T. R. Rajakumari

Thanjavur Radhakrishnan Rajayee (5 May 1922 – 20 September 1999), also known as T. R. Rajakumari, was an Indian actress, Carnatic singer and dancer. She has been called the first "dream girl" of Tamil cinema.[1][2][3]

T. R. Rajakumari
TR Rajakumari Sivakavi 1943.jpg
T. R. Rajakumari in Sivakavi (1943).
Born
Thanjavur Radhakrishnan Rajayee

5 May 1922
Died20 September 1999 (age 77)
Years active1936–1963
Parent(s)Father: Radhakrishnan
Mother: Ranganayaki
FamilyT. S. Damayanthi (Sister),
T. D. Kusalakumari (niece),
T. R. Ramanna (brother)

Death

Rajakumari died on 20 September 1999 after a very long illness.[4]

Not complete filmography

Year Title[5] Role Notes
1939 Kumara Kulothungan
1941 Kacha Devayani Devayani
1941 Mandharavathi
1941 Soorya Puthiri
1942 Sathi Suganya
1942 Manonmani Manonmani
1943 Sivakavi Vanji
1943 Kubera Kuchela
1944 Haridas Haridas' mistress
1944 Prabhavathi
1945 Saalivaahanan Chandralekha
1946 Valmiki
1946 Vikatayogi
1947 Pankajavalli
1948 Chandralekha Chandralekha
1949 Krishna Bakthi Devakumari
1949 Pavalakkodi Pavalakkodi
1950 Ithaya Geetham Thara
1950 Vijayakumari
1951 Vanasundari Vanasundari
1952 Amarakavi
1953 Anbu Thangam
1953 En Veedu
1953 Panakkaari
1953 Vazha Pirandavan
1954 Manohara Vasanthasenai
1955 Gulebagavali
1957 Pudhumai Pithan
1957 Thangamalai Ragasiyam Nandhini
1959 Thanga Padhumai
1962 Paasam
1963 Vanambadi
1963 Periya Idathu Penn Gangamma, Murugappan's elder sister

References

  1. Guy, Randor (17 November 1990). "T. R. Rajakumari: 'The dream girl' with many-sided talent". The Indian Express: 18. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19901117&printsec=frontpage&hl=en. 
  2. "தமிழ்ப்பட உலகின் முதல் கனவுக்கன்னி டி.ஆர்.ராஜகுமாரி" [T. R. Rajakumari, the first dream girl of Tamil cinema]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 2 August 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "A Legend in her time - the Hindu". www.cscsarchive.org:80. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. "Actress Rajkumari dies at 79". The Indian Express. 21 September 1999. http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990921/ige21074.html. Retrieved 30 November 2016. 
  5. "T. R. Rajakumari filmography". Jointscene.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.