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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Krishna Kumari
| image = KrishnaKumari(actress)Img.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth year|6 March 1933}}
| birth_place = [[Naihati]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]], [[British India]]
| occupation = Actress
| death_date = {{death date and age |2018|1|24|1933|3|6 |df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/250118/krishna-kumari-is-no-more.html|title=Krishna Kumari is no more|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=25 January 2018|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
| death_place =[[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| relatives = [[Sowcar Janaki]] (sister)
| years_active = 1951–1976
| birthname =
| spouse = {{marriage|Ajay Mohan Khaitan|1969|2012|reason= his death}}
}}
'''T. Krishna Kumari''' (6 March 1933 – 24 January 2018) was an Indian actress. She worked predominantly in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films, in addition to [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Kannada]] films in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/not-ready-for-greasepaint/article3218634.ece |title=Not ready for greasepaint |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=30 June 2006 |access-date=2017-03-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125190455/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/06/30/stories/2006063001720100.htm |archive-date=25 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was the sister of actress [[Sowkar Janaki]].

She starred in over 110 films in her career, most notably ''[[Bangaru Papa]]'' (1955), [[Pelli Kanuka (1960 film)|''Pelli Kanuka'']] (1960), ''[[Bharya Bhartalu]]'' (1961), ''[[Vagdanam]]'' (1961), ''[[Kula Gotralu]]'' (1962), ''[[Aggi Pidugu]]'' (1964), ''[[Doctor Chakravarty]]'' (1964), ''[[Gudi Gantalu]]'' (1964), ''[[Antastulu]]'' (1965), ''[[Manavudu Danavudu]]'' (1972), ''[[Neramu Siksha]]'' (1973), and ''[[Yashoda Krishna]]'' (1975). Her co-stars include [[N.T. Rama Rao]], [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Rajkumar (actor)|Dr. Rajkumar]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Kanta Rao]], and [[Jaggayya]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/jan/25/veteran-actor-t-krishna-kumari-was-truly-a-star-of-south-1763038.html|title=Veteran actor T Krishna Kumari was truly a 'star of south'|website=The New Indian Express|date=25 January 2018|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

==Early life==
Krishna Kumari was born on 6 March 1933 a [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking<ref>{{cite news|title=Krishna Kumari is no more|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/250118/krishna-kumari-is-no-more.html|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=25 January 2018|quote=Born on March 6, 1933, in Naihati, West Bengal, Krishna Kumari belonged to a Telugu Brahmin family from Rajahmundry. However, her father used to work in different places in India, so the actress was born in Naihati and completed her Matriculation in Assam. She was only 17, in 1951, when she entered the film industry with Navvithe Navaratnalu.}}</ref> [[Madhwa Brahmin]] family<ref>{{cite news|title=Changing roles with the years|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/book-on-telugu-actor-krishna-kumari/article8660318.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=28 May 2016|quote=Krishna Kumari, talking to MetroPlus on the occasion of the book’s release spoke of how she started her career at 16, when she was spotted watching a movie with her mother. She says she agreed to act in the first film because it was based on the story of Cinderella! Till then she was largely interested in dance, specially Kuchipudi in which she was trained. Though she was from a conservative Madhwa Brahmin family, her father gave her the freedom to choose her path, with an observation that she could hold her own and not be too taken in by her surroundings.}}</ref> at [[Naihati]], [[West Bengal]] to T. Venkoji Rao and Sachi Devi. Her family hails from [[Rajahmundry]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Owing her father's work, Kumari was schooled at Rajahmundry, [[Madras]], [[Assam]] and [[Calcutta]]. She completed her matriculation is Assam.<ref>{{cite web|title=వెండితెర ‘బంగారు పాప’|url=http://andhrabhoomi.net/content/chitra-5506|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-28|website=[[Andhra Bhoomi]]}}</ref> Her sister, [[Sowkar Janaki]] is also an actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/jan/25/yesteryear-actor-veteran-actor-t-krishna-kumari-of-telugu-cinema-no-more-1762979.html|title=Yesteryear actor Veteran actor T Krishna Kumari of Telugu cinema no more|website=The New Indian Express|date=25 January 2018|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
T. Krishna Kumari started her career with a small role in ''[[Pathala Bhairavi]]'' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]) and ''[[Gunasagari]]'' ([[Kannada]]). She later played the role of a heroine for the first time in ''[[Navvithe Navaratnalu]]'' the same year. She featured as leading actress in several Tamil movies, notably ''Thirumbi Paar'' (1953), ''Manithan'' (1953), ''Azhagi'' (1953), ''[[Pudhu Yugam (1954 film)|Pudhu Yugam]]'' (1954), ''Viduthalai'' (1954) and ''Thuli Visham (''1954). Krishna Kumari then began to focus on Telugu cinema, which propelled her to stardom. Her movies "Pelli Meeda Pelli(1959)", ''Bharya Bhartalu'' (1961), ''Vagdanam'' (1961), ''Kulagothralu'' (1962), ''Gudi Gantalu'' (1964) remain some of Telugu cinema's classics. In the early 60s, Krishna Kumari entered the Kannada film industry briefly, choosing to return to her preferred Telugu cinema within years. But in the short span of 5–6 years, she gave memorable performances, most of them co-starring Dr Rajkumar. In fact, her first ever award was for the Rajkumar starrer, ''Bhaktha Kanakadasa'' (1960). In Hindi, she acted in ''Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala'' (1958). She was rechristened Rati but again, Hindi cinema held no attraction for Krishna Kumari. Although she had several offers in Hindi cinema, she returned to Madras. Her most successful movies have been with Akkineni Nageswara Rao, NT Rama Rao and also several mythological roles with Tadepalli Lakshmi Kantha Rao.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/The-original-swashbuckler/article15937778.ece |title=The original swashbuckler |work=The Hindu |date=3 April 2009 |access-date=2017-03-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125055143/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/04/03/stories/2009040350400400.htm |archive-date=25 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/krishna-kumari-tribute-an-actress-of-mettle/article22508237.ece|title=Krishna Kumari: An actress with cinematic and natural charm|website=The Hindu|date=24 January 2018|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

Krishna Kumari acted in 150 Telugu films, and about 30 Tamil and Kannada films. Her repertoire won her fans across Telugu states and the President's Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maiyapublishing.com/index.php/product/my-mother-t-krishna-kumari/ |title=My Mother T. Krishna Kumari |publisher=maiyapublishing.com |access-date=25 March 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170325141100/http://www.maiyapublishing.com/index.php/product/my-mother-t-krishna-kumari/ |archive-date=25 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1969, Krishna Kumari married Ajay Mohan Khaitan, a businessman and journalist who had previously served as Editor of the ''Indian Express'' and was the founder of two magazines, ''Screen'' and ''Businessman.'' Ajay Mohan Khaitan had previously been married to another lady also named Krishna, who was the daughter of [[Ramnath Goenka]], founder and owner of [[Indian Express]]. By his previous marriage, Ajay Mohan Khaitan was the father of two sons, including Vivek, who was adopted by Ramnath Goenka and given the name [[Viveck Goenka]]; he is presently running [[Indian Express]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/sowcar-janaki-talks-sister-krishna-kumari|title='Sowcar' Janaki talks about sister Krishna Kumari|website=Telangana Today|date=27 January 2018|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

After marriage, Krishna Kumari chose to step away from the arclights and moved to her husband's farmhouse near Bangalore, where she devoted herself to her family and developed her interests in cooking and gardening. Krishna Kumari and Khaitan had a daughter, Dipika; according to some reports, Dipika was adopted by the couple.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/food/2016/oct/15/culinary-queen-big-screen-size-1527649.html|title=A book about former Telugu actress Krishna Kumari Khaitan's culinary skills reveals the food connoisseur's special recipes|website=The New Indian Express|date=15 October 2016|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
Dipika married Vikram Maiya, the son of the Maiya family which owns the famous [[Mavalli Tiffin Room|MTR]] restaurant in Bangalore and the [[Mavalli Tiffin Room|MTR]] brand of ready-to-eat foods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/t-krishna-kumari-a-glamourous-actress-who-had-immense-family-values/articleshow/62634874.cms|title=T Krishna Kumari: A {{sic|glamou|rous|nolink=y}} actress who had immense family values|website=The Times of India|date=25 January 2018|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

Ajay Mohan Khaitan died in 2012 aged 85. Krishna Kumari continued to live at her farmhouse in Bengaluru with her daughter Dipika Maiya, son-in-law Vikram Maiya and grandson, Pavan Maiya.

== Death ==
Krishna Kumari died on 24 January 2018, in [[Bangalore]] from bone marrow cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/telugu-actress-t-krishna-kumari-undergo-chemotherapy-bone-marrow-cancer-721087|title=Telugu actress T Krishna Kumari to undergo chemotherapy for bone marrow cancer|website=International Business Times|date=28 March 2017|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2018-01-25/Krishna-Kumari-An-actress-of-substance/354199|title=Krishna Kumari-An actress of substance|website=The Hans India|date=25 January 2018|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Role(s)
! scope="col"| Director(s)
! scope="col"| Language(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
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| rowspan="2"|1951 || ''[[Navvithe Navaratnalu]]'' || Meena || S. Soundararajan || rowspan="3"|[[Telugu language|Telugu]] || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/navvithe-navarathnaalu-1951/article4323382.ece|title=Navvithe Navarathnaalu (1951)|website=The Hindu|date=19 January 2013|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pathala Bhairavi]]'' || Gandharva Kanya || [[K. V. Reddy]] || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/pathalabhairavi-1951/article4614079.ece|title=Pathalabhairavi (1951)|website=The Hindu|date=13 April 2013|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Priyuralu]]'' || || [[Tripuraneni Gopichand]] || ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|1953 || ''[[Thirumbi Paar (1953 film)|Thirumbi Paar]]'' || || [[T. R. Sundaram]] || rowspan="3"|[[Tamil language|Tamil]] || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/aug/08/how-kalaignars-movie-scripts-show-a-subtle-blend-of-dravidian-politics-mythology-and-women-centric-1855011.html|title=How Kalaignar's movie scripts show a subtle blend of Dravidian politics, mythology and women-centric stories|website=The New Indian Express|date=8 August 2018|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Azhagi (1953 film)|Azhagi]]'' || || [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Manithan (1953 film)|Manithan]]'' || || [[K. Ramnoth]] || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/manithan-1953/article4491463.ece|title=Manithan 1953|website=The Hindu|date=9 March 2013|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pichi Pullayya]]'' || Kantham || [[T. Prakash Rao]] || rowspan="2"|Telugu || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/pitchi-pullaiah-1953/article5228790.ece|title=Pitchi Pullaiah (1953)|website=The Hindu|date=12 October 2013|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6"|1954 || ''[[Bangaru Papa]]'' || Papa || [[B. N. Reddy]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Pudhu Yugam (1954 film)|Pudhu Yugam]]'' || || Gopu<br />Sundar || rowspan="4"|Tamil || ||
|-
| ''[[Viduthalai (1954 film)|Viduthalai]]'' || || K. Ramnoth || ||
|-
| ''[[Thuli Visham]]'' || || [[A. S. A. Sami]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Karkottai]]'' || || rowspan="2"|[[Kemparaj Urs]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Jaladurga (film)|Jaladurga]]'' || || [[Kannada]] || ||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Ilavelpu]]'' || || [[D. Yoganand]] || rowspan="6"|Telugu || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1957 || ''[[Vinayaka Chaviti]]'' || [[Rukmini]] || [[Samudrala Raghavacharya]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Veera Kankanam]]'' || Rajini || G. R. Rao || ||
|-
| rowspan="9"|1960 || ''[[Deepavali (1960 film)|Deepavali]]'' || Rukmini Devi || S. Rajnikanth || ||
|-
| ''[[Pelli Kanuka (1960 film)|Pelli Kanuka]]'' || Geeta || [[C. V. Sridhar]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Abhimanam (1960 film)|Abhimanam]]'' || Kamala || [[C. S. Rao]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Nithya Kalyanam Paccha Thoranam]]'' || Chand || Srirama Murthy Pinisetti || ||
|-
| ''[[Bhakta Kanakadasa]]'' || || [[Y. R. Swamy]] || Kannada || ||
|-
| ''[[Umma (1960 film)|Umma]]'' || || [[Kunchacko]] || [[Malayalam]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Aasha Sundari]]'' || || [[Hunsur Krishnamurthy]] || rowspan="2"|Kannada || ||
|-
| ''[[Dashavathara (film)|Dashavathara]]'' || || P. G. Mohan || ||
|-
| ''[[Santhi Nivasam]]'' || Raagini || [[C. S. Rao]] || rowspan="3"|Telugu || ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|1961 || ''[[Bharya Bhartalu]]'' || Sharada || [[Kotayya Pratyagatma]] || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/bharya-bharthalu-1961/article8532431.ece|title=Bharya Bharthalu (1961)|website=The Hindu|date=28 April 2016|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Vagdanam]]'' || Vijaya || [[Aatreya (playwright)|Aacharya Aatreya]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Sampoorna Ramayana]]'' || [[Mandodari]] || [[Babubhai Mistry]] || [[Hindi]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Shri Shaila Mahathme]]'' || || Aroor Pattabhi || rowspan="2"|Kannada || ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|1962 || ''[[Swarna Gowri]]'' || || Y. R. Swamy || ||
|-
| ''[[Kula Gothralu]]'' || Saroja || Kotayya Pratyagatma || Telugu || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/vizags-contribution-to-films/article2239733.ece |title=Vizag's contribution to films |work=The Hindu |date=27 January 2007 |access-date=2017-03-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111004525/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/01/27/stories/2007012702200100.htm |archive-date=11 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mahathma Kabir]]'' || || P. Srinivas || Kannada || ||
|-
| ''[[Thendral Veesum]]'' || || rowspan="2"|[[B. S. Ranga]] || Tamil || rowspan="2"|Simultaneously shot & produced in Telugu and Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Aasha Jeevulu]]'' || || rowspan="4"|Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|1963 || ''[[Chaduvukunna Ammayilu]]'' || Vasantha || [[Adurthi Subba Rao]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Lakshadhikari]]'' || Padma || [[V. Madhusudhan Rao]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Punarjanma (1963 film)|Punarjanma]]'' || Radha || Kotayya Pratyagatma || ||
|-
| ''[[Chandrakumara]]'' || || N. S. Varma || Kannada || ||
|-
| ''[[Bandipotu]]'' || Mandaramala || Vithalacharya || Telugu || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1964 || ''[[Doctor Chakravarthy]]'' || Dr. Sridevi || Adurthi Subba Rao || rowspan="5"|Telugu || ||
|-
| ''[[Gudi Gantalu]]'' || Kasthuri || rowspan="2"|V. Madhusudhan Rao || ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|1965 || ''[[Antastulu]]'' || Mala || ||
|-
| ''[[Sri Simhachala Kshetra Mahima]]'' || Apsarasa Sirisha || [[B. V. Prasad]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Uyyala Jampala (1965 film)]]'' || || [[K. B. Tilak]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Sathi Savithri]]'' || || P. R. Kaundanya || Kannada || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1966 || ''[[Sri Krishna Tulabharam]]'' || Jambavathi || [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]] || rowspan="11"|Telugu || ||
|-
| ''[[Chilaka Gorinka]]'' || K. Usha Devi || Kotayya Pratyagatma || ||
|-
| rowspan="8"|1967 || ''[[Chikkadu Dorakadu (1967 film)|Chikkadu Dorakadu]]'' || Padmavathi Devi || rowspan="2"|[[B. Vittalacharya]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Iddaru Monagallu]]'' || || ||
|-
| ''[[Shri Krishnavataram]]'' || Lakshana || Kamalakara Kameswara Rao || ||
|-
| ''[[Ummadi Kutumbam]]'' || Sarada || [[D. Yoganand]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Pedda Akkayya]]'' || || [[B. A. Subba Rao]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Vasantha Sena (1967 film)|Vasantha Sena]]'' || Vasantha Sena || B. S. Ranga || ||
|-
| ''[[Punyavathi]]'' || Shanti || V. Dada Mirasi || ||
|-
| ''[[Bhuvana Sundari Katha]]'' || Bhuvana Sundari || [[C. Pullaiah]] || ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|1968 || ''[[Vara Katnam]]'' || Sujatha || [[N. T. Rama Rao]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Uyira Maanama]]'' || Russian woman || [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] || Tamil || ||
|-
| ''[[Tikka Sankaraiah]]'' || Susheela || D. Yoganand || rowspan="12"|Telugu || ||
|-
| ''[[Nindu Samsaram]]'' || Jyothi || C. S. Rao || ||
|-
| ''[[Pedarasi Peddamma Katha]]'' || Nagakanya || G. Suryam || ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1971 || ''[[Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971 film)|Sampoorna Ramayanam]]'' || [[Mandodari]] || [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]] || ||
|-
| ''Varalakshmi Vratam'' || || [[B. Vittalacharya]] || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1972 || ''[[Manavudu Danavudu]]'' || || P. Chandrasekhara Reddy || ||
|-
| ''[[Bharya Biddalu]]'' || Susheela || [[Tatineni Rama Rao]] || ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Neramu Siksha]]'' || || [[K. Viswanath]] || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1975 || ''[[Yashoda Krishna]]'' || [[Devaki]] || C. S. Rao || ||
|-
| ''[[Gunavanthudu]]'' || || Adurthi Subba Rao || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1976 || ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]'' || Vishali || [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] || ||
|-
| ''[[Secretary (1976 film)|Secretary]]'' || Dr.Vijayalakshmi || [[K. S. Prakash Rao]] || ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Veer Eklavya]]'' || || Vijay Reddy || Hindi || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b3ef8c1|title=VEER EKLAVYA (1986)|website=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Fools (2003 film)|Fools]]'' || || [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] || Telugu || Special appearance || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-fools.html|title=Movie review - Fools by Gudipoodi Srihari|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|}

==In popular culture==
* Krishna Kumari was portrayed by actress [[Pranitha Subhash]] in the 2019 [[biographical film]] ''[[N.T.R: Kathanayakudu]]'', based on the real life and acting career of [[N. T. Rama Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/pranitha-subhash-to-play-yesteryear-heroine-krishnakumari-in-ntr-biopic/articleshow/67193484.cms|title=Pranitha Subhash to play yesteryear heroine Krishnakumari in NTR biopic|website=The Times of India|date=22 December 2018|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0474928}}

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