Anjali Devi
Anjali Devi | |
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Born | Anjanamma 24 August 1927 |
Died | 13 January 2014 | (aged 86)
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Anjali Devi (Telugu and Tamil films. She was well known for her role as the Devi Sita in Lava Kusa as well as for the title roles in movies like Chenchu Lakshmi, Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.
; 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was an Indian actress, model and producer inEarly life
[edit]Anjali Devi was born in Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, India,[citation needed] as Anjamma. She changed her name to Anjani Kumari when acting in dramas. Later, director C. Pullaiah changed her name to Anjali Devi.[1]
Career
[edit]As actress
[edit]She was a theatre artiste before venturing into movies, her debut film role was as Lohitasva in "Raja Harishchandra" in 1936. Her first film as a heroine was Kashtajeevi by L. V. Prasad in 1940, but that film was abandoned after three reels shooting. Later, C.Pullayya discovered her and gave her the opportunity to star as Mohini in Gollabhama (1947). Based on her acting ability and looks, she became a star overnight in 1947. She eventually acted in more than 350 films, majority of them in Telugu films and a few in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada films as the heroine or in character roles.[2]
She acted in Lava Kusa, a milestone film and the first color film in the Telugu film industry in 1963. She is well known for playing Sita in Lava Kusa and her performances in films like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali were also appreciated. Brundavanam (1992), Anna Vadina (1993) and Police Alludu (1994) were the last few films of her career. In Balaiah's Police Alludu and Anna Vadina she appeared alongside Brahmanandam. She acted in various roles, such as a damsel, an angel, a dancer, a demon, a goddess, a traditional woman and later in mother roles.[3]
As producer
[edit]In 1955 she produced the film Anarkali, in which she herself played the title role, with Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Prince Salim. Then she produced V. Madhusudan Rao's Bhakta Tukaram and Chandipriya. Actress Jayapradha played the lead role in the latter alongside Sobhan Babu and Chiranjeevi. As a producer she has produced 27 films. An ardent devotee of Sri Sathya Sai Baba she produced and acted in Shirdi Sai Parthi Sai Divyakatha, a tele-serial on the life and avatar of Sri Sathya Sai Baba.[4]
Personal life
[edit]She married P. Adinarayana Rao, a music director, in 1948.[2] They settled in Chennai. They have two sons. Together, they produced many Telugu films under the banner, Anjali Pictures. Their granddaughter, Saila Rao, is also an actress.[citation needed]
Death
[edit]Devi died at the age of 86 on 13 January 2014 at Vijaya Hospital, in Chennai, due to a cardiac arrest.[2] Her organs were donated to Ramachandra Medical College.[5]
Awards
[edit]- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu – Anarkali (1955)
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu – Chenchu Lakshmi (1958)
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu – Lava Kusa (1963)
- Honorary doctorate from Nagarjuna University, Guntur.
- Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 1994 for her lifetime service to the Telugu film industry.
- Ramineni National Award in 2006 in the fine arts category.
- ANR National Award in 2008.
- Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award – Arignar Anna Award in 2000
- Padmabhushan Dr. B. Saroja Devi National Award in 2010 by Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Actress
[edit]Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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1947 | Gollabhama | Mohini | Telugu | |
1947 | Mahathma Udangar | Rambai | Tamil | |
1948 | Balaraju | Telugu | ||
1948 | Adhithan Kanavu | Tamil | ||
1949 | Kanniyin Kaadhali | Princess Megala Devi | Tamil | |
1949 | Keelu Gurram | Mohini | Telugu | |
1949 | Mayavathi | Tamil | ||
1949 | Mangaiyarkarasi | Tamil | ||
1950 | Palleturi Pilla | Santha | Telugu | |
1950 | Swapna Sundari | Swapna Sundari | Telugu | |
1950 | Maya Rambha | Telugu | ||
1951 | Nirdoshi | Nirmala | Telugu | |
1951 | Niraparadhi | Tamil | ||
1951 | Sarvadhigari | Tamil | ||
1951 | Sarvadhikari | Telugu | ||
1951 | Marmayogi | Tamil | ||
1951 | Marmayogi | Telugu | ||
1951 | Mayalamari | Tamil | ||
1951 | Mayalamaari | Telugu | ||
1951 | Mayamalai | Tamil | ||
1951 | Stree Sahasam | Telugu | ||
1951 | Strisahasam | Tamil | ||
1952 | Ezhai Uzhavan | Tamil | ||
1953 | Pakkinti Ammayi | Leela Devi | Telugu | |
1953 | Inspector | Tamil | ||
1953 | Poongodhai | Tamil | ||
1953 | Paradesi | Telugu | ||
1953 | Ladki | Kamini | Hindi | Hindi Debut |
1954 | Rechukka | Nana | Telugu | |
1954 | Naattiya Thara | Nana | Tamil | |
1954 | Penn | Kamini | Tamil | |
1954 | Sangham | Kamini | Telugu | |
1954 | Sorga Vasal | Thilagawathi | Tamil | |
1954 | Ponvayal | Semba | Tamil | |
1954 | Rattha Pasam | Tamil | ||
1955 | Anarkali | Anarkali | Telugu | |
1955 | Charana Daasi | Telugu | ||
1955 | Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam | Princess Nalini | Tamil | |
1955 | Kalam Maripochu | Tamil | ||
1955 | Jayasimha | Telugu | ||
1955 | Jayasimman | Tamil | ||
1955 | Doctor Savithri | Tamil | ||
1955 | Mudhal Thethi | Tamil | ||
1955 | Town Bus | Amudha | Tamil | |
1956 | Devta | Hindi | ||
1956 | Mathar Kula Manickam | Tamil | ||
1956 | Kaalam Maari Pochu | Tamil | ||
1957 | Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam | Yasmin, the Princess | Telugu | |
1957 | Alavudheenum Arputha Villakkum | Yasmin, the Princess | Tamil | |
1957 | Panduranga Mahatyam | Rama | Telugu | |
1957 | Suvarna Sundari | Telugu | ||
1957 | Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam | Sundari | Tamil | |
1957 | Chakravarthi Thirumagal | Kalamalini | Tamil | |
1957 | Neelamalai Thirudan | Maragatham | Tamil | |
1958 | Chenchu Lakshmi | Goddess Lakshmi | Telugu | |
1958 | Chenchu Lakshmi | Goddess Lakshmi | Tamil | |
1958 | Illarame Nallaram | Tamil | ||
1958 | Raja Nandini | Ramani | Telugu | |
1958 | Kanniyin Sabadham | Tamil | ||
1959 | Jayabheri | Manjulavani | Telugu | |
1959 | Bala Nagamma | Telugu | ||
1959 | Kalaivanan | Tamil | ||
1959 | Naan Sollum Ragasiyam | Tamil | ||
1960 | Bhatti Vikramarka | Telugu | ||
1960 | Mannadhi Mannan | Princess Karpagavalli | Tamil | |
1960 | Aadavantha Deivam | Kalyani | Tamil | |
1960 | Adutha Veettu Penn | Tamil | ||
1960 | Engal Selvi | Tamil | ||
1961 | Naganandhini | Tamil | ||
1961 | Pangaaligal | Tamil | ||
1962 | Bhishma | Amba | Telugu | |
1962 | Swarna Manjari | Telugu | ||
1962 | Mangaiyar Ullam Mangatha Selvam | Tamil | ||
1962 | Naag Devta | Mohini | Hindi | |
1963 | Lava Kusa | Sita | Telugu | |
1963 | Lava Kusa | Sita | Tamil | |
1963 | Paruvu Prathishta | Telugu | ||
1965 | Sati Sakkubai | Telugu | ||
1966 | Chilaka Gorinka | Telugu | ||
1966 | Palnati Yudham | Telugu | ||
1966 | Rangula Ratnam | Telugu | ||
1967 | Bhakta Prahlada | Leelavati | Telugu | |
1967 | Rahasyam | Telugu | ||
1968 | Veeranjaneya | Sita | Telugu | |
1969 | Sri Rama Katha[7] | Bhavani, wife of Makaradhwaja Maharaju | Telugu | |
1970 | Amma Kosam | Telugu | ||
1971 | Dasara Bullodu | Yashoda | Telugu | |
1971 | Kalyana Mandapam | Telugu | ||
1971 | Sabatham | Rajeswari | Tamil | |
1971 | Arunodhayam | Tamil | ||
1972 | Badi Panthulu | Telugu | ||
1972 | Maa Inti Velugu | Telugu | ||
1972 | Bala Bharatam | Telugu | ||
1972 | Tata Manavadu | Telugu | ||
1973 | Bhakta Tukaram | Avali Bai | Telugu | |
1973 | Nindu Kutumbam[8] | Shantha | Telugu | |
1973 | Srivaru Maavaru[9] | Bhagyalakshmi | Telugu | |
1973 | Mayadari Malligadu[10] | Saraswathi | Telugu | |
1973 | Jeevana Tarangalu | Telugu | ||
1974 | Peddalu Maarali[11] | Seetha | Telugu | |
1974 | Uttama Illalu[12] | Lakshmi | Telugu | |
1974 | Urimai Kural | Tamil | ||
1975 | Soggadu | Telugu | ||
1975 | Mallela Manasulu[13] | Annapoorna | Telugu | |
1976 | Padi Pantalu[14] | Seethamma, Mother of Gopi | Telugu | |
1976 | Mahakavi Kshetrayya | Telugu | ||
1976 | Raaja[15] | Raaja's mother | Telugu | |
1976 | Monagadu | Shantamma | Telugu | |
1977 | Seetha Rama Vanavasam | Telugu | ||
Kurukshetram | Kunti | Telugu | ||
1978 | Dudu Basavanna | Gouramma | Telugu | |
1979 | Annai Oru Alayam | Tamil | ||
1979 | Amma Evarikaina Amma | Telugu | ||
1979 | Tiger | Telugu | ||
1980 | Ram Robert Rahim | Telugu | ||
1980 | Venkateswara Vratha Mahatyam[16] | Parvathy | Telugu | |
1980 | Chandipriya | Telugu | ||
1980 | Adrushtavanthudu | Janaki | Telugu | |
1980 | Bhale Krishnudu | Telugu | ||
1981 | Jeevitha Ratham | Savithri | Telugu | |
1983 | Lanke Bindelu[17] | Parvathamma | Telugu | |
1983 | Poratam | |||
1984 | Pozhudhu Vidinjachu | Tamil | ||
1985 | Surya Chandra | Telugu | ||
1986 | Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam | Telugu | ||
1987 | Srutilayalu | Telugu | ||
1987 | Punnami Chandrudu | Telugu | ||
1987 | Kadhal Parisu | Tamil | ||
1989 | Krishna Gari Abbayi | Telugu | ||
1992 | Brundavanam | Lakshmi Devi | Telugu | |
1994 | Police Alludu[18] | Annapurnamma | Telugu |
Producer
[edit]- Paradesi
- Suvarna Sundari
- Swarnamanjari
- Chandi Priya
- Sati Sakkubai
- Shirdi Sai Sathya Sai Divya Katha (television series)
- Anarkali
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sita of many hearts, Anjali Devi dies at 86". The Times of India. 14 January 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Veteran actor Anjali Devi dead". The Hindu. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Biography Movie Review - Home". Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Sri Sai Baba- Shirdi Sai Parthi Sai Divya Katha". Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Anjali Devi passes away". Filmcircle.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Multilingual actress Jayanti wins B. Saroja Devi National Award". Uni India. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Sri Rama Katha (1969)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Nindu Kutumbam on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Srivaru Maavaru (1973)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Mayadari Malligadu (1973)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Peddalu Maarali (1974)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Uttama Illalu (1974)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Mallela Manasulu 1975 Telugu Movie Cast Crew,Actors,Director, Mallela Manasulu Producer,Banner,Music Director,Singers & Lyricists". MovieGQ. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Padi Pantalu (1976)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Raaja (1976)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Venkateswara Vratha Mahatyam (వేంకటేశ్వర వ్రత మహత్యం) 1980 | tunes". Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Lanke Bindelu (1983)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Police Alludu (1994)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
External links
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- Indian film actresses
- Indian women film producers
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- Recipients of the Rashtrapati Award
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- Actresses in Hindi cinema
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- 20th-century Indian actresses
- People from East Godavari district
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