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Rajasree (Rajasree Thota Panchajanyam, Kusuma Kumari), also known as Rajasri or Rajashri, is an Indian actress active from 1956 to 1979. She is particularly famous for her portrayal as a princess in several folklore Telugu movies opposite N. T. Rama Rao and Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao and for acting alongside Ravichandran in the Tamil comedy films Neeyum Naanum, Kadhalikka Neram Illai and Delhi Mappilai. Notable among Rajasris roles in non-folklore social films in Tamil are as Nimmi in the Tamil hit comedy film Kaadhalikka Neramillai, remade as Preminchi Choodu in Telugu, as movie star Bhama i

Indian actress (1972–2016)

Nilambur Ayisha

Anandavally C. R. (14 January 1952 5 April 2019) was an Indian actress and dubbing artist, who predominantly worked in the Malayalam film industry. She has lent voice to over 5,000 characters in over 2,000 Malayalam movies. Anandavally was the woman behind the voice and one of the senior most dubbing artists in Malayalam cinema. In 1993 alone, Ananadavally dubbed for at least 2000 films, lending her voice to lead female characters. This continues to remain among the unbreakable records in Malayalam industry. The dubbing artist had given voice to most of Geetha (actress) characters in almost al

Chandrakala was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films.

Sabitri Heisnam

T. P. Rajalakshmi

First film heroine of south India (1911–1964)

actress, voice actress, singer, model, anchor, and veejay

Nirmalamma (18 July 1920 – 19 February 2009) was an Indian actress who worked in the Telugu cinema. She appeared in more than 1,000 films and was well known for her grandmother roles in several films. She won two Nandi Awards.

Kulappulli Leela

Vijayakumari is an Indian stage, television and film actress. She was a stage actress at Kerala People's Arts Club and Kalidasa Kalakendra. She is the winner of the Kerala State award for best stage actress. She received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 1976 and the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 2005. Currently she is the Secretary of Kalidasa Kalakendra.

Heroine of Kannada Cinema in 1950s to 1960s

Poonam Dasgupta

Chandrabati Devi

actor (1909–1992)

Vadivukkarasi is an Indian actress who appears primarily in supporting roles in Tamil films. She also appears in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. She has starred in over 350 films and participated in around 40 television serials in Tamil.

Indian film actress

Indian politician

M. S. Sundari Bai

Nayna Bandyopadhyay

Indian actress and politician

Indian actress in Kannada films

Phataphat Jayalaxmi

Oriya actor, director, producer

Indian actress and singer

Nishigandha Wad

Sunitha Upadrashta

Indian Playback Singer

Indian film producer

Jayakumari is an Indian actress in South Indian films. She was born in 1952 and was a prominent lead actress during the 1960s and 1970s in Tamil and Malayalam films. She was noted for her glamorous roles. She has acted around 50 Malayalam movies. She hails from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She made her debut through 1968 Malayalam movie Collector Malathi. She had acted opposite famous actors like Prem Nazir in Football Champion, Jaishankar in Nootrukku Nooru and Dr. Rajkumar in Mannina Maga . She acted more than 200 films in variety roles.

Vidhubala Menon (born 24 May 1952) is an Indian actress started her career in the mid-1960s and retired from the industry in 1981. She is well known for hosting the family reality show Kadhayallithu Jeevitham in Amrita TV spanning for 10 years. She has acted in advertisements also.

Philomina (1926 – 2 January 2006) was an Indian actress, who worked in the Malayalam film industry. She acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of mother and grandmother. She started acting on the stage. This experience stood her in good stead when she was offered her first film role. The character of Anappara Achamma in the 1991 film Godfather, portrayed by her is acknowledged to be one of the most powerful roles ever in Malayalam cinema.

Indian actress, producer, director and model

Zaheeda Hussain

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