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			{{Short description\|Indian actress and comedian}}
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	\| death_date = {{death date\|df=yes\|2012\|04\|02}}		\| death_date = {{death date\|df=yes\|2012\|04\|02}}
	\| death_place = [[Chennai]]		\| death_place = [[Chennai]]
	~~\| nationality = Indian~~
	\| other_names =		\| other_names =
	\| alma_mater =		\| alma_mater =
	\| occupation = [[Actress]], [[~~comedienne~~]]		\| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Comedian]]
	\| spouse = {{marriage \|[[K. A. Thangavelu]]\|1959\|1994\|end=d.}}		\| spouse = {{marriage \|[[K. A. Thangavelu]]\|1959\|1994\|end=d.}}
	\| children = Sumathi (b. 1961)		\| children = Sumathi (b. 1961)
	}}		}}

	'''M. Saroja''' was an Indian ~~film~~ actress and [[comedian]] who worked in [[Tamil cinema]]. She was frequently paired alongside [[K. A. Thangavelu]].		'''M. Saroja''' was an Indian actress and comedian who worked in [[Tamil cinema]]. She was frequently paired alongside [[K. A. Thangavelu]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Rangarajan \|first=Malathi \|date=2012-04-05 \|title=Saroja will stay on \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/saroja-will-stay-on/article3283900.ece \|access-date=2022-08-05 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Director K. Subramaniam introduced Saroja to the film industry, when she was 14 years old. She played the role of leading Tamil actor [[M. G. Ramachandran]]’s cousin in the film ''[[Sarvadhikari (film)\|Sarvadhikari]]'', her debut. Later on, she continued to act in more than 300 films in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]], [[Telugu language\|Telugu]], [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]] languages. The most important film in her career was the ''[[Kalyana Parisu]]'' in which she paired with her husband [[K. A. Thangavelu]].<ref name=TAMIL>{{cite web\|url=http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away ~~\|title=Actress M Saroja passes away \|publisher=Tamilomovie.com \|date= \|accessdate=2012-04-13~~ \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405202900/http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away \|archivedate=2012-04-05 \|df= }}</ref><ref name=AP>{{cite news\|url=http://timesofap.com/cinema/veteran-actress-m-saroja-passes-away/\|~~title~~=~~Veteran~~ actress ~~M Saroja~~ passes away\|~~publisher=Times of AP\|~~date=~~2 April~~ 2012\|accessdate=~~6 April 2012~~}}</ref>		Director K. Subramaniam introduced Saroja to the film industry, when she was 14 years old. She played the role of leading Tamil actor [[M. G. Ramachandran]]’s cousin in the film ''[[Sarvadhikari (film)\|Sarvadhikari]]'', her debut. Later on, she continued to act in more than 300 films in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]], [[Telugu language\|Telugu]], [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]] languages. The most important film in her career was the ''[[Kalyana Parisu]]'' in which she paired with her husband [[K. A. Thangavelu]].<ref name="TAMIL">{{cite web \|date=3 April 2012 \|title=Actress M Saroja passes away \|url=http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405202900/http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away \|archivedate=2012-04-05 \|accessdate=2012-04-13 \|website=Tamilomovie.com}}</ref><ref name="AP">{{cite news \|date=2 April 2012 \|title=Veteran actress M Saroja passes away \|work=Times of AP \|publisher= \|url=http://timesofap.com/cinema/veteran-actress-m-saroja-passes-away/ \|url-status=dead \|access-date=6 April 2012 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729072027/http://timesofap.com/cinema/veteran-actress-m-saroja-passes-away/ \|archive-date=29 July 2012 \|accessdate=}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	The [[Tamil Nadu]] Government felicitated her with Kalaimamani Award in appreciation.<ref name=TAMIL/> She also won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award]] - Sivaji Ganesan Award in 2002.		The [[Tamil Nadu]] Government felicitated her with Kalaimamani Award in appreciation.<ref name=TAMIL/> She also won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award]] - Sivaji Ganesan Award in 2002.

	==Filmography (~~Partial~~)==		==Filmography (partial)==
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	\|[[Deivapiravi]]		\|[[Deivapiravi (1960 film)\|Deivapiravi]]
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	[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]		[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]
	[[Category:People from Tamil Nadu]]		[[Category:People from Tamil Nadu]]
	~~[[Category:Tamil male actors]]~~
	[[Category:Place of birth missing]]		[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
	[[Category:1933 births]]		[[Category:1933 births]]
			[[Category:Indian film actresses]]

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{{Infobox person
| name = M. Saroja
| image = M. Saroja.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1933
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date|df=yes|2012|04|02}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]]
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[comedienne]]
| spouse = {{marriage |[[K. A. Thangavelu]]|1959|1994|end=d.}}
| children = Sumathi (b. 1961)
}}

'''M. Saroja''' was an Indian film actress and [[comedian]] who worked in [[Tamil cinema]]. She was frequently paired alongside [[K. A. Thangavelu]].

==Career==
Director K. Subramaniam introduced Saroja to the film industry, when she was 14 years old. She played the role of leading Tamil actor [[M. G. Ramachandran]]’s cousin in the film ''[[Sarvadhikari (film)|Sarvadhikari]]'', her debut. Later on, she continued to act in more than 300 films in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]] languages. The most important film in her career was the ''[[Kalyana Parisu]]'' in which she paired with her husband [[K. A. Thangavelu]].<ref name=TAMIL>{{cite web|url=http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away |title=Actress M Saroja passes away |publisher=Tamilomovie.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405202900/http://tamilomovie.com/tamil-actress-news/6557-actress-m-saroja-passes-away |archivedate=2012-04-05 |df= }}</ref><ref name=AP>{{cite news|url=http://timesofap.com/cinema/veteran-actress-m-saroja-passes-away/|title=Veteran actress M Saroja passes away|publisher=Times of AP|date=2 April 2012|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On the 100th day celebrations of ''Kalyana Parisu'', Saroja and Thangavelu got married in Madurai Murugan Temple. They have a daughter Sumathi. Thangavelu died in 1994.<ref name=TAMIL/><ref name=AP/>

==Death==
On 2 April 2012, she died due to [[cardiac arrest]] at her home in [[T. Nagar]], [[Chennai]]. She was 79 years old.<ref name=TAMIL/><ref name=AP/>

==Awards==
The [[Tamil Nadu]] Government felicitated her with Kalaimamani Award in appreciation.<ref name=TAMIL/> She also won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award]] - Sivaji Ganesan Award in 2002.

==Filmography (Partial)==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || Film || Role
!Notes
|-
|1951
|[[Sarvadhikari (film)|Sarvadhikari]]
|Karpagam
|Debut movie
|-
| 1953 ||[[Gumastha (1953 film)|Gumastha]]|| Pappi
|
|-
|1953
|[[Marumagal (1953 film)|Marumagal]]
|
|
|-
| 1954 ||[[Pudhu Yugam (1954 film)|Pudhu Yugam]]||
|
|-
| 1955 ||[[Kaveri]]||
|
|-
| 1957 ||[[Pathini Deivam]]||
|
|-
|1957
|[[Aaravalli|Aravalli]]
|
|
|-
|1957
|[[Karpukkarasi]]
|
|
|-
|1958
|[[Mangalya Bhagyam]]
|
|
|-
|1958
|[[Bhoologa Rambai|Boologa Rambai]]
|
|
|-
| 1959 ||[[Kalyana Parisu]]||
|
|-
|1959
|[[Nalla Theerpu]]
|
|
|-
|1959
|[[Vannakili]]
|
|
|-
|1959
|[[Engal Kuladevi]]
|
|
|-
|1959
|[[Manaiviye Manithanin Manickam]]
|
|
|-
|1960
|[[Maa Babu]]
|
|Telugu
|-
|1960
|[[Deivapiravi]]
|
|
|-
| 1960 ||[[Adutha Veetu Penn]]||
|
|-
|1960
|[[Pudhiya Pathai (1960 film)|Puthiya Pathai]]
|
|
|-
|1961
|[[Arasilangkumari|Arasilankumari]]
|
|
|-
|1961
|[[Thirudathe]]
|
|
|-
|1961
|[[Marutha Nattu Veeran]]
|
|
|-
|1961
|[[Manapanthal]]
|
|
|-
|1962
|[[Paarthaal Pasi Theerum]]
|
|
|-
|1963
|[[Arivaali]]
|
|
|-
|1968
|[[Thillana Mohanambal]]
|
|
|-
|1976
|[[Idhaya Malar]]
|
|
|-
|1980
|Muyalukku Moonu Kaal
|
|
|-
|1980
|Thunaivi Thozhan
|
|
|-
|1983
|Oppandham
|
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:2012 deaths]]
[[Category:Tamil comedians]]
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]
[[Category:People from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tamil male actors]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:1933 births]]

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