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 17
Movies 17
Producer 1
Parvathi (Thanikachalam wife)
Vanambadi (1963)
Movie
Zainaba
Umma (1960)
Movie
Thangapadumai (1959)
Movie
Pudhumai Pithan (1957)
Movie
Thangamalai Ragasiyam (1957)
Movie
Gulebagavali (1955)
Movie
Producer
Koondukkili (1954)
Movie
Manohara (1954)
Movie
Panakkaari (1953)
Movie
Thangam
Anbu (1953)
Movie
Amarakavi (1952)
Movie
Chandralekha
Chandralekha (1948)
Movie
Valmiki (1946)
Movie
Haridas' Mistress
Haridas (1944)
Movie
Vanji
Sivakavi (1943)
Movie
Actress
Acchut (1940)
Movie
Actress
Professor Vaman M.Sc (1938)
Movie
Ratings
Average 3.59
Based on 242 movie and tv ratings over time
1938
1948
1954
1955
1963
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1922-05-05
Deathday1999-09-20 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceThanjavur, 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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