Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1921-03-10
Day of Death
1999-04-23
Place of Birth
Unknown
M. V. Rajamma
Biography
M. V. Rajamma (10 March 1921 – 23 April 1999) was an Indian actress, producer and playback singer of Indian films mostly in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu languages from the 1930s through 1970s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwart South Indian actors such as Rajkumar, Sivaji Ganesan, MGR and NTR. Making her debut as a lead actress in the 1936 released Samsara Nauka Rajamma enjoyed an elaborate career in feature films across South India. She was the first and foremost woman producer in India and in Kannada films. She produced the film Radha Ramana in 1943 under her own home banner Vijaya Films. Her entry to the Tamil films was through the 1940 classic hit film Uthama Puthiran. She went on to star in about 60 Kannada, 80 Tamil, 20 Telugu and one Hindi films in her career spanning around four decades.
Filmography (31)
Trimurthy
1975
Daari Thappida Maga
1975
Sampatthige Savaal
1974
Bangarada Panjara
1974School Master
1973
Jaga Mecchida Maga
1972
Thayi Devaru
1971
Sri Krishnadevaraya
1970
Emme Thammanna
1966
Kodimalar
1966
Dudde Doddappa
1966
Vazhkai Padagu
1965
Karnan
1964
Sathi Shakthi
1963
