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'''R. B. Lakshmi Devi''' (born February 2, 1917) is a South Indian theater and film actress. She played the lead role in ''[[Srinivasa Kalyanam (1934)|Srinivasa Kalyanam]]'', the first Tamil film produced in Chennai.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Devi was born into a wealthy family in [[North Chennai]].<ref name="DM">{{Cite news |author=வாமனன் |date=9 October 2017 |title=செல்லுலாய்ட் ‘தேவதைகள்’ வலம் வந்த சென்னை மாநகரின் லாயிட்ஸ் சாலை! |language=Tamil |work=தினமலர் |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/36366/ |url-status=live |accessdate=4 July 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200704072726/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/36366/ |archivedate=2020-07-04}}</ref><br />
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Devi made her film debut with director C. V. Ramana.<ref name="Gundoosi">{{cite journal |date=February 1951 |title=நட்சத்திரம் பிறந்த நாள் |journal=குண்டூசி |volume= |issue= |page=34}}</ref> Her brother, A. Narayanan, made his debut in a talking film ''Srinivasa Kalyanam'' (1934).<ref name="Gundoosi" /> She later appeared as a stunt actress in several Tamil films produced in [[Bombay]].<ref name="Gundoosi" /><br />
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In the early 1950s, Devi settled at 70 Lloyds Road, Chennai. She was the first to settle in Lloyd's Road, where many celebrities of the Tamil film industry lived.<ref name="DM" /> She later shifted to Gopalapuram Ganapathi Colony near Lloyds Road.<ref name="DM" /> <br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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* ''Srinivasa Kalyanam'' (1934)<br />
* ''[[Dharma Patni|Dharma Pathini]]'' (1936)<br />
* ''[[Danger Signal]]'' (1937)<br />
* ''Pakka Rowdy'' (1937)<br />
* ''Anandha Ashramam'' (1939)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-02 |title=Ananthasayanam (1942) |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/ananthasayanam-1942/article5179243.ece |access-date=2023-08-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
* ''[[Toofan Queen]]'' (1940)<br />
* ''[[Prem Bandhan]]'' (1941)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-01-24 |title=Blast from the past: Prema Bandhan 1941 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-prema-bandhan-1941/article6818674.ece |access-date=2023-08-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
* ''Malaimangai (1947)''<br />
* ''Veera Vanitha'' (1947)<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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