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Devika Devadoss (born Prameela Devi; 25 April 1943 – 2 May 2002) was an Indian actress who worked in Tamil and Telugu along with a few Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. She was one of the popular lead actresses in the 1960s.
Film & TV
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Devika or Prameela Devi (25 April 1943 – 2 May 2002) was a Tamil and Telugu actress. Devika is the granddaughter of Telugu cinema doyen Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu. One of her uncles was a Mayor of Chennai. Kanaka is her daughter. In Tamil, she has acted with all major heroes of the day. In Mudhalali, an AVM film, in which she made her debut, she paired with S. S. Rajendran. The film received a…
Known for
- Naanum Oru Thozhilali1986
- Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra — Gollalu1984
- Sathyam1976
- Nippulanti Manishi — Janaki1974
- Paruva Kaalam1974
- Bharatha Vilas — Gulabhi1973
- Desa Drohulu — Leela1973
- Agathiyar1972
- Pullimaan1972
- Papam Pasivadu1972
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- 3,000
- Total plays
- 13,081
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Devika Chawla Kaushish is a female Indian singer, based out of the U.S. Her self-titled debut album is an unique collaboration between artists from three countries - India, Pakistan and the US.The songs span a variety of styles including lounge, club, punjabi, easy-listening and filmi music. Devika started vocal music training in New Delhi, India when she was eight years old. She continued her training and entered the enchanting world of Ragas and Hindustani Classical Music, learning under the
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Devika
- Person.image
- Devika (Prameela Devi) pic.jpg
- Person.caption
- Devika in one of her movies
- Person.birth_name
- Prameela Devi
- Person.birth_place
- Madras, Madras Presidency, British India (present day Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
- Person.death_place
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Person.occupation
- Actress
- Person.years_active
- 1957–1986
- Person.children
- Kanaka (b.1973)
- Person.relatives
- Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu (grandfather)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Chennai
- Place of death
- Chennai
- Child
- Kanaka
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Malayalam
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- relative
- Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu
- date of death
- 2002-04-25
- date of birth
- 1943-04-25
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Film career
- Death
- Filmography
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Malayalam
- Hindi
- Kannada
- References
- External links
Devika Devadoss (born Prameela Devi; 25 April 1943 – 2 May 2002) was an Indian actress who worked in Tamil and Telugu along with a few Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. She was one of the popular lead actresses in the 1960s.
Devika is the daughter of Gajapati Naidu and the grand daughter of Telugu cinema doyen and pioneer Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu. One of her uncles, C. Basudev, was a Mayor of Chennai. Actress Kanaka is her only daughter.
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