T. R. Rajakumari
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
Acting
Movie
Chandralekha
as Chandralekha
1948
Movie
Haridas
as Ramba
1944
Movie
Thangamalai Ragasiyam
1957
Movie
Manohara
1954
Movie
Gulebagavali
1955
Movie
Thangapadumai
1959
Movie
Umma
as Zainaba
1960
Movie
Valmiki
1946
Movie
Pudhumai Pithan
1957
Movie
Panakkaari
1953
Movie
Anbu
as Thangam
1953
Movie
Sivakavi
as Vanji
1943
Movie
Vanambadi
as Parvathi (Thanikachalam wife)
1963
Movie
Amarakavi
1952
Movie
Krishna Bhakthi
as Devakumari
1949
Movie
Manonmani
as Palathevan
1942
