T. R. Rajakumari
Known for Acting · 16 credits
- Born
- 1922-05-05
- Died
- 1999-09-20
- Place of birth
- Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India
- Also known as
- Thanjavur Ranganayaki Rajayee · T. R. Rajakumari · T R Rajakumari · T.R. Rajakumari
Biography
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
Known For
Movies (16)
Vanambadi
1963
as Parvathi (Thanikachalam wife)
Umma
1960
as Zainaba
Chandralekha
1948
as Chandralekha
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
1957
Haridas
1944
as Ramba
Manohara
1954
Amarakavi
1952
Thangapadumai
1959
Gulebagavali
1955
Valmiki
1946
Sivakavi
1943
as Vanji
Krishna Bhakthi
1949
as Devakumari
Manonmani
1942
as Palathevan
Pudhumai Pithan
1957
Anbu
1953
as Thangam
Panakkaari
1953
About 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 launc… With 16 credits spanning from 1942 to 1963, T. R. Rajakumari has appeared in 16 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular T. R. Rajakumari Movies
- Vanambadi (1963) — as Parvathi (Thanikachalam wife)
- Umma (1960) — as Zainaba
- Chandralekha (1948) — as Chandralekha
- Thangamalai Ragasiyam (1957)
- Haridas (1944) — as Ramba
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