Mrs Anjali Devi Telugu : అంజలీదేవి (born 24 August 1927) is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.

[edit] Biography

She hails from Peddapuram, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh state, India and later settled in Chennai. She was a drama artist before entering into movies. Her debut was as Lohitasya in Raja Harishchandra in 1936. Her first movie as heroine was Kashtajeevi by L. V. Prasad. She later acted in more than 350 Telugu films^{[citation needed]} and also in a few Tamil and Kannada films as the heroine.

She married P. Adinarayana Rao, a music director, in 1948. She, along with him, produced many Telugu films under the banner of Anjali Pictures. She acted in Lava Kusha, a milestone film and the first color film in Telugu film industry in 1963. She acted in various roles like damsel, angel, dancer, demon, goddess, traditional woman and later in mother characters. Her granddaughter Saila Rao is also an actress.

Note: The lists are not comprehensive.

[edit] Awards

• She received Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2005 for her life time service to Telugu film industry.
• She was conferred with Ramineni Award given for 2006 in fine arts sections.
• She won the prestigious ANR National Award for 2007.

[edit] Movies in which Anjali acted

1. Ram Robert Rahim (1980)
2. Gollabhama
3. Kashtajivi
4. Keelugurram
5. Suvarna Sundari (1957)
6. Bhakta Tukaram
7. Lava Kusha (1963)
8. Badi Pantulu
9. Bala Bharatam (1972)
10. Palleturi Pilla
11. Chenchulakshmi
12. Anarkali
13. Brundavanam
14. Chandipriya
15. Bhakta Prahlada (1967)
16. Bhale Krishnudu
17. Srutilayalu
18. Sati Sakkubai
19. Mayalamaari
20. Bhatti Vikramarka, 1960.

[edit] Tamil Movies

1. Annai Oru Alayam
2. Adutha veetu penn
3. Manalanae mangayin Baghyam
4. Sarvadhikari (with MGR)
5. Kanavane Kankanda Theivam (with Gemini Ganesan)
6. Penn (with Vyjayanthimala)
7. Mangayarkarasi ( with P.U. Chinnappa)
8. Marmayogi (with MGR as hero)
9. Eezai Uzavan
10. Adiththan Kanavu (producer: T. R. Sundaram.)
11. Sorgavasal (as K.R. Ramasamy's sister "Thilagavathy")

[edit] Anjali as Producer

1. Paradesi
2. Suvarna Sundari
3. Swarnamanjari
4. Chandi Priya
5. Sati Sakkubai
6. Shirdi Sai Sathya Sai Divya Katha, a teleserial.

[edit] See also

• Krishnaveni
• Bhanumathi

[edit] External links

• Golden Nandi for Krishnaveni
• Anjali Devi at the Internet Movie Database

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