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T. R. Rajakumari

Thanjavur Ranganayaki Rajayee popularly known by her screen name T. R. Rajakumari, was an Indian film actress, Carnatic singer and dancer. She has been called the first "dream girl" of Tamil cinema Rajayee was born in 1922 in a family of carnatic musicians. Both her mother and her grandmother wanted Rajayee to become a singer and trained her in Carnatic music. Rajayee made her film debut as "T. R. Rajakumari" in the 1939 Tamil film Kumara Kulothungan which was an average grosser. Her second film Kacha Devayani (1941) was a hit and helped launch her career in movies. Rajakumari died on September 20, 1999 after a prolonged illness


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Born:
May 5, 1922 In Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India
Movie/TV Credits:
14
First Appeared:
In the movie Sivakavi 1943-04-10
Latest Project:
Movie Vanambadi 1963-03-09
Known For
Poster of Vanambadi
Poster of Panakkaari
Poster of Chandralekha
Poster of Valmiki
Filmography
Movie Vanambadi Parvathi (Thanikachalam wife) 1963-03-09
Movie Umma Zainaba 1960-03-29
Movie Thangapadumai 1959-01-10
Movie Pudhumai Pithan 1957-08-02
Movie Thangamalai Ragasiyam 1957-06-29
Movie Gulebagavali 1955-07-29
Movie Manohara 1954-03-03
Movie Panakkaari 1953-03-31
Movie Anbu Thangam 1953-02-28
Movie Amarakavi 1952-02-09
Movie Chandralekha Chandralekha 1948-04-09
Movie Valmiki 1946-04-13
Movie Haridas Haridas' Mistress 1944-10-16
Movie Sivakavi Vanji 1943-04-10