for Kanne Vayasu) and O Seeta Katha stand out the most and earned her awards and recognition.[5]
She worked in movies like Paruva Kaalam in Tamil with Kamal Haasan and Kanya Vaiyasulu in Telugu. She has done about 25 films in Malayalam.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Telugu
- Bhakta Prahalada - 1967
- Ramalayam - 1971
- Sattekaalapu Satteyya
- Kanne Vayasu -1973
- O Seeta Katha - 1974[6]
- Bali Peetam - 1975 (as Sarada's Sister)
- Alu Magalu - 1977
- Lambadolla Ramadasu - 1978
- Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi - 1979[7]
- Punadhirallu - 1979
- Magadheerudu - 1986
- Assembly Rowdy (as News Reader)
- Driver Ramudu (as NTR's Sister)
[edit] Tamil
- Iru Malargal - 1967
- En Magan - 1974
- Ethiroli - 1970
- Enga Mama - 1970
- Paruva Kaalam
- Bhaktha Prahalaadha
[edit] Kannada
- Kokila - 1977
- Bangarada Mane - 1981
[edit] Malayalam
- Chembarathy - 1972
- Panitheeratha Veedu - 1973
[edit] Hindi
- Apna Desh (1972)--as Rajesh Khanna's niece Sharda (uncredited)
[edit] Awards
- National Film Award for Best Child Artist for portraying Prahlada in Bhakta Prahlada - Roja Ramani - 1967
[edit] References
- ^ rediff.com, Movies: 'They refer to Tarun as Bhakta Prahlada's kid': Roja Ramani
- ^ Great Andhra
- ^ Bhakta Prahalada movie profile from Italkies.com http://www.italkies.com/MovieDetails.aspx?MovieID=2db97cea-7d72-4745-967e-e60592beb97f
- ^ Super Play-Back Singer of the Century!: October 2007
- ^ Roja Ramani interview from Cinegoer http://www.cinegoer.com/tollydb/rojaramani.htm
- ^ O Seeta Katha movie profile Telugu Cinema.com http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/oseetakatha_retro_printer.php
- ^ Roja Ramani filmography from Cinegoer http://www.cinegoer.com/tollydb/rojaramani.htm
[edit] External links
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