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
Filmography
all 21
Movies 21
Producer 1
Parvathi (Thanikachalam wife)
Vanambadi (1963)
Movie
Zainaba
Umma (1960)
Movie
Producer
Koondukkili (1954)
Movie
Thangam
Anbu (1953)
Movie
Chandralekha
Chandralekha (1948)
Movie
Haridas' Mistress
Haridas (1944)
Movie
Vanji
Sivakavi (1943)
Movie
Actress
Acchut (1940)
Movie
Manjri
Anarbala (1940)
Movie
Actress
Black Ghost (1937)
Movie
Actress
Karwane Hayat (1935)
Movie
Actress
Cruel Sorceress (1929)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1922-05-05
Deathday1999-09-20 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceThanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India
SiblingsB. S. Saroja, T. R. Ramanna
CitizenshipsDominion of India, British Raj, India
Also Known AsThanjavur Ranganayaki Rajayee, T. R. Rajakumari, T R Rajakumari, T.R. Rajakumari
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