Rangammal

Rangammal K. R. also known fondly among social circles as Rangammal Paati (died 29 April 2022) was an Indian actress who appeared in comedy roles as well as supporting roles in Tamil-language films during her career. She had acted in over 1000 films in her career spanning over six decades. She shared screen space with different generations of actors.

== Career == She began her acting career starring in films which had M. G. Ramachandran in the main lead roles. She initially acted as a junior artist and in minor roles in films and she had acted in films starring opposite MGR and Sivaji Ganesan during the initial phase of her career. She made her acting debut through Vivasayi (1967) directed by M. A. Thirumugam which had MGR in the main male lead role. She appeared in a minor role in her debut film as a dancer in song portion. She made dupe in fight sequences for actresses including Latha and for several other actresses during the early phase of her cinema career. She appeared in a song sequence "Paramasivan Kazhuthil" where she sat alongside J. Jayalalithaa in the film Suryagandhi (1973).