Known For
Acting
Born
May 05, 1922
Died
Sep 20, 1999
Place of Birth
Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India
Credits
19 titles
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
Filmography
Periya Idathu Pen
Gangamma
Vanambadi
Parvathi (Thanikachalam wife)
Umma
Zainaba
Thangapadumai
Pudhumai Pithan
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
Gulebagavali
Koondukkili
Producer
Manohara
Vazha Pirandhaval
Panakkaari
Anbu
Thangam
Amarakavi
Krishna Bhakthi
Devakumari
Chandralekha
Chandralekha
Valmiki
Haridas
Ramba
Sivakavi
Vanji
Manonmani
Palathevan