Anjali Devi
- Geburt:
- 24.08.1927
- Tot:
- 13.01.2014
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- Telugu: అంజలీదేవి
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Anjali Devi (Telugu: అంజలీదేవి) pronunciation (help·info); 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) is a veteran Telugu & Tamil actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali. In Hindi cinema, she is better known for her roles in 'Devta' opposite Gemini Ganeshan and 'Sati Savitri' opposite Mahipal and 'Bhakta Prahlad'. The songs picturised on her like 'Tum gagan ke chandrama ho', 'jeevan dor tumhi sang bandhi', 'kabhi to miloge, jeevan sathi' from 'Sati Savitri' are still quite popular.
Biography
She is from Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, India, and later settled in Chennai. Anjali Devi was born to Nukayah as Anjani Kumar (birth name) later changed to Anjani Kumari when acting in dramas. Director C. Pullaiah changed her name to Anjali Devi. She was a theater artist before entering into movies. Her film debut was as Lohitasya in Raja Harishchandra in 1936. Her first movie as a heroine was Kashtajeevi by L. V. Prasad In 1940, but that movie was abandoned after three reels shooting. Later, C.Pullayya discovered her and give her the opportunity to star as Mohini in Gollabhama. Based on her acting ability and looks, she became a star overnight in 1947. She eventually acted in more than 350 Telugu films[citation needed] and also in a few Tamil and Kannada films as the heroine.[citation needed]
She married P. Adinarayana Rao, a music director, in 1940. They have two sons. Together, they produced many Telugu films under the banner of Anjali Pictures. She acted in Lava Kusha, a milestone film and the first color film in the Telugu film industry in 1963. She acted in various roles, such as a damsel, angel, dancer, demon, goddess, traditional woman and later in motherly roles. Her granddaughter, Saila Rao, is also an actress. She was an ardent devotee of Sathyasai Baba. She produced a tele-serial on Sathyasai. She died at the age of 86 on 13/01/2014 at vijaya hospital in Chennai. She had donated her organs to Ramachandra Medical College.
Career
As actress
In 1936 she appeared in a minor role in Raja Harishchandra and then played the lead role in L. V. Prasad's Kashtajeevi. She is well known for playing Sita in Lava Kusha and her performances in films like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali were also appreciated. She has acted in nearly 500 films, which includes Telugu, Tamil and Kannada language films. 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.
As producer
In 1955 she produced the film Anarkali, in which she herself played the lead role of Anarkali, with Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Salim. Then she produced V. Madhusudan Rao's Bhakta Tukaram and Chandipriya. Bollywood and Tollywood actressJayapradha played the lead role in her film Chandipriya alongside Shobhan Babu and Chiranjeevi. As a producer she has produced 27 films.
Awards
Filmfare Awards South
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Anarkali (1955)
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Suvarna Sundari (1957)
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Chenchu Lakshmi (1958)
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Jayabheri (1959)
- honorary doctorate from nagarjuna university, Guntur.
- She received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2005 for her lifetime service to the Telugu film industry.
- She was conferred the Ramineni Award in 2006 in the fine arts category.
- She received the prestigious ANR National Award in 2008.
Filmography
Year Film Language Character Remarks
1948 Balaraju Telugu
1949 Keelu Gurram Telugu Mohini
1950 Palleturi Pilla Telugu Santha
Swapna Sundari Telugu Swapna Sundari
1951 Nirdoshi Telugu Nirmala
Niraparadhi Tamil
Sarvadhikari Tamil
1953 Pakkinti Ammayi Telugu Leela Devi 1
954 Rechukka Telugu Nana
Sangham Telugu
1955 Anarkali Telugu Anarkali
1956 Devta Hindi
1957 Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam Telugu Yasmin, the Princess
Panduranga Mahatyam Telugu Rama
Suvarna Sundari Telugu
1958 Chenchu Lakshmi Telugu
1959 Jayabheri Telugu Manjulavani
1960 Bhatti Vikramarka Telugu
1962 Bhishma Telugu Amba
1963 Lava Kusha Telugu Sita
1966 Chilaka Gorinka Telugu
Palnati Yudham Telugu
Rangula Ratnam Telugu
1967 Bhakta Prahlada Telugu Leelavati
Rahasyam Telugu
1971 Kalyana Mandapam Telugu
1972 Badi Panthulu Telugu
Bala Bharatam Telugu
Tata Manavadu Telugu
1973 Bhakta Tukaram Telugu Avali Bai
Jeevana Tarangalu Telugu
1975 Soggadu Telugu
1976 Mahakavi Kshetrayya Telugu 1
977 Shri Ram Vanvas Hindi
1980 Ram Robert Rahim Telugu
1986 Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam Telugu
1987 Srutilayalu Telugu
1993 Brundavanam Telugu
1995 Big Boss Telugu
- Gollabhama
- Kashtajivi
- Chandipriya
- Bhale Krishnudu
- Sati Sakkubai
- Mayalamaari
Tamil movies
- Annai Oru Alayam
- Adutha Veetu Penn
- Manalanae Mangayin Baghyam
- Sarvadhikari (with MGR)
- Kanavane Kankanda Theivam (with Gemini Ganesan)
- Penn (with Vyjayanthimala)
- Mangayarkarasi (with P. U. Chinnappa)
- Marmayogi (with MGR as hero)
- Eezai Uzavan
- Adiththan Kanavu (producer: T. R. Sundaram)
- Sorgavasal (as K.R. Ramasamy's sister "Thilagavathy")
As producer
- Paradesi
- Suvarna Sundari
- Swarnamanjari
- Chandi Priya
- Sati Sakkubai
- Shirdi Sai Sathya Sai Divya Katha (television series)
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