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	She started her film career as a child artist in ''[[Sri Krishna Leelalu]]'' (1934) and later acted in about 35 films mostly of Telugu language. She became famous actress after playing the role of second heroine in ''[[Illalu]]'' (1940) directed by [[Gudavalli Ramabrahmam]].		She started her film career as a child artist in ''[[Sri Krishna Leelalu]]'' (1934) and later acted in about 35 films mostly of Telugu language. She became famous actress after playing the role of second heroine in ''[[Illalu]]'' (1940) directed by [[Gudavalli Ramabrahmam]].

	She married K. Sridhar Rao and established Rajyam Pictures in 1951. They produced about 11 films including ''[[Daasi (1952 film)\|Daasi]]'' (1952), ''Krishna Leelalu'' (1959), ''Harischandra'' (1960), ''[[Narthanasala]]'' (1963), ''Shakuntala'' (1966) and ''[[Govula Gopanna]]'' (1968), ''Rangeli Raja'' (1971). She died on 29 July 2006 in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news275.html \|title=Telugu cinema news - idlebrain.com \|access-date=10 April 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822125002/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news275.html \|archive-date=22 August 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		She married K. Sridhar Rao and established Rajyam Pictures in 1951. They produced about 11 films including ''[[Daasi (1952 film)\|Daasi]]'' (1952), ''Krishna Leelalu'' (1959), ''Harischandra'' (1960), ''[[Narthanasala]]'' (1963), ''Shakuntala'' (1966) and ''[[Govula Gopanna]]'' (1968), ''Rangeli Raja'' (1971)

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{{Infobox person
| name = C. Lakshmi Rajam
| image =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1922
| birth_place = [[Owk]], [[Kurnool District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| death_date = {{BirthDeathAge||1922|||1987}}
| death_place =
| occupation = Actor, producer
| spouse = K. Sridhar Rao
| awards =
}}
'''C. Lakshmi Rajyam''' or shortly '''Lakshmirajyam''' (1922–1987) was a South Indian film and drama actress and film producer in 1930s to 1970s.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002, pp: 594–96</ref>

She is a native of [[Owk]]. She learned music from her uncle Narasimham and [[Harikatha]] exposition from [[Saluri Rajeshwara Rao]] at a young age. She joined the drama company of [[Puvvula Suri Babu]] along with her uncle Venkata Ramaiah. She played Nalini in ''Tulabaram'', Chitra in ''Chintamani'' plays and earned fame. Her contemporaries are Pulipati Venkateswarlu and Puvvula Ramatilakam.

She started her film career as a child artist in ''[[Sri Krishna Leelalu]]'' (1934) and later acted in about 35 films mostly of Telugu language. She became famous actress after playing the role of second heroine in ''[[Illalu]]'' (1940) directed by [[Gudavalli Ramabrahmam]].

She married K. Sridhar Rao and established Rajyam Pictures in 1951. They produced about 11 films including ''[[Daasi (1952 film)|Daasi]]'' (1952), ''Krishna Leelalu'' (1959), ''Harischandra'' (1960), ''[[Narthanasala]]'' (1963), ''Shakuntala'' (1966) and ''[[Govula Gopanna]]'' (1968), ''Rangeli Raja'' (1971). She died on 29 July 2006 in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news275.html |title=Telugu cinema news - idlebrain.com |access-date=10 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822125002/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news275.html |archive-date=22 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Filmography==
# ''[[Shri Krishna Leelalu]]'' (1935) as Radha
# ''Srikrishna Thulabhaaram'' (1935)
# ''Sasirekha Parinayam'' (1936)
# ''Amma'' (1939)
# ''[[Illalu]]'' (1940)
# ''[[Apavadu]]'' (1941)
# ''[[Panthulamma]]'' (1943)
# ''Mangalsutram'' (1946)
# ''Narada Naradi'' (1946)
# ''[[Tyagayya (1946 film)|Tyagayya]]'' (1946)
# ''[[Drohi (1948 film)|Drohi]]'' (1948) ... Seeta
# ''[[Paramanandayya Sishyulu]]'' (1950) ... Leelavathi
# ''[[Samsaram (1950 film)|Samsaram]]'' (1950) ... Manjula
# ''Agni Pareeksha'' (1951) ... Sushila
# ''Akasharaju'' (1951)
# ''Mayalamari'' (1951)
# ''Mayapilla'' (1951)
# ''[[Daasi (1952 film)|Daasi]]'' (1952) (actor and producer)
# ''Praja Seva'' (1952)
# ''[[Velaikari Magal]]'' (1953) (actor and producer)
# ''[[Raju Peda]]'' (1954)
# ''Ettuku Pai Ettu'' (1958)
# ''Krishna Leelalu'' (1959) (actor and producer)
# ''Maragatham'' (1959)
# ''Harishchandra'' (1960) (actor and producer)
# ''[[Vimala (film)|Vimala]]'' (1960)
# ''[[Kongunattu Thangam]]'' (1961)
# ''[[Narthanasala]]'' (1963) (actor and producer)
# ''[[Iruvar Ullam]]'' (1963)
# ''[[Shakuntala]]'' (1966) (actor and producer)
# ''[[Govula Gopanna]]'' (1968) (actor and producer)
# ''Rangeli Raja'' (1971) (actor and producer)
# ''[[Magaadu (1976 film)|Magaadu]]'' (1976) (producer)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0482299|Lakshmirajyam}}
* {{IMDb name|0127364|C. Lakshmi Rajyam}}
* [http://www.ghantasala.info/pictures/from-kvr/5.html Photograph of Lakshmirajyam with Indian Prime Minister.]
* [https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1718617/ C. Lakshmi Rajyam vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax, ... on 21 March, 1960]

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[[Category:20th-century Indian businesswomen]]

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