Anjali Devi

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Anjali Devi ( 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was an Indian actress, model and producer in 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.

Early life

Anjali Devi was born in Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, India, as Anjamma. She changed her name to Anjani Kumari when acting in dramas. Later, director C. Pullaiah changed her name to Anjali Devi.

Career

As actress

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 and Tamil films and a few in Hindi, Kannada films as the heroine or in character roles.

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.

As producer

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.

Personal life

She married P. Adinarayana Rao, a music director, in 1948. 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.

Death

Devi died at the age of 86 on 13 January 2014 at Vijaya Hospital, in Chennai, due to a cardiac arrest.

Awards

Filmography

Actress

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YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1947GollabhamaMohiniTelugu
1947Mahathma UdangarRambaiTamil
1948BalarajuTelugu
1948Adhithan KanavuTamil
1949Kanniyin KaadhaliPrincess Megala DeviTamil
1949Keelu GurramMohiniTelugu
1949MayavathiTamil
1949MangaiyarkarasiTamil
1950Palleturi PillaSanthaTelugu
1950Swapna SundariSwapna SundariTelugu
1950Maya RambhaTelugu
1951NirdoshiNirmalaTelugu
1951NiraparadhiTamil
1951SarvadhigariTamil
1951SarvadhikariTelugu
1951MayalamariTelugu
1951MayakkariTamil
1951MarmayogiTamil
1951MarmayogiTelugu
1951TilottamaTelugu
1951MayamalaiTamil
1951Stree SahasamTelugu
1951StrisahasamTamil
1952Ezhai UzhavanTamil
1953Pakkinti AmmayiLeela DeviTelugu
1953InspectorTamil
1953PoongodhaiTamil
1953ParadesiTelugu
1953LadkiKaminiHindiHindi Debut
1954RechukkaNanaTelugu
1954Naattiya TharaNanaTamil
1954PennKaminiTamil
1954SanghamKaminiTelugu
1954Sorga VasalThilagawathiTamil
1954PonvayalSembaTamil
1954Rattha PasamTamil
1955AnarkaliAnarkaliTelugu
1955Charana DaasiTelugu
1955Kanavaney Kankanda DeivamPrincess NaliniTamil
1955Kalam MaripochuTamil
1955JayasimhaTelugu
1955JayasimmanTamil
1955Doctor SavithriTamil
1955Mudhal ThethiTamil
1955Town BusAmudhaTamil
1956DevtaHindi
1956Mathar Kula ManickamTamil
1956Kaalam Maari PochuTamil
1957Allauddin Adhbhuta DeepamYasmin, the PrincessTelugu
1957Alavudheenum Arputha VillakkumYasmin, the PrincessTamil
1957Panduranga MahatyamRamaTelugu
1957Suvarna SundariTelugu
1957Manaalane Mangaiyin BaakkiyamSundariTamil
1957Chakravarthi ThirumagalKalamaliniTamil
1957Neelamalai ThirudanMaragathamTamil
1958Chenchu LakshmiGoddess LakshmiTelugu
1958Chenchu LakshmiGoddess LakshmiTamil
1958Illarame NallaramTamil
1958Raja NandiniRamaniTelugu
1958Kanniyin SabadhamTamil
1959JayabheriManjulavaniTelugu
1959Bala NagammaTelugu
1959KalaivananTamil
1959Naan Sollum RagasiyamTamil
1960Bhatti VikramarkaTelugu
1960Mannadhi MannanPrincess KarpagavalliTamil
1960Aadavantha DeivamKalyaniTamil
1960Adutha Veettu PennTamil
1960Engal SelviTamil
1961NaganandhiniTamil
1961PangaaligalTamil
1962BhishmaAmbaTelugu
1962Swarna ManjariTelugu
1962Mangaiyar Ullam Mangatha SelvamTamil
1962Naag DevtaMohiniHindi
1963Lava KusaSitaTelugu
1963Lava KusaSitaTamil
1963Paruvu PrathishtaTelugu
1965Sati SakkubaiTelugu
1966Chilaka GorinkaTelugu
1966Palnati YudhamTelugu
1966Rangula RatnamTelugu
1967Bhakta PrahladaLeelavatiTelugu
1967RahasyamTelugu
1968VeeranjaneyaSitaTelugu
1969Sri Rama KathaBhavani, wife of Makaradhwaja MaharajuTelugu
1970Amma KosamTelugu
1971Dasara BulloduYashodaTelugu
1971Kalyana MandapamTelugu
1971SabathamRajeswariTamil
1971ArunodhayamTamil
1972Badi PanthuluTelugu
1972Maa Inti VeluguTelugu
1972Bala BharatamTelugu
1972Tata ManavaduTelugu
1973Bhakta TukaramAvali BaiTelugu
1973Nindu KutumbamShanthaTelugu
1973Srivaru MaavaruBhagyalakshmiTelugu
1973Mayadari MalligaduSaraswathiTelugu
1973Jeevana TarangaluTelugu
1974Peddalu MaaraliSeethaTelugu
1974Uttama IllaluLakshmiTelugu
1974Urimai KuralTamil
1975SoggaduTelugu
1975Mallela ManasuluAnnapoornaTelugu
1976Padi PantaluSeethamma, Mother of GopiTelugu
1976Mahakavi KshetrayyaTelugu
1976RaajaRaaja's motherTelugu
1976MonagaduShantammaTelugu
1977Seetha Rama VanavasamTelugu
KurukshetramKuntiTelugu
1978Dudu BasavannaGourammaTelugu
1979Annai Oru AlayamTamil
1979Amma Evarikaina AmmaTelugu
1979TigerTelugu
1979Mande GundeluTelugu
1980Ram Robert RahimTelugu
1980Venkateswara Vratha MahatyamParvathyTelugu
1980ChandipriyaTelugu
1980AdrushtavanthuduJanakiTelugu
1980Bhale KrishnuduTelugu
1981Jeevitha RathamSavithriTelugu
1983Lanke BindeluParvathammaTelugu
1983Poratam
1984Pozhudhu VidinjachuTamil
1985Surya ChandraTelugu
1986Sri Shirdi Saibaba MahathyamTelugu
1987SrutilayaluTelugu
1987Punnami ChandruduTelugu
1987Kadhal ParisuTamil
1989Krishna Gari AbbayiTelugu
1992BrundavanamLakshmi DeviTelugu
1994Police AlluduAnnapurnammaTelugu
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Producer

  • Paradesi
  • Suvarna Sundari
  • Swarnamanjari
  • Chandi Priya
  • Sati Sakkubai
  • Shirdi Sai Sathya Sai Divya Katha (television series)
  • Anarkali

References

References

  1. (14 January 2014). "Sita of many hearts, Anjali Devi dies at 86". The Times of India.
  2. (14 January 2014). "Veteran actor Anjali Devi dead". The Hindu.
  3. "Biography Movie Review - Home".
  4. "Sri Sai Baba- Shirdi Sai Parthi Sai Divya Katha".
  5. "Anjali Devi passes away". Filmcircle.com.
  6. "Multilingual actress Jayanti wins B. Saroja Devi National Award". Uni India.
  7. "Sri Rama Katha (1969)".
  8. "Nindu Kutumbam on Moviebuff.com".
  9. "Srivaru Maavaru (1973)".
  10. "Mayadari Malligadu (1973)".
  11. "Peddalu Maarali (1974)".
  12. "Uttama Illalu (1974)".
  13. "Mallela Manasulu 1975 Telugu Movie Cast Crew, Actors, Director, Mallela Manasulu Producer, Banner, Music Director, Singers & Lyricists".
  14. "Padi Pantalu (1976)".
  15. "Raaja (1976)".
  16. "Venkateswara Vratha Mahatyam (వేంకటేశ్వర వ్రత మహత్యం) 1980 {{!}} tunes".
  17. "Lanke Bindelu (1983)".
  18. "Police Alludu (1994)".

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