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'''Anjali Devi''' ({{lang-te|అంజలీదేవి}}) {{Audio|anjali.ogg|pronunciation}}; 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[actress]] and [[movie producer]]. She was known for her role as [[Sita]] in ''[[Lava Kusha]]'' and roles in movies like ''[[Suvarna Sundari]]'' and ''[[Anarkali]]''.


'''Anjali Devi''' ({{Audio|anjali.ogg|pronunciation}}; 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was an [[India]]n actress, model and producer in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films. She was well known for her role as the Devi [[Sita]] in ''[[Lava Kusa]]'' as well as for the titular roles in movies like ''[[Suvarna Sundari]]'' and ''[[Anarkali (1955 film)|Anarkali]]''.
She died at the age of 86 on 13 January 2014. She died at Vijaya Hospital in [[Chennai]] from multiple [[organ failure]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmcircle.com/anjali-devi-passes-away/|title=Anjali Devi passes away|publisher=Filmcircle.com|accessdate=Jan 13, 2014|archive-date=January 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115091251/http://filmcircle.com/anjali-devi-passes-away/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Early life ==
==References==
Anjali Devi was born in [[Peddapuram]], [[East Godavari]] district in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India,<ref name="IMDB dec 8">{{cite web|title=Anjali Devi|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222432/|publisher=IMDB|access-date=8 December 2012|archive-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228130654/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222432/|url-status=live}}</ref> as Anjamma. She changed her name to Anjani Kumari when acting in dramas. Later, director [[C. Pullaiah]] changed her name to Anjali Devi.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}
{{reflist}}


== Career ==
==Other websites==


=== As actress ===
* {{IMDb name|0222432|title=Anjali}}
She was a theatre artiste before venturing into movies, her debut film role was as Lohitasva in "''Raja Harishchandra"'' in 1936. Her first film as a heroine was ''Kashtajeevi'' by [[L. V. Prasad]] in 1940, but that film was abandoned after three reels shooting. Later, C.Pullayya discovered her and gave her the opportunity to star as Mohini in ''[[Gollabhama (1947 film)|Gollabhama]]'' (1947). Based on her acting ability and looks, she became a star overnight in 1947. She eventually acted in more than 350 films, majority of them in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films and a few in [[Hindi]], Tamil and [[Kannada]] films as the heroine or in character roles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/veteran-actor-anjali-devi-dead/article5574548.ece |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 May 2020 |archive-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522022350/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/veteran-actor-anjali-devi-dead/article5574548.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct242005/national16363020051023.asp Golden Nandi for Krishnaveni]


She acted in ''[[Lava Kusa]]'', a milestone film and the first color film in the Telugu film industry in 1963. She is well known for playing Sita in ''Lava Kusa'' and her performances in films like ''Suvarna Sundari'' and ''Anarkali'' were also appreciated. ''[[Brundavanam]]'' (1992), ''Anna Vadina'' (1993) and ''Police Alludu'' (1994) were the last few films of her career. In Balaiah's ''Police Alludu'' and ''Anna Vadina'' she appeared alongside Brahmanandam. She acted in various roles, such as a damsel, an angel, a dancer, a demon, a goddess, a traditional woman and later in mother roles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://biographymoviereview.weebly.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914220026/http://biographymoviereview.weebly.com/ |archive-date=14 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[Category:1927 births]]
=== As producer ===
[[Category:2014 deaths]]
In 1955 she produced the film ''[[Anarkali (1955 film)|Anarkali]]'', in which she herself played [[Anarkali|the titular role]], with [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as [[Prince Salim]]. Then she produced V. Madhusudan Rao's ''Bhakta Tukaram'' and ''Chandipriya''. Bollywood and Tollywood actress [[Jayapradha]] played the lead role in the latter alongside [[Sobhan Babu]] and [[Chiranjeevi]]. As a producer she has produced 27 films. An ardent devotee of Sri [[Sathya Sai Baba]] she produced and acted in Shirdi Sai Parthi Sai Divyakatha, a tele-serial on the life and avatar of Sri [[Sathya Sai Baba]]. This was also the first screen appearance of [[Vijay Devarakonda]], then a student of class 3 at Sri Sathya Sai Primary School, [[Puttaparthi]] in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.geocities.ws/saikrishnan.geo/SK24Divyakatha.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 May 2020 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012001930/http://www.geocities.ws/saikrishnan.geo/SK24Divyakatha.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Category:Deaths from multiple organ failure]]
 
[[Category:Indian movie actors]]
== Personal life ==
[[Category:Indian movie producers]]
She married [[P. Adinarayana Rao]], a music director, in 1948.<ref name="IMDB dec 8" /> They settled in [[Chennai]]. They have two sons. Together, they produced many Telugu films under the banner, [[Anjali Pictures]]. Their granddaughter, Saila Rao, is also an actress.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}
[[Category:People of British India]]
 
== Death ==
Devi died at the age of 86 on 13 January 2014 at Vijaya Hospital, in Chennai, due to a [[cardiac arrest]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/veteran-actor-anjali-devi-dead/article5574548.ece|title=Veteran actor Anjali Devi dead|date=2014-01-14|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-05-16|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=16 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516175947/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/veteran-actor-anjali-devi-dead/article5574548.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Her organs were donated to Ramachandra Medical College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmcircle.com/anjali-devi-passes-away/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113183944/http://filmcircle.com/anjali-devi-passes-away/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2014 |title=Anjali Devi passes away |publisher=Filmcircle.com |access-date=13 January 2014 }}</ref> She is survived by her sons.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
 
== Awards ==
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]] – ''[[Anarkali]]'' (1955)
* Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu – ''[[Suvarna Sundari]]'' (1957)
* Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu – ''[[Chenchu Lakshmi]]'' (1958)
* Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu – ''[[Jayabheri]]'' (1959)
* [[Honorary doctorate]] from [[Nagarjuna University]], [[Guntur]].
* [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]] in 1994 for her lifetime service to the [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu film industry]].
* [[Rashtrapati Award]] for ''[[Lava Kusa]]'' (1963).
* Ramineni Award in 2006 in the fine arts category.
* [[ANR National Award]] in 2008.
*[[Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award]] – Arignar Anna Award in 2000
* [[B. Saroja Devi|Padmabhushan Dr. B. Saroja Devi National Award]] in 2010 by ''Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan'', Bangalore.<ref>http://www.uniindia.com/multi-lingual-actress-jayanti-wins-b-saroja-devi-national-award/states/news/834469.html</ref>
 
== Filmography ==
 
=== Actress ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Language
! Character
! Co-Star
! Notes
|-
| 1947
|[[Gollabhama (1947 film)|''Gollabhama'']]
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Mohini
| [[Krishnaveni (actress)|Krishnaveni]], [[Sriranjani (junior)|Sriranjani]]
|
|-
|1947
| ''Mahathma Udangar''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| Rambai
| Kothamangalam Seenu
|
|-
| 1948
| ''[[Balaraju]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[S. Varalakshmi]]
|
|-
|1948
| ''Aadhithan Kanavu''
| Tamil
|
| [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]]
|
|-
| 1949
|''[[Kanniyin Kaadhali]]''
|Tamil
| Princess Megala Devi
| Madhuri Devi, [[S. A. Natarajan (Tamil actor)|S. A. Natarajan]]
|
|-
|1949
| ''[[Keelu Gurram]]''
| Telugu
| Mohini
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1949
| ''[[Keelu Gurram|Maya Kudhirai]]''
| Tamil
| Mohini
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1949
| ''[[Mayavathi]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]]
|
|-
|1949
| ''[[Mangayarkarasi|Mangaiyarkarasi]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[P. U. Chinnappa]], [[P. Kannamba]]
|
|-
| 1950
| ''[[Palleturi Pilla]]''
| Telugu
| Santha
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1950
| ''[[Swapna Sundari (film)|Swapna Sundari]]''
| Telugu
| Swapna Sundari
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[G. Varalakshmi]], [[S. Varalakshmi]]
|
|-
|1950
| ''[[Swapna Sundari (film)|Swapna Sundari]]''
| Tamil
| Swapna Sundari
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[G. Varalakshmi]], [[S. Varalakshmi]]
|
|-
|1950
| ''[[Maaya Rambha]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|
|-
|1950
| ''[[Maaya Rambha|Maya Rambha]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|
|-
| 1951
| ''[[Nirdoshi]]''
| Telugu
| Nirmala
| [[Mukkamala Krishna Murthy]], [[G. Varalakshmi]]
|
|-
|1951
| ''[[Niraparaadhi (1951 film)|Niraparadhi]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[Mukkamala Krishna Murthy]], [[G. Varalakshmi]]
|
|-
|1951
| ''[[Sarvadhikari (film)|Sarvadhigari]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|
|-
|1951
| ''[[Sarvadhikari (film)|Sarvadhikari]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|
|-
|1951
| ''[[Marmayogi]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]], Madhuri Devi
|
|-
|1951
| ''[[Marmayogi]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]], Madhuri Devi
|
|-
|1951
| ''Mayalamari''
| Tamil
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1951
| ''Mayalamaari''
| Telugu
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1951
| ''Mayamalai''
| Tamil
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1951
| ''[[Stree Sahasam]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1951
| ''Strisahasam''
| Tamil
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
| 1952
| ''Ezhai Uzhavan''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
| 1953
| ''[[Pakkinti Ammayi]]''
| Telugu
| Leela Devi
| [[Relangi Venkataramaiah]], [[A. M. Rajah]]
|
|-
|1953
| ''[[Inspector (1953 film)|Inspector]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[S. Balachander|Veenai S. Balachander]]
|
|-
|1953
| ''[[Poongodhai]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Pandari Bai]]
|
|-
|1953
| ''[[Paradesi (1953 film)|Paradesi]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Pandari Bai]]
|
|-
|1953
| ''[[Ladki]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| Kamini
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Bharat Bhushan]], [[Vyjayanthimala]]
|Hindi Debut
|-
| 1954
| ''[[Rechukka]]''
| Telugu
| Nana
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Devika]]
|
|-
|1954
| ''[[Rechukka|Naattiya Thara]]''
| Tamil
| Nana
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Devika]]
|
|-
|1954
| ''[[Penn (film)|Penn]]''
| Tamil
| Kamini
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[S. Balachander|Veenai S. Balachander]], [[Vyjayanthimala]]
|
|-
|1954
| ''[[Sangham]]''
| Telugu
| Kamini
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[S. Balachander|Veenai S. Balachander]], [[Vyjayanthimala]]
|
|-
|1954
| ''Sorga Vasal''
| Tamil
| Thilagawathi
| [[S. S. Rajendran]], [[K. R. Ramaswamy (actor)|K. R. Ramaswamy]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
|
|-
|1954
| ''[[Ponvayal]]''
| Tamil
| Semba
| [[T. R. Ramachandran]]
|
|-
|1954
| ''Rattha Pasam''
| Tamil
|
| [[T. K. Shanmugam]], T. K. Baghavathy
|
|-
| 1955
| ''[[Anarkali (1955 film)|Anarkali]]''
| Telugu
| Anarkali
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1955
| ''Charana Daasi''
| Telugu
|
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|ANR]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
|
|-
|1955
| ''[[Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam]]''
| Tamil
| Princess Nalini
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]
|
|-
|1955
| ''[[Rojulu Marayi|Kalam Maripochu]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[Gemini Ganesan]]
|
|-
|1955
| ''[[Jayasimha (1955 film)|Jayasimha]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Waheeda Rehman]]
|
|-
|1955
| ''[[Jayasimha (1955 film)|Jayasimman]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Waheeda Rehman]]
|
|-
|1955
| ''[[Doctor Savithri]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[B. R. Panthulu]], [[S. Balachander|Veenai S. Balachander]]
|
|-
|1955
| ''Mudhal Thedhi''
| Tamil
|
| [[Sivaji Ganesan]]
|
|-
|1955
| ''[[Town Bus]]''
| Tamil
| Amudha
| M. N. Kannappa, [[M. N. Rajam]], Thambaram Lalitha
|
|-
| 1956
| ''[[Devta (1956 film)|Devta]]''
| Hindi
|
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Vyjayanthimala]]
|
|-
|1956
| ''[[Mathar Kula Manickam]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[Savitri (actress)|K. Savithri]]
|
|-
|1956
| ''[[Kaalam Maari Pochu (1956 film)|Kaalam Maari Pochu]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[T. S. Balaiah]]
|
|-
| 1957
| ''[[Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam]]''
| Telugu
| Yasmin, the Princess
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
| 1957
| ''[[Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam|Alavudheenum Arputha Villakkum]]''
| Tamil
| Yasmin, the Princess
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1957
| ''[[Panduranga Mahatyam (film)|Panduranga Mahatyam]]''
| Telugu
| Rama
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[B. Saroja Devi]]
|
|-
|1957
| ''[[Suvarna Sundari]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[Rajasulochana]], [[Girija (actress)|Girija]]
|
|-
|1957
| ''[[Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam]]''
| Tamil
| Sundari
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Rajasulochana]], [[Girija (actress)|Girija]]
|
|-
|1957
| ''[[Chakravarthi Thirumagal]]''
| Tamil
| Kalamalini
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[S. Varalakshmi]]
|
|-
|1957
| ''[[Neelamalai Thirudan]]''
| Tamil
| Maragatham
| [[Ranjan (actor)|Ranjan]]
|
|-
| 1958
| ''[[Chenchu Lakshmi]]''
| Telugu
| Goddess Lakshmi
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1958
| ''[[Chenchu Lakshmi]]''
| Tamil
| Goddess Lakshmi
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1958
| ''[[Illarame Nallaram]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[B. Saroja Devi]]
|
|-
|1958
| ''[[Raja Nandini]]''
| Telugu
| Ramani
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|
|-
|1958
| ''Kanniyin Sabadham''
| Tamil
|
| [[K. R. Ramaswamy (actor)|K. R. Ramaswamy]], [[Rajasulochana]]
|
|-
| 1959
| ''[[Jayabheri]]''
| Telugu
| Manjulavani
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
| 1959
| ''[[Bala Nagamma (1959 film)|Bala Nagamma]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|
|-
|1959
| ''[[Jayabheri|Kalaivanan]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
|1959
| ''Naan Sollum Ragasiyam''
| Tamil
|
| [[Sivaji Ganesan]]
|
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Bhatti Vikramarka]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Kanta Rao (Telugu actor)|Kanta Rao]]
|
|-
|1960
| ''[[Mannadhi Mannan]]''
| Tamil
| Princess Karpagavalli
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
|
|-
|1960
| ''[[Aadavantha Deivam (film)|Aadavantha Deivam]]''
| Tamil
| Kalyani
| [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]], [[E. V. Saroja]]
|
|-
|1960
| ''[[Adutha Veettu Penn]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[T. R. Ramachandran]]
|
|-
|1960
| ''Engal Selvi''
| Tamil
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
| 1961
| ''Naganandhini''
| Tamil
|
| [[K. Balaji]]
|
|-
|1961
| ''[[Pangaaligal]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[M. R. Radha]]
|
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Bhishma (1962 film)|Bhishma]]''
| Telugu
| Amba
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Swarna Manjari]]''
| Telugu
|
|
|
|-
|1962
| ''Mangaiyar Ullam Mangatha Selvam''
| Tamil
|
| [[Gemini Ganesan]]
|
|-
|1962
| ''Naag Devta''
| Hindi
| Mohini
| [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]]
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Lava Kusa]]''
| Telugu
| [[Sita]]
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Kanta Rao (Telugu actor)|Kanta Rao]]
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Lava Kusa]]''
| Tamil
| [[Sita]]
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Gemini Ganesan]]
|
|-
|1963
| ''[[Paruvu Prathishta]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|
|-
| 1965
| ''Sati Sakkubai''
| Telugu
|
|
|
|-
| 1966
| ''[[Chilaka Gorinka]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]
|
|-
|1966
| ''[[Palnati Yuddham (1966 film)|Palnati Yudham]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[P. Bhanumathi]], [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]
|
|-
|1966
| ''[[Rangula Ratnam]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[Ram Mohan]], [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]]
|
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Bhakta Prahlada (1967 film)|Bhakta Prahlada]]''
| Telugu
| Leelavati
| [[S. V. Ranga Rao]]
|
|-
|1967
| ''[[Rahasyam (1967 film)|Rahasyam]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[G. Varalakshmi]]
|
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Veeranjaneya]]''
| Telugu
| Sita
| Arja Janardhana Rao, [[Kanta Rao]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Kongara Jaggaiah]]
|
|-
|1970
| ''Amma Kosam''
| Telugu
|
| Super star Krishna, [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Vijaya Nirmala]]
|
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Dasara Bullodu]]''
| Telugu
| Yashoda
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[Vanisri]], [[Chandrakala]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]]
|
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Kalyana Mandapam]]''
| Telugu
|
|[[Sobhan Babu]], [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]
|
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Sabatham]]''
| Tamil
| Rajeswari
| [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[K. R. Vijaya]]
|
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Badi Panthulu]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|
|-
|1972
| ''Maa Inti Velugu''
| Telugu
|
| Super star Krishna, [[Chandrakala ]]
|
|-
|1972
| ''[[Bala Bharatam]]''
| Telugu
|
|
|
|-
|1972
| ''[[Tata Manavadu]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[S. V. Ranga Rao]]
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Bhakta Tukaram]]''
| Telugu
| Avali Bai
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]
|
|-
|1973
| ''[[Jeevana Tarangalu]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Vanisree]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Urimai Kural]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[Latha (actress)|Latha]], [[S. V. Sahasranamam]]
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Soggadu (1975 film)|Soggadu]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Jayasudha]], [[Jayachitra]]
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Mahakavi Kshetrayya]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[A. Nageswara Rao]]
|
|-
| rowspan='2'|1977
| ''[[Shri Ram Vanvas]]''
| Hindi
|
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kurukshetram (1977 film)|Kurukshetram]]''
| Telugu
| [[Kunti]]
|[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Sobhan Babu]]
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Annai Oru Alayam]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[Rajinikanth]], [[Sripriya]]
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Ram Robert Rahim]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Rajinikanth]], [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]], Sridevi
|
|-
|1980
| ''[[Chandipriya]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[Chiranjeevi]]
|
|-
|1980
| ''[[Bhale Krishnudu]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[Mohan Babu]], [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Jaya Prada]]
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Pozhudhu Vidinjachu]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]], [[Koundamani]]
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[Vijayachander]], [[J. V. Somayajulu]], [[Kanta Rao (Telugu actor)|Kanta Rao]]
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam|Sri Seeradi Saibaba]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[Vijayachander]], [[J. V. Somayajulu]], [[Kanta Rao (Telugu actor)|Kanta Rao]]
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Srutilayalu]]''
| Telugu
|
| [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]], [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]], [[Sumalata]]
|
|-
| 1987
| ''Punnami Chandrudu''
| Telugu
|
| [[Shoban Babu]], [[Suhasini Maniratnam]], [[Sumalatha]]
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Kadhal Parisu]]''
| Tamil
|
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]], [[Radha (actress)|Radha]]
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Brundavanam]]''
| Telugu
| Lakshmi Devi
| [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]], [[Ramya Krishna]], [[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]]
|
|}
 
=== Producer ===
* ''Paradesi''
* ''[[Suvarna Sundari]]''
* ''Swarnamanjari''
* ''Chandi Priya''
* ''Sati Sakkubai''
* ''Shirdi Sai Sathya Sai Divya Katha'' (television series)
 
== See also ==
* [[Krishnaveni (actress)|Krishnaveni]]
* [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna|Bhanumathi]]
* [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]]
* [[Rashtrapati Award]]
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0222432|title=Anjali Devi profile}}
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