Roja Ramani
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| Born | 16 September 1959 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | Chembarathi Shobana |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Chakrapani |
| Children | Tarun Kumar and Amulya |
Roja Ramani (also known as Chembarathi Shobana) (born 16 September 1959) is a South Indian movie actress who predominantly worked in Malayalam and Telugu cinema. She was a child actor and her debut movie was Bhakta Prahlada (1967) for which she received National Film Award for Best Child Artist. She was popular during the 1970s and early 1980s and has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada movies. She worked in 400 films as a dubbing artiste. She is an active member of BlueCross and is involved in several social service activities.
Early life
She was born in Madras, India. Her father was a journalist with Picture Post. She has six siblings.[1]
Career
She had started her career at the age of 7 in 1966 in the title role of Bhaktha Prahaladha in Telugu . It is the first full length Eastman color feature film which was produced by AVM Productions. It was a blockbuster hit film.
She acted in more than 40 films as a child artist and at the age of 13 she acted as a lead in the Malayalam movie Chembarathi which went on to be a record breaking hit and was a trendsetter at the time. The same movie was remade with Roja Ramani in Telugu as Kanne Vayasu and in Tamil as Paruva Kaalam which also went on to be huge hits.
She has acted in more than 300 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Oriya. She also lent her voice for over 400 films in Telugu and Tamil for all the leading heroines at the time like Suhasini, Meena, Roja, Radhika, Soundarya, Ramba, Ramya Krishna, Vijaya Shanthi, Shilpa Shetty, Divya Bharathi, Nagma, and Khushboo.
She also won the AP State Television Award, International Children's Film Festival Award, FilmFare Award, International Film Festival- Indian Panorama Award, and Zee Kutumbam Award.
Personal life
She married S. Chakrapani, a Telugu actor, in 1981, whom she had met acting in Oriya films. He is now producer/director and Head of ETV Oriya channel. They have a son, Tarun, who acted as a hero in 2000 Tollywood film Nuvve Kavali and a daughter Amulya, who holds a degree in psychology, and is an interior designer.
Awards
National Film Award for Best Child Artist for portraying Prahlada in Bhakta Prahlada - 1967
She has won more than 50 awards and rewards for her performances and voice dubbing. Like AP State Govt. NANDI Awards, Kerala State Govt, FilmFare, Cinema Express, Cine Herald, Malayala Manorama, Cine Goers, Madras Film Fans Associaction etc.
She was felicitated in 75 years of Indian Cinema Celebration and also in 100 years Cinema Celebration.
She has been honored in America, by Telugu Fine Arts Community in New Jersey and by Telugu Association in Tampa, Florida for her lifetime achievement and contribution to film industry. She was honured with Santosham Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Tollywood, at 15th Santosham Film Awards
In 2019, she received Santosham Excellence Award at 16th Santosham Film Awards.
Filmography
Malayalam: credited as Shobana
- 1971 – Poompaatta – Sumathy
- 1971 – Inquilab Sindabad
- 1972 – Chembarathy – Santha
- 1973 – Chaayam
- 1973 – Mazhakkaru – Shantha
- 1973 – Darshanam
- 1973 – Gayathry
- 1973 – Panitheeratha Veedu – Leela
- 1974 – Kaamini
- 1974 – Bhoogolam Thiriyunnu
- 1975 – Mattoru Seetha
- 1976 – Amma
- 1977 – Sangamam
- 1977 – Anantham Paramanantham
- 1978 – Puthariyankam
- 1979 – Venalil Oru Mazha
- 1979 – Maalika Paniyunnavar
- 1979 – Yakshipparu
- 1979 – Jeevitham Oru Gaanam – Omana
- 1979 – Raathrikal Ninakku Vendi
- 1980 – Idimuzhakkam – Panchali
- 1980 – Agnikshethram – Radha
- 1980 – Palattu Kunjikannan
- 1980 – Moorkhan – Rajani
- 1980 – Rajaneegandhi – Usha
- 1980 – Ambala Vilakku – Savithri
- 1980 - Pappu - Herself
- 1981 – Raktham
- 1981 – Oothikachiya Ponnu – Shalini
- 1981 – Sanchari – Sumam
- 1981 – Kadathu – Maalu
- 1985 – Jeevante Jeevan
Telugu
- 1967 – Bhakta Prahalada
- 1969 - Sattekalapu Satteya
- 1971 – Ramalayam
- 1973 – Kanne Vayasu
- 1974 – O Seeta Katha[2]
- 1975 – Bali Peetam as Sarada's sister
- 1977 – Alu Magalu
- 1978 – Lambadolla Ramadasu
- 1979 - Driver Ramudu as Meena (NTR's sister)
- 1979 – Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi[3]
- 1979 – Punadhirallu
- 1986 – Magadheerudu
- 1986 – Kashmora
- 1991 - Assembly Rowdy as News Reader
Tamil
- 1967 – Iru Malargal - Geetha
- 1967 - Bhakta Prahalada
- 1968 - En Thambi - Uma
- 1969 - Thulabharam
- 1969 - Shanti Nilayam
- 1969 - Kuzhandhai Ullam
- 1970 – Ethiroli - Raji
- 1970 - Vilayattu Pillai
- 1970 – Enga Mama
- 1970 - Janaki Sabatham
- 1970 - Namma Kuzhanthaigal
- 1971 - Babu
- 1973 - Anbu Sagodharargal
- 1974 - Paruva Kaalam
- 1974 – En Magan - Kamala
- 1976 – Needhikku Thalaivanangu
- 1976 - Janaki Sabatham
- 1978 – Vayasu Ponnu - Radhika
- 1978 - Vandikaran Magan - Kokila
- 1979 - Sigappukkal Mookkuthi
- 1979 - Iru Nilavugal - Chellam
- 1980 - Deiveega Raagangal
- 1980 - Aayiram Vaasal Idhayam - Vijaya
- 1982 - Murai Ponnu (1982)
- 1982 - Sangili (1982)
Kannada
- 1968 – Bedi Bandavalu
- 1977 – Kokila
- 1978 – Muyyige Muyyi
- 1981 – Bhoomige Banda Bhagavantha
Hindi
- 1972 Apna Desh as Rajesh Khanna's niece Sharda (uncredited)
- 1973 Jaise Ko Taisa as Jeetendra's (Vijay's) sister Munni
Voice artist
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References
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/dec/07ramani.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
External links
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Kannada cinema
- Indian voice actresses
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Actresses in Malayalam cinema
- Indian child actresses
- Filmfare Awards South winners
- Indian film actresses
- Actresses from Chennai
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Santosham Film Awards winners