About

Known credits:
15
Birthday:
1922-05-05
Place of birth:
Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India
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T. R. Rajakumari

Overview

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

Acting
1963 Vanambadi Actor Parvathi (Thanikachalam wife) N/A
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1960 Umma Actor Zainaba N/A
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1959 Thangapadumai Actor N/A
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1957 Pudhumai Pithan Actor N/A
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1957 Thangamalai Ragasiyam Actor 59
Average
1955 Gulebagavali Actor 59
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1954 Manohara Actor N/A
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1953 Panakkaari Actor N/A
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1953 Anbu Actor Thangam N/A
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1952 Amarakavi Actor N/A
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1948 Chandralekha Actor Chandralekha 59
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1946 Valmiki Actor N/A
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1944 Haridas Actor Haridas' Mistress 59
Average
1943 Sivakavi Actor Vanji N/A
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Production
1954 Koondukkili Production Producer 58
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