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Sriranjani Jr.

Indian actress (1927–1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sriranjani (22 February 1927 – 27 April 1974) was an Indian actress active in Telugu and Tamil films. She was the younger sister of Sriranjani.[1] She is known mainly for her tragedy roles particularly as the long-suffering wife.

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Sriranjani was born in Murikipudi village of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Her elder sister, Senior Sriranjani was also an actress and is the first Sita of the Telugu screen. Her birth name is Mahalakshmi. She had grown up with her elder sister and developed interest in movies and acting. Chitrapu Narayana Murthy encouraged her and gave her chance to act in the film Bhishma in 1944. She subsequently acted in Gollabhama, Brahmachari, Gitanjali, Madalasa, Laila Majnu etc., Her life turned brighter as a heroine character in Gunasundari Katha in 1949, directed by famous K. V. Reddy. In this film her Gunasundari character established her in the industry. She subsequently acted in the Tamil version of Gunasundari Katha and obtained critical reviews. She acted as heroine in the magnum opus Chandraharam. Though she acted in many films like Mantradandam, Sankranthi, Prema, Bratuku Teruvu, Svayamprabha, Ramanjaneya Yuddham her best portrayal was the all-time hit of Gunasundari Katha.

In her Tamil film Parasakthi (1952), Sriranjani portrayed the male ideal of virtuous Hindu womanhood. In the same year, she also starred with MGR in the movie Kumari. Another serious role of Sriranjani was as Chandra (the wife of the hero, a lothario who suffers from leprosy) in Ratha Kanneer, a 1954 Tamil movie. Sriranjani played Rajee in the Tamil film Rajee En Kanmani (1954).[2] The film is based on the City Lights (1931) of Charlie Chaplin.

She retired from films in 1960, but returned for a few guest roles. She died in 1974.


Partial Filmography

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YearFilmLanguageNotes
1944BhishmaTelugu
1946GruhapravesamTelugu
1947Brahma RathamTelugu
1947GollabhamaTelugu
1948MadalasaTelugu
1948GitanjaliTelugu
1949Gunasundari KathaTelugu
1949Laila MajnuTelugu
1950Vali SugrivaTelugu
1951Mantra DandamTelugu
1952SankrantiTelugu
1952KumariTamil
1952RajeswariTelugu
1952PremaTelugu
1952ParasakthiTamil
1952ManavathiTelugu
1952Aada BrathukuTelugu
1952KathalTamil
1953Bratuku TeruvuTelugu
1953Chivaruku Miguledi Emi UnadhiTelugu
1954Rajee En KanmaniTamil
1954Illara JothiTamil
1954PeddamanushuluTelugu
1954AmarasandesamTelugu
1954ChandraharamTelugu/Tamil
1954Ratha KanneerTamil
1955Sri Krishna TulabharamTelugu
1955SanthanamTelugu
1956Naane RajaTamil
1956Uma SundariTelugu
1956Sri Gauri MahatyamTelugu
1956Penki PellamTelugu
1956OhileshwaraKannada
1957Akka ChelleluTelugu
1957Preme DaivamTelugu
1957SwayamprabhaTelugu
1957Vaddante PelliTelugu
1957Anbe DeivamTamil
1957Premada PutriKannada
1958Sree Ramanjaneya YuddhamTelugu
1958Arasala PirandavanTamil
1959Krishna LeelaluTelugu
1959Bhaktha AmbareeshaTelugu
1959Penn Kulathin Pon VilakkuTamil
1959Orey VazhiTamil
1960ThilakamTamil
1960Mahakavi KalidasuTelugu
1963Sri Krishnarjuna YudhamTelugu
1963Idhu SathiyamTamil
1965Bangaru PanjaramTelugu
1968Nenante NeneTelugu
1968Aggi Meeda GuggilamTelugu
1969Bhale TammuduTelugu
1969Ukku PiduguTelugu
1969Raja SimhaTelugu
1971Jeevitha ChakramTelugu
1971Sampoorna RamayanamTelugu
1972Vazhaiyadi VazhaiTamil
1973Bhakta TukaramTelugu
1973Jeevana TarangaluTelugu
1974GalipataluTelugu
1974Inti KodaluTelugu
1974Devi Sri Karumari AmmanTamil
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